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- Columns v1.00
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- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installation
- 3. Usage
- 4. Deletion
- 5. History
- 6. Details
-
-
- 1. INTRODUCTION
-
- Thanyou for trying Columns, the latest and (In my opinion) best arcade-puzzle
- game available for the EPOC-32 based system (Psion Series 5 + GeoFox 1).
-
- Columns is (surprisingly) a version of the classic game "Columns" which has
- been previously released on the Sega Master System / Game Gear.
-
-
- 2. INSTALLATION
-
- A folder called "Columns" should be created within the "\System\Apps" folder on
- the Series 5. It should be possible to install to a compact flash disk (Drive
- "D") instead, but this hasn't been tested.
-
- All of the files from this archive should then be copied to this folder, with
- the sound effects remaining in the "SFX" directory.
-
- The Control file "Columns.ctl" is also included for use on the PC if you are
- using PSISETUP (PSISETUP is a PC-based auto-installation program, available
- from http://www.rmrsoft.com/)
-
-
- 3. USAGE
-
- Once installed, the icon for Columns should appear on the extras bar. Just
- click on this to run the program.
-
- Once the program has started, you can start a game by either:
- o pressing "Ctrl+N"
- o Selecting "New Game" from the "Game" menu
- o Clicking on the "New" button on the toolbar
-
- You will then be presented with the warp-screen menu. This appears once every
- 5 waves (levels), letting you choose how much further in the game you want to
- go.
-
- After selecting a wave, the game starts. A message appears at the beginning of
- each level in the top-right hand corner of the screen, giving you a hint at how
- to become better at Columns.
-
- By default, the paddle that you control uses the following keys:
- Left Arrow - Move the piece to the left
- Right Arrow - Move the piece to the right
- Down Arrow - Move the piece down faster
- A - Rotate the piece upwards
- Z - Rotate the piece downwards
-
- These keys can all be redefined on the Configuration screen, which can be
- accessed from the toolbar / menu system.
-
- PLAYING Columns: The idea of the game is similar to Tetris - to stop the grid
- becoming full of blocks. To do this, you must get three or more alike pieces
- pin a row either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The game is over
- when either the grid is full, or after level 9 is completed (a certain number
- of points is required to do this).
-
- To the right of the screen, the high-score, your score, and what level you are
- on are displayed.
-
- Depending on what level you are on, the pieces fall at different (increasing)
- speeds.
-
- Once playing, the game can be paused from either the toolbar or menu system.
-
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- 4. DELETION
-
- To delete Columns, just delete the Columns folder from where it is installed to
- ("\System\Apps").
-
-
- 5. HISTORY
-
- v1.00 - First release: 11/04/98
- o No known bugs
-
-
- 6. DETAILS
-
- Columns is shareware. This means that if you like it, and play it beyond a trial
- period (a couple of weeks or so), that you should register it.
-
- To do this, either fill in the form included in the "Register.Frm" file
- included, or send a cheque for รบ10 sterling to the address at the end of this
- file. Please also include your name (as the registration code you are given
- depends on it), and your e-mail address to send the registration code to.
- If you do not have e-mail access, please include your home address.
-
-
- If you like this program, why not see if I've written anything new since at:
- http://www.york.ac.uk/~jsg102/
-
- Please send any comments / ideas to:
- jsg102@york.ac.uk
-
- or to:
- JS Greenwood,
- 113 Crosland Road,
- Oakes,
- Huddersfield,
- West Yorkshire
- HD3 3PW
- England
-
- 11/04/98
-