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TOMMY'S CHICKEN (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-020-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
YOU ARE A CHICKEN TRYING TO CROSS THE ROAD. USE THE 4 ARROW KEYS ON THE
NUMERIC KEY PAD TO NAVIGATE.
FOR BEGINNERS, THE OBJECT IS SIMPLY TO AVOID BEING RUN OVER. FOR REAL
EXPERTS, THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BE PURE POULTRY IN MOTION.
SCORE:
YOUR SCORE IS THE NUMBER OF GAME CLOCK TICKS YOU REMAIN IN THE ROADWAY, LESS
1 POINT FOR EVERY GAME CLOCK TICK YOU REMAIN ON A MEDIAN STRIP, LESS 1 POINT
FOR EVERY 30 GAME CLOCK TICKS.
MEDIANS:
YOU CAN FIND TEMPORARY RESPITE BY STRADDLING THE ROADWAY MEDIANS, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY YOUR BALANCE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM FALLING OFF BACK
ONTO THE ROADWAY AT QUITE EMBARRASSING TIMES.
FUNCTION KEYS:
FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION
------------ --------
F1 AUTO/MANUAL MODE TOGGLE SWITCH. IN AUTO MODE, THE CHICKEN
MOVES ITSELF AS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.
NOTE THAT THE FUNCTION KEY LEGEND DISPLAYS THE MODE YOU
WILL SWITCH TO WHEN THE KEY IS PRESSED, WHICH IS OF COURSE
THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE IN EFFECT.
F3 DIFFICULTY LEVEL DECREASE
F4 DIFFICULTY LEVEL INCREASE
(THE DIFFICULTY LEVELS ARE 1..9, WITH 9 THE MOST DIFFICULT)
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS
F7 QUIT THE GAME (YOU CAN ALSO HIT THE ESC KEY OR THE "Q" KEY)
F10 SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF TOGGLE SWITCH
*WARNING* PRESSING F1, F3, OR F4 WILL ZERO THE SCORE!
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >CHICKEN MS
DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S.
(U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE SPECIFY 3.5 INCH OR
5.25 INCH DISKETTE). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
GOOD LUCK!