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TOMMY'S PADDLES (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-028-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS IS OUR LITTLE PADDLE GAME FOR THE IBM PC. YOUR PADDLE IS ALWAYS ON
THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. THERE ARE 3 MODES OF PLAY:
1. WALL PLAY. YOU BOUNCE THE BALL AGAINST THE RIGHT HAND WALL. YOUR
SCORE IS THE NUMBER OF TIMES YOUR PADDLE HITS THE BALL.
2. MATCH PLAY. THE COMPUTER OPERATES A PADDLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE
SCREEN. YOUR SCORE IS THE NUMBER OF MATCHES YOU WIN.
3. MIXED DOUBLES PLAY. THE COMPUTER OPERATES AN ADDITIONAL PADDLE ON
EACH SIDE OF THE SCREEN. SAME SCORING AS IN MATCH PLAY.
NOTE THAT THE BALL BOUNCES OFF THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS.
FUNCTION KEYS
KEY FUNCTION
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F1 AUTO/MANUAL MODE. IN AUTO MODE, THE COMPUTER PLAYS YOUR PADDLE
AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL PADDLES CALLED FOR. NOTE THAT THE
LEGEND FOR THIS KEY DISPLAYS THE MODE THAT WILL BECOME ACTIVE
WHEN THE KEY IS PRESSED, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE IN
EFFECT AT THE TIME.
F2 MODE OF PLAY (WALL, MATCH, DOUBLES). THE LEGEND FOR THIS KEY
DISPLAYS THE CURRENTLY ACTIVE MODE.
F3 INCREASE DIFFICULTY LEVEL.
F4 DECREASE DIFFICULTY LEVEL. THE DIFFICULTY LEVELS ARE 1..9, WITH
9 THE MOST DIFFICULT.
F5 ADJUST LEFT PARTNER'S PADDLE. AFTER YOU HIT THIS KEY, USE THE
LEFT AND RIGHT ARROW KEYS TO ADJUST THE COLUMN POSITION OF THE
LEFT PARTNER'S PADDLE (IN DOUBLES MATCH). THEN HIT THE ESC KEY
TO RETURN TO PLAY.
F6 ADJUST RIGHT PARTNER'S PADDLE. SAME AS FUNCTION KEY 5, ONLY
THE RIGHT PARTNER'S PADDLE COLUMN POSITION IS ADJUSTED (IN
DOUBLES MATCH).
F7 DECREASE SPEED OF BALL
F8 INCREASE SPEED OF BALL
F9 QUIT THE PROGRAM (YOU CAN ALSO HIT THE ESC KEY TO QUIT).
F10 SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF TOGGLE
*WARNING* PRESSING FUNCTION KEYS F1,F2,F3,F4 ZEROES THE SCORE AND HIGH SCORE!
FOR TINKERERS: THE "," AND THE "." KEYS CHANGE THE BALL DISPLAY CHARACTER,
ONE ASCII VALUE AT A TIME.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT THE "H" KEY.
TO SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW, HIT <ENTER> TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN RUNNING THE
PROGRAM FROM DOS.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >PADDLES MS
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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!