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| 31.1 | Great game... | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Tue Dec 08 1987 13:14 | 34 |
| Basically, I agree with our previous noter. The T-22 missiles are
sufficient for land and sea battles while the T-11s are great for
dog fighting.
Mission 1 was fairly easy to get through. I was even able to land
the plane on the aircraft carrier when it was time. Landing is not
that hard if you have taken any flying lessons before. The fundamentals
are the same.
The furthest I have gotten is to the end of mission 3. I was shot
down while trying to destory the enemy's land fort. Final score
was 47,400 points. I have no idea what each enemy item is worth
when you destory it and if you get more points for shooting it down
with cannons as opposed to missiles.
It is not the greatest flight simulator in the world but I don't
think that is what it is intended for. It is an exciting game that
makes you want to get better. You don't get another plane every
50,000 points. You get 3 planes period.
Refueling is interesting. It is pretty tricky too. I was able to
forgo refueling during a mission (mostly because I couldn't hook
up with my refueler) and still complete the mission. At that time
I had 10 T-33 missiles with me. It only takes a couple of them to
destroy the aircraft carrier.
If anyone gets to mission 4, let us know what it is like. If anyone
finishes mission 4, really let us know what happened. I was so close
to getting to mission 4 last night. Close doesn't count in this
game :-).
I would rate it a 9.
Mike
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| 31.2 | This game gets me more interested the more I play | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Wed Dec 09 1987 21:43 | 28 |
| Semi spoiler to follow:
Well, I have been able to successfully get past missions 1-3. Hi score
is now at 71,600. Definitely a good game. Once you past 50,000 you get
a message on the screen after you use up all planes that says you have
joined the "best of the best" and it has a picture of the Top Gun
trophy in the corner. Pretty neat.
Mission 4.... Ah yes... I didn't get too far into it but it got real
interesting. The mission is to destroy the enemy's space shuttle. The
mission map appears to be a setting in the Indian Ocean and you launch
close to Saudi Arabia. The "X" that marks the space shuttle appears to
be about where Moscow would be in the real world. Subtle...
I started mission 4 and there was lots of aircraft coming at me. It tests
your dogfighting skills. Next is combat air-to-sea or something like that.
More enemy planes come at you and they are real tough to shoot down. I
was able to get by on missions 2 and 3 by not dealing with ground/sea level
obstacles and just by dogfighting. I imagine as mission 4 progresses, I
will not be able to get by on that. I am still wondering which missiles
I should take on mission 4. If I bring T-11's I can shoot down more things
with guided missiles but if I bring T-33's I probably can destory the
space shuttle quicker.
Now to find out what happens after mission 4... There must be something.
It can't just end. I'll be real disappointed if it does.
Mike
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| 31.3 | After Mission 4? | GEMVAX::TYPESET | | Fri Dec 18 1987 18:20 | 6 |
| I have been reading about Top Gun, and I wonder what happens after
you have mastered Mission 4? Are there other Missions? I would like
to get this game for my boyfriend but it seems like once you get
through all the Missions the game is no good?
Sharon
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| 31.4 | DONT BE STINGY | SANCHO::KILDUFF | | Sat Dec 19 1987 19:33 | 22 |
| I BOUGHT TOP GUN 2 DAYS AGO AND MADE IT TO MISSSION 4. BUT DID NOT
FINISH IT ,THANKS TO MY WIFE. WHO QUITLY PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON
IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OUTRAGEOUS DOG FIGHT!! AND WISPERED "HEY TOP
GUN YOUR GROUNDED DO TO BAD TURBULENTS HEADING YOUR WAY"NEEDLES
TO SAY SHE WAS RIGHT. I WAS HOOKED. I TOOK A LOOK AROUND ME. THERE
WAS EMPTY POP CANS,PLATES AND CANDY WRAPPERS ALL OVER THE FLOOR.
