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CELEBRITY DISAPPEARANCES CONTINUE

TO HAUNT L.A.

Foul Play or PR Hoax?

Hollywood Hills , site of serial kidnappings. Security tightens , real estate plummets, and loc als wonder: "What a bout the party scene?"

As the recent rash of celebrity disappearances continues into its sixth month, denizens ofTinseltown have begun to wonder: Who's next?

There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the string of incidents that has haunted the

Hollywood community in recent months.

One by one, stars are vanishing ... seemingly into thin air. The case has baffled L.A. police, who continue to refuse comment.

The apparent lack of physical evidence has led some industry insiders to suggest that the incidents are possibly an intricately conceived hoax. "Movie stars have done weirder thingsforpublicitypurposes," said one veteran Hollywood flack, citing the Reagan presidency .

But authorities continue to treat the case as a serial kidnapping.

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10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. manual). Lost in L.A. has no on-disk copy protection. Once you've copied the program, place youroriginal disks in a safe, dry location, then use the backup disks to install the game on your hard drive.

INSIDE:

Getting Started .

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System Requirements . ...

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Memory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hard Drive Installation ..................

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Setup ..

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Starting the Game .......... ... . . .

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Copy Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Ho-w to Pla y ....................................

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A Note About the Game ........................ 4

Controlling Les . . . . . ......... ......

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Sleuthing Around .........

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Talking to People ..

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Information Bar ..............

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System Menu . . ............ ... ... . . . . . . ... . . . ......

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Load a Game .. . . . . ........ ......... ... . . . . ....... 7

Save a Game . . . . . . . . ... . . . ......... .

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Restart a Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Quit the Game .. . . . . . . ... . . . ............... ...... 8

Sound Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Help .............................

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Version Number ................................ 9

Cancel .......

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The Manley Inventory . . . . . . . ....... ... . . . .

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Troubleshooting ..............

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Appendix : How to Boot A

System "Clean" .......................................... 11

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Getting Started

System

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(without the startup programs) to load Note: The AUTO-EXEC and

Lost in L.A. successfully . CONFIG files are usually located in the

Requirements

root directory of your hard drive

Free RAM is the area of the 640K base

There are many ways to boot your computer clean to maximize free RAM.

See Appendix: How to Boot a System

To play Lost in L.A., you'll need the memory left over after DOS, startup programs, and device drivers have

"Clean" for some of the most common following: techniques. loaded. What's left is where your game

• 10 MHz or faster AT Class system will run. If Note: Digitized audio samples will

• 640KofRAM left for the game, there will be problems. play in some areas of the game if suffi-

• VGA or MCGA video card

Even if you have extended memory above cient memory is available.

• Hard drive and beyond 640K, the game and DOS still reside in the 640K base memory of your system, and you can still have loading problems due to lack of free RAM.

Memory

Requirements

Hard Drive

Installation

Lost in L.A. requires a lot of attention from your computer system. If your computer does not have approximately

570K free RAM (check your README file for the exact amount by typing

TYPE README at the prompt for the drive/directory where you installed the game), you will get the error message

"INSUFFICIENT MEMORY" on your display when trying to run the game.

Here's why:

Most computer games for IBM and compatible systems, including Lost in

L.A., reside in the base 640K of RAM .

DOS and related memory resident or

"startup" programs, such as menu systems, screen savers, virus checkers, keyboard utilities, Microsoft Windows, PC

Tools, Norton Utilities, etc., also reside in the same 640K of base RAM. Device drivers (such as mouse drivers), by and large, are also located here. These startup programs and device drivers boot from the AUTOEXEC.BAT or the

CONFIG.SYS files of DOS automatically when the computer is powered up.

