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  11. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U>Super Methane Brothers Information</U></FONT></P>
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  12. <P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="gamepic.gif" NAME="A picture from the game" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=315 HEIGHT=253 BORDER=0></P>
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  13. <P>&nbsp;</P>
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  14. <HR>
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  15. <P>IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a conversion of the Commodore Amiga game.
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  16. I had been given permission by the company (Apache Software Ltd) to
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  17. release this game as <B>GPL</B>. However - <B>THE ORIGINAL AMIGA
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  18. VERSION OF SUPER METHANE BROTHERS IS STILL A COMMERCIAL GAME IT'S
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  19. LICENCE HAS NOT CHANGED.</B></P>
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  21. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><B><U>Game Summary:</U></B> 
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  23. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Trap baddies in a gas cloud. Suck into
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  24. your gas gun. Throw against a wall to destroy them.</P>
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  25. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR>
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  26. </P>
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  27. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><B><U>Game Controls:</U></B></P>
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  28. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Press Fire to start. Use “Player One”
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  29. Fire for single player mode. Use "Player Two" Fire for two player
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  30. mode.</P>
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  31. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">You will then be prompted to input the
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  32. player names. Use the keyboard to type in the name with a maximum of
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  33. four characters. Press Return when you have finished.</P>
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  34. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">The game will start.</P>
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  35. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Use the keyboard to move the player
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  36. (See below for keys). Hold down the Jump higher. Use in combination
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  37. with the Left and Right keys for directional jumping</P>
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  38. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Tap Fire to fire gas from the gun. 
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  39. </P>
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  40. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">When a baddie is within a certain range
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  41. from the players gun, hold Fire to suck a trapped baddie into the
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  42. gun.</P>
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  43. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Release Fire to throw the trapped
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  44. baddie from the gun.</P>
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  45. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR>
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  46. </P>
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  47. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><U><B>Keyboard - Player One:</B></U></P>
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  48. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Cursor key Left / Right to move left
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  49. and right</P>
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  50. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Cursor key Up to jump. 
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  51. </P>
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  52. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Cursor key Down to move down (Only used
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  53. with the wings "Power Up")</P>
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  54. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Control key (CTRL) - Fire.</P>
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  55. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR>
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  56. </P>
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  57. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><U><B>Keyboard - Player Two:</B></U></P>
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  58. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">'A' key to move left</P>
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  59. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">'D' key to move right</P>
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  60. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">'W' key to jump. 
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  61. </P>
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  62. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">'S' key to move down (Only used with
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  63. the wings "Power Up")</P>
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  64. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Shift key - Fire.</P>
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  65. <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR>
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  66. </P>
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  68. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Fire Power</B></U></FONT></P>
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  69. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>Puff and Blow each have a Methane Gas Gun
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  70. which fires a cloud of immobilising gas. If this comes into contact
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  71. with a bad guy he will be absorbed into the gas and then float around
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  72. the screen for a limited time. Bad guys are harmless in this state.