SO I APOLOGIZED TO HER AND EXPLANED TO HER WHAT I WAS DOING FOR
THE LAST 48 HOURS... THEN STARTED CLEANING UP AS SHE TESTED HER
SKILLS AT TOP GUN. WELL AFTER MY MESS WAS CLEANED UP AND A HOUR
OF PROMISES I FINALY GOT TO TAKE THE CONTROLS. I PLAYED FOR ABOUT
ANOTHER TWO HOURS AND NEVER MADE IT MISSION 4 AGAIN. I CAN'T
WAIT UNTIL TONIGHT MY WIFE IS GONNA BE OVER AT HER FOLKS HOUSE
LATE. WOW!! WHAT A TERRIBLE THING FOR A NEWLY WEDD TO SAY!!!
HAPPY FIGHTING
P.J
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| 31.5 | INFORMATION PLEASE | SANCHO::KILDUFF | | Sat Dec 19 1987 19:45 | 4 |
| P.S: IF ANYONE FINISHES MISSION 4 PLEASE LET US NO IF IT ENDS HERE.
THANKS P.J
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| 31.6 | What's after the shuttle??? | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Mon Dec 21 1987 13:04 | 18 |
| I have yet to complete mission 4. I have gotten to it and have been
about half way through. Tonight, I was planning on taking it to
town and going all the way through mission 4.
Some hints for doing it:
I found that you get more points for destroying more enemy "items".
If you want to live, you stay high in the sky and avoid fighting
as much as possible in missions 2 and 3. I usually fight the first
few planes and then climb to around 30000 feet and keep my nose
pointed that way. If you do this long enough, you approach the enemy
target, destroy it and then back to the ship. I think I am going
to try this in mission 4 too.
If anyone finishes off the space shuttle, please let us know what
comes next! I am dying to know.
Mike
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| 31.7 | Is TOP GUN a first person game? | SSDEVO::OAKEY | Ever been UNDER an iced-over lake? | Mon Dec 21 1987 21:41 | 8 |
| Is 'Top Gun' a first person game? That is, is the view displayed
on the screen just like you were sitting in the cockpit, (a 'la
BATTLEZONE) or are you looking at the plane from an external vantage
point (a la' ASTERIODS, DEFENDER) -- a third person game?
Roak
BTW -- I'm referring to the arcade versions of the above games...
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| 31.8 | inside | CSC32::M_PFOFF | Nickeled and Dimed to Death | Mon Dec 21 1987 21:59 | 4 |
|
You're in the plane, you see instruments and a forward view
out through the cockpit. Plus a radar/rear view (when needed).
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| 31.9 | Your next mission..... | EUCLID::FRASER | Crocodile sandwich & make it snappy! | Sun Dec 27 1987 20:59 | 8 |
| Anyone else seen the F14 land, the canopy come up and the pilot
wave in triumph yet? I completed it tonight with a Top Gun
high score of 66,500....
Andy
PS. Got Solomon's Key for Christmas - not bad, with some good
puzzles.
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| 31.10 | still no win for me | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Tue Dec 29 1987 21:06 | 17 |
| Re .-1,
I think Andy has shown us what happens at the end. I have still
not completed all 4 missions! I just got 84,300 points and died
while I was trying to destroy the space shuttle. I think I have
finally found a use for the T-33 missiles....
Anyone take a picture of their high score yet? I got this coupon
with my game that you can mail in a picture of your high score (off
the TV) and enter a "TOP-GUN" competition. They choose 4 finalists
based on score and then you have a shoot off with the other contestants
and the winner gets a free trip to the USS Intrepid museum (I think).
Time to get back to the NES and destroy that shuttle!!!
Mike
(call sign "Rocket")
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| 31.11 | it's enough to make you mad... | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Wed Dec 30 1987 12:19 | 10 |
| Believe it or not, I finally destroyed the Space Shuttle. But I
crashed trying to land on the ship!!!! I guess I was so excited
that I blew the task at hand. Words cannot describe my anger (well,
they can, but I don't want to bore you with the four letter words
with -ing on the end).
My high still stands at 84,300 (destroying the shuttle left me at
about 83,000).