If You Get the "Insufficient Memory"

Error Message:

The CHKDSK command of DOS will

?ive you information about the memory m your system, including free RAM. If you type CHKDSK (and press Enter) at the C: prompt, the last line of information will tell you how many bytes your computer has free after DOS loads (see your DOS manual for details). If you have fewer than 570K bytes free, you'll need to boot your computer "clean"

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Follow the instructions below to install Lost in L.A. onto your hard drive:

1 Boot your computer as normal, then insert Disk 1 into your floppy disk drive .

2 At the drive prompt for that floppy drive, type install and press Enter.

3 Follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to designate the drive and directory where you wish to install Lost in L.A.. (Default is drive C: under the directory Les2.)

4 Switch disks when prompted .

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Getting Started

Setup

The Setup program configures Lost in

L.A

. to run on your hardware . Setup must be run the first time you play the game, during each installation and after any hardware changes .

Note: These instructions assume you used the default drive (C:) and directory (\Les2) when you installed the game. If you didn't use the default selections during installation, replace

"C:" and "\Les2" listed in the directions below with the drive and direc tory you used.

1 Type cd Ies2 then press Enter.

2 At the drive/directory prompt, type setup (e.g., C:\LES2>setup) . Now press Enter.

3 The Setup program will ask you JQ_ make a series of choices regarding your hardware configuration . Press the letter that represents the right choice for your hardware .

4 Once you've made your choices, the

Setu p program will ask you to confirm them, then return you to the drive prompt for loading.

Note: After you've installed the game onto your hard drive and answered the Setup questions, you might need to make changes in your hardware configuration at a later date. To reflect those changes in the game software, use the Setup procedure again. The

Installation procedure (install.exe) is only needed for copying the game from diskettes onto your hard drive.

Starting the

Game

Once you've installed Lost in L.A. on your hard drive, here's how you start the gam ~ -

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1 Tum on your computer.

2 Gotothedrive(C:, D: , etc .

) where you installed the game, then type cd Ies2

(or whatever directory you installed the game onto) and press Enter .

3 Type Ies2 and press Enter .

Copy

Protection

Lost in L.A. uses a codewheel as copy protection . When the copy protection screen appears, your screen will show four elements (two FACES, a LOCA-

TION, and a CHARACTER name) and a box to type in.

Now follow these instructions . Please read them carefully:

1 First , line up the TOP HALF OF

THE FACE ON THE LEFT with the

BOTTOM HALF OF THE FACE

ON THE RIGHT. Do this by rotating the outer ring of the codewheel until the top half of the left face lines up with the bottom half of the right face , which is found on the middle ring of

~ the codewheel.

2 Now rotate the inner ring so the LO-

CATION name is lined up under the two aligned FACE halves.

OK, here's where a lot of people mess up . Pay attention now!

3 Now, withoutmovinganyoftherings, find the CHARACTER name on the

. . mnernng.

Les Boutique™

VerylmportantNote: ThisCHAR-

ACTER name will not necessarily be found under the items you previously lined up on the codewheel. Look all around the inner ring!

We're on Rodeo Drive. Are you?

Designer Fashions & Accessories

Beverly Hills

Major credit cards only [

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4 There is a cut-out window immediately above the CHARACTER name .

In that window is a 4-digit NUMBER.

5 Type in that NUMBER. The game will now load.

You'll get three chances to type a correct number. If

Lost in L.A. will kick you back to DOS.

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How To

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A Note About the Game

The basic premise of Lost in L.A. is this: Les Manley is the central character.

You direct Les to do and say things.

When the game responds, it is responding to Les. Information comes to you through Les through his eyes, ears, etc. If you want to look around, talk to people , or manipulate objects, you have to direct Les to do it for you.

HOW TO PLAY

Controlling Les

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Activate Information Bar,

System Menu, and

Inventory Items

Mouse control is highly recommended in Lost in L.A. , and will be ref erred to throughout this manual. However, if you are using the keyboard, follow the directions below:

Moves cursor to bottom of screen until Information

Bar appears.

On the Game Screen

Moves cursor over an inventory icon or the System

Menu icon .

._t•-+

Moves cursor around the current scene.

Selects item selected by cursor in current scene.

