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- MicroBucks II version 2.0
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-
- A little electronic marvel! This is a 3-reel, 5-coin slot machine
- with beautiful EGA graphics and Sound Blaster support. This game
- is popular with very young children because of the lights, colors,
- music, and ease of play. Adults will enjoy it because it is an
- authentic simulation of a casino slot machine with a 98.9% payback.
-
- Written by...
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-
- This is another great shareware game by Ted and Diana Gruber, the
- people who brought you Scramble, Klondike, Keno, and the Las Vegas
- EGA Casino.
-
- New Features in Version 2.0
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-
- About the only new feature, besides this document, is Sound Blaster
- support. If you have a Sound Blaster card you are really going to
- like the new sounds effects. If you don't have a Sound Blaster, you
- should consider buying one. They can generate some great sounds, and
- we plan to release more games with Sound Blaster support in the future.
-
- Some of you noticed a bug in the original version of MicroBucks II
- (embarassed blush). That bug isn't in this version.
-
- System Requirements
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-
- This game requires a computer with the ability to display EGA or VGA
- graphics. A Sound Blaster card is optional.
-
- Distribution Files
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- ABOUT_FG.TXT -- information about Fastgraph
- MBUCKS2.EXE -- the program
- MBUCKS2.DOC -- this file
- MBUCKS0.PBM -- art file
- MBUCKS1.PBM -- art file
- INSERT.VOC \
- PAYOUT0.VOC Sound Blaster sound effects
- PAYOUT1.VOC /
- ORDER.FRM -- convenient order form
-
- If you want to upload this program to a BBS, please put zip all
- the files together in the file MBUCKS2.ZIP. Thank you.
-
- Installing and Starting the Game
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-
- To install Microbucks II, just copy all the files into the directory
- of your choice. If you don't have a Sound Blaster card, you can
- delete all the files with the ".VOC" extension. But please, if you
- give this program to anybody, be sure that all the files are
- included.
-
- Type "mbucks2" to start the game. A title screen will appear, and after
- a brief pause you can press a key to continue. The reason for the
- pause is it takes a few seconds to load the graphics into memory.
-
- Playing Slot
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-
- Press the space bar to insert coins. You can insert from 1 to 5
- coins. Each time you insert a coin, the corresponding pay bar at the
- top of the screen will "light up". Press the <Enter> key to pull the
- handle. If you insert 5 coins, the handle will pull automatically.
- If you press the <Ins> key, you can insert 5 coins at one time.
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- Turn the Sound Off
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- The sound is one of the best things about this game. But if you
- get tired of listening to the sound effects, press the <NumLock>
- key to turn the sound off.
-
- Exit the Program
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- Press the <Esc> key to exit to DOS. If you have already registered
- MicroBucks II, please ignore the message on the exit screen. If
- you have not registered MicroBucks II, please consider doing so.
-
- How I Calculated the Payout Percentage
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-
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- 3 reels * 20 stops = 8000 combinations
- reel 1 reel 2 reel 3 ways coins total
-
- 3 bars 1 1 1 1 200 200
- 2 bars 1 2 1 2 100 200
- 1 bar 1 3 1 3 20 60
- bell 2 2 8+3 44 18 792
- plum 4 2 7+3 80 14 1120
- orange 9 2 2+3 90 10 900
- cherry cherry + 2 8 0+20 320 5 1600
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- any bars 3 6 3 54 20 1080
- cherry + + 2 0+20 0+20 800 2 1600
- ----
- 7552
- difference on $2000 jackpot = (2000-200)/5 = 360
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- 7912/8000 = 98.9% 7912
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- Registration Information
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- To become a registered user of MicroBucks II, send $15 to
-
- Diana Gruber
- Ted Gruber Software
- P.O. Box 13408
- Las Vegas, NV 89112
-
- In return, I will send you a copy of Big Bertha! Big Bertha is
- simulation of a 5-reel, 3-coin slot machine that formerly sat in the
- front hallway of a major casino. It is 8 feet tall and 9 feet wide,
- and it pays $50,000 on 5 sevens. It is possibly the most beautiful
- slot machine I have ever created. It also supports Sound Blaster.
- This is something you gotta see! Big Bertha is not available as
- shareware. It is only available to registered users of MicroBucks II
- version 2.0, and registered users of the Las Vegas EGA Casino version
- 2.0.
-
- If you registered previous versions of either of these programs, and
- you want a copy of Big Bertha, drop me a note and I will to send it
- to you. $1 for postage will be appreciated, but is not required.
-
- We have included a convenient order form in the file ORDER.FRM. You
- can print this form on your printer, fill it out and mail it back to
- us.
-
-
- Other Programs by the Same Author
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-
- All of the games listed below are available on bulletin boards, or may
- be ordered from selected shareware distributors. You can order
- registered versions directly from me using the order form in the
- file ORDER.FRM.
-
- KLONDIKE.ZIP -- A gambling variation of a familiar solitaire card
- game. Features EGA graphics and mouse support. My favorite game.
- Registration: $10.00.
-
- EGAKENO.ZIP -- A sexy simulation of a casino keno game. EGA
- graphics, mouse support, and a pretty keno runner. My most
- economical game. Registration: $1.00
-
- VEGAS20.ZIP -- The Las Vegas EGA Casino, version 2.0. This is a
- collection of 3 popular casino games: video poker, a slot machine,
- and blackjack. The blackjack game will be of special interest to
- card counters. Version 2.0 features new graphics and Sound Blaster
- support. Registration: $15.00
-
- SCRAM11.ZIP -- Scramble, a crossword board game similar to Scrabble.
- EGA graphics, mouse support, a 33000 word reconfigurable dictionary,
- undo feature, multiple computer or human opponents. My most
- sophisticated game. Registration: $15.00.
-
- If you are interested in video poker games, I also have released a
- commercial program, "Video Poker à la Carte", published by
- ComputerEasy. It features 6 popular video poker games, including
- deuces wild and second chance poker. The EGA graphics are real
- pretty; I used a fancy deck of playing cards from the Soviet Union.
- Ask for this game at your local software store. Watch for version
- 2.0 of this program.
-
- Notice to Shareware Distributors
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-
- You have my permission to include this program in your library, but
- you must distribute all the files intact. You are specifically
- forbidden from tampering with the distribution files, including the
- executable program and the documentation file.
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