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So just sit there, listen to me talk, and you will have a smile on your face soon enough. Thanks. After the intro and title screen the game opens with four options: New Character View Intro Journey Onward Credits The "New Character" option is what you want for your first time playing. It allows you to type in a name for your player and gets the maps and other data uncompressed and ready for play. The second option, "Journey Onward," will be used later when you want to continue where you last broke away from this game. Using this option, you will start where you were with all your items, as though you never left! Dejavu? Nope, just a fun game! "View Intro" shows you the awesome beginning, to be viewed again and again! "Credits" shows who worked on the game and what they did. Once you have created your character you are presented with the game screen. While in the game the ESC key will pull up a map of the world with an arrow pointing to where you are. It also has a quit button at the bottom, which means press 'Q' to quit the game from here. Now that you are looking at the main screen, you will notice that in the upper right corner there are four buttons. These are, in order: "Attack/Strut Mode", "Shoot", "Do It", and "Fiddle With Your Inventory". These are explained quickly and easily by explaining the game and it's playing method. What you accomplish in this game is smiting guys which makes them fall down. To do this you must first enter Attack Mode, by simply pressing the 'A' key. 'A' for 'A'ttack, see? To better accomplish making guys fall down, you can look for better weapons. Once you have a weapon, to ready it, simply press the 'F' key. 'F' for 'F'iddle with your inventory. This will give you an arrow in your inventory grid. To select something, move the arrow over it and press 'ENTER'. To unready it, move the arrow over it again and again press 'ENTER'. You will notice your resting character down in the lower right corner now has that item readied and has dropped any other item that might be in it's way. If he had to drop an item, don't worry, it's still in your inventory to be whipped out at anytime during the game. Your character in the action window should also have readied it. However, if you readied a weapon and your character is not carrying it, this is because you are still in Strut Mode. Press 'A' and you shift into Attack Mode. You pull your weapon and/or shield out and are ready to fight. To become a peaceful being and rest your arms from the load of carrying that big weapon around, press 'A' and you are in Strut Mode again. This mode is useful when you don't mean to fight people. Missile weapons and spells are accomplished a little differently. For them, if you are in Attack Mode then simply press 'S' and a direction, your ballistics will 'S'hoot in that direction. Ship cannons work this way also. Do it, do it, do it. Great dance song? Nope, it's the "let's accomplish what other games use up to a dozen keys to do all in one!" This is your super combo key! It does door opening, object pickup, dead guy removal, fallen tree sliding, and stair climbing all in one key. For all of the above steps, except stair and cave usage, just press 'D' for 'D'o It when next to the object you wish to manipulate and then press the arrow key that indicates the direction of the object you wish to manipulate. For caves and stairs, if you stand on the object and press 'D' you are now brought to the level above or below you as the case may be. ▓ ▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▒▒ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▒▒ ▓▓▓ ▓▓ ▒▒ ▓▓ ▓ ▒▒ ▓ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ The World --------- The world of Joyous Rebel is composed mainly of three large islands. The largest is where the king lives in the main castle. This island also houses the mage tower, the druid hut, and the farmer's fields. A small village is here with a guard tower and there is a large mountain from which mining is still active. The upper right corner island is the home of "crumble-ville", this is the old castle of the land. The lower right island is the valley island. It houses the school, a small village, and is the place you find yourself at in the begining of the game. ▓ ▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▒▒ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▒▒ ▓▓▓ ▓▓ ▒▒ ▓▓ ▓ ▒▒ ▓ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ Thanks to the following people David Dutcher - programmer - "Thanks for helping me learn C and for working on the great utilities to create Joyous Rebel with me." Jason Evans - writer - "Thanks for helping me come up with a story to base this game on and for creating such an awesome universe for the following Joyous games to enlighten and enrich." Jeff Peterson - artist - "Thanks for making the incredible drawings that bring the intro and ending to life." Trevor Haag - playtester - "Thanks for playing this game and giving me your ideas on where the WWII tanks should be placed." Chris Kyarsgaard - playtester - "Thanks for playtesting and being interested in seeing Joyous progress to it's final state even through everything the world has thrown into the mix." Beth Kyarsgaard - playtester - "Thanks for playtesting, finding all those bugs, and for inspiring Qwat." Ryan Mechelke - playtester - "It's finally done, now you can sit here at my computer and play it. Thanks for wanting to play Joyous." Scott Reynolds - playtester - "Thanks for being at TCO to throw ideas at and for the support of the game." Matt Schulz - playtester - "Thanks for helping playtest Joyous." Star Blouw - lap warmer - "Thanks kitty for yelling at me the only way a Blouw can." Chuck Haag, Sue Tullar, Robin Mechelke, Terri Haag, Jim Tullar, and others - family - "Thanks for allowing me the time to write this game and for showing interest in my career choice." Themie Gouthas - Xlib guy - "Great library, it got Joyous to graphics mode and made it easy to work with graphics." Depeche Mode - programming soundtrack - "If you guys don't know it, your music is great to listen to while programming and your lyrics and music have been more and more inspiring as each album comes out. I hope you will recover and enter the studio once more. Good luck and thanks." ESA Gaming Crew - fellow workers - "It's no Track and Field and it's not on the 2600, but it's still a wholesome game. Enjoy using your computer for something other than a hammer." TCO Crew - old work place - "Thanks for giving me the need to get this game together. Woooo'll see ya!" Mike Watt - Qwat transport - "The story of you getting Qwat at 1st Avenue and stopping in the middle of your set to show people the disk will be enjoyed for years. Hope you liked the game. Did it pass the gig test?" ▓ ▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▒▒ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▒▒ ▓▓▓ ▓▓ ▒▒ ▓▓ ▓ ▒▒ ▓ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ There are three options for registering, 1) Mail a check or money order to Scott Haag for 25 dollars 2) Goto the S-Factory web page and order the 25 dollar version to be mailed to you 3) Goto the S-Factory web page and order the 20 dollar version that will be sent electronically right to you over the modem If you choose method 1: Please Register with -------------------+ | | \_/ Scott Haag 317 8th Ave. SE Osseo, Mn 55369 $25 in a US check or mail order will get you just what you always wanted, the registered, winable, fun, great game, Joyous Rebel! AND A HUGE THANK YOU FROM SCOTT HAAG! Thanks for even considering registering. I am attempting to give you as close to a store purchased game as I can. Such as, a printed, illustrated, bound manual and disks with special labels to destinquish them from all your other floppies. The 25 dollars covers 20 for the game and 5 for shipping and handling. You can use the ORDER.FRM file to make sure that I get all the information I need. If you wish to use a credit card, please contact the S-Factory. They can handle the credit card orders there, thanks! Otherwise for method 2(mail) or 3(online transfer) contact the S-Factory at The S Factory Inc P.O. Box 18381 Minneapolis,MN 55418 phone:(612)805-4319 HTTP://www.sfactory.com Thanks for checking out the game!