Mike
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| 31.12 | And he completes all 4!!! | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Thu Dec 31 1987 00:47 | 10 |
| Yes siree... He defeats the enemy and wipes out the space shuttle.
It appears that after you win, you start your missions over but
your score continues to climb. I died in the first mission after
landing safely after destroying the space shuttle. Nice little ditty
comes up when you land (pilot waves from the canopy).
I wish I had know to keep going and add to my score. New high score
is now 101,700. Time to make that obsolete!
Mike
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| 31.13 | Where can I get TOP GUN? | MLCSSE::PICCICUTO | All I want is more than I'll get! | Mon Jan 11 1988 11:04 | 7 |
|
I'm trying to locate a TOP GUN game PAC somewhere in the Mass/Southern
NH area...anyone know where I can get one? By the way, I was in
the Pheasant Lane mall in N.H. Friday and they had 24 NES basic
systems, by Saturday morning they were sold out!!!
Phil
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| 31.14 | Entertainment Warehouse | MONSTR::DUTKO | Nestor Dutko, VMS/VAXclusters CSSE | Mon Jan 11 1988 11:55 | 5 |
| I was able to pick up a copy of TOP GUN at the Entertainment Warehouse
in the Phesant Lane Mall in NH, but that was a week ago. When I was there,
they had about 16 copies. Did they ALL sell?
-- Nestor
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| 31.15 | Try Caldors at Shoppers World | JAGUAR::HARRIS | | Mon Jan 11 1988 20:32 | 9 |
| Caldors at shoppers world in Fram./Natick had a dozen or so Sunday.
I was there Saturday trying to find a NES and they told me they
were getting 25 in Sunday morning. I got their at 12:30 and they
only had three left(they open at 12:00 on Sundays).
I can't figure out how to refuel I try to follow the on screen
instructions but can't seem to do it anybody have any hints???
-Bruce
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| 31.16 | Missions 2-4 only | MONSTR::DUTKO | Nestor Dutko, VMS/VAXclusters CSSE | Mon Jan 11 1988 23:45 | 6 |
| Note, you can only refuel when you are past mission 1. Even then,
you can only call for the tanker, ie begin the re-fueling sequence
once you have gotten so low that you start to get a Fuel low warning.
(believe me, you'll know it. The alarm is rather obnoxious).
-- Nestor
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| 31.17 | Practice, Practice, Practice | SEINE::RAINVILLE | The best view is close to the edge! | Tue Jan 12 1988 03:33 | 12 |
| Re: .15
When I refuel, I watch a spot between the descending siphon and
the blivet that shows up in the radar whenever the siphon gets
close. I try to memorize the on-screen instructions, then
watch that spot and associate what I see with the instruction
I expect to come next. It seems you connect if you stay centered
for a minimum period of time..????
I'm sure it would be smoother if I had an advantage joystick, I
can't find one in Gardner, Fitchburg or Leominster.
Annybuddy seen any ??? MWR
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| 31.18 | tell | MPGS::SWEENY | | Mon Jan 18 1988 16:49 | 4 |
| the tiger is the best to destroy the shuttel i just climb and climb
to be safe you go through about three difrent stages my high score
is 86,200 i dont want to spoil the fun so i wont tell what the end
is like.
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| 31.19 | | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Mon Jan 18 1988 19:31 | 20 |
| re .18:
Spoiler follows:
Yea, I found that T-33's are the best for destroying the shuttle.
It takes fewer of them and you can concentrate on dodging the mess
coming at you.
About the continuous climb through the 3 missions:
It's the easy way get to the shuttle. You don't get many points.
My highest score is 101,700 and that's with shooting things down.
As to the end of the game - there just ain't one. After destroting
the shuttle, you start the missions over and your score continues
to climb. So don't shut that game off just yet, keep escalating
your score....
Mike
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| 31.20 | Thinking twice now. | GNUVAX::ANGELONE | I'll clean em and fry em ! | Thu Jan 21 1988 14:50 | 8 |
| I have seen the version for Commadore and IBM compat's and
it is "not good ! this is not good Mav". But after this I
may change my mind about selling my system and games.
