Description
INTRODUCTION
Genius is an arcade action game developed for the Apple II family of computers: Apple II+,
IIe, IIc and IIgs. The minimum requirements are 48k of RAM and a floppy disk drive.
The game includes sound and music. If you have a Mockingboard (or other compatible
sound card), additional music is provided during game play.
To start the game just insert your diskette into the disk drive, turn on your Apple and
choose between keyboard or joystick by pressing the SPACE or J key.
BACKSTORY
The main character is GENIUS, a young and clever drummer who accidently finds a
secret passage to the world of dreams and discovers what’s behind the dream-creation
process. He finds himself in an alternative world where he discovers that dreams are
created and conducted by entities called Twinspirits, spiritual guides who allow fantasies
to flow into human minds during their sleep. Detailed info about the backstory and concept
can be found at: www.geniusrockopera.com
This episode refers to an aspect of the story: the toy planets. These toy planets contain
secret places where all the toy fantasies are stored, ready to be used for the creation of
childrens’ dreams. There are many of these toys planets all around this alternative
world of dreams, and Genius will have to runs through eight of these in this third game
episode: “Into The Toy Planets”
This third episode runs through eight different toy planets, each divided into 10 level
of increasing difficulty, for a grand total of 80 levels. Al eight planets also increase
in difficulty in terms of enemies and playability. Genius will need to find the right key
sequence to unlock the chamber doors and grab all of the toys.
Each level has a target toy room, which is the biggest one, with bigger doors that
contain the final target toy that lets Genius advance to the next level. The player’s final
goal is to find and free the little prince, who is imprisoned in the target toy room of
level 80, on the Kokeshi toy planet.
Package includes:
Apple II Series computer Disk Image for GENIUS3 – INTO THE TOY PLANETS
PDF Manual for the game
GENIUS3 – INFO & SECRETS
GENIUS3 – INTO THE TOY PLANETS 50 x 70 cm poster
GENIUS3 Disk Label Image
