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- ** DELUXE!
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- (C) 1993 Adam Pedersen
- Published by Software Creations
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- The next generation of puzzle games is here with the addition of
- hazardous chemicals, devastator bombs, and missiles! Maneuver your
- pieces to form 'squarez' and stay ahead of your opponent, or race
- the clock to practice your skills. There are three levels of play
- to suit your taste: the plain basic tiles, the normal amount of
- special tiles, and the chaotic extreme mode with tons of exploding
- tiles and surprises.
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- *************************
- * HOW TO MASTER SQUAREZ *
- *************************
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- The best way to master Squarez is with practice. Once you
- start playing it's hard to stop, so keep an eye on the time! The
- basic object is to create 3 by 3 squarez out of the pieces you are
- given. In Basic mode, the game is in its simplest form, and it may
- be good for practice with figuring out how the pieces go together.
- The faster you place your piece, the more points you get, so speed
- does pay off, especially in two player games. The more pieces you
- go through, the better your chances of getting pieces to damage
- your opponent. Another way to get higher scores is to use the
- score multiplier. Every time you complete a square that is 4 by 4
- or bigger, your score multiplier will increase. You can also
- increase the score multiplier by activating a tile containing a
- plus. It will go down to zero if you get a minus tile, so be
- careful. The score multiplier gradually resets to 1X with time so
- keep working to keep it high!
-
- The exciting part about Squarez is the pieces you'll find in
- the Normal and Extreme modes of play. Sporadically, bombs, spikes,
- acid, missiles, sticky splooge and other bizarre items will appear
- in one of your tiles. Form a square containing one of these
- special tiles to activate it. Some tiles like bombs and missiles
- will activate certain other special tiles. You'll have to
- experiment to find out what affects certain tiles. See page 3 for
- descriptions of the special magic tiles.
-
- Squarez has some beautiful background patterns during
- gameplay, but some people don't agree. If you don't like the
- backgrounds, you can start Squarez with the command-line "Squarez
- /B".
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- ---------------------------- Page 2 ----------------------------
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- ****************
- * GAME OPTIONS *
- ****************
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- At any point in the game, you can press [J] to adjust the
- joysticks.
-
- *************
- * MAIN MENU *
- *************
- Use the cursor keys, joystick, or mouse to select from the
- main menu. You can also use these keys to select options faster.
-
- [S] Start the game!
- [M] Mode of play. Basic, Normal, or Extreme.
- [P] Players. Play head to head or try for an all time high!
- [1] Select control for player 1
- [2] Select control for player 2
- [H] High Scores
- [D] Demo. Watch a demo in the extreme mode of play, or watch
- a replay of your last game.
- [I] Instructions, including tile descriptions and scoring
- [B] Info on the Software Creations BBS
- [Q] Quit the game
-
- [R] Registration Info. How to order Squarez!
-
- ************
- * CONTROLS *
- ************
- [Escape] Give up
- [F1] Pause (and screensaver)
- [F10] Abort the game and quit to the Main Menu
-
- JOYSTICKS
- [button A] Rotate the piece
- [button B] Place the piece
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- KEYBOARD
- RIGHT PLAYER
-
- [Arrows] Move the piece
- [5/./Del] Rotate the piece
- [0/Ins] Place the piece
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- LEFT PLAYER
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- [F/T/H/B] Move the piece
- [G/Z] Rotate the piece
- [Space/A] Place the piece
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- ONE PLAYER MODE
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- [CTRL] Rotate the piece
- [ALT] Place the piece
-
- ---------------------------- Page 3 ----------------------------
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- *******************
- * THE MAGIC TILES *
- *******************
-
- Select "Instructions" in the game to see the graphics for
- these tiles.
-
- Score Tile Description
- ----- ---- -----------
- 1 NORMAL The basic tile.
- 1 CRACKED These tiles are activated by any nearby
- occurrence, like an explosion or the forming
- of a square.
- 3 SHIELD These must be 'Squared' three times to be
- destroyed, or they can be exploded.
- 0 STEEL PYRAMID This can't be used to create squarez, and it
- can only be destroyed by an explosion.
- 0/25 ARROWS Arrows move the center dividing bar to the
- left or right. If the bar moves away from
- your side, you get the points.
- 5 SPLOOGE Activating this will release a puddle of
- splooge.
- 10 ACID Activating this will release a pool of acid.
- 20 DUMB MISSILE When activated, this shoots across the screen
- destroying everything in its path.
- 50 DEVASTATOR BOMB When this is activated, it destroys everything
- in a nearby radius.
- 0 SPIKES These expand to form a large obstruction that
- can only be destroyed by an explosion. Try to
- destroy these with a bomb or missile BEFORE
- they are released.
- 100 RELEASER Releases all enclosed tiles, making them touch
- activated.
- 200 ACTIVATOR Activates every special tile on the screen.
- 0/50 NOSQUAREZ When this is activated, the dissolving of
- squarez stops for many seconds. Any squarez
- created in this time will remain. When time
- runs out they dissolve. Points are awarded
- only if this is activated on the other player.
- 50 PUNISHMENT BOX This gives a little present to the player
- whose color it contains. A ring of shields
- becomes that players next piece. Points are
- awarded to the other player.
- --- EMPTY TILE Move this tile over another tile already on
- the playfield, and you'll pick it up.
- ??? QUESTION MARK When this is activated it could turn into
- anything.
- --- (+/-) Increases or decreases the score multiplier.
-
- * OTHER STUFF *
-
- SPLOOGE Sticky gooey purple stuff. Move a piece on
- top of this and the tiles that are touching it
- will stick to it.
- ACID Highly corrosive green ick. Any tiles that
- touch this stuff are consumed instantly.
-
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- ---------------------------- Page 4 ----------------------------
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- ***********
- * CREDITS *
- ***********
-
- Design and Programming
- Graphics
- Sound Adam Pedersen
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- Compression & Sound Code Jason Blochowiak
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-
- COPYRIGHT & PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
-
- This program is a product of Adam Pedersen. It is protected by
- United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
- You may NOT modify or create derivative works based on this program
- or any of the information that is contained within it. You may NOT
- sell, lease, rent or perform any modifications that might otherwise
- convert the original contents, performance or concept that was
- intended by the copyright holder of this software package.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- The author and publisher of this program make no warranty of any
- kind either expressed or implied. In particular we make no
- warranty as to correctness or fitness for a particular purpose.
-
- In no event shall the author or publisher be liable for any errors
- contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in
- connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this product
- or documentation.
-
- This document contains proprietary information which is protected
- by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied,
- reproduced, or translated without the prior written consent of the
- owner.
-
- The information in this document is subject to change without
- notice.
-
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- ****************************
- * REGISTRATION INFORMATION *
- ****************************
-
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- Order a registered copy of Squarez for more exciting squarez, more
- graphics, new backgrounds, and new sound effects!
- Squarez is only $20.00 + 2$ S&H. Checks, Money orders, Visa and
- MasterCard are welcome.
-
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- Software Creations
- 26 Harris St.
- Clinton, MA 01510
-
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- Orders: (508) 368-8654
- Fax: (508) 365-7214
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- BBS: (508) 368-7036
-
- You can even order Squarez ONLINE! Just type "OPEN 5" at the Main
- Menu of the Software Creations BBS.
-