home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Software Vault: The Gold Collection
/
Software Vault - The Gold Collection (American Databankers) (1993).ISO
/
cdr14
/
tomtoyp1.zip
/
MOUSE.DOC
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-05-06
|
4KB
|
108 lines
TOMMY'S CAT AND MOUSE (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-006-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS PROGRAM CONSTRUCTS A MAZE ON THE SCREEN AND THEN IMPLEMENTS A NUMBER OF
CAT & MOUSE GAMES INSIDE IT.
****TO ABORT THE GAME, HIT THE ESC KEY OR THE "Q" KEY.****
****TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS, HIT THE "H" OR "I" KEYS.***
THE GAMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
GAME # DESCRIPTION
------ -----------
1 LET THE MOUSE FIND HIS WAY THROUGH THE MAZE AUTOMATICALLY
(THIS SERVES AS A DEMO MODE FOR THE PROGRAM).
2 MOVE YOUR MOUSE THROUGH THE MAZE USING THE ARROW KEYS.
3 MOVE YOUR MOUSE THROUGH A MAZE FILLED WITH BLIND CATS. IF A CAT
STUMBLES INTO MOUSE, MOUSE IS EATEN.
4 MOUSE IS CHASED BY 1 OR MORE SIGHTED CATS, WHICH CAN NOW JUMP
OVER THE WALLS TOWARD IT!
THE SPACEBAR OR <ENTER> KEY NOW FIRES THE "CAT BLASTER", WHICH
HAS AN EFFECTIVE RANGE OF 2 CELLS: THE CAT, WHEN HIT, LOSES ONE
OF ITS NINE LIVES AND, IF ALL ARE USED UP, DIES, ELSE IT IS
TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER CELL IN THE MAZE. (NOTE: IF DIFFICULTY
LEVEL IS 9, THEN CATS HAVE UNLIMITED LIVES.)
5 YOU BECOME THE CAT, ONLY NOW THERE ARE MULTIPLE MICE AND YOU SEE
HOW MANY YOU CAN GOBBLE UP BEFORE THEY ESCAPE FROM MAZE. (THEY
DON'T HAVE THE USE OF THE CAT BLASTER!) NOTE: THE MICE CAN ONLY
JUMP WALLS IN A DIAGONAL DIRECTION.
6 SAME AS #5, ONLY MICE CAN JUMP WALLS IN ANY DIRECTION, EXCEPT THE
BOUNDARY WALLS OF COURSE.
TRANSPORTER CELLS:
IN ALL THE GAMES EXCEPT #1 & #2, CERTAIN MAZE CELLS ARE "TRANSPORTER CELLS"
WHICH CAUSE ANY OBJECT THAT ENTERS THEM TO BE TRANSPORTED TO A RANDOM CELL
ELSEWHERE IN THE MAZE! THE NUMBER OF TRANSPORTER CELLS INCREASES WITH THE
DIFFICULTY LEVEL, WITH THE NUMBER OF TRANSPORTER CELLS AT DIFFICULTY LEVEL
1 EQUAL TO ZERO.
FUNCTION KEYS F1-F10:
FN KEY # FUNCTION
-------- --------
F1 SLOW DOWN THE CATS AND MICE
F2 SPEED THEM UP.
*WARNING* IN ALL THE GAMES EXCEPT #1 & #2, WITH SOME PCS YOU
CAN MAKE THE CATS/MICE MOVE SO FAST THAT THE COMPUTER BECOMES
SATURATED AND YOU CAN'T MOVE! KEEP THE SPEED DOWN, FOLKS.
F3 SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF TOGGLE
THE FOLLOWING 2 FUNCTION KEYS ARE FOR GAMES #1 AND #2 ONLY:
F4 PLAY MODE TOGGLE: SHOW ALL THE MOUSE'S STEPS VS. SHOW
ONLY THE FINAL SOLUTION
F5 TRACE TOGGLE: TOGGLES THE HISTORICAL TRACE OF MOUSE TRACKS
THAT SHOW THE FINAL SOLUTION
F6 MAZE SELECT KEY: WHEN THEN LEGEND READS "SELECT" THEN ONE MAZE
AFTER ANOTHER WILL BE DISPLAYED UNTIL YOU HIT THE <ENTER> KEY.
(TO LOOK AT NEXT MAZE, HIT THE SPACEBAR).
F7 DECREASE DIFFICULTY LEVEL
F8 INCREASE DIFFICULTY LEVEL
NOTE: THE DIFFICULTY LEVELS ARE 1..9, WITH 9 THE MOST DIFFICULT.
F9 DEBUG TOGGLE. WHEN DEBUG IS ON, THE MAZE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
IS SHOWN.
F10 GAME CHANGE KEY: WHEN PRESSED, ANOTHER GAME TYPE MAY BE CHOSEN
TO SKIP THE START-UP SHOW: HIT THE <ENTER> KEY 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: >MOUSE 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. DOLLARS 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!