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TOMMY'S PACKRAT (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-043-1A.
INSTRUCTIONS:
TOMMY'S PACKRAT IS SIMILAR TO PAC MAN/GIRL TYPE GAMES. YOUR PACKRAT ATTEMPTS
TO GOBBLE UP ALL THE SEEDS IN THE MAZE, WHILE THE BAD GUYS ATTEMPT TO GOBBLE
YOUR PACKRAT UP.
STEERING: USE THE 4 ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD.
SCORING:
YOU GET ONE POINT FOR EACH SEED YOU GOBBLE UP, PLUS A BONUS FOR FLASHING
(ENERGY) SEEDS THAT INCREASES WITH GAME TIME, HENCE THE LONGER YOU WAIT BEFORE
EATING THEM THE HIGHER THEY SCORE.
AFTER YOU EAT A FLASHING SEED, THE BAD GUYS CHANGE INTO INVERTED PANSIES WHICH
CANNOT GOBBLE YOU UP UNTIL THEY CHANGE BACK TO REGULAR BAD GUYS.
IF YOU RUN INTO AN INVERTED BAD GUY YOU GET 10 POINTS, BUT IF YOU RUN INTO
A REGULAR BAD GUY YOU ARE GOBBLED UP.
TRANSPORTER PADS: RUNNING INTO A TRANSPORTER PAD WILL CAUSE YOU TO
DEMATERIALIZE AND THEN REMATERIALIZE IN A RANDOM MAZE CELL.
FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION
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F1 DEMO MODE TOGGLE. IN DEMO MODE THE PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES
ITSELF. *WARNING* PRESSING THIS KEY ZEROES THE SCORE!
F2 QUIT THE PROGRAM (YOU CAN ALSO HIT THE ESC KEY).
F4 TOGGLE THE PUSH/STEER MODE. IN PUSH MODE, YOU MUST HIT THE
ARROW KEY ONCE FOR EACH STEP OF YOUR PACKRAT; IN STEER MODE,
YOU PUSH THE ARROW KEY TO SET THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT AND
THEN THE PACKRAT CONTINUES IN THAT DIRECTION AS LONG AS IT
IS ABLE.
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS
F7 DECREASE PITCH OF SOUND EFFECTS
F8 INCREASE PITCH OF SOUND EFFECTS
F9 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR
F10 SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF TOGGLE.
NOTE:
FOR FUNCTION KEYS F1,F1,F10, THE FUNCTION KEY LEGEND INDICATES THE MODE
THAT WILL BE ENTERED AFTER HITTING THE KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF
THE MODE ACTUALLY IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.
MAZE FILE: THE FILE "PACKRAT.DAT" CONTAINS THE DESIGN OF THE MAZE. BE SURE
IT IS ON THE SAME DOS FILE PATH AS THE PROGRAM BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO RUN
IT. IF YOU ARE REALLY ADVENTUROUS YOU MIGHT TRY MODIFYING IT.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >PACKRAT MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DS/DD DEMO DISK (5.25 INCH OR 3.5 INCH),
CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY
U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S. (U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK).
IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
ENJOY!