Selects an inventory icon or activates System Menu icon.

Hollywood Wax Museum

In System

f~enu,

Inventory Items, and

Dialog/Options Boxes

Grand Re-Opening!

Scrolls up or down a list of options.

All-New Attractions Include:

• "Missing Celebrities Exhibit" updated weekly!

• "Works-in-Progress" Exhibit features up-to-the-minute cosmetic surgery changes of your favorite stars!

• Try our delicious new salad bar!

And don't forget our famous "Hollywood Horror Chamber." Grisly, gut-wrenching fun for the whole family!

Selects an option, "drops" a selected inventory item, or speeds up dialog exchanges.

+-t•-+

Moves a selected inventory item. l .

Esc

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Exits an options box.

Les Manley , LaFonda Turner, Maladonna ,

Helmut Bean , WILL, Les Manley in Lost in L.A.,

Luther Blue Studios , Tinsel town Tidbits , Le s Bou tique , Sam's Cafe , The Daily Variety , Bella Bella ,

Stop That Noize Boyz, Chuck D Flav , Public Nemesis, Nikopoula s, Paramound , Mike Ditka Ultimate

Football and The Jaws of Cerberus are trademarks of Accolade , Inc. Elvira image © 1991 Queen " B "

Productions. Elvira is the registered trademark of

Queen " B " Productions . All other product s and corporate names are registered trademarks and trademarks of their resoective owners.

How To Play

Sleuthing

Around

As you move the mouse, the on-screen cursor will move too. As the cursor scan s acros s objects or people in a s cene , it will change shapes , depending on what

Les can do at that spot beneath the cursor on the s creen.

There are four types of cursor s hape s:

?

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+

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Indicates a location that

Les can walk to.

Indicates an object or per s on Les can interact with .

Indicates nothing can be done here.

Indicate s s omethin g i s h a ppening. You can do noth i ng but wait until it di s appears .

"Footprint" Cursor

If the cursor i s in the shape of two footprint s ( s ee diagram above), it means

Les can walk to that spot in the scene.

Simply click the left mouse button to move Le s to the spot where the cursor is currently po s itioned.

Note: In some scenes, you won't see

Les at all. That's because you get to see these directly through his eyes from a " fust-person " point-of-view. You can ' t move Les in these scenes, which is why you won't get the "footprint" cursor. To exit these areas , you must engage in conversation with the character(s) in the scene.

?

Cursor

As you move the cursor through the scene , it will sometimes change to a question mark. This means you have located a person or thing that Les can interact with in some way.

3 Move the mouse forward/back until the s croll arrow points to the action you would like Les to take. Press the left

mouse button and Le s will obey your command. Les ' choices of action will vary from item to item. Here are a few of the more common option s:

1 When the ? cursor appears, click the

left mouse button to see what Les can

• About ... : This will tell Les (and you) more about the object. do with that object/person . Depending on where you clicked , you will

• Take: This will motivate Le s to take possession of the item ..

. or try, anyeither get a description or statement about that object, or else a box listing

Les ' options e.

g ., Talk to, About..

.

, way . Ifhe' s successful, the object will go into his inventory.

• Talk to: This will bring up a s election

Use with .

.. , Open, etc . (See Fig 1.)

Press the right mouse button (or Esc on the ke y board) to exit this option s of conversational opener s for Le s to try. (See Talking to People section.

) bo x without making any selection s.

• Mulch: This is the only possible action option not currently available

2 If the option s box appears , a small

" scroll arrow" appears to the left of the in Lost in L.A. box, pointing to Les ' choices. If there

-. ar efu ore op fi on sav aliabl e ffian can oe _ ~-------displayed in the window at one time , another arrow will point up or down , where further po ss ibilities are listed.

Move the mouse forward and back to scroll through all the available options .

Lester P. Manley , the chari s matic formerownerofNew York televi s ion station WILL ™ , has been trolling the streets of Tin s el town in recent days . Asked if he was visiting for business or plea s ure , Manley said , 'Tm looking for my friend,

Helmut Bean ™ . Have you s een him?

