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- VALGUS^2 (PC) DEMO (6/29/91)
- ----------------------------
- The following files are included in this archive:
-
- VSQDEMO.EXE
- VSQ.DOC
-
- To start Valgus^2 (Pronounced "Valgus Squared", refered to
- hereafter as VSQ or "the game".) in EGA mode, simply type VSQDEMO
- from the DOS prompt. To start in CGA mode, type VSQDEMO C.
-
- Valgus^2 will create a small (under 1K) high score save file in
- your default directory.
-
- This demo may be freely distributed as long as all the above
- files are included and unmodified.
-
- If you want the registered version, send a check or money order
- for $10 to:
-
- James R. Glenn, Jr.
- 8252 The Midway
- Annandale VA, 22003
-
- Specify the IBM version, and whether you want a 3 1/2" or 5 1/4"
- disk.
-
- Registering will get you a copy of the game with all rounds and
- special features (save keyboard & video settings) enabled. You
- will also get one free upgrade when they become available.
-
-
- A slightly edited version of the documentation for the original
- Atari ST version follows.
-
- VALGUS^2 v2.0 (5/20/90)
- -----------------------
- STARING OUT
- -----------
-
- Run VSQDEMO.EXE. This will bring you to the title screen.
- Press 1, 2, 3, or 4 to start at that round. Press H to view the
- high score list (top ten overall and top for each round from 1-15).
- Any key exits from the high score list. Press D to define your own
- keyboard controls. You will be prompted to press the keys you want to
- correspond to the various controls. Registered users will be
- able to save their favorite setup. ESC brings you back top the
- DOS prompt.
-
- GAME PLAY
- ---------
- In VSQ, the seven familiar Valgus pieces as back, but they are tired
- of falling straight down the screen! Instead, they will come at you
- from all four sides of the 25x25 playing area. In the middle of this
- area is a solid 3x3 block. When a piece hits this block or any other
- pieces that have fallen before it, it will become locked into that
- place, and a new piece will drop from a randomly chosen side. The
- object of the game, instead of completing lines across the screen,
- is to complete squares around the center block. The first square out
- is 5x5, the next is 7x7, and so on. To help you keep track of which
- square each position on the screen belongs to, once a piece has fallen,
- each of its four constituent blocks will change colors. When you
- complete a square, all the squares on top of it will move in. Once
- you complete a certain number of squares the round will end and you
- will be awarded a bonus. Your bonus is determined by the number of
- empty squares around the perimeter and how far you are into the game.
- The playfield is then cleared and a new round begins.
-
-
- SCORING
- -------
- As stated above, there is a bonus at the end of each round. In addition
- to that, you are awarded points for each piece based on the round number,
- how far down you put the piece, and how long it took you to put it there.
- But all of this is peanuts. The big points come when you complete squares.
- The more squares you complete at once, the more points you get:
-
- Squares Round
- Completed 1 2 3 4 5
-
- 1 200 250 300 350 400
- 2 600 750 900 1050 1200
- 3 1400 1750 2100 2450 2800
- 4 3000 3750 4500 5250 6000
-
- The scores continue to get higher after round five and after completing
- more than four squares.
-
- The list to the right of the play area is the list of high scores for
- each round along with your scores for the current round in the current
- game. If you get the high score for a round, you will be asked to
- enter your initials to be saved for eternity (or at least until someone
- beats you). Likewise, the overall top ten scores are saved to disk,
- and you may enter your name after the game if you make the list.
-
-
- CONTROLS
- --------
-
- VSQ is played with the keyboard.
-
- SPACE - rotates the piece you are controlling
- 4 - moves the piece left
- 6 - moves it right ** NUMLOCK on! **
- 8 - moves it up
- 2 - moves it down
- 0 - moves the piece as far as it will go in the direction it is falling
- ENTER - switches control between the two pieces (more on this later)
- ESC - pauses the game until a key is pressed
-
- ROUND 8 AND BEYOND
- ------------------
- First, the good news: round eight is half as fast as round one, and you
- have to complete only five squares. Now the bad news: there are now
- two pieces falling. The piece you are controlling appears in color, the
- other will be grey. The piece you control is changed by <ENTER> or
- <RETURN> (or the key you have defined).
-
-
- A COUPLE OF TIPS
- ----------------
- If you can't use a piece, you can move it so that it will fall on the far
- wall. You should be careful, though, because as the rest of the playfield
- moves inward, so will any discarded pieces. This can lead to difficulty
- later as well as a lower bonus.
-
- In Valgus, the most lines you can complete is four. Since the pieces are
- all the same, how can you get more in VSQ? To find out how, watch the
- corners!
-
-
- --Jim Glenn
-
- GEnie: J.GLENN7
- Internet: jrglenn@amherst.edu
-
-