About Rampage
Midway's Arcade Classics : Volume 4 : Rampage

Rampage was released in 1986 by Bally Midway - Get aggro and knock down buildings with a few furry friends.

These buttons are available on the game screen :

PLAY to begin or continue a game

OPTIONS to customize the game settings, controls, etc.

INTERVIEWS  for clips of interviews with the original game's programmers.

HELP to access help files on the selected game.

CHANGE GAME to return to the game selection screen.

EXIT to exit Arcade Classics 4 and return to your desktop.

These functions are only available on the menu bar :

Save Game...

Load Game...

Reset Emulator

Rampage ® © 1986

Rampage is a trademark of Bally Midway Mfg..

Midway and the Midway Logo are trademarks of Midway Games Inc.

Atari® trademark for home video games used under license by Hasbro Interactive, Inc.


Play Button : Rampage
The Play Button

Press P or click on the Play button to start the Rampage Emulator.

The first time you do this after choosing a new game, you will start out in attract mode.  This is the mode the arcade game is in when it is waiting for a new player.

If you have already started the emulator it will resume where you left off.

To pause the game, press either the P or PAUSE key.

The Esc key will return you to the game's main title window.

For more information on the object of the game, see How to Play.

For more information on strategy and hints to play better, see Tips and Tricks.


Options Button : Rampage
The Options Button

The Options button on the game's title window allows you to customize the game in a variety of ways.

You can:

•	vary the difficulty and game play options (see Game Settings)

•	change the keys used to control the game (see Keyboard Controls)

•	select and customize joysticks to be used to control the games (see Joystick Controls)

•	adjust the sound settings (see Sound)


Joystick Controls : Rampage
Joystick Controls

The joystick options page lets you change the joystick button assignments used to control the game.

First, select one of the installed joystick devices that are attached to your computer.

Then you can define what each part of the joystick will do in the game.

Note:  If the list of available devices is empty, then no joystick is currently detected by Windows.  Go to the Control Panel to check on the status of your joystick hardware, or to calibrate it if it's not functioning correctly. More Info

To define a joystick function select the Control and change its assignment in the Assign Buttons section (in the Game Operation box).  You may also select the Control with the right mouse button and select the assignment for the button from the list of options given.

Restore Defaults

The Restore Defaults button will reset all these options back to the game's original settings.


Keyboard Controls : Rampage
Keyboard Controls

The Keyboard page lists all the controls used by the game, and the current keys assigned to each.  To assign a new key to a control, click on the entry area, remove the current key selection using delete or backspace, and enter the desired key to perform the defined action.

Some additional keys, including tab and Enter are available by right-clicking within a key entry area.

Restore Defaults

The Restore Defaults button will reset all these options back to the game's original settings.


Game Settings : Rampage
Game Settings

This page offers you control over operator settings: settings that the arcade owner could change in order to affect how hard the game was.

Difficulty

A general difficulty setting which modifies the behavior of the enemies.

Allow Skip

When this box is marked you can skip ahead levels by pressing the LEVEL ADVANCE button (defaults to the 1 key)

Reset Scores after continue

If checked -- when you continue a game your score will be cleared to 0.

If not checked -- when you continue a game your score will be held over to the new game.

Clear High Scores

This button will reset the high score table - look for the initials of the original programmers on the "cleared" High Score tables.

Restore Settings

This will change the settings back to their defaults: the way the machine would have been set at the factory.


Sound : Rampage
Sound Options

Sound Enabled

This option allows the user to turn the sound effects and music of the game on or off.  (The sound is on when the box is checked.)

Volume

This option allows you to adjust the volume of the game, both sounds and music.  This is done by dragging the slider between Lion (the loudest setting) and mouse (the quietest setting).

During the game the sound can be manipulated by using:

ALT+NUMPAD PLUS:	Increased Volume

ALT+NUMPAD MINUS:	Decreases Volume


How to Play : Rampage
How to Play Rampage

How to Play

Rampage has one objective, to destroy all of the buildings to advance to the next level. There are three characters to choose from: George the gorilla, Lizzie the lizard, and Ralph the werewolf. Characters can scale the buildings by walking up to the sides of the buildings or by jumping onto the sides of the buildings. There are seven hundred and sixty-eight days of Rampage. Rampage has a hundred and twenty-eight different levels with over one hundred different cities. The characters can walk, jump, grab, punch, and devour their way through the levels. There are only two buttons used in the game; the punch button and the jump button. A character can punch up, down, left, or right. To punch in the various positions, press punch and hold the joystick towards the desired location. A character can also do a high jump, a regular jump, or a little hop by using different combinations of the jump button and the joystick movement. To do a high jump, press the jump button plus hold the joystick up. To do a regular jump, just press the jump button. To do a little hop, press the jump button plus hold the joystick down. Note: the character will jump in the direction he/she is facing. To grab objects out of the buildings, press punch while holding the joystick towards the object. To grab objects off the ground, press punch plus hold the joystick down.

Tips and Tricks

Avoid being hit by bullets and bombs. Punch open windows to find food and bonus items. Eat food and humans to replenish the health bar but be careful not to eat hazardous items and bombs. Destroy helicopters before they start firing. Dodge police cars and tanks before destroying them to reduce the chance of being shot. Avoid falling into the pool of water because this will drain your energy slowly. It is better to avoid being hit by ammunition than to try and complete the level in a hurry. To increase the characters score, certain characters are matched up with certain humans. For example George can capture the lady in the red dress and by holding her, his score will increase dramatically. Lizzie can capture the man in the yellow T-shirt and white shorts while Ralph can capture the businessman in a suit. Be careful when destroying the signs on the sides of the buildings. Wait until the sign is turn off or is no longer flashing before smashing it. When playing a multiplayer game, punch other characters to get to the food first.


Notices : Rampage
About this Game

RampageTM(c)1986 Bally Midway Mfg.

All Rights Reserved.

Rampage is a trademark of Bally Midway Mfg.

Midway and the Midway Logo are trademarks of Midway Games Inc.

Atari(R) trademark for home video games used under license by Hasbro Interactive, Inc.