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Sadly , no , but we wish you luck , Lester!

Scroll arrow Options box

Fig 1. "? cursor" options

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Talking to People

When Les meets another person in the game, he often has the option to speak to them. By saying the right things to the right people, Les can trigger new events, discover clues and figure out who kidnapped his friend , Helmut Bean. But be forewarned. The wrong word to the wrong person can mean failure for Les

..

. and disaster for Helmut!

To have Les talk to another character:

1 When the cursor is over a person and changes to a question mark, click the left mouse button to bring up a box listing Les' options .

2 Move the mouse forward/back to position the scroll arrow next to the

Talk To option. Click the left mouse button. A new box will appear on the screen listing conversational options.

3 Now move the scroll arrow next to the statement you want Les to make, then click the left mouse button again.

4 The conversation will now begin. The person will respond to Les' comment, and sometimes Les will automatically reply to their statements . When the exchange is over, another selection of statements may appear. Treat them in the same way, choosing the line that you want Les to say.

Note: Les Manley's speech is always printed in white letters.

NOW PLAYING!

Directed by Steve Cartwright• Produced by Sam Nelson• Story by

Rick Barba, Steve Cartwright, Justin Chin, Jeff Hoff, Sam Nelson •

Written by Rick Barba, Steve Cartwright, Cyndi Kirkpatrick, Sam

Nelson, Keith Orr, Jerry Pape • Art Direction Justin Chin • Lead

Animator Bonnie Borucki •

Animation -

Becke t t

Gren, Jeff

Background

S t r o n g •

Matt Davison,

Gladney, Taunya

Sturgeon• Lead

Artist - Janet

B e c k e t t

M i t c he

M i t c he

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Nowak, Judy

Make-Up -

Backgrounds -

Gladney, Caitlin .

Dayton, Peter

Dayton, Mik e

Sakai, Scott Sava

Justin Chin, Matt

Taunya Gren • D a v is on ,

Video Steve

Chin, Matt

Gren, Jeff

Allen Ken-

Cartwright, Justin

Davison, Taunya

Sturgeon •Music nedy, Russell

Lieblich, Russell Shiffer • Technology - Michael Berlyn, Steve

Cartwright, Bob Smith • Testing - Cyndi Kirkpatrick, Sam Nelson,

Keith Orr • Manual - Rick Barba, Cyndi Kirkpatrick• Special

Thanks - Frank Laney

To Speed up Dia log:

If you finish reading a line of dialog before it disappears, you can click the left mouse button (or press Enter on the keyboard) to cause the next line to appear right away. If you don't click the button, the conversation will automatically proceed at a set pace.

The Cast

(all char ac ter name s listed below ar e trademark s of Accolade, Inc .)

Les Manley Johnny Orason

Helmut B ea n Jeff Rianda

L a Fond a T um e r Tracy Kibort

Cristy Dena Brautovich

Misty

L a nce

Rainbow

L o u

Murry

Dominique

Monique

Karen Kuomas

Danny Pisano

Dina Marie Valentone

Richard Booroojian

Mike Mathisen

Krista Sleadd

Caitlin Lavitsky

Studio Guard David King

Vide o Director Rick Barba

Vide o Assist a nt Jeff Hoff

T o ny Leoni Russell Lieblich

Luther Blue Jeff Wagner

Abe Goldstein Mark Kibort

Or. Nick

M a lad o nna

Rob Bonham

Allyson Beaulieu

Zombie # l

Zombie #2

Mad Wax

Lynne Parmley

Laurrah Burns

Justin Chin

Information Bar

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System Menu Icon Inventory Items

Fig 2. The Information Bar

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System Menu

To look in another drive or directory for games to be loaded:

The Information Bar is the brain cent ter of Lost in L.A. Les' invento

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aopears on it , and the System · Menu i s located in it. To access the Information

Bar , move the cur s or to the very bottom of the s creen . When you do , a bar running the length of the bottom of the s creen will magically appear.

