Successful conversion of the addictive Taito coin-op by Software Creations.

How d'ya fancy some infinite lives? Here they come incorporated into the Firebird hacker program.

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10 LET T=0
20 FOR F=32768 TO 32876
30 READ A : POKE F,A
40 LET T=T+(F-32758)*A : NEXT F
50 IF T-679460 THEN STOP
60 FOR F=32877 TO 1E9 : READ A
70 IF A>256 THEN GO TO 100
80 POKE F,A
90 LET T=T+(F-32867)*A : NEXT F
100 IF T-A THEN STOP
102 POKE 32837,90 : POKE 32778,90 : POKE
32843,91 : POKE 32784,91
110 LOAD "" CODE : RUN USR 32830
120 DATA 50,21,255,122,254
130 DATA 46,192,62,50,50
140 DATA 84,205,33,21,255
150 DATA 34,85,205,62,195
160 DATA 50,58,0,33,32
170 DATA 128,34,59,0,195
180 DATA 0,0,50,107,92
190 DATA 33,114,128,17,0
200 DATA 0,1,0,0,237
210 DATA 176,195,61,0,128
220 DATA 223,181,209,177,144
230 DATA 141,139,151,206,198
240 DATA 199,200,237,123,112
250 DATA 128,62,205,50,84
260 DATA 205,33,0,128,34
270 DATA 85,205,33,109,128
280 DATA 126,50,22,128,50
290 DATA 28,128,50,31,128
300 DATA 50,40,128,50,48
310 DATA 128,35,126,50,42
320 DATA 128,35,126,50,39
330 DATA 128,195,0,205
340 DATA 91,9,213,80,195,62,52,50,95,171,195,188,245,707604

On the first levels bubble the nasties, but don't burst them, as this gives you more time.

Don't worry about Count Van Blubba. He moves fast but not very often, and is easy to avoid.

When confronting the cookie monsters, always fire then jump to avoid cookies. Get them from behind if possible. Don't wait for them to speed up as they're deadly then. On level three trap the monsters quickly, then go to the bottom of the screen and collect any letters for EXTEND. When the monsters flash, keep firing to trap them again. When HURRY UP appears, burst them all and go to the bottom. If you're lucky, a big diamond will appear.

Don't be greedy and try to get fruits in dangerous places.

There is a way around every screen, try, to look for ways to do it. Level 32 is a hard one, but keep at it.

When playing two player, work as a team, not against each other.

Watch the meanies' patterns, they're predictable.

And the big tip is that you have six credits at the start, so if you lose all your lives, you can press your fire button and 1 or 2 giving you three more lives. You'll lose your score, but not your letters.