Supervision: handheld of the less fortunate

I. GAME DESCRIPTION
COME ON! SPEED UP! You, an express delivery worker named Sonny, are driving your little motorcycle to deliver all the packages within the limited time. It is a game of speed, tactics and intelligence. Surely you can make it! All the best!

II. GETTING STARTED
Turn the power on and displayed the logo and title page. Press START key to go into the game playing screen.

III. HOW TO PLAY
A. Goal
                 The main goal of the game is to make Sonny rich and put as much money in the bank by delivering all the packages from the post office to the place where he lives before the time is over.
B. Game over
                 Initially 3 lives are given and 1 extra life will be gained at each new level. Game will be over when all the lives are lost. You have to press START key and then back to the logo and title page and restart the game.
C. Control
                 Before delivery, getting information about the delivery addresses and the town map is possible by pressing B-key. The status about lives, fuel, carried money, money on the bank, penalties, packages and remaining time during the game can also be checked by pushing A-key.
                 You control Sonny with your Supervision and can steer him with the CURSOR keys through the busy traffic. For each package that Sonny delivers, he gets $10. He needs that money to get fuel for his motorcycle and to pay penalties if he does something wrong. But if he can, he should bring it to the bank where it is safe. When Sonny loses a life, he also loses the money he carries, but he does not lose the money in the bank.
                 There are ten levels in the game (LEVEL 0 - LEVEL 9). Every level there is more traffic, more packages to bring and from LEVEL 3 onwards the city becomes bigger. You have to go in the post office 3 times saving enough money in the bank for going to the next level. When Sonny has a penalty, he has to pay it at the police station. If he doesn't, the police may catch him. When he is caught by the police and Sonny does not carry enough money, he loses one life. Also Sonny has to be careful for the oily spots on the road or the bush close to where he may slip and for the crossing pedestrian that he may not drive over! You have to plan the best route that Sonny can take to deliver all the packages before the time is over. Functions of the keys for various purposes will be shown in the KEY ASSIGNMENT SECTION.

IV. KEY ASSIGNMENT

PURPOSE	CONTROL OF KEYS
1. GET PACKAGE(S)	Control the CURSOR UP key (UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT) to drive up near the Post office, press SELECT and the CURSOR key to the Post Office at the same time.
2. SEE TOWN MAP/ DELIVERY ADDRESSES	Press B-key. The addresses are marked by a house.
3. SEE STATUS	Press A-key. You see the following information: LIVES, FUEL, CARRIED MONEY, MONEY IN THE BANK, PENALTIES, PACKAGES, REMAINING TIME.
4. DELIVER PACKAGE	Control the CURSOR key to drive up near a marked house, press SELECT plus the CURSOR key that points to the house simultaneously.
5. GET FUEL	Control the CURSOR key to drive up near the gas station. Press SELECT and the CURSOR key that points to the gas station simultaneously.
6. PUT/GET MONEY FROM BANK	Control the CURSOR key to drive up near the bank. Press the CURSOR key that points to the bank plus the SELECT key simultaneously. Control the CURSOR DOWN/LEFT to put money on the bank and UP/RIGHT to get money from the bank.
7. PAUSE	Press PAUSE to stop and press any other key to continue again.

V. SCORING
You can get $10 for successful delivery of each package.

P R O T O T Y P E

An official cartridge with a generic, printed label was discovered in 2023, which contained a prototype version of the game. Unlike the final version, the prototype skips the scrolling Supervision logo at power on, instead jumping directly to the game's title screen. Said title screen, and the game over screen, are slightly different than the screens featured in the final version. In addition, certain starting values are different between versions, and there are some minor gameplay differences.

E N D I N G

Sonny X'Press was not programmed to feature an ending sequence. Level 9 is the final level. Once completed, gameplay loops from the beginning.