Thanks gang
Rick call-sign "Ghostrider" A..
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| 31.21 | Sources | VAXWRK::INGRAM | Larry Ingram | Thu Jan 28 1988 16:34 | 7 |
| If anyone is still looking for this game, Woolworth in the Natick Mall
store had about 50 of them as of this afternoon. No exageration!
Also, Kay-Bee in the Natick mall and Toys-R-Us in Framingham had a
bunch of Advantage joysticks.
Larry
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| 31.22 | Help for Junior Pilot | IND::MONDROW | | Mon Feb 01 1988 18:23 | 7 |
| I am a newcomer to TOPGUN and I need some tactical suggestions.
I seem to get through mission 1 ok but die quickly in mission
2. Any tactical or strategic help would be appreciated. I have
the Advantage Joystick and it is great. One question though.
Why does the continuous fire option seem to inhibit landing and
refueling.
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| 31.23 | it does take practice | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Mon Feb 01 1988 20:17 | 26 |
| RE .22:
About continuous fire... I think that makes landing and refueling
difficult because it simulates pushing the A button many times.
During landing and refueling, pushing the A button speeds up your
aircraft (I think).
About mission 2 and some tactics. I guess I use the memorization
tactic. Basically, every mission is the same from game to game so
if you can picture the sequence of events as they occur, you can
anticipate the next event. In mission 2, the first plane appears
on your left and almost imeediately after that, the next plane appears
higher than you and he fires a heat seeking missile. It takes practice
from there.
By the way, the heat seeking missiles can be dodged. If you are
breaking high and right and a missile begins to home in on you,
dive to the left just before it hits and it will fly right by you.
If you are too slow, you'll get hit and if you move too soon, it
will readjust its course.
Spend more time evading the missiles instead of trying to shoot
them down.
Good luck.
Mike
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| 31.24 | | EUCLID::FRASER | S & Y _&_ & Y | Tue Feb 02 1988 13:01 | 16 |
| RE 'Tactics'...
> Spend more time evading the missiles instead of trying to shoot
> them down.
Mike just gave you the best advice you'll get, I think. You
can go all the way through the game avoiding (almost) every
oncoming plane, missile, gunship, AA shell etc., by keeping the
nose up and weaving as soon as you see anything coming at you.
Your score won't be so great though for obvious reasons. It's
a delicate balance between hitting enough targets and avoiding
the rest - don't forget that the aim of the game is to make it
through the last phase, not to destroy everything on the way...
Andy.
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| 31.25 | SLOWLY EARNING MY WINGS | BMT::MONDROW | | Fri Feb 05 1988 15:23 | 11 |
| I thank you for all the advice. I have been practicing in the
training mission to dodge the missles and I am happy to say that
I am learning some pretty evasive tactics. I am also learning
to avoid the entire situation by avoiding planes based on their
relative paositions on radar. The last two times I have played,
I have gotten to the first target before getting blasted.
Any suggestions on how many Rockets it takes two blast the Aircraft
Carrier? I have used both T1 and T2 rockets and have been blown
up both times before I could not it out.
Ttanx for all the help and I will keep plugging in there
Hal
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| 31.26 | | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Sat Feb 06 1988 15:12 | 21 |
| Re .25:
For missions 2 and 3 I carry the T-22 rockets. They offer enough
fire power to destroy the carrier with not too many shots. I think
it takes about 6 or 7 of them total. Another helpful hint about
destroying the aircraft carrier (it applies to the land base too):
Try to keep shooting the aircraft carrier with guns between missiles.
This will allow you to use fewer missiles and it is not too hard
to hit the carrier with guns. The missiles that the carrier launches
I find usually must be shot down (at least one of the two). Go for
the higher one and the lower one will miss you.
When you get to mission 4, you'll want to take T-33 missiles for
the space shuttle. By the time you are ready for 4, you should be
adept enough at shooting planes down good enough to not rely on
missiles.
Good luck and let us know how you make out!