1 Move the cursor over the DIR button

The System Menu contains handy on the screen. Press the left mouse options s uch as Saving, Loading, Rebutton. A window will appear that starting, and Quitting a game. You can shows the current drive and directory. also adjust the speed and the sound of the game, or display a Help menu.

2 Use the [Backspace] key to erase whatever you want to replace, then

To access the System Menu: type in the new information, like this:

1 Move the cursor to the very bottom of the screen to display the Information

(new drive letter):\(new directory name)

Bar. The Sy s tem icon is the computer icon at the far left of the bar. 3 Press Enter. A new window will

(See Fig 2.) appear that displays the games for

2 Click on the icon with the left mouse position the scroll arrow next t o the option you want , then click the left loading f hat were stored in the newly button. The System Menu will apselected drive and directory .

I pear. A scroll arrow appears to the left H you d , ecide you don't want to load of the opt10ns on the S yst e m M eOU.-· a game:

3 Move the mou s e forward/back to

Move the cursor over the Cancel button on the screen. Pre ss the left mouse button. You will be returned to the mouse button to s elect the option. game.

The following options are available in the System Menu:

Load a Game

Chuck Norris was seen power

\... lunching at Spago' s ye s terday with Paramound' s

™ mega-mogulAbeGoldstein. Rumoris they have finally closed a deal on the latest Norris action feature! Title and storyline are as yet undisclosed, but

Tidbits in s ide sources report a

"Kafkaesque romp" based on a series of Harvard lectures and essays by

French deconstructionist Roland

Barthes. Look for the steamy potboiler to begin filming in March.

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Loading a game will return Les to the exact location and condition s that existed when you saved that game . After s electing Load a game from the system menu , a window will appear that displays the saved games available for loading.

To load a game:

1 Move the cursor to the desired saved game. Press the left mouse button.

That selection will now be highlighted.

2 To load that game , click on Load with the left mouse button.

Bella Benefit

A benefit was held on Friday in the name of Bella Bella ™, music video s tar and one of the first victims of the L.A. kidnapping s.

Top agent Tony Leoni organized the gala event. " We're sending the proceeds to Whale Awareness, " said Leoni .

"Bella wa s a sensitive, socially concerned performer. She would have wanted it this way."

Bella ' s latest MTV offering, " You' re

My ATM, Baby , " was knocking bitter rival Maladonna off the charts when

Bella vanished from her Hollywood home.

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Information Bar

Save a Game

You can save a game while it is in progress . Loading that saved game later will return Les to the exact location and conditions that existed when you saved.

IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO SA VE BE-

FORE YOU HA VE LES DO ANY-

THING THAT SEEMS CHANCY!

You can also save a game in progress if you need to quit for a while. When you return, loading that saved game will allow you to pick up again just where you left off.

3 When you are done typing, move the cursor over SA VE and click the left mouse button. The game will be saved and you will be returned to play.

To save a game in.another drive or directory:

1 Move the cursor over the DIR button on the screen. Press the left mouse button. A window will appear that shows the current drive and directory .

2 Use the [Backspace] key to erase whatever you want to replace, then type in the new information, like this:

(new drive):\(new directory name)

After you select SA VE A GAME from the system menu, a window will appear that displays the saved games.

3 Press Enter. A window will appear for saving games in the new drive and directory.

To Save a Game:

1 The default slot for saving the game will be highlighted . If you wish to s ch~nge lot this, move the cursor over the you want to use-and-click the left mouse button.

2 Type in a name for your saved game.

(You can use the [Backspace] key, if you want to replace an existing saved game). lidbits recently spotted Kevin

Costner in Les Boutique on

Rodeo Drive, shopping for the big Nikopoulas ™ bash up on Mulholland Drive this weekend. The corpulent hunk says he's expecting mayhem! "I'vealwaysfoundDoctorNick's parties to be a metaphor for the decline of Western civilization," he said.

