Corte es Cote reret ay earert eny ren Cte nic) = ‘ c 7 INSTRUCTION MANUAL | [a Te‘A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM CAPCOM “Thankyou for selecting Knights of the Round, the latest addition to ‘CAPCOM’s library action titles forthe Super Nitendo Entertainment System, Following such hits as FINAL FIGHT 2, KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND continues the CAPCOM'S tration of action packed arcade tte, KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND features colorful state-of the-art high resolution graphics and stereo sound, We at CAPCOM are proud to bring you this exiting new addition to your vdeo game library. ph Main sh Mor Sor Ve set WARNING: PLEASE READ THE ENCLOSED CONSUMER INFOR- MATION AND PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO" HARDWARE SYSTEM OR GAME PAK. ops me = ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS GETTING STARTED .. THE GRAIL QUEST, ‘ONE LAND, ONE KING! 6 CONTROLLING YOUR CHARACTER soul 8 8 KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND... ‘THE POWER OF MERLIN ‘TREASURES OF THE REALM. a SURVIVAL TACTICS USING THE OPTIONS SCREEN... WARRANTY INFORMATION .. selSAFETY PRECAUTIONS ——$——_ Follow these suggestions to keep your KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND Game Pk in perfect operating condition, 1. DO NOT subjet your Game Pak to xtreme temperatures, Cold, Always stor it at room temperature hot ot 2. DO NOT touch the terminal connectors on your Game Pak. Keep it clean and dust fee by always storing it in its protective plastic sleeve. 3. DO NOT try to disassemble your Game Pak, 4, DO NOT let your Game Pak come in contac with thinners, solvents. benzene, alcohol. or any other strong cleaning agents that can damage it GETTING STARTED {Insert your KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND Game Pak into your Super ‘Nintendo Entertainment System and tur the power ON, 2. When the tte screen appears, you wil see the following choices 1P GAME ‘A one player game 2P GAME ‘Atwo player game ‘OPTION ‘Allows you to changes button and difculty settings. Use the control pad to highlight the a 1 GAME oF 2P GAME. and press the START baton. (For an full explanation of the OPTION MODE. please read the “Using the ‘Options Screen” section ofthis manual.) 3. When the next screen appears. push left of right on your control pad to select you character. Once you have chosen your character press the B button to start the game. Listen closely to Metin, for the fate ofthe Grail, and all of Britain lis in your hands 4. To end your adventure at any time, simply turn your Super Entertainment System OFF and remove your Game Pak. NOTE: During the game, a smal black bar will appear above and below the game screen. This is normal. tendoTHE GRAIL QUEST Legend says the man who pulls the sword “Excalibur” from the stone, is destined t0 be king. And soit was that Arthur a young hight, pulled the sword from the stone and claimed his birthright. But none of the other lords and knights would follow the “boy king” and the land quickly began to wither and de ‘At last Avthur turned to Main for guidance and advice. Metin explained that only the Lgendary Grail holds the power needed to unite Britain under Arthurs rule. Lost forages, the geal would hel the rf between the Lond and the one true ing an wil bing prosperity othe land and to its peopl So, with the aid of his trusted friends Lancelot and Perc. Arthur et forth ‘on his quest to dispel the evil fom the land and to reclaim the lst grail R CONTROLLING YOUR CHARACTER | Press the control pad LEFT, RIGHT, UP or DOWN. Press the Y button. Press the B button. To move your character lt. right ‘or up or down To use your weapon “To make your character jump To use mega cush sword attack Press the A button. (Decreases your health.) To block (defense) Press the X button. To run forward (Percival Only) (Quickly press forward twice. “To tun the horse when riding Press the B button. To jump forward when ing the horse Quichly press forward twice. To pous the game Press the START button, NOTE: The buttons used fo certain actions can be changed by using the OPTION MODE screen.ONE LAND, ONE KING! KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND OF ‘As Authur begins his quest find the legendary gal his power and ARTHUR cxperience levels or quite ow. But a he hacks his ways through the Challenges that le before hi, he wl cllt experience points. Once he power Collects enough epeience pont, he wil move to the nxt lel and is DEFENSE level and power and armor wil increase. Only by raising his experience level SPEED to the highest levels will Arthur and his knights be truly worthy ofthe gail | Tyaining to be a great and noble knight, Arthur learned his true destiny ‘and the awesome power that it hold. when he removed the sword “Excaltbur” from the stone. EXPERIENCE POINTS PLAYERS REMAINING LANCELOT ‘CURRENT LEVEL POWER ~ DEFENSE * SPEED ‘A talented swordsmen, Lancelot has traveled the warld seeking a strong ‘and noble king whom he could serv. PTS, NEEDED FOR NEXT LEVEL, PERCIVAL POWER 58°" DEFENSE | SPEED | Pare of spirit, Pera’ stenath and stamina have always prevented his | defeat in bate OY UYTHE POWER OF MERLIN The mighty sorcerer Merlin has left magic items along Arthurs path. Touch them to activate their magic. Always be sure to use them wisely for once thay have been used, their magic is gone forver. 4 HORSE STATUE, Calls Arthurs horse to his side, CRYSTAL ORB Defeats all enemies on screen. Red orbs wil also transfer the points won to your experience points. Green orbs wil also transfer the points to your health points. MERLIN'S STAFF The player moves up 1 experience lee ‘ted staff increases the player one experince lve ‘A green staff increases all players one experience lve KNIGHT STATUE Grants a player one additional life. TREASURES OF THE REALM a —ncemeeciaal — L > ‘Mountains of gold and treasures beyond bel le on the road tothe Grail, ‘Smash open barels and pick up the gold or smash the chests open to ‘evenly divide up the booty between the knights. Besii-| CHEST OF JEWELS A player adds 800 experience points to his total. MST OF GOLD Aly lds 600 expec pits sin to his total. ee ‘Adds your 32pts, to your health meter ‘Adds your Yopts. to your health meter OSURVIVAL TACTICS USING THE OPTIONS MODE 1. Don't use the mega crush attack too much. Each time you do, youl ‘When the ttle screen appears, push the contol loose part of your health bar pad up or down to move the marker next to abies ‘OPTION MODE and press the START button 2. Ifyou sucessful block an sword attack, you wl be invincible for & ‘When the next scren appears, push the control second. Use this tactic against the bosses! ‘pad up or down to highligh the option you wish to change 3. Merlin has lft magical items in barels. Knock them open with your sword and then pick them up to activate them GAME LEVEL This option determines how hard the game is. “hare ae 3 diferent settings. EASY. NORMAL and HARD. Pes the contol pad lft or right until you find the Aificalty settings you wish to use. KEY CONFIG. tion allows you to change the buttons used in the game Press the control pad up or down until you highlight the ‘action you wsh to change. Once the action is highlighted. press the button you wish to use for that action and it will automatically change MUSIC tting allows you to hear the various music used in the game. ress the control pa lft or right to change the music number and then press the A button to hea the musi SOUND ‘this setting allows you to hear the various sound effects used inthe game ress the control pad left or right to change the music ‘number and then press the A button to hea the sound, o GgUSING THE OPTIONS MODE Cont. oO ext ‘This option allows you to return to the main screen ‘After you have made your changes, press START to return tothe main screen, WARRANTY INFORMATION A Stoner cc non eotmanp tr pads syste ae opr one enya ar yy te a ae Rec Cee oer kceene eect Peace See oem merwenrvonanny mae Ser ae eterna: Sete eee Seer ones ria in osha ener © oer snes vndana on hsoon nan 6 maton. 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