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"Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions" Downloadable Demo Readme File July 17, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS: I. INTRODUCTION II. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS III. HOW TO START THE DEMO IV. HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO V. GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES VI. ORDERING INFORMATION VII. CONTACTING SIERRA I. INTRODUCTION --------------- Thank you for giving "Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions" a try! This demo was designed to give you a taste of what the final game has to offer. Here are the features of this demo: ╖ 10 Contraptions from "super-simple" to "hair-tearing"! ╖ 3 Two Player contraptions for head to head madness! ╖ 20 Parts to build your own madcap contraptions! Things to look forward to in the full version of "Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions": ╖ Over 250 MORE Contraptions ╖ Over 100 Parts ╖ FUN Tutorials ╖ Make your own Contraptions! ╖ Beginner - Expert ╖ Fun for the Whole Family ╖ Suggested retail only $29.95 Thanks again, The Contraptions Development Team II. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ------------------------ ╖ Windows« 95/98/2000 ╖ Pentium 90 ╖ 32 MB RAM ╖ 4x CD-ROM drive ╖ 50 MB of free hard drive space (additional free swap file space may be needed to run the demo, depending on machine configuration) ╖ 800 x 600, 16-bit video resolution ╖ DirectX(TM) 7.0 (DirectX can be downloaded from the Microsoft website at http://www.microsoft.com/directx/) III. HOW TO START THE DEMO --------------------------- After running Setup to install this demo: ╖ Click on the Start menu ╖ Select Programs ╖ Select Sierra ╖ Select Contraptions Demo IV. HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO ------------------------- 1. Read the two demo screens with important demo announcements. 2. Click anywhere on the screen to go to the next screen. 3. From the game's Main Menu you can choose to: ╖ Play contraptions ╖ Build your own contraptions ╖ Compete with a friend to solve contraptions ╖ Visit our web site 4. Or exit the game V. GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES --------------------------- 1. When Contraptions runs it will resize your display to be 800 x 600 pixels in size & switch the bit depth to 16 bit. On some monitors, you may want to readjust the horizontal / vertical position controls to center the display. 2. You must quit the demo before installing the full game. 3. This downloadable demo does not have any digital voices. As such, the loudspeaker on the Main Menu will not function. Additionally, all puzzle goals and descriptions are also not spoken. Full voice effects can be heard in the full game. VI. ORDERING INFORMATION ------------------------- You can order a full copy of this game from our web site at http://www.sierra.com/attractions/titles/contraptions (click on the Order button found along the bottom of the page). Or, call (800) 757-7707. VII. LEGAL INFORMATION ----------------------- Sierra's end user license agreement, limited warranty and return policy is set forth in the EULA.txt, which is available during the install of the product, and can also be found in the installation folder. Copyright (2000 Sierra On-Line, Inc.) TM designates a trademark of Sierra On-Line, Inc. All rights reserved.