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- * SOLEAU SOFTWARE *
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- CRUSHER GAME Version 3.2
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- Program written by William Soleau
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- Requires EGA / AT class computer / min 512k
- Hard Drive Recommended
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- Requires Files: Crusher.exe Crusher.ov1 Crusher.ov2
- Crusher.ov3 Crusher.ov4 Crusher.ov5
- Crusher.ov6 Crusher.jft Crusher.dat
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-
- * Objective *
-
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- You are about to enter a cavern made up of 25 different
- rooms. The objective is to collect as many points as
- possible while avoiding roving monsters. You are given a
- quest to locate certain objects somewhere within the vast
- maze of rooms. Crusher is a strategy, arcade, and adventure
- game all in one.
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-
- * * * Instructions * * *
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-
- Upon first loading the game, an opening screen will
- introduce you to the cast of characters. You will then see
- a square room filled with tiles. There are four exit doors.
- You are located in room #13 to start. There are grey tiles
- and red tiles. All the rooms have some grey tiles, yet the
- colors of the other tiles will change as you proceed from
- room to room.
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-
- Map of Rooms
- ------------------
-
- ┌──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┐
- │ │ │ │ │ │
- │ 1 │ 2 │ 3 │ 4 │ 5 │
- ├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
- │ │ │ │ │ │
- │ 6 │ 7 │ 8 │ 9 │ 10 │
- ├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
- │ │ │Begin │ │ │
- │ 11 │ 12 │Here │ 14 │ 15 │
- ├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
- │ │ │ │ │ │
- │ 16 │ 17 │ 18 │ 19 │ 20 │
- ├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
- │ │ │ │ │ │
- │ 21 │ 22 │ 23 │ 24 │ 25 │
- └──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┘
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- Your man will be placed by one of the exit doors. To
- move him around the room use the arrow keys. The grey
- tiles cannot be moved, yet the colored ones can. If there
- is a empty space on the other side of the tile, you can push
- it to that area. This is how you can get to exits, grab
- points, crush monsters.... Also in the room you will notice
- (starfish like) monsters moving through the maze. Their one
- objective is to eat you up, so you always have to avoid them.
- To do this, you can push blocks in their way, better yet, trap
- them and totally crush them, so that there are no spaces for
- them to move. If you do this, you not only get points but the
- monster will disappear and a special oxygen tile will then appear
- somewhere in the chamber.
-
- ** Oxygen **
-
- Oops! Oxygen... Oh yes, because this cavern of rooms
- is so far underneath the earth, you will always need oxygen
- to survive. Throughout the rooms, there are oxygen tiles
- which you should grab, because if you run out of air...
- well you guessed it... it's over!
-
-
- ** Diamonds **
-
- There are also diamonds of different colors within the
- rooms. Grab these and you will get points. Be careful
- though, if a monster is on the other side of it. Remember
- that he can't get to you by going through it, yet if you
- grab the diamond....well then... you're fair game for him.
-
-
- ** TNT (bombs) **
-
- The other objects which are found in the rooms are
- sticks of TNT. These are not only great to blast through
- walls with (grey also), but without them, you cannot
- complete the game. To remove a wall, press the spacebar.
- You will see a message that says dynamite activated. Press
- the arrow key in the direction you want the wall removed.
- If there is nothing there, then it will not blow. If you
- decide not to use your valuable TNT then press the spacebar
- again to de-activate it. These sticks of dynamite will be
- your most important friend when things get tough. Every 250
- moves of your man and a certain amount of points gained,
- will deposit a few more tiles within the rooms (not in the
- room you're presently in). Therefore get as many points as
- you can, even if you've already reached the first objective
- of 10,000 points.
-
-
-
- *** Objectives ***
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-
- **** Okay now let's get down to the first objective. ***
-
- When you begin the game, you will need to get at least
- 10,000 points before your first objective will appear. When
- you reach this point, a special message will appear. READ
- IT CAREFULLY! It will tell you about the Secret Spy MR.X.
- He will then be placed somewhere in one of the 25 rooms.
- You must find him so that he can give you directions to a Map.
- This special Map will locate the Beautiful Eve. Boy... it's
- always a maiden in distress. Actually she's in a dungeon, in
- which you'll have to figure out how to free her. Eve tells you
- that there is a Punk Rocker named Ted that has some very valuable
- information regarding certain numbers. These numbers might just
- be combinations to a Vault? Let's just say you have your work
- cut out for you!
-
- Simple huh...? heh...heh...heh...
-
-
- * Story Line *
-
- 1. Get 10000 Points
- 2. Find Mr.X.
