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LAST UPDATE: 02/01/1994
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QUATRIS II+ is Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 by Eugene Ignatius Kim
Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 by Hong Kim
Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 by Awesome Softworx, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
This document, including all of the files that are part of the
Quatris II+ program is copyrighted and is subject to any modifi-
cations.
QUATRIS II+ was compiled with Borland Pascal With Objects 7.0
using both BGI and the GENUS graphics library series (PCX & FX).
QUATRIS II+ was written using a 486/50 DX local bus system
running under IBM OS/2 2.0.
Title screen compiled under Turbo C++ 3.0 by Hong Kim. Most graphics
functions are performed using Fastgraph 3.0 library from Ted Gruber
Software.
Portions Copyright Genus Microprogramming, Inc. 1988-1990
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DISCLAIMER
The authors of Quatris II+ have made their best efforts
in writing a "bug-free" program. The authors and Awesome
Softworx make no warranty for this "free" version of Quatris II+.
The authors of Quatris II+ and Awesome Softworx, Inc. shall not be
responsible for any incidental damages arising out of, or in
connection with any misuse of the program.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1 - INTRODUCTION
2 - HOW TO PLAY QUATRIS II+
3 - Install/Running Under DOS
4 - Running Under ....... WINDOWS 3.1
5 - Running Under ....... OS/2 2.0
6 - Skipping The Title Screen / Disabling Sound / Clearing Scores
7 - Penalties For Using Bombs
8 - QUATRIS II+ Feature Summary
9 - System Requirements
10 - NEW FEATURES/FIXES
11 - TROUBLE SHOOTING
12 - METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION -- (SHAREWARE/PD VENDORS: READ!!!)
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1. INTRODUCTION
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This program was originally written for a high school programming
contest sponsored by LAUSD and Rockwell International. Quatris, an
entry from Granada Hills High School, was awarded first place for
this contest in 1990 when the author was 16 years old. Quatris was
released as public domain followed by Quatris Pro which was named as
"Best New Programs of 1991" by Public Software Library. The author
(19) wrote Quatris II+ while studying at UC Berkeley (Spring 1993).
Hong Kim (17) is a student at Granada Hills High School and is one
of two brothers of Eugene Kim. Hong Kim wrote the Title Screen for
Quatris II+. Henry Kim (11, youngest of the three brothers) is
another future partner to the Awesome Softworx, Inc. organization.
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2. ** HOW TO PLAY QUATRIS II+ **
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Help is also available by selecting HELP from the Quatris II+ main
menu.
You are given objects composed of 2 or more blocks which will
start falling down from the top of the screen. You can rotate
and move these blocks by pressing up, left, right, and down arrow
cursor keys.
You are to rotate and guide these objects to the bottom of the well
in a way so that they will all "fit" together. When you completely
fill up a row, that particular row will disappear. You are to
continue this step so that the objects will not stack-up to the
top--if they do, the "GAME IS OVER". If this is your first time
playing, do not use any of the bombs, it will give you a wrong idea
of the game. Also note that there are several penalties for using
the bombs.
The more rows you fill-in at once, the more points or more (QX)s you
get. High scores are sorted using your (QX)s.
You can use Regular, Super, or Match bomb by pressing "1", "2", or
"3," repectively. Again, if you are a first time player, using the
bombs at this point can give you a wrong idea of how this game works.
Quatris II+ is a tournament style game that can take hours to complete.
For the player's convenience, Quatris II+ lets the player save the game
and continue at a later time. To save the game, simply press [ESC]
and your game will be saved using your NAME as the file name with
".SAV" extension in the Quatris II+ directory. This is the same file
where your keyboard configuration is also stored.
BONUS GAMES: -------------------------------------------------------
One of the bonus games that should be exaplained
is the one with 5 small blocks. This is also a variant of the game
called "Simon". The computer will first blink few of the blocks and
the player is to memorize and follow the sequences displayed by the
computer. The number keys on top of your keyboard (1 through 5)
should be used to press these blocks.
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Here are some keys that you should know:
These keys are installed by default, you can also customize
these keys to fit your own preferences. You can also view this
by pressing "F1" while you are playing.
- [LEFT,RIGHT] cursor keys. Move the blocks left or right.
- [DOWN] cursor key. Move the block down.
- [HOME] cursor key. Turns the grid on/off.
- [PgDn] cursor key. Drop the object to the bottom of the well.
Similar to [Down] key.
- [UP] key. Rotate blocks.
- "S" : Toggle sound on/off
- "P" : Pause game
- "1" : Wipe bomb - Move the selection bar and press [ENTER]
activate the bomb.
- "2" : Match bomb - Destroys all blocks with the same images
as the falling object. For example, if
the current falling object has blocks with
images A, B, and C, all of the blocks in
the screen with A, B, and C images will be
destroyed. After the the blocks are destroyed,
the remaining blocks will stack to the bottom.
- "3" : Super bomb - Super bomb.
- <ESC> key will bring you back to MAIN MENU and save your current
game.
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3. Install / Running Under DOS
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Running Quatris II+ from DOS:
To run the program, simply type "RUNME" or "Q2PLUS" at the DOS
prompt. RUNME.BAT only displays a few help texts before running
Q2PLUS.
* To install QUATRIS II+ to your hard disk, follow instructions
below:
1. First, you need to create a directory for Quatris II+.
Type MD and a new directory name, say, Q2PLUS:
C:\> MD Q2PLUS
2. Change your directory to the new Q2PLUS directory:
C:\> CD Q2PLUS
C:\Q2PLUS>
Your DOS prompt should have changed as shown above.
3. Copy Quatris II+ files from your disk, say, drive A:
C:\Q2PLUS> COPY A:*.*
4. Run Quatris II+:
C:\Q2PLUS> RUNME
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4. RUNNING QUATRIS II+ UNDER WINDOWS 3.1
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* Installing QUATRIS II+ in Windows: -----------------------------------
A patch program that will automatically install QUATRIS II+ to yo