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TOMMY'S CHARIOTS (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-010-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
***TO ABORT TOMMY'S CHARIOTS HIT FUNCTION KEY F9.***
YOU ARE AN AMBITIOUS YOUNG ROMAN VYING FOR THE LAURELS AT THE GREAT CHARIOT
RACES. YOUR FINE TEAM OF HORSES HAS BEEN TRAINED WELL AND HARD FOR THIS
GRAND EVENT. THE RACE IS VIII LAPS AROUND THE GREAT ARENA. YOUR INITIAL
STARTING LANE IS CHOSEN BY LOT (YOUR CHARIOT SYMBOL IS SHOWN ON THE BOTTOM
DISPLAY LINE AS "PLAYER").
TO DRIVE YOUR CHARIOT USE THE FOUR ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD.
OF COURSE THE HORSES HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN SO THE MORE ARDUOUSLY YOU
PRESS THE KEYS THE MORE THEY WILL DO YOUR BIDDING (IN OTHER WORDS, THE
LONGER YOU CONTINUOUSLY PRESS A KEY THE MORE SPEED THE HORSES WILL BUILD UP
IN THAT DIRECTION; WHEN YOU MOMENTARILY RELEASE A KEY, THE PROCESS STARTS
OVER FROM SCRATCH).
FUNCTION KEYS
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FUNCTION KEY F3 PERMITS SKIPPING THE OPENING CEREMONIES.
FUNCTION KEY F5 DISPLAYS THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
FUNCTION KEY F9 QUITS THE GAME.
FUNCTION KEY F10 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF. IT ALSO SKIPS THE
HIGH PRIEST'S INVOCATION.
NOTE: ONCE IN AWHILE YOUR CHARIOT MIGHT BREAK DOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU
CAN MOVE YOURSELF AROUND TILL YOU JUMP ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHARIOT AND WIN IT
IN A FIGHT. OF COURSE YOU MIGHT BE KILLED OR TRAMPLED BY THE HORSES.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >CHARIOTS 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 5.25 INCH OR
3.5 INCH DISKETTE). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
GOOD LUCK!