"They're really neat!"

If you decide you don't want to save a game:

Move the cursor over the Cancel but-

ton on th e sGreen. Fress the left mouse button. You will be returned to the game.

Restart the Game

This option will put Les right back at square one next to The Pit in Venice

Beach. If you select this, a window will appear that asks if you' re sure . Click on

Restart with the left mouse button if you're positive you want to start from scratch. Click on Cancel with the left mouse button if you decide to keep on playing.

Quit the Game

Select this if you want to quit on the spot. An option window will appear.

Click on Now with the left mouse button if you're sure you want to quit the game. You will be returned to DOS.

Click on Not Yet with the left mouse button if you'd rather keep on playing.

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Sound

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This lets you tum the music on or off.

With some sound cards, this option will also allow you to adjust the volume of the music. Move the cursor over the button that represents your musical preference and press the left mouse button.

Your choices are: off, medium or loud.

The buttons with asterisks ( * ) allow smaller adjustments of the volume.

You can also toggle sounds on or off by pressing Alt-S on the keyboard.

Speed Control

This panel allows you to adjust the speed of animation in the game. Most importantly, it affects how quickly Les walks across the screen. Each time you click on Faster, the bar at the top will increase by one , and Les will walk that much faster. Slower has the opposite effect. Selecting Done will return you to the game with the chosen speed in effect.

On the keyboard, press the

+

(plus) key to speed Les up, and the - (minus) key to slow him down.

Information Bar

"f..

Help

The Manley

• Drop: Causes Les to drop the item on the ground. It will stay where he

This option gives you some tips on playing. You're reading the manual, so

Inventory

dropped it and you can have him pick it up later, if you like. you probably won't need to use it, but • Use with ... : Changes the cursor to a it's there if you want a little advice Les Manley's inventory is located on picture of the item. Now you can use during play. To see more Help informathe Information Bar (see Fig 2, pg. 7). the mouse to move this item over tion, click on Next, or you can click on To see what Les is carrying: another object. This can be:

Back to go back a page. To return to the

1 Move the cursor to the bottom of the

• a person game, click on Cancel. screen until the Information Bar ap-

• another object in Les' inventory pears. If carrying anything with

Version Number

• an object in the scene him, a picture of it (an icon) will c e I

Click the left mouse button. You will

This displays a number indicating appear on the bar. receive information that tells you what which version of Lost in L.A. you are

2 To see what Les can do with a particuhappened when Les put those two playing. If you happen to call our Cuslar inventory item, move the cursor over the icon and click the left mouse things together. tomer Service Department with ques-

To put the item back in inventory, tions, they can help you better if you can button. A box will appear giving Les' click the right mouse button. (You tell them this number. some options, similar to those when can also position the item on a blank

Les interacts with objects in a scene.

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Some of the more common options

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lather Blue

Public Nemesis™ put the wrap on a new album yesterday ... and used the occasion to launch a bitter attack on rap proliferation.

At a combative press conference announcing the group's new release, Stop

That Noize, Boyl", Nemesis spokesman Chuck D Flav"' charged that the wide acceptance of rap has diluted the art form and spawned an infestation of parasites interested only in slumming, scamming babes and bottom-line profit.

"Just say cheese, babe."

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"Nuke the streets of Hollywood, man," said the flamboyant rap prince .

"Rich little bleepheads crawling out of the Hills, hanging on the Boulevard.

It's a disease, man."

Explicit lyrics and a playful, romantic sense of misogyny are expected to make Stop That Noize, Boyz a controversial best seller.

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If you have any questions about Lost in L.A. and can't find the answers in the manual, our Customer Support folks can help . You can call us at (081) 877-0880 between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m, Monday to Thursday. Or write to us at

Accolade Europe Ltd.

Attn: Customer Service

Bowling House

Point Pleasant

Wandsworth

London SW18 lPE

England

Please be sitting in front of your computer when you call, and have the following information handy: your computer's brand and model (AT, PS/2, etc .

