
-----------------------------OUT OF THE PIT----------------------------
         virtually real re-release (originally released 1999)

STORY:

Well, it's been about a year since Bob The Ball (now platform superstar) was In The Pit (yeah, I know he was in ITP2, but that was sorta... out... of the pit..) 

But Bob is a little bored with life as a "platform superstar" You see, he hasn't really 'starred' in that many adventures. So one day he was sitting in his little active objects stand when a levitating head of a fluffy creature appeared. The head told him that he could become a platform superstar once again, and once he lured Bob out of the protection of the active objects stand;

ZAP!

Bob was turned into some sort of cartoon character. The fluffy head suddenly morphed into Bob's old nemisis: BIG BALL! But Big Ball had also turned into a cartoon... so things were pretty much even... but Bob did not want to be a cartoon.

Big Ball (from the toyland library, of course) told Bob that he could become that little... uhhm... thingie that he was before he was before he was a cartoon character IF Bob could complete another game... So Bob sets off Into The Pit again... to get

OUT OF THE PIT!!!!


CONTROLS:

IN PLATFORM MODE:
Arrow Keys = Move
Shift      = Jump
Up Arrow   = Go through door

IN RAMBOB MODE:
Arrow Keys = Move
Shift      = Shoot 

IN ASTERBOBS MODE:
Left/Right keys = Move Left/Right
Shift           = Jump
Control         = Shoot

IN MEGA MAD BOMBER STRIKES BACK MODE:
1st Player
Arrow Keys = Move
Shift      = Drop Bomb

2nd Player
E         = Up
D         = Down
S         = Left
F         = Right
Space Bar = Drop Bomb

IN BOSS 1 (MEGA GHOSTIE) MODE:
Arrow Keys = Move
Shift      = Jump
Control    = Shoot

IN BOSS 2 (MEGA YELLOW BLOB) MODE:
Arrow Keys = Move
Shift      = Jump

IN BOSS 3 (MEGA BOMB BLOB) MODE:
Arrow Keys = Move
Bounce bombs off your head to kill the Mega Bomb Blob.

BASIC IDEA:
Well, there are basiclly 3 'stages' inside each level.
First stage  :  Collect 3 mini stars
Second stage :  Collect mega star
Third stage  :  Exit via door
You start off with 5 lives, but use them wisely. After defeating each boss and winning a bonus level, you will get an extra life...
Hey, no one said it would be easy...

In Rambob mode, just kill 100 ghosts. If you kill 'em all without getting hit, you get 2 continues and 2 lives...
If you kill 'em all with getting hit once or twice, you get one continue and one extra life...

In Asterbob mode, shoot the giant blobs so they split into littler blobs.. ok, I admit it, this is more like "Pang" than "Asteroids", but "Bobpang" (or maybe "BANG") didn't sound quite right :)

In Mega Mad Bomber Strikes Back mode, drop bombs to blow up enemies and other players (in 2 player mode).

AUTHOR'S WORD:

Well, I always liked ITP1 (I felt ITP2 was a bit easy, and a bit too mario like for me). It wasn't just the ultra hard difficulty setting in ITP1, but the fun of it all that kept me coming back. (I think I've downloaded it about 3 times ;) I still can remember like it was yesterday when I was up to the final boss, and he killed me in one blow (never been able to get up to the idiot after that).

Even that was fun, and I decided I'd make an ITP
Spinoff, for more fun (if only for me). I got the idea when I saw at the very bottom of the ITP1 help file that Craig Jardine (creator of ITP) would allow ITP spinoffs.... My latest game had been finished so I thought "What the hell" And made this!

Ahh, and I think you've seen the "Mega Mad Bomber Strikes Back" instructions by now... Well, yeah, I've managed to sneak in my version of the classic game starring Rambob. It's hidden somewhere in the game (Look for Rambob ;) But it's a secret... (shhhutttup!)
Oh yeah, and I made it to get away from any game where the lead character is called Bobby!!!!!

Hang on...
Bobby..
Bob...
Bob the Ball..
AHHHHHH!!!!!
:)

-Owen (LBC)

Please EMAIL ME with feedback at jlind@ihug.com.au

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(c)1999 - 2001, Virtually Real
IN THE PIT, IN THE PIT 2, ITP AND OUT OF THE PIT ARE ALL COPYRIGHTS OF
VIRTUALLY REAL.
"BOB THE BALL", "RAMBOB", "MEGA MAD BOMBER" AND "IN THE PIT" 
CREATED BY CRAIG JARDINE







...ok, ok! to get to rambob, you must have at least five lives and three continues on the stage where you get your jetpak... then you can grab the original bob and get into it!













alright. finding the game a little too hard? don't blame you. it is hard. just keep at it, though, and i'll give you some advice: there is an "unlimited" lives code, and it has something to do with "vr"... have fun!
