GALLEONS - SUPER DISK BONUS GAME¢¢BY ALAN CAPESIUS¢¢ You've sailed across the Atlantic¢Ocean, through weather both good and¢bad! The journey has taken months,¢but at last you are approaching your¢destination, the New World! On¢board, everyone is relaxing, when¢suddenly your lookout shouts, "Reef¢ahead!" Instantly, all hands assume¢their posts and within seconds, your¢mighty galleon is turned away from¢the reef!¢¢XXX¢¢ As you survey the immediate area,¢you realize that you have entered¢the coral reefs at the east end of¢the Caribbean Sea! You must be very¢careful to cross these waters¢without your hull being damaged!¢¢ But it gets even worse! "Ship¢ahoy!" the lookout cries! Then you¢see the dot on the horizon! As it¢comes closer, a chill grips your¢heart -- it's the infamous Red¢Scourge, terror of the Atlantic¢Coast! His red sails are¢unmistakeable! To arms! Ready¢cannons! To battle!¢¢XXX¢¢SINK THE ENEMY¢¢ Galleons is a neat two-player¢game in which you control your ship¢with joysticks and try to sink the¢enemy ship! Move your ship by¢moving the joystick in any of the¢four main directions (forward,¢backward, left and right)! But be¢careful -- don't forget that your¢ship is the middle of a bunch of¢razor-sharp coral reefs!¢¢XXX¢¢ There's coral all around, and¢it's not all visible! Running into¢a reef will damage your ship and you¢may even sink! The counter at the¢bottom of the screen shows how much¢damage your hull can still take!¢¢ If you absolutely must go into¢the coral, you can! But you'll have¢to smash through it and suffer the¢consequences! At least when you¢break down the coral, it's destroyed¢and won't do any more damage! The¢ship's cannons can smash the coral¢at long range, but it may take a few¢shots!¢¢XXX¢¢ To fire your cannons, just press¢the button and move the joystick in¢the direction you want to fire! The¢amount of damage done by a¢cannonball varies according to¢distance and angle!¢¢ If you're desparate enough, you¢can ram the enemy ship! But¢although you'll cause major damage,¢your hull will also suffer!¢¢XXX¢¢ The bottom of the screen displays¢the strength of each ship and the¢game speed! There is also an¢indicator next to each player's¢score that will light when your¢cannons are ready to fire!¢¢XXX¢¢TO BEGIN¢ Format a fresh disk with DOS 2 or¢DOS 2.5 (remember to WRITE DOS FILES¢to this disk)! Next, copy¢GALLEONS.EXE to this disk! Finally,¢rename GALLEONS.EXE to AUTORUN.SYS!¢To start the game, insert your¢GALLEONS disk into the disk drive,¢remove any cartridges from your¢Atari (XL and XE owners should¢depress the [OPTION] key) and turn¢on your computer! GALLEONS will¢automatically load and run!¢¢XXX¢¢ The [START] key begins a game any¢time! Pressing [OPTION] redraws the¢screen! Each time you do this the¢coral reefs will be drawn randomly,¢the ships will be placed in random¢positions and the hulls will be¢restored to full strength! The¢[SELECT] key changes the speed of¢the game between slow, medium and¢fast! Changing the speed does not¢interrupt game play!¢
