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>>> DIGiBRAIN v1.0 <<< (C)Copyright 1994 by Awesome Softworx, Inc. (C)Copyright 1994 by Hong Y. Kim (C)Copyright 1994 by Eugene I. Kim All rights reserved. -- ASI WARNING -- The game is released as shareware. YOU MUST REGISTER THE PROGRAM AFTER A 15 DAY TRIAL PERIOD. Using the program after the given trial period is strictly prohibited by law. Distributors (such as BBSs) may maintain a compressed copy of the entire software as offered in the originally compressed file. In another words, please don't mess with the original contents or add some stuff to it and rezip it, etc. -- REGISTERING -- To register this software, please refer to "ORDER.FRM" or choose "PRINT ORDER FORM" from the main menu of the program. Press the [F6] key now to view ORDER.FRM if you are in the Documentation Viewer. With the registered version you will be able to: Save high scores Play ANIMAL MATCH game. Get rid of all those annoying UNREGISTERED messages/delays Finish the game and see the ending Pass the title page screen & intro to reduce waiting time Receive the lastest version of DIGiBRAIN on disk! -- PROGRAM CREDITS -- Program Design by Eugene and Hong Kim Programmed by Hong Kim Introduction programmed by Eugene I. Kim Introduction musics composed using Soundtrek's the JAMMER for Windows Documentation Viewer programmed by Eugene I. Kim Graphics and animation by Eugene I. Kim Story by Hong and Eugene Kim Sound Effects by Hong Kim Three-D Logo rendered by Hong Kim -- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS -- I recommend the following configuration for computers running this game: 386 or higher microprocessor Sound Blaster* or 100% compatible sound board The game will run without the above configurations, but a processor beneath a 386 will be unbearably slow to play the game with. Even a 386-25 user will have a difficult time playing the game. It's also almost imperative that you have a Sound Blaster since all the sound effects and music are generated through Sound Blaster's FM and DSP chip. Playing the game without the Sound Blaster will be like watching a movie without any sound. Basically, you won't know what the heck is going on in the game. I REALLY DON'T RECOMMEND THAT YOU RUN THIS GAME WITHOUT A SOUND CARD -- IT WILL BE THE MOST HORRIBLE GAMING EXPERIENCE FOR ANY ONE. The following are REQUIREMENTS: Microsoft or compatible mouse SVGA card -- The following chip sets are supported: Ahead "A" Ahead "B" ATI 18800 ATI 1800-1 ATI 28800 C&T 82c453 GENOA 6000 SERIES OAK OTI-067 PARADISE WD90C11 TRIDENT 8900/9000 TSENG ET3000 TSENG ET4000 VIDEO 7 ANY VESA COMPATIBLE SVGAs Intel 80x86 chip or compatible MS-DOS 3.3 or higher or compatible 590K of FREE BASE MEMORY If the program crashes while you run it, it is probably because you DO NOT have one of the above requirements! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- INTRODUCTION --- DIGiBRAIN is an educational game created to sort of increase your cerebral activity level. What the game tries to do is to try to increase your memory and pattern recognition skills through three different types of games which forms the entire program. The game has animated characters and storyline appealing to children of all ages while also challenging enough brain cells for the adults to enjoy. --- STORYLINE --- The story of the game begins like this: the infamous Dr. Billy who roams around the computer universe of digital networks and binary numbers bullying around children who use computers by crashing their homeworks through Windows UAEs and the like, finds himself a new hobby: zapping innocent animals, creating the potential danger of destroying all species to the point of extinction. Our hero, DigiBoy steps in. He challenges Dr. Billy, demanding that Dr. Billy stop his evil conquests over the innocent creatures. Dr. Billy reluctantly offers a proposition: if Digiboy can pass his three high scores in each of the three memory games, then Dr. Billy will free the animals. Otherwise, all the animals in the world are going to be zapped. Digiboy takes on the challenge -- and you the player must help Digiboy defeat Dr. Billy by defeating Dr. B's high scores in each game field. And when you do -- Digiboy will once again save the world from global destruction. --- HOW TO PLAY THE GAME --- The three types of tests Digiboy must pass are: I. Animal Pattern In this game, Dr. Billy will point