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TOMMY'S STARBALL (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-023-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THE MECHANICS OF THE GALAXY ARE VISIBLE TO YOU. THE STARS ARE EXCHANGING
HYPERPARTICLES, CAUSING THE BIRTH OF NEW STAR CLUSTERS.
YOU ARE THE BRIGHT STAR, THE STAR KILLER, CONTINUALLY FIRING YOUR ANTI-
PARTICLES IN THE FOUR CARDINAL DIRECTIONS UNDER A COSMIC CONTROL SCHEME.
SOME STARS ARE BORN SPONTANEOUSLY, WHILE OTHERS DIE IN A HYPERGRAVITY
COLLAPSE OF A STAR CLUSTER. CONTINUOUS SUPERGRAVITATIONAL WAVES CAUSE
MOVEMENT OF CLUSTERS TOWARD YOUR BRIGHT STAR.
ARROW KEYS:
WHEN YOU HIT ONE OF THE 4 ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD, YOUR BRIGHT
STAR BECOMES THE NEXT STAR IN THAT DIRECTION, IF ANY, ELSE YOUR STAR
ITSELF MOVES IN THAT DIRECTION.
SHIELD:
HITTING FN KEY F9 RAISES YOUR SHIELD. THE SHIELD IS LOWERED WHEN YOU MOVE,
FIRE, OR HAVE SURVIVED A HIT BY A PARTICLE.
CURVATURE OF GALAXY:
YOUR GALAXY IS CURVED, MEANING FOR INSTANCE THAT PARTICLES WHICH LEAVE THE
TOP OF THE SCREEN OFTEN COME BACK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN (BUT NOT
ALWAYS).
SCORE:
YOUR SCORE IS THE NUMBER OF STARS YOU DESTROY; BUT BLINKING STARS ARE WORTH
TEN POINTS RATHER THAN ONE.
IF YOUR BRIGHT STAR IS HIT BY A PARTICLE OF ANY KIND, OR IS CAUGHT IN A
STAR CLUSTER COLLAPSE, YOUR COSMIC AEON ENDS AND THE UNIVERSE RECYCLES.
DEMO MODE:
FUNCTION KEY F1 IS THE DEMO/MANUAL MODE TOGGLE SWITCH. THE LEGEND FOR FN KEY
F1 INDICATES WHICH MODE YOU WILL ENTER IF YOU PRESS THE KEY, WHICH IS THE
OPPOSITE OF THE MODE YOU ARE IN AT THE TIME.
HYPER LEVEL:
THE HYPER LEVELS ARE 1..9. FUNCTION KEY F3 DECREASES, AND FUNCTION KEY F4
INCREASES THE HYPER LEVEL, RESPECTIVELY.
*WARNING* PRESSING FUNCTION KEYS F1, F3, OR F4 ZEROES THE SCORE!
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE SWITCH:
FUNCTION KEY F10 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
TO QUIT:
HIT FUNCTION KEY F7, THE ESC KEY, OR THE "Q" KEY.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
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 EFFECTS OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >STARBALL 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!