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Ultra Peril Snake from Digital Sheep 1993
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Programmer...............Beau Chesluk
Level Design............Mike Deverell
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READ THIS FIRST!
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This version of ULTRA PERIL SNAKE is SHAREWARE. This means that you can
copy this game and give it to your friends, (which we encourage you to do)
as long as you do not alter any of the files. However, if you like Ultra
Peril Snake, and play it a lot, then you should register.
To register your copy of the game, you simply send us £15 or the US$
equivalent. When we recieve your registration fee, we will send you a
copy of the "Registered Version" of Ultra Peril Snake. The registered
version has many features that this version does not. These include:
A Fully-Featured LEVEL EDITOR with Tutorial and
On-Line help. This will allow you to create your own
levels, when you get bored with the original levels.
The level editor is exactly the same as the one we
used when we created our levels.
ONE HUNDRED new levels, plus the chance to complete
the game and see the most excellent ending sequence.
There are also cartoons every twenty-five levels.
A COMPLETE LIST of all the level passwords for both
the shareware and registered versions. These will be
in a file on the disk we send you, which you can print
if you want to.
A CHEATS LIST which tells you how to make the game
easier or harder. This will also be on the disk.
The Registered Version is NOT SHAREWARE and cannot be distributed like the
shareware version can. The registered version is only available from us.
The registered version includes 100 New Levels and a Level Editor, so that
you can make your own levels.
For more information on registration, see HOW TO REGISTER later on in this
file.
WHAT IS ULTRA PERIL SNAKE?
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The evil SAD GRAPHICS MAN has captured the beautiful princess Mega
Galactic Snake and has taken her to his secret lair. You have vowed to
rescue the princess, promising yourself that you would not stop until you
have succeeded or until you get bored, whichever comes first.
To get to the secret lair of Sad Graphics Man, you must travel on a
journey through several tricky levels, eating a required amount of food on
each level...
You must drive Ultra Peril Snake through these levels using the keyboard
and eating the food. However, you cannot crash into any walls or into
your tail and you cannot stop your snake. Also, your snake gets longer
every time you eat some food, which makes the level harder as you
progress.
There are special blocks which you can eat to do special things- like
shrink your body.
The game is completely explained in the tutorial, which can be accessed
from the main menu. Just press F5.
RUNNING ULTRA PERIL SNAKE
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To start Ultra Peril Snake:
1 - Go into the directory where Ultra Peril Snake is, by typing in the
command "CD \UPS" [enter], substituting the "\UPS" with the directory name
where Ultra Peril Snake is located.
2 - Type "SNAKE" and press enter. Snake will now run.
3 - If you want the tutorial, press F5. This is recommended to all first
time users. It will explain how to play the game.
HOW TO REGISTER
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To register, you only have to pay us £15 or the US$ equivalent. This money
allows us to continue the development of top quality shareware utilities
and games.
When you register, you recieve the registered version, which includes a
level editor and 100 more levels. The features are listed at the beginning
of this file.
To register, send £15 or the US$ Equivalent to:
Beau Chesluk
2 Broadway
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 1NB
UNITED KINGDOM
Please state:
* Your required floppy disk size, either
"5 1/4 inch" or
"3 1/2 inch"
Look on your computer or in your manual if you are unsure.
Also tell us if you need your disk to be formatted single sided.
* Your name and Adress, otherwise we can't deliver
* The currency you are paying in.
(Either £UK or $US ONLY, no other currencies accepted).
£UK is preferred.
Please make your checks out to BEAU CHESLUK. Sorry, no credit cards
accepted. Don't send cash. We cannot accept responsability for payment
lost in the post. Orders will be despatched as soon as possible.
We appreciate any comments you may have on this product. We are also
interested in new ideas for games and utilities. If you've got a good
idea for a game or utility, then tell us!
Remember that it is worth taking the time to register, because the
registered version has much more to offer. Also, your money allows us to
make more great games and utilities.
Thanks,
Beau Chesluk
LIMITED LIFETIME
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Ultra Peril Snake will cease to function thirty days after the first
time it is started, or after it has been started fifty times. This has
been done to remind you that you should register if you play the game
alot.
WINDOWS SUPPORT & MULTITASKING SOFTWARE SUPPORT
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Ultra Peril Snake should not be run under Windows. If you must run
Windows with UPS, you can, but you may notice a significant decreace in
speed and the screen may become corrupted. This may also happen with some
other multitasking programs, although we have not tested Ultra Peril Snake
in any other multitasking environments.
Ultra Peril Snake runs perfectly under the DOS SHELL (MS-DOS 5 or
greater).
