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| CHAMP Galaxian, ver. 1.0, December 18, 1994 |
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| REQUIREMENTS |
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386 or better
384K or more
VGA graphics or better
Joystick optional (Gravis Gamepad recommended)
Microsoft compatible mouse optional
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| CREDITS |
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CHAMP Galaxian is based on the Atari classic from the early 1980's. Almost
3 months of work has gone into this project. The game features spectacular
256-color VGA graphics and superb gameplay which closely resembles the
original.
We hope you enjoy the results.
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| DISTRIBUTION & REGISTRATION |
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This is the shareware version of CHAMP Galaxian. As shareware, you
may try the game for a period of 30 days without any charge, after which
the registration fee is required. Registration benefits are outlined in
the Ordering Info selection in the Main Menu of the game.
Feel free to distribute this copy of CHAMP Galaxian to any friends or
other bulletin boards, provided that every file (including this text file)
that was downloaded is included.
To register CHAMP Galaxian, send a check or money order for $10 to:
John W. Champeau/CHAMProgramming
162 Burgandyhill Lane
Middletown, CT 06457
The full version includes:
* 48 more levels!
* more enemy flight patterns!
* Hall of fame top 10!
* Full documentation and game hints!
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* SPECIAL OFFER *
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* For an additional $5 ($15 total), you can receive *
* bonus copy of CHAMP Ms. Pacman!!! *
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| PLAYING THE GAME |
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To start CHAMP Galaxian, switch to the directory where the game was
downloaded and unzipped and type GALAX_LT and press ENTER.
The CHAMProgramming title screen will appear. Press any key or any button to
continue. After the credits, the Registration screen will appear. Hit any
key to go to the Main Menu. The following are the Main Menu options. Use
the arrow keys to select the option and press ENTER on that option to do it.
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| MAIN MENU |
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New Game => Starts a new game.
Resume Game => Resume a game in progress.
Game Options => Brings up the Game Options menu. See below.
System Options => Brings up the System Options menu. See below.
View Hall of Fame => Shows the top ten scores. This feature is disabled
in the lite version.
Scoring & Credits => Displays credit and scoring information.
Exit/Abort Game => Either exits the program or aborts a game in progress.
Registration info => Displays ordering information and registration
benefits.
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| HOTKEYS |
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The following hotkeys can be pressed at the Main Menu.
* Pressing 'D' will initiate the demonstration.
Press ESC to quit the demo and return to the Main Menu.
* Pressing F10 will start a New Game, as will pressing Button 1
on the joystick or the left button on the mouse.
* Pressing F2 will toggle the number of players.
* Pressing Ctrl-A will calibrate the joystick.
* Pressing the spacebar will show the highscores (full version only)
* Pressing ESC will either exit the program or abort a game in
progress. Pressing Button 2 on the joystick or the right button
on mouse will perform the same task.
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The Game Options Menu allows you to set specific options about the game.
The following are the Game Options. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to
select an option. Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to change an option.
Press RETURN on an option to load it's default value.
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| GAME OPTIONS MENU |
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1-2 Player Game => How many players for the game. You may also press F2
at the Main Menu to toggle the number of players.
Starting level => This is the level the game will start on. The four
starting levels are the Red flag, the Yellow flag,
the Blue Flag, and the Green flag. You can only
start on the Red or Yellow flag in the lite version.
Player 1-2 Skill: => Easy: Enemies attack and fire less.
Arcade: Most closely resembles the Arcade game.
Hard: Enemies attack and fire more frequently.
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The System Options Menu allows you to specify the sound, speed and controls
you wish to use. The following are the System Options:
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| SYSTEM OPTIONS MENU |
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Player 1-2 Control => This can be either a Joystick, Mouse, a Left Keyboard,
or a Right Keyboard. Note that you must first Enable
Joystick before it can be selected as a control
(see below).
Sound is ON/OFF => Toggles the sound on and off. Note that F9 can
be pressed during the game to toggle the sound.
Delay is ... => Set the amount of delay to slow down or speed up
game play. The larger the number, the slower the game.
Enable Joystick/ => Enables or disables the joystick.
Disable Joystick
Calibrate Joystick => Runs the calibration routine for the joystick.
If the joystick doesn't calibrate correctly, try to
adjust the sensitivity by pressing Button 1. Note
that the higher the sensitivity setting, the slower
the game will be. In this case, you can adjust the
game speed using the + and - keys during the game or
you can lower the delay (see above).
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| OBJECT |
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The object of CHAMP Galaxian is to destroy as many waves of enemy spacecrafts
as possible while shooting for the highest score and avoiding the alien
missiles. You start the game with 3 fighters. You get extra fighters by
shooting the enemies for points. Bonus fighters are awarded for 5,000 points,
20,000 points, and every 20,000 points after. The game ends when your last
fighter is destroyed.
NOTE: There are 16 levels in the shareware version. The full version has
64 levels, as well as more enemy flying patterns.
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| NOTES |
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* When the enemy attacks in a cluster of 3, you receive 800 bonus points
for destroying the 2 Red Escorts and then the Yellow Leader last.
* If you destroy a Yellow Leader in flight, the other enemies will mourn
his death by not firing for 2 seconds. Use this to blast them while
they're down!
* Joystick users can press Button 2 during a game to abort the game. Mouse
users press the right mouse button and keyboard users can press ESC. This
will bring up the Main Menu.
* An icon file called GALAXIAN.ICO is included for use in Windows.
* There are 2 keyboard controls: Left and Right. The left keyboard uses
Ctrl to move left and Alt to move right; the right keyboard uses the
opposite. Both use Shift to fire.
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| HELP |
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If you have any problems running CHAMP Galaxian, or you wish to give your
comments or suggestions, or you would like information about other
CHAMProgramming games, feel free to write to:
John W. Champeau/CHAMProgramming
162 Burgandyhill Lane
Middletown, CT 06457
or send an E-Mail to:
JohnnyWC@aol.com
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Keep an eye out for these CHAMP Classics, available on AOL:
CHAMP Pacman (Pacmaniac)
CHAMP Centipede
CHAMP Asteroids
CHAMP Ms. Pacman
Coming Soon:
CHAMP Galaga
CHAMP Missile Command
CHAMP Joust
CHAMP Donkey Kong
CHAMP Defender
CHAMP Basketball: Nothin' But Net
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