home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- KLAX
-
- Typed by TEDDYSTACKER on the ST. Edited by PARASITE.
-
-
- INTRODUCTION
- The concept is simple - catch the different coloured tiles as they
- advance towards you and flip each tile into one of five bins.The
- object is to make Klaxes: these are same coloured stacks of
- tiles,Horizontals,Diagonals and Rows of three.Once a Klax is made
- the tiles disappear,causing any tiles on top to drop down and
- replace them.For bonus points,set up the tiles to cause a chain
- reaction of Klaxes.Your paddle can hold a maximum of 5 tiles,and
- once full,tiles will just drop past it.Similarly,each bin can
- hold 5 tiles,and when full you will not be able to flip any more
- tiles into it.
-
- The "drop meter" in the centre of the screen,shows how many tiles
- you failed to catch.Should you drop more tiles than you are
- allowed,or if all the bins become full at the same time,the game
- will end.
-
- A tile that flashes multiple colours is a "wild" tile - capable
- of forming part of a number of Klaxes.For example,if you flipped
- a wild tile onto a stack of 2 blue tiles and it fell beside a
- horizontal line of 2 green tiles,both blue and green Klaxes would
- be made,and all 5 tiles would disappear.
-
- A speed up option is available which causes all the tiles on
- screen to hurtle towards you at high speed.Alternatively,use the
- Throw Option to flip a tile back up the screen in order to pick
- up a tile of another colour.BEWARE! You can only throw one tile
- at a time,and it will still come rolling back with all the other
- tiles as well!
-
- The game is played by completing Wave after Wave.Each Wave has
- its own set of criteria for you to meet,such as surviving for a
- certain number of tiles,or getting a set number of diagonal
- Klaxes.You will be told about these at the beginning of each
- wave.
- Remember,the harder the Klax,the more points you score.For
- example,diagonal Klaxes are worth more than vertical or
- horizontal ones.
-
- Two players may play simultaneously with a vertical split
- screen.Simply follow the on-screen instructions.
-
- CONTROL KEYS
-
- JOYSTICK:
- Player 1 = Keys or Joystick 1
- Player 2 = Joystick 0
-
- Left = Move left
- Right = Move right
- Up = Throw tile
- Down = Speed up
-
- OTHERS:
- Fire Button = Flip tile into bin
- Space bar = Pause
- "S" Key Sound on / off
-
- KEYBOARD CONTROLS:
- Z = Move left
- X = Move right
- P = Throw Tile
- L = Speed up
- F1 = Pause
- Space bar = Flip tile into bin
-
- End.
-