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- CLONE INVADER
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- Copyright (c) 1987,1988,1989 Gary Quiring.
- All Rights Reserved
-
- Clone Invader is an arcade style game that requires either a CGA, EGA,
- or VGA graphics adapter. One of the more difficult parts of writing
- this game was to find a real SPACE INVADERS machine. Almost all of
- the arcade rooms in New Jersey don't have one anymore. Luckily, I was
- able to find one on the Long Branch boardwalk.
-
- The first thing you should do is configure the game to your hardware.
- Press the S key when the first screen is displayed. You will be able
- to select the graphics adapter, and the playing speed that you prefer.
-
- If you have a computer with an 8088 running at 4mhz with an EGA
- adapter you will find the game too slow in the EGA mode. I would
- suggest selecting a CGA setup. 80286 systems should select medium
- speed, while 80386 systems should select slow speed. The hardware
- configuration as well as the high score are stored in the CLONINV.EXE
- file, unless the filename is renamed or executed from a subdirectory
- that is not in your path.
-
- During play, the sound can be turned off or on using the S key. The
- game can be aborted with the ESC key. The space bar is your fire key
- and the arrows on the numeric pad move your base. The mystery invader
- is worth 50 - 300 points and the technique of always getting a 300
- point mystery invader applies just like the arcade version.
-
- Mouse users should make sure the mouse driver is installed. Either
- mouse button will act as the fire key. During the demo, the left
- mouse button will select a one player game and the right mouse button
- will select a two player game. The mouse is also supported during the
- hardware setup menu.
-
- The background color can be changed by using the B key which is only
- active during the demo screen. The background color option is not
- available for VGA adapters.
-
- If the game should lock up try removing any ram resident programs. The
- keyboard driver in Clone Invader disables the normal keyboard
- interrupt. I have found that Sidekick and Superkey can occasionally
- cause problems.
-
- If you find that the speed of Clone Invader is not quite what you
- prefer, you can try experimenting with a command line option when
- executing cloninv.exe. Typing a number after cloninv.exe will
- override the default values in the game. Example: cloninv 240. The
- larger the number the slower the game will play.
-
- I would like to thank Ben Broder, who wrote the keyboard driver for
- Clone Invader, and who helped out in debugging and enhancing the game.
-
- Any comments, problems, or questions, please write to:
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- Gary Quiring
- 37 Essie Drive
- Matawan, NJ 07747
-
- HISTORY:
- 4.0 - Changed some colors for VGA. Changed opening screen. Added
- mouse support to setup menu. Added search in path for
- filename.
- 3.9 - Added VGA support for 256 colors. Added option for speed
- adjustment.
- 3.8 - Added mouse support.
- 3.7 - Added hardware configuration menu, deleted environment switch
- code, fixed some bugs, and recompiled with Quick Basic 4.5
- 3.6 - Adjusted code for 386 computers and added environment switches.
- 3.5 - Added feature to save high score in exe file and changed base
- color for the EGA mode.
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