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- PHARMACY
- Paul Tidwell
-
- GENERAL
-
- Pharmacy is similar to Tetris, only more addictive.
- The premise is simple: destroy the germs by using the
- constantly falling medicine pills.
-
- OBJECTIVE
-
- You start with a vile full of germs (the higher the
- level, the more the germs). A color coded pill will
- drop into the top of the vile. Match the pill color
- with the germ as the pill falls. When you get four of
- the same color in a row either horizontally or
- vertically, the row will be blasted. Any germs that
- make up part of that four in a row will get blasted
- too!
-
- Continue until all germs are destroyed, then move onto
- the next level.
-
- Because the pills gradually fall faster the longer you
- take, it is in your best interest to clear each screen
- as soon as possible.
-
- SCORING
-
- One hundred points are awarded each time you destroy a
- virus. If you destroy two viruses at the same time or
- as a result of a chain reaction, you will get 100
- points for the first virus and 200 for the second. A
- third virus gets you another 300 points and so on.
-
- CONTROLS
-
- If Pharmacy detects a mouse, then you can use it to
- choose the number of players and start the game. If no
- mouse is found, an arrow can be moved from one option
- to the next using the tab key. The arrow keys and the
- return key are used to select buttons and choices.
-
- A menu will pop up if you click the right mouse button
- (press ESC in keyboard mode). You can use it to turn
- on and off some extremely irritating music or quit the
- game. This is also a handy way to pause the game.
-
- Once the game starts; however, you can only use the
- keyboard.
-
- Here are the controls during game play:
-
- One Player Mode:
- Left arrow - Move pill left
- Right arrow - Move pill right
- Up arrow - Rotate pill one way
- Down arrow - Rotate pill the other way
- Spacebar - Fast drop pill
-
- In two player mode, the objective of the game is to
- clear out your vile before you opponent clears out
- theirs.
-
- The first to clear out the vile three times wins!
-
- In two player mode, the players must share the
- keyboard. The controls are as follows:
-
- Player One (left side):
-
- X - Move pill left
- C - Move pill right
- Q - Rotate pill one way
- A - Rotate pill the other way
- Z - Fast drop pill
-
- Player Two (right side):
-
- , - Move pill left
- . - Move pill right
- ] - Rotate pill one way
- ' - Rotate pill the other way
- / - Fast drop pill
-
- HARDWARE
-
- This program is written to work with a wide variety of
- PC hardware. The best screen resolution available is
- used (up to a medium VGA mode). This program even
- works on a clunky old CGA monitor!
-
- The minimum hardware:
-
- IBM PC or compatible
- 640K of memory (I haven't tested it with less
- so it may work)
- CGA or better monitor.
-
- If you have any questions, comments or bug reports, you
- can E-mail me at exuptidw@exu.ericsson.se