- 3. Find Special Map
- 4. Find Eve
- 5. Rescue Eve
- 6. Find Punk Rocker Ted
- 7. Find First Number
- 8. Find Second Number
- 9. Find Third Number
- 10. Find Vault
- 11. ?????????? (you win)
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-
- There are many strategies you'll use to get better at
- the game with each try. For instance, when you see EVE in
- the dungeon surrounded by walls and walls... (assuming you
- even get that far) and you have no TNT, well go to another
- room and try crushing monsters. Each monster you crush
- removes some tiles from the dungeon. Another strategy is to
- arrange tiles in a room before you leave, so that if a
- monster is placed inside it, it's easy to trap him. There
- are so many strategies, but you'll discover your own.
-
- Each time you leave a room and enter a new one, there
- will always be 3 monsters to face. Once you've left a room
- the monsters will rejuvenate, even if you crushed some of
- them. Perhaps upon entering a room, you don't like the fact
- that the monsters are where they are, simply exit the room
- again and re-enter. The monsters will have moved to
- another part of chamber. Of course you use a little oxygen
- up each time, but it's better then being a snack for the
- monsters.
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-
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- * Scoring *
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- Diamond : are worth 150 points
- TNT Tiles : are worth 4 Bombs (sticks of TNT)
- Oxygen Tiles : are worth 6 tanks (10 move each)
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- Crushed Monsters
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- Red & Green's 125 points
- Yellow 200 points
- Purple (fast!) 300 points
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- Bonus points are give if you crush 2 or more monsters
- within the same room.
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- 200 points added for 2 monsters crushed
- 500 points added for all 3 monsters crushed
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- 3000/5000/10000 points for different objectives
- found and reached.
-
- - 1000 points for each man you lose. You have
- 5 to start the game with.
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-
-
- * Game Over *
-
- The game will end, if you lose all five of your men. The
- game will also end if you run out of oxygen before you complete
- your mission. The oxygen gauge, and the other important
- statistics, are always shown at the bottom of the board.
-
- You don't have to finish the whole game each time to win.
- You are trying to accumulate the highest score possible before
- either you have run out of air, lost all your men, or opened the
- Vault. 10 top scores are recorded for posterity.
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- This game is not easily completed, but you'll have fun trying.
- The best way I feel to learn any game is to just start playing.
- This way you'll get a feel for the action. Pictures are worth a
- thousand words... so go to it !!
-
-
- * Crusher Keys *
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- Arrow keys: Move man (push blocks)
- <M>ap : Show your room location
- <S>ound : Toggles sound (on/off)
- s<C>ores : Show top 10 scores
- sa<V>e : Save game (registered.version)
- <L>oad : Load previous game (registered.version)
- <Q>uit : New game/Quit Game
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- * NOTE WINDOWS USERS *
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- Running Crusher under Windows may cause unexpected results. The
- game should be played by loading it directly from the Dos prompt.
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- S O L E A U S O F T W A R E G A M E S
- ___________________________________________
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- REGISTERED VERSION AND SOLEAU SOFTWARE MEMBERSHIP
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- SAVE & LOAD GAMES
-
- This game is distributed as Shareware and may be passed along
- to your friends or local BBS. A registration fee of $12.00 is
- requested if you find this game is a worthy addition to your
- game collection. The registered version of Crusher, allows
- you to Save games in progress. (A great way to cheat when
- your have a high score!)
-
- Soleau Software creates a wide variety of problem solving games
- that give hours of fun, challenging, enjoyment. We have arcade,
- strategy, board, word and maze games. Designed with varying
- levels of difficulty, new users can quickly master a game's
- objectives and then progress at their own speed to the more
- detailed complexities and strategies of each game.
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- Soleau Software is committed to the Shareware concept and to
- bringing the consumer quality software at reasonable prices.
- If you enjoy our games, please show your support of us through
- your registration.
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- SOLEAU SOFTWARE MEMBERSHIP
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- Register Crusher and become a Soleau Software Member! All
- members receive special discounts on our other games through
- special bonus offers sent with your disk. Members also have the
- option to include $6.00 for our Member Game Pack containing EIGHT
- of Soleau Software's most popular Shareware games! This is for
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- see the Crsh_reg.doc or the closing screen for details.
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- We at Soleau Software thank you for your support and hope you will
- continue to enjoy this as well as our many other Shareware products.
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- Sincerely,
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- William Soleau
- President
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- Soleau Software
- 163 Amsterdam Ave
- Suite 213
- New York, NY 10023
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