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  73. Puff and Blow must suck the floating gas clouds into their guns and
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  74. blast them out against a vertical surface. Bad guys then turn into
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  75. bonuses which can be collected. Be warned! - the gas cloud dissolves
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  76. with time after which baddies become active again and extremely
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  77. annoyed.</FONT></P>
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  78. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Power-Ups</B></U></FONT></P>
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  79. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>There are dozens of power-ups which may
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  80. appear on any floor. They remain for only a few seconds before
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  81. disappearing. Here are some examples:-</FONT></P>
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  82. <P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="turbo.gif" NAME="Graphic2" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=62 HEIGHT=54 BORDER=0></P>
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  83. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>TURBO - Increases player speed</FONT></P>
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  84. <P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="potion.gif" NAME="Graphic3" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=52 HEIGHT=62 BORDER=0></P>
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  85. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>WHITE POTION - Invincibility</FONT></P>
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  86. <P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="cookie.gif" NAME="Graphic4" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=58 HEIGHT=62 BORDER=0></P>
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  87. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>COOKIE - Smart Bomb</FONT></P>
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  88. <P ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</P>
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  89. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Time Limit</B></U></FONT></P>
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  90. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>After a set time limit on each floor two
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  91. Time Minions appear to destroy Puff and Blow. The Time Minions chase
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  92. them relentlessly around the screen and if they are avoided for long
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  93. enough another two will appear. Death is then inevitable unless Puff
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  94. and Blow manage to complete the level.</FONT></P>
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  95. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Grump the Block</B></U></FONT></P>
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  96. <P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="block.gif" NAME="Graphic5" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=64 HEIGHT=48 BORDER=0></P>
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  97. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>Grump is a bad-tempered block who cannot
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  98. move on his own. He is very useful to Puff and Blow who can move him
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  99. around by sucking him into their gas guns. They can use him to stand
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  100. on and also to form walls which they can fire baddies at.</FONT></P>
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  101. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Springs</B></U></FONT></P>
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  102. <P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="spring.gif" NAME="Graphic6" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=64 HEIGHT=94 BORDER=0></P>
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  103. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>On some floors Puff and Blow will come
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  104. across sprites made of flexible steel which they can use to catapult
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  105. themselves into the air. These also have the advantage of being
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  106. moveable and can be used to make otherwise impossible jumps.</FONT></P>
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  107. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Generators</B></U></FONT></P>
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  108. <P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="gen.gif" NAME="Graphic7" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=64 HEIGHT=98 BORDER=0></P>
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  109. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>A few floors within the game will contain
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  110. generators. These must be destroyed before a level can be completed
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  111. as they continually produce more and more bad guys. There may be 1 or
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  112. 2 on a floor and Puff and Blow must fire baddies at them to destroy
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  113. them.</FONT></P>
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  114. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Playing Cards</B></U></FONT></P>
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  115. <P ALIGN=LEFT>If Puff and Blow manage to completely clear the screen
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  116. before the &quot;<STRONG>HURRY UP</STRONG>&quot; message appears on
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  117. the screen, one playing card will appear (Ace of Hearts, Clubs,
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  118. Diamonds or Spades). If all four cards are collected by either player
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  119. that player will get and extra life. Once a card is collected it is
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  120. retained until the game is over.</P>
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  121. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Baddies</B></U></FONT></P>
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  122. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>Pudd and Blow must face many different
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  123. enemies with varying abilities including flying, walking, jumping and
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  124. shooting. Watch out for the Key Keeper and his four different
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  125. vehicles. Puff and Blow will need to use different tactics to defeat
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  126. these.</FONT></P>
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  127. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>Example Baddies:-</FONT></P>
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  132. 		</TD>
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  133. 		<TD>
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  135. 		</TD>
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  136. 		<TD>
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  138. 		</TD>
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  141. 		<TD>
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  142. 			<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>BUGG</FONT></P>
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  143. 		</TD>
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  144. 		<TD>
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  145. 			<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>WHIRLGIG</FONT></P>
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  146. 		</TD>
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  147. 		<TD>
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  148. 			<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>SPIKE</FONT></P>
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  149. 		</TD>
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  152. 		<TD>
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  153. 			<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="sucker.gif" NAME="Graphic11" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=56 HEIGHT=56 BORDER=0></P>
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  154. 		</TD>
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  155. 		<TD>
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  158. 		<TD>
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  163. 		<TD>
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  164. 			<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>SUCKER </FONT>
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  165. 			</P>
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  168. 			<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>ZOOM</FONT></P>
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  170. 		<TD>
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  171. 			<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3>MECHABUG</FONT></P>
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  172. 		</TD>
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  173. 	</TR>
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  174. </TABLE>
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  175. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Extra Lives</B></U></FONT></P>
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  176. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>Puff and Blow will receive and extra life
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  177. where their score reaches certain values.</FONT></P>
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  178. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Secrets</B></U></FONT></P>
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  179. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>There are lots of things to discover in
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  180. Super Methane Brothers.</FONT></P>
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  181. <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><U><B>Tips</B></U></FONT></P>
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  182. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>On Boss levels attack the glass dome.</FONT></P>
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  183. <P><A HREF="http://methane.sourceforge.net/index.html">Click here go
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  184. to the Super Methane Brothers web site.</A></P>
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