From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   >> A long while back, this one online site had a shitload of those "rental"   
   >> manuals that consist of basically just one page, pure text form. I   
   >> downloaded all of them, for the hell of it, let me check tonight and   
   >> I'll see if I have one for Populous. If so, I'll let you know. :)   
   >   
   > Thank you. I greatly appreciate it.   
      
   I've got it, just shoot me an email and I'll reply with the manual. In   
   the meantime, I'll see how this goes(the manual is in html form)...I can   
   only dream how it'll turn out:   
      
   HOW TO PLAY THE SEGA GENESIS ® GAME"POPULOUS TM"   
   While viewing the DEMONSTRATION SCREEN press the START BUTTON on   
   CONTROLLER 1 to raise the TITLE SCREEN. Press the START BUTTON to raise   
   WORLD TO CONQUER. Use the control pad to move the hand, (cursor), next   
   to START GAME if you are beginning a new game or NEW GAME if you are   
   resuming play from a previous game. If your selection is START GAME   
   press the START BUTTON to begin gameplay. If your selection is NEW GAME   
   press the A BUTTON to activate the PASSWORD BAR. Press up or down on the   
   control pad to enter your password, (name of the last world you   
   attempted). Press the START BUTTON to resume gameplay.   
   USING THE CONTROLLER   
   START BUTTON- Pause A BUTTON- Raise land C BUTTON- Lower land   
   CONTROL PAD + Press Right, Left, Up, or Down- Move cursor right, left,   
   up, or down   
   PLAYING THE GAME   
   You are a deity, (God), and must use your power and omnipotent wisdom to   
   create worlds where good can prevail over evil. A STATUS SCREEN, (WORLD   
   TO CONQUER), appears at the beginning of each stage showing the name of   
   the level, the BATTLE NUMBER of the level (stage number), the type of   
   LANDSCAPE the world is composed of, EVIL’S REACTIONS, EVIL’S RATING,   
   LAND BUILT ON (people, towns, etc.), THE SWAMPS ARE (bottomless or   
   shallow), WATER IS (fatal or harmful), the POPULATION, a list of powers   
   and whether or not they will work for YOU or EVIL. Use the control pad   
   to move the cursor to START GAME and press the START BUTTON. The BOOK OF   
   WORLDS is exhibited on the upper left corner of the game screen and   
   shows a miniature rendering of the world map. Your location on the BOOK   
   OF WORLDS is designated by the white +. White dots represent good   
   settlements of people. Black dots represent evil settlements of people,   
   (these numbers will grow as gameplay progresses). Protruding from the   
   center of the BOOK OF WORLDS, and running across the screen at a 45o   
   angle, is a row of eight symbols mounted on a ramp of bars. A command   
   arrow is fixed to the top bar of the ramp. This ramp is called the MANNA   
   BAR and each symbol on the bar represents a command. The commands on the   
   MANNA BAR are, (from top left to right), RAISE AND LOWER LAND, PLACE   
   PAPAL MAGNET, EARTHQUAKE, SWAMP, KNIGHT, VOLCANO, FLOOD, and ARMAGEDDON.   
   At the beginning of each level the command arrow is positioned toward   
   the far left side of the MANNA BAR. As you develop settlements and   
   obtain followers the command arrow will begin to move to the right side   
   of the MANNA BAR, (you may execute any command on the MANNA BAR that is   
   in alignment with or appears to the left of the command arrow, NOTE:   
   Commands are not issued from the MANNA BAR. Commands are issued from the   
   COMMAND DISPLAY). A SHIELD is exhibited directly above the MANNA BAR. A   
   CLOSE-UP SCREEN is exhibited directly below the MANNA BAR and shows a   
   close-up view of the land that is designated by the white + on the BOOK   
   OF WORLDS. Directly below the CLOSE-UP SCREEN is the COMMAND DISPLAY,   
   (icons). Each icon, (symbol), represents a command. The commands are,   
   (from top left to right), FLOOD, ARMAGEDDON, EARTHQUAKE, move 45o up and   
   to the left, move up, move 45o up and to the right, ? (use shield),   
   RETURN TO THE PAPAL MAGNET, and view KNIGHTS. The next row down shows   
   VOLCANO, KNIGHT, move left, SHIELD, move right, RAISE AND LOWER LAND,   
   and FIGHT THEN SETTLE. The next row down shows SWAMP, move 45o down and   
   to the left, move down, move 45o down and to the right, and PLANT THE   
   PAPAL MAGNET. The next row shows GO TO THE PAPAL MAGNET, SETTLE, and   
   GATHER AND SETTLE. The last icon, (crossed swords), is FIGHT AND SETTLE,   
   (NOTE: The icon to the right of the CLOSE-UP SCREEN, (ZZZ), is used to   
   pause the game). At the beginning of the game land masses will   
   materialize in the WORLD BOOK. Use the control pad to move the hand,   
   (cursor), around the game screen. Position the hand over the directional   
   arrows shown on the COMMAND DISPLAY and press the A or C BUTTONS to move   
   around the map of the world, (NOTE: Press the B BUTTON and control pad   
   simultaneously and you will quickly scroll through the CLOSE UP VIEW of   
   the world map). People who appear on the CLOSE-UP SCREEN are called   
   WALKERS, (each WALKER represents a number of people). A WALKER who is   
   carrying a small PAPAL MAGNET is a LEADER. As you scroll across the   
   CLOSE-UP SCREEN you will find the terrain varies from flat land to   
   hills, mountains, and valleys. The first thing you should do is plant   
   the PAPAL MAGNET. To plant the PAPAL MAGNET find an area on the CLOSE-UP   
   SCREEN within reasonable proximity to a WALKER or settlement. Next use   
   the control pad to position the hand, (cursor), over the PLANT THE PAPAL   
   MAGNET command on the COMMAND DISPLAY. Press the A BUTTON then move the   
   hand, (cursor), over the CLOSE-UP SCREEN, (a white + will appear on the   
   CLOSE-UP SCREEN). Once the + is in the desired position press the A   
   BUTTON to PLANT THE PAPAL MAGNET. The PAPAL MAGNET is a shrine which is   
   used as a point of reference for good people, (a skull is the shrine   
   worshipped by evil people). When you use the command GO TO THE PAPAL   
   MAGNET good people will migrate to the location of the PAPAL MAGNET.   
   Once you have planted the PAPAL MAGNET press the A and C BUTTONS to   
   raise or lower the land designated by the + on the CLOSE-UP SCREEN. You   
   must create level, flat land so your people can establish settlements   
   and prosper. Settlements will begin as log cabins and grow into castles   
   and cities as you flatten out the land. As your settlements grow, the   
   settlements of evil will also be increasing in number and strength,   
   (good settlements fly a BLUE flag. Evil settlements fly a RED flag). As   
   your population increases the MANNA BAR will gain power and you will be   
   able to use VOLCANOES, EARTHQUAKES, or FIGHT AND SETTLE to reduce the   
   size of the evil population. If you create a FLOOD the entire world will   
   be flooded and your settlements, as well as those of evil, will be   
   destroyed. Using the ? command from the COMMAND DISPLAY will allow you   
   to assess the development of your settlements. Use the control pad to   
   position the shield beneath a flag or WALKER and press the A BUTTON. The   
   weaponry, (fist, stone, club, bow, sword, etc.), and strength of the   
      
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