About SCS Snake v1.3.1 SCS Snake is the classic snake arcade game. Why did I bother making yet another snake game? Well, they are incredibly addicting, fun for both young and old alike, and most snake games out there are badly done and outdated. SCS Snake is the “90’s” version. So here is a high quality game that can provide hours of entertainment. I hope you enjoy playing this game as much as I did, and if you do, please pay the small shareware fee. It’s only $10 for hours of hard work. I’m a poor student, and programming is a very expensive hobby. Paying the shareware fee will encourage me to continue in my efforts to provide the Macintosh community with low cost shareware programs. Registering is easy using the included Register program. You can pay by cash, check, money order, or by credit card. SCS Snake may be distributed freely, provided it is not altered in any way, and all accompanying files are distributed with it. It may be put on Shareware CD ROM collections, etc... provided you have my permission to do so. Requirements/Compatibility SCS Snake requires Color QuickDraw and System 7 or greater. That’s it. It will work in black and white if the machine is Color QuickDraw compatible, so it’s great for PowerBooks. The default key settings in SCS Snake may not work with some keyboards (e.g. Apple Ergonomic). If this happens, go to the options dialog box and reset your key settings. After that everything will work fine. I’m quite sure all the bugs are gone, but if you find any incompatibilites or bugs, please let me know. How To Play Object: You must keep your snake from hitting its head on anything other than the crystals that it eats. To play, use the numerical keypad, or set your own custom key settings. As the game progresses, you grow longer with each crystal you consume, the game gets faster and faster, and more and more obstacles are added to the playing field. This leads to some incredibly intense game play that will push your heart rate off the charts! You can configure your preferences by choosing Options... from the File menu. From there you can set your preffered key settings, turn the sound on and off, and choose if you want obstacles to be added to the grid over time. If you hold down the option key while the program is launching, SCS Snake will boot up with a real large screen, instead of the small one. You can also choose between the normal method of moving the snake, and the old classic two-key approach. Customized Sound & Graphics Simply place a SCS Snake graphics or sound file in the same folder as SCS Snake, and rename it “Snake Graphics” or “Snake Sounds” respectivly. The sounds and graphics in the files will then be used by SCS Snake. If you are a hacker, you can create your own customized sound and graphics files using ResEdit. You should be able to figure out how to make them by looking at the examples in the 'Snake Optional Files' folder. If you need any help, just e-mail me. SCS Snake High Scores Contest Open to Registered users of SCS Snake Send in (on disk or E-Mail) a copy of the SCS Snake Preferences file located in the Preferences folder in the Sytem Folder. The highest score on the list will be entered. The score must be higher than 200 points, and it must have been played with the block adding option on for the entire game. Get your entries in by December 31st, 1995. • 1st Prize — A free copy of Scrungle 1.0, and a $10 certificate towards the registration of any other Silicon Creek Software product. • 2nd Prize — $10 certificate towards the registration of any other Silicon Creek Software product. • 3rd Prize — $5 certificate towards the registration of any other Silicon Creek Software product. Credits If you liked the beautiful 3D Buttons, SCS Snake uses, Zig Zichterman deserves all the credit. I’d like to thank Zig for providing his 3D Buttons to the public for free. Special thanks to all the people who helped with beta testing, you know who you are. Version History • 1.3.1 — Changed the about box to this one, fixed minor bugs, made alternate graphics files easier to make, and improved keyboard sensitivity. • 1.3.0 — Added the abillity to plug in extra sounds and graphics. • 1.2.0 — Compiled SCS Snake to be in fat binary form, so it will run native on Power Macs • 1.1.2 — Removed the Apple Guide File (it was causing too many problems. Later versions will have it done correctly) • 1.1.1 — Changed the sounds, fixed some minor bugs, added an option for a large screen, added an option for old style controls, and added an Apple Guide file. • 1.0.1 — Fixed high scores entry bug. • 1.0.0 — First release On The Horizon Registered users are entitled to free updates of SCS Snake. Coming soon are more great games, from classic arcade games to thinking/strategy. Also look for Silicon Creek Software’s other great titles such as: Scrungle Demo Gravity Balls 1.0 SCS Mines 1.0 Send your ideas, and comments to: Silicon Creek Software c/o Aaron Davidson Box 246 Kamloops BC, Canada V2C 5K6 Internet: Regulus@kagi.com