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- The Secret of Monkey Island (tm) README file.
-
- Lucasfilm Games (tm) in association with 3M (tm) and Game Player's
- (tm) Guide presents The Secret of Monkey Island Caribbean Summer
- contest. To enter, play this interactive sample from the game and
- answer the questions at the end of the demo.
-
- Please read the entire file before playing.
-
- If you have any questions about this demo disk or the contest, call
- Lucasfilm Games between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Pacific
- Time at (415) 662-1902.
-
- THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND CONTEST
-
- Enter The Secret of Monkey Island contest and you could be the
- Grand Prize winner of a Caribbean Cruise. Or win one of hundreds of
- other great prizes like Adlib (tm) sound cards, The Secret of Monkey
- Island T-shirts or posters. Just correctly answer the questions at the
- end of the demo and you could be on your way.
-
- Entries must be received by May 31, 1991 in order to be eligible to
- win. See Official Contest Rules at the end of this file for more
- information.
-
- HOW TO ENTER THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND CONTEST
-
- Take a look at the questions that appear at the end of the demo. If
- you don't know the answers, take another walk through the demo
- and make a note of them. Then, on a piece of paper, write the
- answers to the questions along with your name and date of birth,
- your address, city, state, zip, and phone number. Mail your answers
- to:
-
- The Secret of Monkey Island Contest
- P.O. Box 10228
- San Rafael, CA 94912
-
- HARD DRIVE INSTRUCTIONS:
-
- To install The Secret of Monkey Island on a hard disk:
-
- Make a directory called MIDEMO and copy the disk into that
- directory. At the hard disk prompt (usually "c>"), do the following:
-
- 1. Type mkdir \midemo and press ENTER.
- 2. Type cd \midemo and press ENTER.
- 3. Type copy a:*.* and press ENTER to copy the files onto
- your hard disk.
-
- To start the game from your hard disk, use these commands:
-
- 1. Type c: and press ENTER.
- 2. Type cd \midemo and press ENTER.
- 3. Type midemo and press ENTER to start the game.
-
- FLOPPY DISK DRIVE INSTRUCTIONS:
-
- To play The Secret of Monkey Island from a floppy disk drive, insert
- the diskette into the drive and switch to that drive; at the MS-DOS
- prompt (usually "a:"), enter MIDEMO to start.
-
- PLAYER CONTROLS:
-
- To move Guybrush Threepwood (your character), simply point your
- cursor (with the mouse or keypad) at the place in the animation window
- where you want him to go, and click (or press ENTER). If you point
- to an open door and click, Guybrush will walk through it.
- To examine or "use" an object, select the verb then point to the
- object and click.
-
- To exit the demo and return to DOS, press Control-C.
-
- OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
-
- No Purchase Necessary. Limit one entry per person. All entries must
- be mailed to Monkey Island Contest, P.O. Box 10228, San Rafael, CA
- 94912 and must be received no later than May 31, 1991. Entrant
- assumes all risk of lost, stolen, or misdirected mail. Winners will be
- determined by random drawing from all correct entries received.
- Prizes to be awarded: One Grand Prize: One seven day Carnival
- Caribbean cruise for two (approximate retail value $3000). One
- hundred second prizes: Adlib(r) Music Card (approximate retail value
- $179.95). Two hundred third prizes: One The Secret of Monkey
- Island T-shirt (approximate retail value $14.95). Five hundred
- fourth prizes: A six month subscription to Game Players' Magazine
- (approximate retail value $23.70). Winners will be notified by mail.
- By entry and acceptance of their prizes, winners consent to the use of
- their names, photographs, or other likenesses for the purpose of
- advertising or promotion on behalf of Lucasfilm Games (LFL) without
- further compensation. Chances of winning depend on number of
- correct entries actually received. Limit one prize per household. No
- substitutions of prizes is permitted. All prizes will be awarded. A
- list of winners will be available after June 30, 1991 by sending a
- self-addressed, stamped envelope to Monkey Island Winners, P.O.
- Box 10228, San Rafael, CA 94912. LFL will arrange air and sea
- transportation for the Grand Prize winner and his or her guest. All
- other expenses are responsibility of contest winners. Grand Prize
- excursion dates will be determined by Lucasfilm Games. A Grand
- Prize winner under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a
- parent or guardian. Contest not open to employees of Lucasfilm Ltd.,
- their affiliates, agencies, or their immediate families. This contest is
- void in Canada and elsewhere where prohibited by law. This contest
- is subject to all federal, state, and local taxes and regulations. Taxes
- and fees are sole responsibility of winner.
-
- THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND README
-
- If you are unfamiliar with README files, try the following:
-
- When you entered TYPE README at the DOS prompt, chances are
- several screens of text scrolled by very fast and you ended up here.
-
- You can pause the README file at any point by holding down the
- CTRL key pressing the "s" key once. Hold down the CTRL key and
- and press the "q" key once to restart the scrolling text.
-
- If you have any problems, please call us at (415) 662-1902. Our
- hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
-
- We hope you enjoy playing The Secret of Monkey Island Demo.