Mike
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| 31.27 | I AM IN TOP GUN | BMT::MONDROW | | Wed Feb 24 1988 16:30 | 13 |
| I am making progress. The only real time I get to devote to
TG is on the weekends after skiing. At this time there are three
or four frustrated jet jockies waiting to get their hands on
the joy stick. We really seem to get pretty involved in it and
act as a cheering section when we are not actually in the pilot
seat. I have proceeded to mission three and have gotten as far
as taking shots at the land based target however the one time
I got that far I was heavily damaged and lst it in the cannon
fire. Thanks for the useful info and I will let you know
regards
Hal.
P.S. I have made it ito the Top Gun mebership with a score of
50,300
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| 31.28 | In Colorado, buy TOP GUN at... | CSC32::C_BESSANT | | Fri Mar 11 1988 01:08 | 11 |
| For all those folks in Colorado Springs search for TOP GUN, the
search has ended (while supplies last that is :-) --
Lionel Playworld on Academy Blvd. and Circus World at the Citidel
Mall both them in stock at 32.99 and 37.99, respectively. They each
got about 2 dozen in so get'em while they last.
Also, they both have the NES Advantage joy stick at 39.99 and 49.99,
respectively. As you can see, Circus World is a tad expense.
Chuck
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| 31.29 | Let's win the TOP 4 | BAHAMA::KNIGHT | | Mon Mar 21 1988 18:27 | 9 |
|
Has anyone sent a photo of their highest TOP GUN score?
Digital should be represented on that carrier.
I wonder if the play off will be in real flight simulator's?
Ken :-)
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| 31.30 | TOP GUN needs the right joy stick | BAHAMA::KNIGHT | | Thu Mar 24 1988 19:40 | 22 |
|
I've been playing TOP GUN with my EPXY joy stick and having a real
hard time docking with the PLANE to refule. I found out yesterday
after ripping apart the unit that the AUTOFIRE off button had a
break in one of the leads to the pad area. (Lousy Joy Stick)
Even with tinfoil to complete the connection its not good. So
I went in search of the NES Max controller I've heard so much about
in this notes file.
I finally found one at the ENTERTAINMENT WAREHOUSE in the Phesant
Lane Mall. I had to wrestle it out of the hands of the store manager
who wanted to buy it because it was the last one.
Now I can dock with the plane real easy. Its even easier when I
turn the control 180 degrees around and pretend I'm the fuel tube
trying to catch the plane.
Since I don't die (run out of fuel) I made it to Mission 4 and
TOP GUN with a score of 60,800.
Ken (TOP GUNS FUN - BUT YOU CAN'T DO LOOPS OR 360'S)
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| 31.31 | Second Mission and Refueling hints | SSDEVO::OAKEY | Building Yesterday's Tomorrows, Today | Tue May 10 1988 15:25 | 23 |
|
Spoiler warning [not a real big one, though...]
For both refueling and landing, turn off the repeat if you've got
the Advantage. Took me awhile to realize this...
Other than that, you've just gotta learn how to handle your plane!
Slightly larger spoiler warning...
If you keep the nose down the entire time (stick pushed forward)
the planes can't shoot you, and you can deal with just the ships...
Turn on the repeat (somewhat slow setting) for the missles... You'll
lock on and fire very quickly. Helps out a lot. Remeber to turn
it off when refueling and landing, though...
You can also take out the Carrier with your machine gun, but it
takes awhile (I had to do this once when I ran out of missles).
Roak
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| 31.32 | NOT BAD FOR A GIRL!!! | FASTER::BURTON | | Thu Jul 14 1988 12:30 | 9 |
| I started playing TOPGUN about 3 weeks ago when my nintendomaniac
boyfriend purchased it. Thus far, I have managed to get to mission
four and refuel. I got "gunned down" just before zooming in on the
space shuttle!!!! I thought that my topgun expertise was poor since
I did not get the shuttle. After reading that most people don't
even get to mission 4, I felt better about it. NOT BAD FOR A LOUSY
GIRL GUNNER, HEH?!?!?!?!?!?! Now if only I could gun down Tom
Cruise I would be all set...