), the amount of m emoi:y (RAM), what peripherals are attached, the type of graphics card and monitor, the contents of your CONFIG.SYS and

AUTOEXEC.BAT files .

Please read the following section before calling us. It might solve any problems you may have .

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DOS files, type CD C:\atthe C> prompt.

Then type either TYPE AUTO-

EXEC.BAT or TYPE CONFIG.SYS

if the files are there, the info will scroll onto the screen . If suspect that a program listed there is causing problems, try the following :

• Reboot your system with a "clean"

DOS disk from the A> prompt. A clean DOS disk is a disk bootable with no Autoexec.bat and Config.sys file.

(See .Appendix) Then proceed with normal game instructions .

If

You Get Garbled

Graphics (or None at

All):

If Your Game

Doesn't Load

Properly:

If you load the program and nothing appears on your screen (or what does appear, seems garbled), you may not have specified the proper graphics type for your system.

• Check your hardware manual to make sure your computer can run this game.

• Re-read the Getting Started section, and make sure you've specified the correct graphics option for your computer.

First, please re-read the manual and try the instructions again step by step .

One misstep can blow the whole thing.

If it still doesn't load, check your

Autoexec.bat file for memory resident utility programs (menu programs such as 1 Dir+ and PC Shell; utilities such as

Sidekick and PCTools; disk caching programs such as PC Cache and Lightning) and remove them.

Also: Check your Config.sys file for device drivers which could cause prob-

If You Have a Supported Sound Board, but Get No Sound:

Lost in L.A. supports the popular sound devices (AdLib, Sound Blaster, and

Roland) for the music. If you have one

I of these but get no sound from it:

• Make sure you've chosen the correct option when you installed the program.

• Check to make sure the sound board is properly seated in its slot.

If Your Mouse

Doesn't Work with

Lost in L.A.:

Lost in L.A. will utilize a mouse for input control if it sees one. If you have a mouse connected, but it doesn't work:

• . Make sure the _ mouse drive~ (gi<?.~se software) has been loaded before startmg our program.

• Double-check to make sure it's plugged into your computer.

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Appendix

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APPENDIX

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How

to Boot a

System"Clean"

If you get an "Insufficient Memory" error message when trying to load Lost in

L.A.

, you probably need to boot your computer " clean " that is, without any memory-resident startup programs . you are indeed in that subdirectory. The explanation below will show you how to add the prompt statement to your clean

DOS system disk.

First try renaming the AUTO-

EXEC.BAT file (this file is where most startup, or memory resident programs are located). If the needed 550K free RAM , then rename the CONFIG.SYS file as well.

To Add the Prompt

Statement to your

Clean DOS System

Disk:

To RENAME the

AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

To Format

Disk: and Load a Clean DOS System

1 InsertthecleanDOSdiskintoyourA: drive and type A: then press Enter.

2 Type COPY CON

AUTOEXEC.BAT and press

1 Boot your computer as you would normally. At the C: prompt ,

RENAME AUTOEXEC.BA T type

AUTOEXEC.TMPandpressEnter.

Pleasenotethespacesinthecommand

/ / A t the C: prompt of your hard drive, Enter. that you type. typ e F 0RM AT-A ~S, th en pi =,--n,"'"4~ -..,...-; y ~ ~ -.

~ T-i ~:~~A n"T'"ll'T, Jil'T ~~ -=-~ --i-?

yourcompufer :Your sy s tem

Enter key . press Enter. will now be ready to load Lost in L.A.

Follow page 2 of the Lost in L.A. manual for details. If you attempt to loadthegameandstillgetan " INSUF-

FICIENT MEMORY" message, rename the CONFIG .

SYS file as outlined below.

2 Follow th e ons creen prompts (insert 4 Press the F6 key on your keyboard a blank disk into your A: dri v e , etc .

). (this copies the information you typed

3 Label your new formatted disk in steps 2 and 3 to the new

" CLEAN DOS SYSTEM DISK.

