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- Balloons Phrase Game
-
- This program requires VBRUN300.DLL. The original ZIP file DOES NOT contain
- this file. It is available free of charge from many online services. It is NOT
- compatible with VBRUN100.DLL or VBRUN200.DLL. The original ZIP file does
- contain THREED.VBX. This file is also required to run this program. Both of
- these files should be placed in the Windows\System directory, although they may
- be anywhere in your system's path or in the directory that holds Balloons.EXE
-
- Support:
- For E-Mail support of this product.
- Contact MoodieBlu@AOL.COM (AOL: Moodie Blu)
-
- NOTES TO PREVIOUS USERS:
-
- 1: The Ballloon.CGF may not be compatible with this version. If the
- configuration will not change then delete the Balloon.CGF file form your
- Balloons directory. It will created again for you, but you may need to reset
- your options.
-
- 2: This version INCLUDES the original lists (although some spelling corrections
- have been made. Additional lists can now be made, and these lists will be in
- addition to the existing lists. Take care to not overwrite any modified lists
- with the original lists included.
-
-
- Version history:
- Ver 1.0 Original file
- Ver 1.1 Maintenance ver. (Limited release for debugging info)
- Ver 1.2 Help now online using Winhelp.exe
- Sound files may be changed (registered users only)
- Ver 1.3 Configurable timed game.
- Multiple lists configuration added
- EGA interface added
- Keyboard letter selection added in addition to point and click
- Better Error control
-
- License:
- Balloons phrase game is shareware. It may be used free of charge for a thirty
- day evaluation. After a thirty day trial, you must either register the game
- or discontinue use. After the thirty day trial you may retain the game in a
- compressed un-playable format such as the original "ZIP" file. This game may
- be distributed freely as long as no charge is made for the distribution of
- this program or the associated files except for the cost of access to an
- on-line service during a download or the cost of a diskette containing the
- file not to exceed $5.00 except under written permission of the author.
-
- The registration fee is for one person only. In other words if you register
- this and you have a computer at home and at work that you want to play this
- game on, then you may use the registration key on both systems as long as the
- registered user is the actual user. You may not register this and use the
- registration for a friend's system. Your friend must pay their own
- registration fee.
-
-
- Balloons is a phrase game that has it's basis in the long loved favorite
- "Hangman". What sets this game apart is the interface is MUCH more
- entertaining. 3-D Buttons and text, bright balloons and stereo sounds
- replace the old stick figures. You start out with six balloons. If you get
- a letter wrong, it pops one of the balloons. If you get the phrase before
- all the balloons pop, then you win!
-
- You can play against a friend using your own phrases that you decide as you
- go, or let the computer generate random phrases from a category you choose.
- There are several categories to choose from, and each one has one hundred
- entries already entered. If you want to add, edit or even delete a phrase,
- you can through the included phrase editor, so you can customize the game to
- be phrases you want. You can set up easy lists for kids or complex lists for
- adults.
-
- Sound use requires sound driver.
-
- Many Thanks!
- I would like to thank eveyone who helped me in the development of this product and
- in particular for this version. I truly appreciate all the E-Mail I have gotten
- in response to this game, and appreciate the support of all the BETA testors. Your
- input made all the difference in the world. Some VERY serious errors were avoided
- being put into release.
- In particular I woul like to thank Evan Freed for his attention to detail. I am
- glad people alike you are out there letting me know when I slip.
-
- Many more thanks!:
- Included with this program are several sound bites which were entered into public
- domain by the authors. I would like to acknowledge them and their work.
-
- File: CAMCLICK.WAV
- AUTHOR: TedT13@AOL.COM
- Type: Public Domain
- CAMCLICK.WAV is a 0.19 second sound bite of the click of a camera shutter.
-
- File: OH-YEAH.WAV
- AUTHOR: Unknown
- Type: Public Domain
- OH-YEAH.WAV is a sound bite from the song, "Oh Yeah", by the not well-known group, Yello. It
- was very popular a few years ago, and has been used in scores of movies such as the ending
- credits in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
-
- File: POP.WAV
- AUTHOR: Dave Serra
- Type: Public Domain
- POP.WAV is a 0.05 second sound bite of a "popping" noise.
-
- File: UH-OH!.WAV
- AUTHOR: TedT13@AOL.COM
- Type: Public Domain
- UH-OH!.WAV is a 0.89 second sound bite of a sexy girl going, "Uh-oh!"
-
-
- * If you do not have a sound card or an internal speaker driver, I suggest you
- check your local BBS or other on-line service such as America Online, Delphi or
- Compuserve for the file Speak.EXE. This is a self expanding internal speaker
- driver.
- NOTE: Although an internal speaker can be used, the sound quality is limited,
- and usually stops your system while the WAV file plays.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER:
- This program was written for entertainment. No guaranties or warranties or
- promises either written or spoken are implied or granted. At no time is the
- author of this product or the persons or service where this program was
- provided liable in any way, form or fashion for any problems, damage, data loss,
- or computer failure caused by this program in excess of the cost of replacing
- the registered product if the product was registered at the time it failed to
- operate.
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