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- * SOLEAU SOFTWARE PRESENTS *
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- Alpha Man
- (1.0)
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-
- Programed by William Soleau
- Version 1.0 (c) 1992
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- Requirements: EGA and Brain Power
- Hard Disk Recommended
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- FILES needed: Alphaman.ov1 Alphaman.ov4
- Alphaman.ov2 Alphaman.ov5
- Alphaman.ov3 Alphaman.ov6
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- Welcome to Alpha Man. This game will test your problem solving
- abilities, as you try to solve 25 word puzzles.
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- OBJECTIVE
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- The object of the game is quite simple. Each puzzle has the
- letters for the word located somewhere on the 7 x 11 grid
- board. Each letter is contained in a block which when pushed
- by your man, (Alpha Man), it will slide in that direction until
- it either hits the side of the grid board or another block.
- The object is to push all these letter blocks onto the
- corresponding letters that are located somewhere else on the
- game board.
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- PERSONAL SCORE CARDS
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- When playing the game for the first time, the program will ask
- you to create your own personal score card. There can be up to
- five individual player cards. These personal score cards will
- keep track of your number of moves, number of attempts, for each
- word puzzle. When you solve a puzzle, it will be recorded as
- *SOLVED* on your score card. If you have solved that puzzle
- with the least amount of moves on record, then your initials and
- scores for that word puzzle will be entered on the Best Scores
- List.
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- ALPHA MAN & THE MASTER BLOCK
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- You control Alpha Man using the arrow keys. There is one Green
- Block called the Master Block for each puzzle. This block does
- not slide when pushed, it will move only one grid at a time when
- pushed by Alpha Man. This Master Block can be positioned so that
- the letter blocks, when pushed, will slide into it and can then be
- strategically positioned into the right places on the grid board.
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- The concept is very easy, yet the actual solving of each puzzle
- is quite difficult as you will soon discover.
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- KEYS & SOLUTIONS & TAKE BACK MOVE
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- To get you started, I have provided the solutions to the first 5
- puzzle words. If you select one of the first 5 words, you can see
- Alpha Man solve the puzzle for you by pressing the s<O>lution
- button. However some might consider this cheating, but perhaps by
- maybe letting Alpha Man solve puzzle #1, you can see how the game
- is played. I have also included a take back move for those times
- when you make a mistake that make the puzzle impossible to solve.
- This take back move records only the last move, so if you make
- a mistake and want to take back your last move, then immediately
- push the <T>ake back key. This too, could be called cheating but
- it's up to you whether or not you want to use it.
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- All the Key Definitions are shown on the screen at all times.
- They are as follows:
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- MAIN MENU KEYS
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- <I>nstructions
- <M>indscape Introduces you to Soleau Software and its
- MINDSCAPE games.
- <B>est Scores Shows the Best Scores for the Word Puzzle
- <C>hange Players Allows you to change players and score cards.
- <Q>uit Alpha Man
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- * SOLEAU SOFTWARE *
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- MINDSCAPE SERIES
-
- Alpha Man is another in a series of new games by Soleau
- Software called Mindscape Games. These games are non-competitive
- logic games which use problem solving skills as opposed to the
- quick reflexes needed for arcade type games. Our company is
- dedicated to producing the finest logic games marketed through
- Shareware.
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- If you like the game and continue to use it, we request that
- you register the game with us for $12.00. This registration will
- not only speed up the loading and exiting of the program, but will
- provide you with an additional 25 word puzzles and the solutions
- to all 50! Information concerning the registration and on our
- many other games can be found in the ALPHAREG.DOC file or at the
- closing screen.
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- By registering this game with us, you instantly become a Soleau
- Software Member. As a registered member you are entitled to
- discounts on other Soleau Software and Special Bonus Package
- Offers.
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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 other Shareware
- products.
-
-
- Sincerely,
-
- William Soleau
-
- President
- Soleau Software
-
- 163 Amsterdam Ave
- Suite 213
- NYC, NY. 10023
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