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| 31.33 | A TRUE FLIGHT EXPERT | FASTER::BURTON | | Mon Jul 18 1988 11:43 | 5 |
| BTW, My boyfriend just KILLED the space shuttle last night for the
first time....so we know who is the REAL TOP{GUNNER in this
relationship!!!
3 cheers!!!!!!
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| 31.34 | Can't refuel | 35910::KINNEY | Casual Observer | Fri Dec 30 1988 11:35 | 11 |
| I have been playing for short time and have the hang of the cannons
and missles, also dodging the heat seekers. I have made it through
mission 2, but not with refueling. I just can't get it. Everytime
it says speed up, id, and immediatly it says slow down. It says
up up, I go up, just a touch, and I get down down. I know I will
not get to much further if I cannot accomplish this. Frustrating.
I have the advantage joy stick and turned off rapid fire during
the operation and still no luck. Any other secrets or tricks that
might be helpful.
Dave.
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| 31.35 | Refueling | EUCLID::FRASER | Lifeguard in a Car Pool. | Fri Dec 30 1988 12:15 | 18 |
| Dave,
My brother-in-law has/d the same problem until I watched him
play a couple of games and then talked him through a refueling.
The problem was that he was over-controlling the plane (happens
in real flying too! in that he was giving control movement
until the 'UP' message or whatever went away, to be replaced
with a 'DOWN' message because of the over controlling. Does
this sound like what you're doing? In any case, The approach I
find works for me is to essentially ignore the words and
concentrate on placing the tip of the probe exactly onto the
'X' in front of the cockpit, using only dabs of control, rather
than prolonged pushes of the stick. Similarly, use the
throttle buttons to speed up/slow down to get the probe tip on
the cross and it should lock straight in. Good luck!
Andy
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| 31.36 | | DENVER::PAUL | | Wed Jan 04 1989 14:59 | 5 |
| I agree with -.1. Concentrate on aligning the tip with the cross.
If the tip disappears, then you're too high or to low. The instruction
words will tell you which. Move to correct your height until the
picture reappears.
Mike
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| 31.37 | how to i.d. enemy carrier??? | BTO::SURRELL | | Mon Jan 09 1989 10:01 | 18 |
|
If I decide to use the tactic of staying at maximum
altitude for mission 2, how do I know when I'm nearing
the carrier? Is there adifferent symbol for it that ap-
pears on the radar screen, or do I have to keep diving
down to sea level to check it out?
I rented the game this week-end, and had a tough
enough time getting the controller away from my 10
year old, let alone sink the carrier!!!! But it did
amaze him that his old man could land on the home
carrier after mission 1 and he always crashed short......
bob
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| 31.38 | | EUCLID::FRASER | Lifeguard in a Car Pool. | Mon Jan 09 1989 11:45 | 6 |
| Re finding the end of phase target - you'll know, because the
game announces that you're on the target run, and at that
point, you can't miss (seeing) the carrier.
Andy
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| 31.39 | finding the carrier | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Mon Jan 09 1989 12:46 | 9 |
| .37:
This might be considered a spoiler so...
Just keep flying at maximum altitude. When you get to the carrier,
the game automatically brings you down to about 5000 feet and then
beings the battle. Just keep flying until...
Mike
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| 31.40 | | JAWS::PELKEY | If my ancestors could see me now! | Tue Feb 07 1989 12:44 | 4 |
| Does anyone know if there is a way to jump to the second, third
or fourth missions with out going thru mission one ?
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| 31.41 | | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Tue Feb 07 1989 14:04 | 5 |
| Re .40:
Don't think you can bypass mission 1. Sorry.
Mike
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| 31.42 | Refueling help. | DEMING::KOZAK | | Mon Feb 20 1989 14:31 | 7 |
| I am one frustrated person! I get to the refueling stage, and must
have tried it 30 times, and still can't do it!! I know its me,
but I get there and it ays UP! UP!, then instantly, DOWN! DOWN!.
