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Pengo 2 v1.0 by Fredrik Lidberg 1994 --------------------------- REQUIREMENTS: ------------- - Enough memory to be run, ca 730 Kb (which of at least 380 Kb should be CHIPMEM). - PAL-mode. The program can switch between PAL and NTSC when pressing TAB so if your system is NTSC and you have ECS/AGA and a monitor that can handle NTSC-PAL switching you can run it too. - A Joystick. - Any Amiga Computer. COPYRIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION: ---------------------------- 'Pengo 2' is Cardware, meaning that if you like the game and copy it you should send me a postcard, that way you can also tell me about bugs you find, things you want changed, added or whatever. Every response I get will encourage me to code a new game and/or improve 'Pengo 2' in the ways you want. 'Pengo 2' is Copyright of Fredrik Lidberg 1994 and it may be distributed as long as all of its files are included in their original form without additions, deletions, or modifications of any kind, and only a nominal fee is charged for its distribution. Files included in this package: Pengo2 708164 bytes Pengo2.info 1898 bytes Pengo2.doc 13622 bytes Pengo2.doc.info 580 bytes If a magazine reviews this program and/or want to include it on a coverdisc, they should at least inform me what mag and issue, but are most welcomed to send me a copy of the magazine. This software is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. By using 'Pengo 2', you agree to accept the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the program. I take no responsability for any damages this program will make to you, your family, your work, your computer or whatever. DESCRIPTION: ------------ 'Pengo 2' is programmed in Assembler (of course) and everything is nicely done (as nice as possible). It has been developed on an Amiga500+ (kick2.0) with 1MByte Chip and 2MByte Fast. It has been tested on a 1.3 Machine, and also an A1200, and worked without any problems. There should be no problem running it on any Amiga-computer ranging from A500 to A4000, on any 680x0-processor. If you however should have some problems, please let me know. The program will take over the System completely when it is run, but it will give it back when you quit the game (no need to reboot). Hiscores will be saved in the same directory, from which you start the program in the file 'Pengo2.Highscore'. When the program is started it will also try to load a file called 'Pengo2.Extralevels'. This file is not included in the original package but if I get time and enough postcards :-) I might do and release some extralevels. Perhaps even a 'MakeYourOwnLevels'-program (got to be many postcards then :-). This file, 'Pengo2.Extralevels', (if released) should be located in the same directory as the 'Pengo2'-program. INSTALLING: ----------- 'Pengo 2' doesn't need any special kind of installation. Just place it wherever you want. No highscore-file is included in this package. It will be created in the the directory you start the game from, the first time you play. To reset the highscores just delete the highscore-file 'Pengo2.Highscore'. BUGS: ----- There are no known bugs. THE AUTHOR: ----------- If you have any suggestions, find any bugs or just like the program tell me, on the back of a postcard (preferably): Address: Fredrik Lidberg Studentvagen 16:47 752 34 Uppsala Sweden e-mail: t91fli@student.tdb.uu.se THANKS: ------- Thanks, in advance, for all those lovely postcards all of you :) are gonna send me. THANKS ALSO: ------------ Thanks to those who did support my previous game, The Last Tetris. There's an intro-screen with your names in the game. (Hope I didn't forget anyone.) P.S. Let's beat that number of Postcards I got for The Last Tetris, with this game, please. I sure of hell has put down a lot more work in 'Pengo 2', than in 'The Last Tetris'. STARTING Pengo 2 : -------------------------- It can be started from CLI or Workbench (using it's icon) without any problems. First you will see a screen with some info about this game being CardWare and so on, my address is included there too. Press fire when you have finished reading that screen. This will lead you into the real game. First there are some Intro-screens, with highscore tables and much more. (Pressing SPACE will let you move fast between these screens) Pressing fire, will take you to the Main-Intro-screen, where a 'Requester' will pop up, from which you can choose to start the game (at the CURRENT mission), or to enter a Mission-password. Choosing Start, will of course start the game. Choosing Password, will let you change the CURRENT mission by entering a new password. (Whenever you complete a mission, the CURRENT mission-password will be updated with the new mission-password.) KEYS: ----- Always: TAB = NTSC/PAL-switch (make sure your monitor can handle this) During Intro-Screens: Esc = Quit the program and return to Workbench or CLI. Highscores will be saved upon quitting the program. SPACE = Will let you move fast between the Intro-screens. During game: Esc = Quit game, and return to Intro-screens. Q = Kill Pengo, restart level with the loss of 1 life. P = Pause game, until pressed again. THE GOAL OF Pengo 2 : --------------------- In some silly way Pengo, has got himself up to the North Pole. Your goal is to get him back home to the Antarctic. To do so, you have to 'battle' your way through 10 different locations (missions) around the world, each consisting of 5 levels. Each mission has some sort of sub-story, always concerning getting diamonds together, and a picture of the place which will be shown when starting the mission. If you complete all 50 levels, you will get to see an end-of-game-sequence. (I hope you will see it.) To complete a level you have to make a specified number of LINES in a certain amount of time. The levels in each mission get increasingly more difficult. That is level 1 is the easist and level 5 the hardest. The next mission's level 1 will however not be harder than the previous mission's level 5. It will be just slighty harder than the previous mission's level 1. And so on ... You start with 5 lives, and you will get an extralife for every completed Mission. LINES: ------ To make a LINE you have to push together at least 3 diamonds in a row (horiz. or vert.). If you get 4 diamonds in a row this will also count as 1 LINE, BUT if you get 5 diamonds in a row, it will count as 2 LINES. In some levels you will have to make these 5-diamonds-in-a-row. Notice that, whenever 3 or more diamonds are in a row they will magically disappear, so you will have to use a special tactic to get 5 diamonds in a row. Example (X=diamond) ----------------------------------------------- First get the diamonds like this XX XX X ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- and then do this XXXXX ----------------------------------------------- Some examples of LINE-counting: XXX 1 line X 1 line X X XXX 2 lines X X XXX 2 lines X X XXXXX 2 lines XXXXX 3 lines X X I think you get it. BLOCKS: ------- 'Pengo 2' has more blocks than the original Pengo (if you're familiar with that game). The blocks which are special are: Ice Can be pushed or melted. Diamonds Can be pushed and be made into lines. False Diamonds Can be pushed but can't be made into lines. Gravel Can be walked upon by Pengo and monsters but stops 'moving' blocks. Stones Can be pushed, and make a path of Gravel behind them. Water Is deadly for Pengo, but can be made to disappear by pushing a block into it. Snow Stops 'moving' blocks. Vanishes when walked upon. Any other blocks only function as walls. I don't think you will have any problems with which block is which, accept maybe for the false diamonds. The false diamonds have a small 'crack' in one side (it can be on any side (upper,lower,right or left)). STEERING: --------- You move Pengo with a joystick. Pushing the joystick either way will make Pengo walk in that direction if nothing is in the way. To push a block you have to move against the block for a short period of time before it gets hurled away in the direction you pushed it. (ie keep the stick in that direction until the block moves). To melt iceblocks, do the same while keeping the firebutton pressed. Keep it pressed until the iceblock melts. Notice that you can't melt anything else but the iceblocks, and for example a diamond can't be pushed if you hold your button pressed. And don't keep pressing and releasing the firebutton when you're in the melting process. Releasing the firebutton will stop the melting process, so that you would have to restart the process. MONSTERS: --------- Of course, there are monsters to avoid and kill. A lot of them, 8 different species, with different "AIs", some very stupid and others very clever. The one and only way to kill monsters is to push blocks on them. They won't stay dead for ever though, after something like 10 secs they will appear (flashing) again at same spot they were killed. They will flash for around 3 secs before they start moving. The monsters aren't deadly when they flash and they can't be killed either. The more difficult monsters will appear first in later missions. Monsters include: Joe Driller and his Drillabouts: -------------------------------- Joe Driller, secretly hating penguins, steers his machines through remote- control, drilling holes through ice and snow, whenever he feels like it. Well, you will probably notice that he doesn't like your kind.... Meaning: 1 They can drill ice, snow. 2 They try to get you, most of the time. The Piranha brotherhood: ------------------------ They have no trouble sniffing Pengo out, but only go wild when they smell blood.... Meaning: 1 They try to get you all the time. SecuriCorp Spikes: ------------------ If you hate needles don't get under one of these rolling spikedrums. Although, if you know what you're doing they should be no problem, since they are the most stupid security devices ever seen. Meaning: 1 They move back and forth. The Snowies: ------------ These newly discovered creatures, seem only to have three things on there mind, Rolling,Rolling and Rolling. Scientists have discovered that some favour the clockwise-roll and others the anticlockwise-roll. Meaning: 1 They roll, turning when they have to, or when it's possible. 2 They roll either clock- or anticlockwise (watch the eyes). The evil Frogmen: ----------------- Fast moving bastards they sure are, turning without warning, always trying to slip the dagger in Pengo. Meaning: 1 They move fast. 2 They stop when they feel like it or when they have to. 3 When they stop they turn in the direction Pengo is. Firedevils: ----------- Wandering around aimlessly, these little buggers don't do much harm. Meaning: 1 They just move around randomly. 2 They often stay in a certain area. Snaky Hammerhead and his kids: ------------------------------ Pushing things is one thing they like, another is frightening penguins. Meaning: 1 They can push blocks. 2 They try to get you most of the time. Bovini and his collection of rude crabs: ---------------------------------------- These can a real pain in the arse, both literary speaking and in real life, since they always try to sneak up behind you and pinch you in your butt. And they sure move fast when they see that butt. Meaning: 1 They move fast and home in on you when you're not 'looking' in their direction. 2 They move slow, and try to get away from you when you 'look' in their direction. SCORING: -------- Melting an iceblock 10 points Making a line of 3 diamonds 500 points Making a line of 4 diamonds 650 points Making a line of 5 diamonds 1000 points MONSTERKILL-SCORING: -------------------- The more times you kill a specific monster the more score you will get. Score can range from 50-250 increasing with 50 everytime you kill that monster. If you have the killer-instinct and can kill 4 or more monsters so that they are dead at the same time, goldcoins will appear at random in the 'maze'. The goldcoins will stay for 8 secs, so get 'em fast because they will get you 1000 points. BONUS-SCORING ------------- TIME left when level completed 10 points per sec. left FORMATION (diamonds left) 5000 points per diamond WARP if you start on level 1-9 20000 points per startinglevel Other silly bonuses concerning different statistics might appear if you do something special. HINTS: ------ - A monster that has nowhere to go will commit suicide. - Try to learn each monster's movement-pattern. - Use Pause when you decide where to put your diamonds. - Be logical. - More or less all levels can be solved in many different ways.