1,000 Games

home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search

/ 1,000 Games / Disc1.iso / ARCADE / BLSTZN / BLASTZ.DOC < prev next >

Wrap

Text File | 1997-06-19 | 19.3 KB | 467 lines

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blast ZONE! v3.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- by Zone Master of ZoneSoft Software ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- and the WordUp Graphics Toolkit v4.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Description: ------------ Blast Zone is your typical shoot'em up game with powerups, hordes of really disgusting aliens and bosses. It is not meant to compare with any commercial software on the market nor do I expect it too. However, it is fun and the aliens aren't all that disgusting anyway. ------------- Requirements: ------------- - 386 SX or better (486 recommended but not required) - 256 color VGA monitor and at least 256k DRAM - Microsoft (c) compatible mouse & driver loaded - 100% compatible SoundBlaster or GUS soundcard ---------- Objective: ---------- Blast the aliens or be blasted. You will recieve 100 points for each alien destroyed multiplied by whatever level you may be on. Bosses are worth 10 times that. You start the game with a limited number of ships, etc. etc. End of story. ------ Setup: ------ Run the SETUP program that is included with the archive package. It will let you configure your soundcard port and irq addresses. This is basically all the setup you need to do. Don't delete any of the files (other than the *.DOC files or FILE_ID.DIZ) or you might run into some problems later on, and we wouldn't want that now would we. The game itself does extensive hardware and software checks so accidently deleting a needed game file will cause the game not to run. --------- Controls: --------- When the game finishes its startup checks you will have before you a dropdown menu as follows: GAME INPUT SKILL HELP OPTION - GAME menu ----------- START is in essense just that it starts the game rolling. If you do not select a controller type with the INPUT menu, movement and firing will default to keyboard control. MUSIC just turns the music on/off. In order for CD audio to work (Registered version) you must turn this off. CDPLAY enables CD audio player (Registered version) :) (Play your own audio CD's while blasting away!!) ABOUT just tells you the version number and who made this game. HotKeys are: [S]TART [M]USIC [C]DPLAY [A]BOUT - INPUT menu ------------ JOYST KEYBD MOUSE Following is an explanation of how each controller type effects gameplay: --------- Joystick: --------- - The JOY pad/stick will move you in 8 of the directions. - BUTTON 1 will fire your lasergun. - BUTTON 2 will launch a blastbomb. * NOTE: when selecting this option you will have to calibrate the joystick after selecting it. If the program does not find a joystick it will default to keyboard control. --------- Keyboard: --------- - UP moves your ship upward and towards ultimate doom. - DOWN moves your ship downward with hasty retreat. - LEFT moves your ship exit stage left. - RIGHT moves your ship exit stage right. - SPACE fires your laser gun at unsuspecting aliens. - The 'B' key will launch a blastbomb into their face. ------ Mouse: ------ - The MOUSE itself will move you around the starfield in all 8 directions, and makes for a rather interesting game. If you move forward (up) to far the aliens will get pretty nervous and increase their attacking speed, so don't do this to often. - The LEFT mousebutton fires your laser at oncoming baddies. - The RIGHT mousebutton launches a blastbomb, if you have any that is. HotKeys are: [J]OYST [K]EYBD M[O]USE - SKILL menu ------------ WIMPY -> easiest level there is! Good for beginners and young kids. EASY -> this is the default setting. Fairly easy. NORMAL -> things start getting a little faster now... (default) HARD -> now you're talk'in! This ain't for wimps ( see above :) ) TURBO! -> forget it! HotKeys are: [W]IMPY [E]ASY [N]ORMAL [H]ARD [T]URBO! - HELP menu ----------- INFO displays the on-line instructions and a brief explanation of the characters and input movements. CREDS displays who were involved in developing and testing Blast ZONE! ORDER will display information on how to order the full 70 level registered version for only $7.00 + 1.00 s/h. (What a steal!) HotKeys are: [I]NFO C[R]EDS OR[D]ER - OPTION menu ------------- SAVE lets you save the controller settings, game speed, and music options. KEYS gives you a list of all the available hotkeys. QUIT to DOS ends the game and exits back to reality (DOS). HotKeys are: SA[V]E KE[Y]S [Q]UIT ----------- Other Keys: ----------- - The ESC key will pause the current game in session. You can always press 'Y' for Yes to return to the menu or 'N' for No to keep blasting alien butt. - Pressing 'S' while in the Docking Bay will bring up the Weapons Shop screen where you can buy/sell various items provided you have the credits. Pressing 'D' will exit the shop. - While in the shop use the mouse to select the items you wish to buy / sell with the corresponding plus / minus buttons. ------------ Docking Bay: ------------ You will start play in Docking Bay 001 of Blast Central. Make sure you DO NOT press fire until the docking bay is clear of aliens or you will lose energy! When you are ready press fire and you will disembark the docking bay and begin blasting! Once you have left the bay you can not re-enter until you complete the level, or you re-start the game. Press 'S' while here to enter the Weapons Shop. --------------- Your Ships PLI: --------------- After leaving the safety of the docking bay you are on your own. Your ships superstructure can withstand 100 hits and then your current ship will be destroyed. This is indicated by the multicolor GREEN/YELLOW/RED power level indicator (PLI) to the right of the ship icon. Each alien laser will do an X amount of damage if it happens to impact with your ship depending on the level you are on. Of course, if you happen to have grabbed any shield icons your PLI will remain constant for the duration of the number of shields you happened to have accumulated. ------- Bosses: ------- Bosses are closely related to the smaller aliens of its type. With 4 major differences. They can take a LOT more damage, they can dish out a LOT more damage, they are 3 times the size of the smaller aliens, and if that's not enough, if you run into them you go bye bye! Each