I wish I knew what I was doing wrong. I am flying reasonably well
but.....
Andy
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| 31.43 | same - no refueling | DEMING::TOPEL | | Mon Feb 20 1989 15:49 | 12 |
| re: .-1
Andy,
I have the same problem...... My kids (9,11) haven't had any -
they refuel without any problem/s.
I can land, shoot down/dodge others, etc - but still haven't refueled.
would also appreciate "how"
Dan
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| 31.44 | It's easy *after* you get it a few times | PELKEY::PELKEY | If my ancestors could see me now! | Mon Feb 20 1989 17:40 | 22 |
| Hey guys 42,43 I had the same problem. Took me quite a while
to refuel I swore there was a trick to it. Turns out, there isn't.
here's some suggestions that helped me. (Infact, there in this
note..)
1. Don't over control the jet. Fly as straight as you can. Don't
do any more than soft touch your controls.
2. Use the small radar screen, and don't bother looking out the
wondow of the cockpit, doesn't do any help at all. Line up the
fuel rod with the center cross point of the X in the small radar
screen.
3. If your using the Advantage stick, swtich off the turbo buttons.
Helps to better control your speed up, speed down tactics.
It is quite easy once you get the hang of it...
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| 31.45 | *****Spoiler***** | IDAHO::HOLT | | Mon Feb 20 1989 22:44 | 6 |
| ****spoiler follows****
The way I refuel is I get the lowest speed I can and when I'm
about to refuel, just speed up. It works every time!
Ad
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| 31.46 | refueling | DEMING::TOPEL | | Tue Feb 21 1989 10:44 | 7 |
| re: -1,-2 (refueling help)
thx,
Looks like I'll have a gas tonight........
Dan
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| 31.47 | making progress | FRAGLE::STUART | it was a terrible vaxident | Tue Feb 21 1989 12:41 | 11 |
|
last night I got into the 3rd level for the first time !!
I didn't last long but I managed to land in the 1st level
and refuel and destroy the carrier in the 2nd level. I missed
my landing in the 2nd and got creamed right at the beginning
of the 3rd. I'll try the previous refueling hint tonight as
I still have trouble connecting.
ace
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| 31.48 | Disconnect the phone BEFORE starting! | SALEM::ABATELLI | Further on down the road... | Thu Feb 23 1989 19:26 | 25 |
| Ok... Ok... last night I got past the training segment and landed
on the carrier and didn't get shot once! Got past everything and
shot down nearly everything in sight then got the carrier too!
Again I didn't take one hit! So off I go to the blowup the enemy
base! I was blowing up everything in sight, refueled no problem
(I got that down to a science now) now the screen says that the
2nd target is in sight YA-HOO and I didn't take a hit yet!
I'm ready guys!
I'm ready to wipe it out completely!
Blow it to heck I will!
WHA?
What's that?
The Phone??????? @#$%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well... by the time I got back I was splattered into a million pieces!
What did I do at that point?
I shut off the system and went to bed. (sigh) :^( .
Fred
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| 31.49 | A little discouraged? Try wimping out.... | CSCMA::M_ELDRIDGE | | Mon Feb 27 1989 13:02 | 17 |
| For those of you that want to finish the game and see the end...
Not to brag (not TOO much, anyways!), I got to the end of the game
last night and finished it. It was my second time getting to the
last level. What I did, basically, was wimp out. I ignored
everything and went for the main objective.
I did this by staying up around 30,000 feet. Whenever anything
comes on screen, ships, landbased targets, fighters, etc... I
tipped my nose up a bit. Nothing on the land will hit you, and
most of the fighters will ignore you. Once any missile coming at
you goes out of the window, you can tilt back and it's gone.
It was actually a little disappointing to 'cheat' and finish the
game like that. Now I'm going to go back and fight my way through
all levels. A bit more challenge. However, by cheating I still
got 95,500 points.
