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- BOMBS AWAY
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- Written by Terry King in GFA Basic 3.5
- with the Sprite Works Development Kit
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- This game is Freeware
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- Bombs away is a game based on the popular Dynablaster type game as seen in the
- arcades and originally based on a game called 'Eric and the Floaters' by Hudson
- Soft on the Spectrum (remember that ?).
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- The aim of the game is to find the exit which is hidden behind one of the walls.
- Weak walls (with brickwork pattern) can be destroyed by placing a bomb right
- next to them. To start with your player can only place one bomb at a time, but
- each level has three extra bomb pickups allowing you to place more than one bomb
- at any time. Once you have placed a bomb with the fire button the bomb will
- explode in a few seconds, so better get out of the bombs path or you may end up
- plastered all over the walls !
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- There is something behind every wall, but it's not always worth collecting.
- Occasionally you may find a mystery pickup, this may give you quite a healthy
- 10000 point bonus or it may reverse you controls for ten seconds or cause
- automatic bomb laying for ten seconds. Other pickups include extra bombs, booby
- trap bombs, increase/decrease power and various sweet bonuses. The increase and
- decrease power affect the size of the explosion, so be careful that they are not
- too powerful or you may get caught in the explosion as you run away.
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- As you progress through the levels you will find an increasing number of enemy
- which although don't place any bombs do kill you on contact. A large number of
- points are deducted if you reach the exit and still have walls or enemy left, so
- you will need to clear the level as much as possible before entering the exit
- for the best score.
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- Freeware ?
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- Freeware means that you are free to copy this program like PD, but unlike PD the
- copyright belongs to the author and pinching code or graphics would be very
- naughty.
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- Enjoy !
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- Terry King / Ninth Wave Software 1995
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