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- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ version 1.00 ╒═══
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- REQUIREMENTS:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- IBM PC or 100% compatible with minimum 256k RAM.
- VGA display with minimum 256k on board RAM.
- Microsoft or 100% compatible mouse.
- A lot of time, patience and coffee.
-
-
- INSTALLATION:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Make a new sub-directory called \MAYHEM and then copy all the
- MM*.* files into this sub-directory.
-
- To play the game, you need to be in the sub-directory you just
- created, as Marble Mayhem needs to locate it's data files in the
- current logged directory.
-
-
- INSTRUCTIONS:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Manoeuvre the red marble carefully and use it push all the
- other marbles onto a storage space before rolling on to the
- next room. Simple really ... NOT !
-
-
- CONTROLS:
- ~~~~~~~~~
- If the file 'MM.SET' cannot be found, the default control keys
- are Cursor Up / Down / Left / Right. If the file MM.SET exists,
- the default keys are loaded from this file.
-
-
- BUTTONS:
- ~~~~~~~~
- 'Marble Mayhem' - Press this button to register.
- 'Undo' - Undo your last move (you WILL need this) !
- 'Setup' - Customize Marble Mayhem. (MM.SET created here).
- 'Keyboard' - Change the keys that control the marble.
- 'Warehouse I' - Press this button to play in Warehouse No. 1.
- 'Warehouse II' - Warehouse No. 2 is available after registering.
- 'Breakout' - Breakout and retry the level you're on.
- 'Skull & X-bones'- Restart warehouse (sucker for punishment) !
- 'Load from Disk' - Load a previously saved state of play.
- 'Save to Disk' - Save your current state of play.
- 'Mouse Select' - Change the appearance of your mouse cursor.
- 'MS-DOS' - Quit 'Marble Mayhem'.
-
-
- REQUIRED FILES FOR MARBLE MAYHEM:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- MM .EXE - Marble Mayhem's executable.
- MM .DOC - Marble Mayhem's help text file.
- MM-ORDER.DOC - Marble Mayhem's order form text file.
- MM-DATA .00x - Marble Mayhem's data files. (x= 0..3).
- MM .ICO - Marble Mayhem's icon for Windows users.
-
-
- OPTIONAL FILES FOR MARBLE MAYHEM:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- MM-x .SAV - Marble Mayhem's saved games. (x= A..Z).
- MM .SET - Marble Mayhem's customized settings.
- FILE_ID .DIZ - Info file for Bulletin Boards etc...
-
-
- HINTS:
- ~~~~~~
- If you think you have VGA capability AND a mouse and the
- program returns an error message saying that it thinks you
- don't, you may force execution of the program (ie. slap it's
- wrists) by typing 'MM /O' (override) at the DOS prompt, but
- the results of this are unknown and YOUR SYSTEM MAY CRASH !
-
- There are 26 filename possibilities under which to save your
- game. The filenames range from MM-A.SAV to MM-Z.SAV. If you
- are like me, you might get mixed up sometimes where you last
- saved your game, so to find it quickly, type 'DIR' at the DOS
- prompt and find the latest DATE and TIME stamp of your MM-*.SAV
- files.
-
-
- COPIES:
- ~~~~~~~
- You may make as many copies as you require for other people as
- long as the 'MM*.*' files mentioned above are not modified in
- any way and are transferred together as one complete package.
-
-
- EVALUATION PERIOD:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You may play the shareware version of Marble Mayhem for a 30 day
- trial period. If you would like to continue to play Marble Mayhem
- and/or play in Warehouse 2, after the 30 day trial period, you are
- required to register this game.
-
-
- HOW TO REGISTER:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- - To register, print out the form in the file MM-ORDER.DOC, fill it
- in, and post it to me, or press the Marble Mayhem button during
- the game.
- - If you have not got a printer, you will have to write it out, but
- please do not forget to mention your disk size !
-
-
- WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU REGISTER:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- - The latest registered version of Marble Mayhem, including ...
-
- 1) Removal of the initial 'press SPACE to continue' message.
- 2) Removal of the startup/ending screens begging for registration.
- 3) Warehouse 2. Forty-two more screens for you to crack (if you can).
- 4) Knowledge that your registration fee is put to use in these two
- ways and not, for example, drugs, terrorism or other such nasties:
-
- a) To be added to my baby daughter's bank account, for use when
- she grows up for weddings/ 18th birthday pressies etc.
- b) To be added to my "Buy Woody a new PC for god's sake" fund,
- so I am able to continue to create quality low-cost software
- for kind people like yourself. I've only got a 286/8mhz, so
- if that's not a sad charity case I don't know what is !
-
- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ HURRY, if you're on of the first 500 to register, you will get ║
- ║ complimentary registered copies of : ║
- ║ ║
- ║ WOODFRUIT, the fruit machine simulator, with a reel design kit. ║
- ║ BANDEES, the GUI Rock, Scissors, Paper executive descision maker. ║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
-
- PS. Sorry about the stubble on the 'Quit' screen, but I was working so
- hard, very late, without much sleep on this program ... ahhh! ...
- (so that's another reason why you should R E G I S T E R ! ! !).
-
-
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The room layouts in this program were taken from WINSOKO, by Frank
- Gadegast (thanks for your help Frank), which, in turn were taken
- from SOKOBAN by Pandion Software and XSOKOBAN by Joseph L. Traub,
- which, in turn were taken from the UNIX version of SOKOBAN written
- by H. Bernau, which in turn were taken from ..... ??? (The bowels
- of the earth ?) !
-
-
- RAVE REVIEWS:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Pop Larkin : Luverly Jubbly.
- SCSI-TREMORS : Awesome!, but I still can't crack #14 :(
- Mr. Bowen : Super!, Smashing!, Great!
- Henry Ford : It's OK, but it's not black!
-
-
- PROGRAM ERRORS:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If your mouse / driver is not 100% compatible with Microsoft's,
- it may not work, even if it passes the initial checks. If this
- is the case, and your mouse cursor does not appear / move, you
- may press Escape on the opening screen to quit the program.
-
- If you find any program errors in Marble Mayhem, please send me
- a postcard with details on MM's version number, what you were
- doing, the level you were on etc. and a brief summary of your
- PC specification.
-
-
- BETA-TESTERS / THANKS:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Nuff Respekt goes to Fantom ][, Black Panther, JimJam, Tru_King,
- Mr. G., Crazy Coderz, The Pie, Chilli, Wizzbot, Salford Tigress,
- RAMaster, The Wicked Witch of the West, Biod, Ohio Warriorz, 2²,
- Nasty Blaster, Herbert and SCSI-TREMORS.
-
- Thanks go to the Missus, and the little one for putting up with
- my all-nighters, mis-demenours, and Yugo :) !
-
- ==========================================================================
-
- Here's your full "Don't come grumbling to me" guarantee.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- Use of this program acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty:
-
- "This program is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited
- to, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness of this
- program for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for
- damages directly or consequential, which may result from the
- use of this program."
-
- apart from that ... Enjoy ;-)
-