Cannon Bubble
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Prove that you are the best bucaneer of the Southern Seas... and fight for your life against the terrible pirate: Blackbeard.

You are a pirate apprentice, who must prove he is a good cannoneer to earn his captain's respect. You may practice against a soldier of His Majesty, and then you will face the challenge of passing 30 levels to defeat Blackbeard.

The game
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The game is easy to play: you have a cannon to launch new cannon balls to the playfield. Join 3 or more balls of the same color to make them disappear. If any ball is left hanging, it will fall and disappear from the playfield.

There are two different playing modes:

1 player: pass the 30 levels, with increasing difficulty, to defeat Blackbeard. You will pass a level after eliminating all cannon balls from the playfield.

2 players: play against a soldier of His Majesty, in three matches. Show what you are made of! If you leave any hanging ball, it will be added to the opponent's playfield.

There are three ball types:

- Cannon balls
- Bombs: when exploding, all balls in their surroundings will dissapear.
- Skull: it will eliminate all balls of the one color

Draw using the crosshair by pressing LEFT or RIGHT. Press UP to center the crosshair. Press FIRE to launch the cannon ball.

The crosshair indicates the color of the ball to be launched. If the crosshair color is constantly changing, you are going to launch a special ball (bomb or skull). Make good use of them!

You may also see the next ball, to help you plan you game tactic.


Controls
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Play Cannon Bubble using a keyboard (redefinable) or a Kempston or Sinclair joystick. The default keys are:

Keyboard 1:  O - left
             P - right
             U - up
             SPACE - fire

Keyboard 2:  T - left
             Y - right
             Q - up
             Z - fire

             M - Turn music on/off during the game	


Loading instructions
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The game requires a 128k Spectrum. Here are the loading instructions:

- ZX Spectrum 128, +2, +2A, +2B, +3 (tape): Select LOADER on the main menu, and press PLAY on tape. The game will load automatically.

- ZX Spectrum +3 (disc): Insert the game disc in drive A:, then select LOADER on the main menu. The game will load automatically.


Credits
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Design and code: utopian
Graphics: kendroock
Additional graphics: anjuel and beyker
Music: beyker
Player & FX: WYZ
Level design: tbrazil and ivanzx
Betatesting: tbrazil, ivanzx, zenman, edge, pagantipaco, alx, konamito, na_th_an
Loading routine: Black Hole
CEZ Team coordination: Karnevi

Dedicated to Marta