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| 31.50 | status..... | DEMING::TOPEL | | Mon Feb 27 1989 15:36 | 12 |
| Hi,
Re: -.1
Concerning your 95.5K points; now when you start the game, does it
"tell" you the top score is 95500 (i.e; that scores ge 50K are
"locked" in)?.
Re: .44,.45
I'm still not perfect concerning getting fuel - but I'm now fueling
up about half of the time.
Dan
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| 31.51 | | CSCMA::M_ELDRIDGE | | Tue Feb 28 1989 13:20 | 4 |
| I hadn't really noticed if it keeps track of the high score. Perhaps
someone else could address this. I really don't think so. Once
the machine is turned off, all high scores are reset.
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| 31.52 | it do reset | VINO::RASPUZZI | Michael Raspuzzi | Tue Feb 28 1989 16:17 | 6 |
| As long as the game remains loaded and the set powered on, then
the high scores are changed as necessary. Once you power the game
off or change cartridges and then go back to TOP GUN, the high score
resets itself to 50,000.
Mike
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| 31.53 | refueling made easy | STRATA::BBUTKEVICH | | Sat Mar 04 1989 01:41 | 10 |
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I found a sure-fire way to fuel up every time. When the 747 comes
over you, simply hold the button down to speed up. When the speed
up command disappears, All you may have to do is tap the joystick
left or right(depening what side the nozzle is on). It will
connect no problem.
Bill
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| 31.54 | more theory | WLDWST::DRAKE | | Tue May 09 1989 22:00 | 25 |
| Thid is the fist time I've participated in this forum, but I have
some additional theory for the fly boys and girls of the D.E.A.F.
In mission 1 I stay at the auto-altitude and fly with my guns-a-blazin'
veering side to side & vertically only slightly. There is no need
for missles.
In mission 2, I fly as low as possible keeping the nose pointed
down. This increases the speed and uses less fuel than fling at
high altitudes. 20 missles are more than enough to take care of
the various ships and stagling jets you come accross. The enemy
aircraft carrier can be destroyed with the guns and you get a
bigger bonus doing it that way.
I use the same tactics for level 3 but I haven't played level 4
enough to figure that one out. The one time I got there I was
blown out of orbit before I could figure out what was shooting
at me!
Achieving TOP GUN is no sweat but surviving the acrobatic enemy
space planes is another thing. I guess I'll try the high altitude
method for that level and avoid every thing.
Al
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| 31.55 | by the way | WLDWST::DRAKE | | Tue May 09 1989 22:02 | 3 |
| By the way, the refueling plane is a KC-135(converted 707)
Al
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| 31.56 | Pause, please? | SPGOGO::LEBLANC | Ruth E. LeBlanc | Wed May 10 1989 17:05 | 11 |
|
This is probably a dumb question, and I imagine the answer is "no", but
is there any way to Pause this darned game? All the other Nintendos
I've played have that ability, but this doesn't. I ended up smashed
into the ocean yesterday 'cause I had to put fabric softener in the
@#&^&^ washing machine!!! [growl, grumble, grrrr...]
Thanks,
TopGun-ette [!]
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| 31.57 | Sorry... | EUCLID::FRASER | _OBEY_ the laws of cartoon motion! | Wed May 10 1989 17:47 | 8 |
| No. :^)
The only pause you get is when you've landed (or crashed
trying) on the home carrier and the missile select screen comes
up.
Andy
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| 31.58 | Another sky-pilot returns to the fleet! | STRATA::PHILLIPS | Music of the spheres. | Wed Nov 25 1992 16:20 | 15 |
| After a long spell without Top Gun, I recently picked up a used game
for $8 and began playing again; it is good to salve my wounded ego
after getting hosed in Top Gun II! ;^)
It took a while to regain my proficiency (several landing crack-ups,
ouch!) but soon I progressed past my previous high point - the desert
fortress. Last night was the first time I made it into the space
scenario with all my fighters intact. However, I got wasted pretty
quickly...... :^(
Could someone who has been there already tell me the sequence of events
in Level 4 (Air-to-air, air-to-sea, refueling, etc.) leading up to the
encounter with the shuttle?
--Eric--
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