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ZAP 'EM
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Copyright 1994/95 Alex Hornby. All Rights Reserved.
Thank you for downloading Zap 'Em. The game is a simple rendition of the
classic Space Invaders game. I wrote it as an exercise for writting a C++
sprite engine, so the game is not very sophisticated yet! You can play
using Joystick or Keyboard.
See README.install for installation details.
Controls
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The in game keys are:
Esc quit
'p' pause
Left arrow left
Right arrow right
Left control fire
When using keyboard control, VC switching with the alt keys is only available
when the game is paused. Press 'p' again to unpause the game.
The Game
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You play by steering you ship through 10 levels of alien mayhem. As you
procede the aliens get tougher as they fire and advance towards you quicker.
Legal Stuff
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You may copy, upload, download, include on CD-ROMS and coverdisks
Zap 'Em as much as you like as long as the full archive is included
unchanged. You can also use the source code in you own programs as long
as you credit me and make the new source freely available also.
The soundIt library was written by brad pitzel, who wrote sasteroids.
The Author
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You can reach me via e-mail until July 1996 at:
w.a.hornby@dcs.warwick.ac.uk
And snail mail at (possibly changing easter 95):
19 Althorp Drive,
Dorridge,
Solihull,
B93 8GS,
ENGLAND.
Finished Version
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Don't hold your breath. The reason Zapem is taking so long is that I also have
loads of course work to do. If I am unemployed over the summer zapem will
probably transform into a vertically scrolling megagame like Xenon 2, and a
DOS or Windows port is on the cards. If you would like to collaborate,
especially on drawing more graphics ( aliens, explosions, cool morphing
ships..) or writing some nice tunes I would like to hear from you.
STOP PRESS: I have now got a job for the summer so it looks like zapem will
go slowly.