[1] PARADROID 90 is a remake of Andrew Braybrook's legendary C64 shoot'em-up PARADROID for 16/32-bit systems.
[2] Distributed/marketed in Europe and Australasia by Activision, except for Germany where it was distributed by Unitef Software.
[3] The PARADROID 90 "Diary of a Game" series in Amiga Action provides some interesting and detailed insights into game development by coder Andrew Braybrook (see HERE). [Source: Codetapper's Amiga Site]
Based on 1990 Graftgold/Hewson Atari ST release.
N.B. Released on the Acorn Archimedes as PARADROID 2000.
[Source: Moby Games]
No manuals found.
On the title screen, press ‘F3’ to bring up an option screen.
The extra ship is the pirate mothership. To reach it, collect the grafgold key hidden on every ship. The grafgold keys are usually found under crates and so on. Collecting a key keeps the pirates at bay for a further three minutes. A 5000 point bonus is given for completing a ship with grafgold key. Complete the final ship with every grafgold key to be beamed aboard the pirate mothership for a fight to the death.