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- README file for VIPER ... by PLBM Games
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- File Updated: April 30, 1998
-
-
- System Requirements:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This program requires an IBM PC or compatible with at least VGA.
- In general, faster systems will run the program more efficiently.
-
-
- Sound Blaster Notes:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This program contains routines to play digital sound on a Sound
- Blaster or compatible card. However, this program does NOT
- contain autodetection routines. This program relies upon the
- BLASTER= variable being set appropriately in your environment.
- If the BLASTER= variable is set incorrectly, the program may
- crash. If the BLASTER= variable is absent the program will
- NOT attempt to use Sound Blaster sound.
-
- Additionally you will need to have free EMS memory to hear
- all digital sounds (they're too big to fit in conventional
- memory). The sounds deemed "most important" to game play
- will be loaded into conventional memory on a first-come, first-
- served basis. To hear ALL sounds you will need enough EMS
- free to fit the file VIPSFX.DBO. Check free EMS with the
- MEM command under DOS.
-
-
- Key Usage:
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- Arrow keys to choose direction of viper motion.
- You can NOT turn back on yourself (180-degree turn)
- See below for ADVANCED key usage.
-
-
- Additional Keys:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- [P] - Pause game
- [J] - toggle joystick on/off
- [Ctrl-J] - calibrate joystick
- [F1] - Review this file (HELP)
- [F2] - Display high score chart
- [F5] - Toggle sound on/off
- [F6] - Adjust game speed (Fast, Medium, Slow, Snail's Pace)
- [F7] - Lengthen your Viper (for advanced players only!!)
- Shift-[F7] - Lengthen your Viper by 100 links (faster than [F7] alone)
- [F10] - Quit game, go to menu
- [ESC] - Quit game, go to DOS
-
-
- Game Notes:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- The object of the game is to maneuver your Viper around the
- play grid, avoiding the walls, avoiding biting your own body, and
- at the same time gobbling up the various treasures that appear
- at regular intervals.
-
- Each treasure you eat lengthens your Viper, making it more
- difficult to avoid biting yourself.
-
- Treasures score points based on your present length, minus
- a factor for how long the treasure has been on screen.
-
-
- Advanced Keys To Use During Game Play:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- There is an advanced set of keys that can be used to make
- precise adjustments to the movement of the Viper. On the
- numeric keypad, if you are using the 2, 4, 6, and 8 keys for
- down, left, right, and up movement, the advanced movements are
- on keys 1, 3, 7, and 9. These advanced movement keys behave
- differently depending upon the current direction of the Viper.
-
- For example, if you are moving up (by pressing the 8 key), you
- may jig one space to the left or right by pressing the 7 or
- 9 keys, respectively. Similarly, if you are moving left (by
- pressing the 4 key), you may jig one space up or down by
- pressing the 7 or 1 keys, respectively.
-
- At first the advanced key usage may seem overly complicated,
- but you will find that as you get better at Viper, they will
- be quite useful, especially when trying to perfectly "line-up"
- to catch a treasure. It is best to experiment with the
- advanced keys at a lower speed setting, just to get the hang of
- them. Advanced key usage may be enabled and disabled by pressing
- the 'K' key at any time during the game. The default setting
- is 'enabled.'
-
-
- Scoring:
- ~~~~~~~~
- Whenever you pick up a treasure you get points according to how
- long you are based on how many other treasures are on screen:
-
- Other Treasures Remaining On Screen Points Awarded (x 10 points)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 0 100% of your length
- 1 80% of your length
- 2 60% of your length
- 3 40% of your length
- 4 20% of your length
-
- Additionally playing at slower modes (using the F6 key) will
- award you fewer points as follows:
-
- Speed Setting Points Awarded
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Regular speed (Fast) 100% of above
- Medium 50% of above
- Slow 33% of above
- Snail's Pace 25% of above
-
-
- Internet Support:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Contact support@plbm.com for support via email. You may also check
- the following site(s) for upgrades:
-
- http://www.plbm.com
- ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/kw/kwd/games
-
-
- Registration Information
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- To order the full version of this game, send your $14.95 registration
- fee (plus $4.95 per order for shipping and handling) to:
-
- PLBM Games <sales@plbm.com>
- PO Box 10342
- Costa Mesa, CA 92627
-
- You may also call 1-800-909-5701 to order using your credit card.
-
- International orders call 1-612-924-3235 to order via credit card.
-
- Include your name, address, phone number and email to ensure rapid
- delivery.
- <EOF>
-