REQUIREMENTS
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Ultra Peril Snake requires the following:
* Any 8086 or Better Processor (286 Recommended)
* DOS version 3 or higher
* VGA [compatible] Monitor (colour or monochrome.)
* Roughly 400k of Hard Disk Space, but UPS will run from Floppy.
PROCESSOR- Ultra Peril Snake has been written to assess the speed of your
computer so that it will run at roughly the same speed on any 80x86
computer. However, the speed will probably vary slightly between
computers. People with anything slower than a 286 may experience problems
with the game. The main problem may be the fading, (possibly caused by an
outdated BIOS or video card? we don't know...) which can be disabled in
the configuration. Press F3 in the menu.
8086ers should consider running Ultra Peril Snake using the "/FAST"
parameter, which makes the menu screen draw quicker (but some of the fancy
graphics are not drawn).
MONITOR- Ultra Peril Snake requires a monitor which supports a 16 color
640x480 Graphics Mode. VGA Monitors support this mode, and most monitors
developed in the future will support this mode. If you have a CGA or EGA
monitor, then Ultra Peril Snake will not work properly on your monitor.
If you get a "Monitor Not Supported" error message when you run Ultra
Peril Snake, then try running Ultra Peril Snake by typing "SNAKE /M"
[enter]. This may not work, but it's worth a try. (NOTE- We don't know if
this could damage your monitor. Use SNAKE /M at your own risk.)
DISK SPACE- Ultra Peril Snake will take only a small fraction of the
space of your hard disk, but if you can't possibly make enough space, then
Ultra Peril Snake will run off floppy disks. However, we recommend that
you run Ultra Peril Snake off your hard disk as floppy disks will slow
down the game when levels are loaded and other disk operations take place.
If you are using the Level Editor, then a hard disk is strongly
recommended.
ERROR MESSAGES
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This section will tell you how to interpret the various error messages you
may get when running Ultra Peril Snake.
RUNTIME ERROR AT xxxx:xxxx
This is an error which we may not have spotted. "xxxx:xxxx" is an eight
figure hexadecimal number which we can use to find the error. If you want
to, you can send us information about this error,information like how you
caused it and the eight figure number.
NOT ENOUGH MEMORY-
Ultra Peril Snake requires a fair bit of memory. The only way to resolve
this problem is to free up memory in your system. Do this by starting your
system up with a system disk that is not set up to use any TSRs or
drivers, or by altering your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
BORLAND GRAPHICS INTERFACE ERROR-
We can't seem to make one of these happen... If they happen, it will be
when the game is loaded. It will probably have something to do with the
fact that your monitor may not be supported.
MONITOR NOT SUPPORTED-
If you get an error message about your monitor not being supported that
doesn't say "Borland Graphics Interface Error" then this means that either
your monitor is not supported, or your monitor is.... different. If you
know that your monitor is VGA or compatible, then try running snake with
the "/M" option specified. (Be warned, we do not know if running your
monitor in a mode which it doesn't support will break it. We have tested
the /M option on people with CGA monitors etc, but we cannot be sure that
running UPS with /M specified will not damage your system.)
PACKED FILE IS CORRUPT-
Someone's been tampering with my Ultra Peril Snake's private parts...
Replace with a fresh copy.
WAY COOL PARAMETERS
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/FAST : Makes the menu screen draw faster, saving you time. Recommended
for 8086ers.
/M : Forces Ultra Peril Snake to run with your monitor. Don't blame us
if your system blows up when you do this, we cannot be held responsible.
VIRUSES
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Computer Viruses are like their organic counterparts. They spread across
your system by replicating themselves and connecting themselves to .COM
and .EXE files and cause havoc, either by changing the screen display,
deleting files or some other evil thing. Anti-virus software can be used
to detect them, and people interested in these products should contact
software companies which deal in anti-virus software.
The shareware version of Ultra Peril Snake (which comes with this file)
was checked for viruses before it was distributed. However, since its
release, the program may have come into contact with a virus and could be
infected. People who are worried about the possibility of infection
should check the program for viruses BEFORE running it, although if you
got this file from a reputable bulletin board which does virus checking or
from a magasine cover disk which has been virus checked, you have nothing
to worry about.
Digital Sheep cannot be held responsible for the spread of viruses which
may have attached themselves to Ultra Peril Snake. We also cannot be held
responsible for any damage caused by the use of Ultra Peril Snake, whether
virus related or other.
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Copyright (C) 1993 Digital Sheep. All Rights Reserved.
The Shareware version of Ultra Peril Snake may be distributed freely,
providing no fee is charged for the software. Shareware companies may
charge a small fee for handling, etc (Around $10 Max). This fee DOES NOT
include registration.
The Registered version of Ultra Peril Snake cannot be distributed without
written permission from Digital Sheep.
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