to an animal from the 3x3 grid, and Digiboy must point at the same animals in the same order following Dr. Billy's choices. (The process is analogous to the popular game Simon) One mistake and the animals will be zapped by Dr. Billy. Remember - only DIGIBOY and YOU can help save the animals! II. Animal Match In this game, Dr. Billy shows 8 different animals in pairs, and then conceals them behind pink boxes. YOU and DIGIBOY must find the exact pairs and match them together, while making no more than the number of mistakes that Dr. Billy demands! III. Animal Search Here, Dr. Billy shows almost a hundred different pictures of an animal in different poses. From all the different animals, YOU and DIGIBOY must find the one exact pose of the animal picture that Dr. Billy wants. Find the animal in the time given by Dr. Billy, and you win! Or else, succumb to Dr. Billy's destruction! -- HOW TO BEAT THE GAME -- To beat the game, you must defeat Dr. Billy's high score in each game and then enter the SAME USER NAME upon completion when your name is asked by the computer. The computer determines how you won by looking up your name in the other high score entries to see if you have defeated Dr. Billy in other games. Therefore, stick with your name and don't make variations on your name's spelling. Just a reminder: the high score checker is not case sensitive, that is, it does not matter if you enter your name as "John Doe" or "john DOE" or whichever way you capitalize letters as long as the letters are same. -- SCORING SYSTEM -- The game uses a different scoring system for each game. In ANIMAL PATTERN, each step you complete gives you 50 points. In ANIMAL MATCH, every time you make a match, you gain a certain number of points based on the level. Everytime you make a mistake, you lose 10 points. Every idle second you lose one point. In ANIMAL SEARCH, the score are calculated based on the # of tries and seconds left. -- DIFFICULTY LEVEL -- There are three difficulty levels in DIGiBRAIN. The more difficult the level, the harder it is to play because less time will be given for a specific task. In ANIMAL PATTERN, the computer shows the steps at a faster pace than in the easier levels. In ANIMAL MATCH, you will have less time to memorize the animals and less tries to advance to the next level. In ANIMAL SEARCH, you will be given less time to find the animals and less tries to advance to the next round. Also, in the EXPERT level you will have to find the panda and the pig, which are more difficult to notice the differences in different frames than other characters. More points are given in higher levels. --- USER INTERFACE --- Operation is performed by a simple click and swirl of the mouse. Click in the boxes you desire in order to select different types of choices. If you want to exit a game in the middle, simply press ESC. Otherwise, everything else is pretty simple and straightforward. -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT -- NOTE: ******************************************************** All users should note that virtually ALL shareware programmers DO NOT RECEIVE ANY royalties from SHAREWARE vendors. Many SHAREWARE vendors also fail to package our programs correctly, and we have NO CONTROl over it. Please CONTACT your SHAREWARE vendor FIRST for technical support or replacement of BAD disks. *************************************************************** Since I am a full time student, I will not be be able to handle all kinds of technical support calls. I would, therefore, prefer that you WRITE or E-MAIL me if possible. Awesome Softworx, Inc. 4157 W. 5th Str SUITE 222 Los Angeles, CA 90020 BBS: (818)701-7465 (14.4k, 24 hrs.) MODEM only. FAX: (213)384-3173 INTERNET: hongykim@uclink2.Berkeley.EDU (Hong Y. Kim) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOOD LUCK!!! HELP SAVE THE WORLD FROM THE EVIL HANDS OF DR. BILLY!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix A. -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- Eugene and Hong are brothers both attending UC Berkeley. Hong is an entering freshman this year ('94). Hong plans to major in Business Administration, and Eugene, in Architecture. Eugene has also written DIGITYPE and the award-winning QUATRIS series. REMEMBER!: If you purchase any of our games, you're financially helping us poor students with our college tuitions! Help support the American public education system! Thanks!