" InAUTOEXEC.BAT file). Your dissert this new DOS system disk into play should say "1 file copied". your A : drive and reboot your corn5 With your clean DOS disk still in puter. drive A:, reboot your computer. The

4 Press the Enter key twice to bypass prompt statement is now loaded. the date and time prompts, and you will be at an A : prompt. You have now maximized free RAM, and have booted your computer clean .

5 Follow page 2 of the manual to install or load Lost in L.A ..

To Boot a Computer

Clean from the Hard

Drive:

Note that the prompt statement will not load with your system when you boot clean. The prompt statement tells you where you are in your hard drive i.e., the name of the subdirectory you are in.

When you change directories in your hard drive , the name of the subdirectory will not appear next to the prompt (you will see just a C: prompt) even though

The following steps will allow you to boot your computer clean without booting from a clean DOS system disk as above. This technique will involve renaming the A UTOEXEC.BA T and possibly the CONFIG.SYS files of DOS on your hard drive. The RENAME command of DOS is quite handy because it does not delete or rearrange any of the contents of the file(s) renamed.

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To RENAME the

CONFIG.SYS file:

1 Boot your computer as you would normally. At the C: prompt, type

RENAME CONFIG.SYS

CONFIG. TMP and press Enter.

Please note the spaces in the command that you type.

2 Reboot your computer. Your system will now be ready to load Lost in L.A.

Follow page 2 of the Lost in L.A. manual for details.

Note that the display probably looks different now on startup than usual. Don't be alarmed. Your "normal" startup programs still exist within your newly renamed files; they did not load because of the name change of . the AUTOEXEC and CONFIG.SYS.

To Put a System

Back the Way it

Was:

1 Change to the root directory of your hard drive. (To get to the root or main directory of your hard drive if you are anywhere in your C: drive, type CD\ then press Enter).

2 TypeRENAMEAUTOEXEC.TMP

AUTOEXEC.BAT and press Enter.

3 Type RENAME CONFIG.TMP

CONFIG.SYS and press Enter.

4 Reboot your computer. Voila! Your computer will now be back to normal!

If you attempt any of the above and still have difficulty, please contact

Accolade's Customer Support team at

(081) 877-0880 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,

Monday through Thursday.

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Customer Service:

(081) 877-0880

If you need help with this or any o f her-Accolade product, please give tJB a call between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 :30 p.m. Be sure you are at your computer when you call. We'll try to solve your problem or answer your question. Or write to us at: Accolade Europe

Ltd .

, Attn: Customer Service , Bowling

House, Point Pleasant, Wandsworth,

London SW18 lPE, England.

90-Day Warranty

License Agreement and Legal Mumbo

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"Software") and the user manual are provided to the Customer under license from Accolade , Inc. and are subject to the following terms and conditions, to which the Customer agrees by opening the package of the Software and user manual and/or using the Software .

Granting of this license does not tra sfer any right, title or interest in the

Software or the use r m a nual to the Customer except as expressly set forth in this License Agreement.

Accolade , Inc warrants for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase by the original purchaser of the Software that the recording medium on which it is recorded will be free from defects in materials and workmanship. Defective media which has not been subjected to misuse, excessive wear or damage due to carelessness may be returned during the 90-day period without charge. To speed up processing, return only the disk. not other materials). Please retain your receipt as proof of purchase and include it when returning faulty disks for replacement.

Back-Up Disk

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Copy Protection

We know you're concerned about disk damage or failure. Se feel free to make a back up of the game . See your computer manual for details about saving disks . If your off-disk copy protection becomes damaged or destroyed, send us

The software and the user manual are copyrighted 1991 by Accolade, Inc. All rights are reserved. Neither the Software nor the user manual may be duplicated or copied for any reason. The customer may not transfer or resell the

Software or user manual. All registered trademarks and names are properties of their respective owners.

The remedies provided above are the

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Except as provided above, Accolade,

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