GAME HEAD Seventh Edition March 1996 Copyright 1996 Pacific HiTech, Inc. All Rights Reserved Welcome to the seventh edition of Pacific HiTech's Game Head CD-ROM, a monthly collection from our games archive, the busiest games site on the World Wide Web. This disc contains over 50 of the most popular games on our site including: shareware, public domain programs and commercial demos. Installation of the Interface Program ------------------------------------- You first need to install the interface program that will allow you to browse, install and run the games on this CD-ROM. From the DOS prompt (C:\>) switch to your CD-ROM drive by typing in its letter followed by a colon. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is labelled "D" then type: D: Now that the DOS prompt reflects the letter of your CD drive ( D:\> ), type: INSTALL You will be prompted with a question asking you whether to install the SVGA, (high resolution) or VGA (lower resolution) interface. Only people with the very old computers should choose VGA (do these people have CD-ROM drives?). Running the Interface Program Now that the interface program has been installed onto your hard drive, (assuming that you have installed the interface on your hard drive C:) you can run it by typing: C: CD GH GH7 Main Menu Screen ---------------- This will start up the interface program. Clicking the mouse will bring up the "Main Menu" screen, which allows you to choose the category of the games you wish to browse. There are eight categories of programs: 3D/Flight Fighting/Shoot-em up Cards/Puzzles Strategy/Conquest Top Ten Golden Ten (New this month) Windows Editors & Add-ons The programs in the categories "Top Ten" and "Windows" have a dual identity: they can be found in other categories as well. Browse Screen ------------- Selecting a category on the Menu screen by using the mouse or the tab key will bring up the "Browse" screen. The Browse screen contains buttons of the various programs available in that category. Selecting one of the games buttons will bring up the "Read Me and Run" screen. Choosing the "Search" button on this screen will let you look for key words in the text fields that describe the games. Choosing the "Home" button will take you back to the Main Menu screen. Read Me and Run Screen ---------------------- The Read Me and Run screen contains specific information about the program that you have selected. Choosing the "Run" button from here will invoke an installation program if necessary, and will then run the program. The "Search" button works the same on this screen as it does on the Browse screen. The three "Hand" buttons on this screen will allow you to navigate backward and forward through the programs in the current category as well as back up to the Browse screen. Games with Special Installation ------------------------------- In order to run the programs in the Windows category, you will need to be running either Windows 95 or have Windows 3.1 on your machine but be running the Game Head interface from DOS. The Game Head Interface will allow you to launch Windows with the game running. If you choose this option, you will need to exit Windows to DOS (by closing the Program Manager) in order to return to the Game Head Interface. Tips and Caveats ---------------- The interface and many of the games on this CD-ROM were designed to run under a DOS environment. It is possible that some of the games will not run under certain hardware and software configurations. Many of these games may have minimum memory requirements. For optimum results, do not run the interface or any of the DOS games while Windows is running. For Users of MSDOS 6.0 and above, you may also wish to configure your memory using DOS's MEMMAKER.EXE program. Please refer to your DOS manual for details on MEMMAKER's use. In order to be able to use your mouse with the Game Head interface and with many of the games included on the CD, you must first have your DOS mouse driver loaded. Please refer to the instructions that came with your mouse for details on how to do this. Shareware --------- Many of these games are shareware, which means that if you continue using them (most games come with a free trial period for you to test it out) you are required to pay a fee to the author. See the individual game listings for details. Purchasing this CD-ROM does not release you from this obligation. Credits ------- We would like to give special thanks to all the game authors who made this CD-ROM possible. Pacific HiTech Game Heads Are: Interface Programming: Peter Hammond Game Head WWW Site: Peter Hammond Descriptions: Michelle (Mishka - "The Scribbler") Foster Graphic Design: Richard Hammond, Annie Schroeder Liaison Work: Susan McMillan Textual Engineer: Peter Hammond The Game Head Interface was created with NeoBook by NeoSoft Corp.