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- S P A C E F L E E S
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- By John Mifsud
- (C) 1988, Independent Software Group, Inc.
-
-
- This is an action arcade game for IBM PC/AT and compatibles with
- an ega or vga card. The game will probably run on a normal pc/xt but
- quite slowly for an action game...
- The object of the game is to shoot as many flees as possible.
- (original huh?) You start with three ships. Several flees will appear
- near the top of the screen and will attack your ship. If a flee touches
- your ship, you die. If you shoot a flee, it dies. Your shields will not
- only stop flees from killing you, but will also destroy flees who come in
- contact with them.
-
- The controls are :
-
- Move Left = <Alt>
- Move Right = left <Shift>
- Fire = right <Shift>
- Shield = <Caps Lock>
-
- The key layout works well with the original AT keyboard. (the one
- with the function keys on the left) Future versions will use the joystick
- or mouse. The <caps lock> key TOGGLES the shields on or off. On the left
- side of the screen is a meter for the shield strength. While the shields
- are on they use power, when the power runs out so do the shields...
-
- Scoring :
- The scoring is simple but unusual. There are NO points for killing
- flees. However, every time a flee dies its body is placed in the box at
- the right side of the screen. (the body count) When this box is filled,
- the screen is cleared and the next wave begins. At the bottom of the screen
- is a trophy case. Every wave another marker is placed in this case, and
- an extra ship is awarded. (max of 2 extra ships at any one time)
-
-
- Misc :
- - The shields are recharged at the end of a wave and for each new ship.
-
- - You can specify the number of flees on the screen as a parameter from
- dos For example "flees 6" will use six flees.
-
- - If the game runs too fast or too slow try changing the # of flees as
- suggested above.
-
-
- This is the first release of this game & is bound to have MANY bugs.
- I've only tried it on a few machines so there is likely to be some
- compatability problems. Please let me know about them & I'll do my best
- to fix 'em up. Also let me know about any improvements that you would like.
- I already know that the game need to have a greater variety of enemies,
- but I wanted to get some feedback before I spend much more time on it.
- I can be reached on Compuserve (70076,501), or on 1139/South (714-545-1706).
-
- This software may be freely distributed as long as no fees are charged
- for it and this file is distributed along with the game. All rights are
- reserved by Independent Software Group.
-
- Enjoy,
- John Mifsud
- 7/1/88