bosses power depends on which number level you are on. The boss will emerge after all other smaller aliens have been destroyed. His PLI will also show up at the bottom of the screen indicating how much energy he has. When you have destroyed the boss the level will end and you will advance to the next level for more punishment. Be warned, you can use blastbombs on bosses for a quick defeat, but you never know when you might need them later! Also make certain that you do NOT fly into the boss, hitting him will cause massive damage to your ship! --------- PowerUps: --------- During game play you will run into at least 8 different types of powerups, they are as follows: - Bonus: When these appear on the screen grabbing one of them will increase your score by a random amount between 200 - 1000 times the level number. - Blastbomb: Will destroy ANY aliens (including bosses!) left in the starfield and send you to do battle with the end-of-level boss, (oh goody!) They are cumulative (add up) over levels. Only TWO blast- bombs may be used per level, this only makes sense, one for aliens, one for the boss...if you have any! They are worth 100 times the level number. Maximum blastbombs are 99. (Will show little blastbomb launching from ship) - Shields: These are automatically activated when picked up. Each shield will take upto 5 hits of damage before depleting its energy. The shields are also cumulative over levels. They are worth 75 times the level number. Maximum shields are 99. - Laser: When you start the game you start with a laser power of 1. If you manage to grab a lasergun icon, your laser power will be increased by 1 to a maximum of 9. This is indicated by the BLUE power level indicator (PLI) to the right of the lasergun icon. If you lose a ship during an alien battle your laser power will be reset to 1. (oh well) They are worth 50 times the level number. (see damage table below) - Energy: My favorite is the little energy icons that give your ship its life power. Grabbing one of these will increase your ships (PLI) by 10-50 to a max of 99. They are worth 25 times the level number. - Extra lives: This little treasure will increase your ships reserves by 1. Grabbing them also increases your score by 250 points times the level number. - Missile Probes: These little buggers are far and few between, but if you manage to snag either the left or right one, your fire power will increase with an arsenal of micro-missiles at your disposal. They last as long as you can manage to keep your current ship. They are worth 150 times the level number. The missiles they fire will increase total damage by 1 to ALL the aliens you hit. (see damage table below) ------------- Damage Table: ------------- Damage X LaserPower Probe1 Probe2 ---------------------------------------------- 1 1x o o 2 1x x o 2 1x o x 3 1x x x ---------------------------------------------- 2 2x o o 3 2x x o 3 2x o x 4 2x x x ---------------------------------------------- 3 3x o o 4 3x x o 4 3x o x 5 3x x x ---------------------------------------------- 4 4x o o 5 4x x o 5 4x o x 6 4x x x ---------------------------------------------- 5 5x o o 6 5x x o 6 5x o x 7 5x x x ---------------------------------------------- 6 6x o o 7 6x x o 7 6x o x 8 6x x x ---------------------------------------------- 7 7x o o 8 7x x o 8 7x o x 9 7x x x ---------------------------------------------- 8 8x o o 9 8x x o 9 8x o x 10 8x x x ---------------------------------------------- 9 9x o o 10 9x x o 10 9x o x 11 9x x x ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- Hints about playing: -------------------- - Avoid moving to close to groups of aliens. Even though their ships are harmless themselves, their weapons are not and come very unexpectedly sometimes. Above all keep your distance and blast away. - The aliens themselves become more powerful as levels increase so try to grab as many Laser and Shield powerups as possible without losing any ships. Seems impossible, but believe me it CAN be done. Aliens themselves cause NO damage to you when you hit them, it's their lasers you gots to look out for! - Save your Blastbombs for higher more difficult levels and bosses. - Remember your shields are limited to 5 hits NO MORE! if your lives indicator reads '0' and your shields are ready to give out, say goodbye galaxy. - After using a Blastbomb if there are any powerups left in space make sure to grab them before you go fight the boss. You may or may not have time to do this. - Blast bombs have effect on bosses too so save them for more difficult levels and bosses. - Never run into a boss, period! (Game over man!) - Many of the powerups come far and few between as you reach higher and more difficult levels so grab as many as you can on the easier levels. - As I mentioned above moving to close to the aliens battle line WILL make them quite edgy and they will increase their attack speed. Be careful, this is the one thing you shouldn't do on many occasions. The one exception is bosses, they move at a constant speed. - DO NOT get yourself in front of a boss to fire, even though it is possible to squeeze in between his fire, one wrong move and you could be space dust. - When you lose a ship the bombs and shields you have collected will not be lost, however your laser power will automatically reset to level 1. - If you could ever get 9x laserpower and BOTH Missile probes (and stay alive long enough) you could wreak some SERIOUS damage! - Have fun and don't get blown away too many times. ------------- Registration: ------------- Registration is $7.00. Please fill out the ORDER.FRM and send it to the following address: ZoneSoft Software 161 Lincoln Street Hornell, New York 14843-1412 or e-mail me a message just to say hello at: zonemaster@techie.com or zonemast@servtech.com When you register you will recieve: - 50 more levels of mayhem - 10 more alien types - 10 more boss types - Add-on CD audio player (functions from within Blast ZONE!) - cheat codes for MORE bombs, shields, lives, and laserpower! ----------------- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: ----------------- - Coded by Zone Master (Dave Scouten) - Graphics by Wordup Graphics Toolkit v4.5 (Barry and Chris Egerter) - Music & Sound by Digital Sound Interface Kit v1.01a (Carlos Hasan) - Music by Edge / Unexpected 1994 - Waves by ???? - Whoever made them thanks and acks out to you! - Testing Zone Master (Dave Scouten) Skippy (Alan Scouten) [End of File]