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GAME LIBRARY 1.0 ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ CONTENTS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Introduction Hardware and software Using Game Library If you encounter a problem Contacting the author Registration Distributing Game Library Disclaimers INTRODUCTION ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Game Library is a library of four games that will challenge your intellect. Game Library was initially written to provide users without graphics display adapters and graphics monitors the ability to play fun and challenging games. The library includes a trivia game (Bible Genesis), a memory game (Recall), and two logic/deduction games (Brainiac and Super Brainiac). Game Library is shareware and as such, you are expected to pay for it, if you decide to keep it. See the section about registering Game Library elsewhere in this document. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Game Library has been tested on several different combinations of computers, display adapters, monitors, and versions of DOS. The memory requirements for Game Library are minimal, well under 256K, and should run on about any PC compatible. To be sure though, you should make sure that it will run on your particular combination of hardware and software before you make a purchasing decision. You should have received the following files in the Game Library package: - GAMELIB.EXE - The Game Library program. - GENESIS.Q&A - The Bible Genesis question and answer file. - GENESIS.REF - The Bible Genesis scripture reference (KJV). - GAMELIB.DOC - This document. - ORDER.FRM - A registration order form. USING GAME LIBRARY ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Game Library was designed to be very user-friendly. You should be able to navigate through Game Library without the need of any documentation. But just in case you're having a little trouble, here are the general guidelines. From the menu screen, the arrow keys and the tab keys will scroll through the menu selections. Pressing the Enter key will accept the option that is highlighted. The Escape key (Esc) is the hot-key for the Quit... option. On the Display... option screen, the tab keys will move the cursor from one area to the next. While in the display type area, the up and down arrow keys will toggle the different display types - mono or color. Pressing the Enter key will accept the option that is highlighted - Ok or Cancel. If Ok is selected, the display type will be set to the option that is toggled on - mono or color. The letters "O" and "C" are hot-keys for Ok and Cancel, respectively. The Escape key (Esc) is also a hot-key for the Cancel option. On the About... option screen, any keystroke will return you to the menu screen. The About... option screen contains a message describing the terms of the Game Library program and tells you how to register. On the Quit... option screen, the tab keys will move the cursor from one area to the next. Pressing the Enter key will accept the option that is highlighted - Yes or No. If Yes is selected, you will be returned to DOS; otherwise, you will be returned to the menu screen. The letters "Y" and "N" are hot-keys for Yes and No, respectively. The Escape key (Esc) is also a hot-key for the No option. The Bible Genesis, Recall, Brainiac, and Super Brainiac option screens are four distinct games. They each display their valid keystrokes on their respective screens. A summary of the keystrokes and object of each game is given below. Bible Genesis: Bible Genesis is a trivia game with all of the questions taken from the book of Genesis. The game is played as Multiple Choice and scores are kept for correct and incorrect answers. For each question, the King James Version of the scripture with the answer is displayed. The players guess will be highlighted and the correct answer will have a "√" by it. Sound can be toggled on or off by use of the F2 key. The F3 key and the Escape key (Esc) are both used to exit the game back to the menu screen. Recall: Recall is a memory game that challenges the player to recall and enter a sequence of lights and sounds that was played by the computer. Each time the player correctly recalls and enters the sequence, the computer will add one more light to the end of the sequence. The computer begins the game with a sequence of one light. Recall can play a sequence of up to 500 lights if anyone can make it that far. The Recall board consists of four corners or lights. The keys that correspond to each light are displayed at the bottom left of the Recall game screen. These keys are 7 - upper left, 9 - upper right, 1 - lower left, and 3 - lower right. When the computer is playing a sequence, the Computer box will blink. When the computer is expecting the player to enter the sequence, the Player box will blink. Sound can be toggled on or off by use of the F2 key. The F3 key and Escape key (Esc) are both used to exit the game back to the menu screen. The F4 key is used to begin the game. The F5 key is used to Repeat the computer sequence after a game is over. This will allow the player to see where a mistake was made and is not used for a second chance. The players score will be displayed in the lower right of the Recall game screen. Brainiac: Brainiac is a game of guessing and deduction. This is a very challenging game that requires the player to examine previous guesses in order to make a logical next guess. The computer will randomly select four "colored" ("numbered" on monochrome displays) pegs and put them in the upper right corner of the game screen. The computers selection will be masked until the game is over. The object is for the user to guess the computers selection within ten guesses. The computer will indicate how close the player is by using different colored markers. Each black marker will indicate that the player has a peg that is both the correct color and in the correct position. Each white marker will indicate that the player has a peg that is the correct color but is not in the correct position. The positioning of the markers does not necessarily correspond to the positioning of the pegs. For example, suppose the computer selected pegs that were - Red, Blue, Green, Blue. Also suppose that the player guessed - Green, Blue, Red, Red. The computer would indicate one black marker followed by two white markers (the black markers are always displayed first). The black marker would be for the first Blue peg, and the two white markers would be for the Red and Green pegs. This all sounds complicated, but once you get the hang of it, you will be hooked. The computer keeps high scores based first on the number of guesses, then by time. The fewer the number of guesses the better. The maximum number of colors (or numbers) can be changed by the player with the F5 key. This will make the game more challenging. The game will support up to 9 different colors, which comes out to over 6500 possible outcomes. The maximum number of colors can only be changed before starting a game. The F4 key is used to start the game. The F3 key and the Escape key (Esc) are both used to exit the game back to the menu screen. The left and right arrow keys are used to position the cursor under the peg that you want to work with. The up and down arrow keys are used to change the color of the peg that you are working with. The Enter key is used to accept the guess. After the Enter key is pressed, the computer will indicate how close the guess is. Super Brainiac: The keystrokes and object of Super Brainiac are the same as for Brainiac. The only difference between the two games is that Super Brainiac adds an additional peg for more complexity. The total number of possible outcomes in Super Brainiac is over 59,000. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A PROBLEM ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ While we have tested Game Library thoroughly, it's possible that you may encounter a situation we hadn't anticipated. If this happens, we would be interested in knowing about it so we can deal with it in the next release (if there is one) of Game Library. Here's how to report a problem to us. Print a copy of your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and send it along with a note of where you were in the program when the problem was encountered. Any useful information such as an error number or description displayed on the screen will be helpful. Also include the system type and amount of memory on your computer. If we can't recreate it, we probably won't be able to fix it. Before you contact us with a problem in Game Library, please make sure you've read this document thoroughly and that you understand how the software should work. Many problem reports which we receive aren't problems with the software at all. CONTACTING THE AUTHOR ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ We hope you'll contact us to register Game Library... see the section about registering Game Library elsewhere in this document. We also welcome any comments or suggestions that you may have about Game Library or some other game or program that you would like to see in the future. Also, we will attempt to answer questions from unregistered users who write to us to the extent that their answers are needed for them to fully determine whether Game Library will suit their requirements. For our mailing address, see the section about registering Game Library. REGISTRATION ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ If you like this program and find it useful, you are requested to support it by sending us $10. This will entitle you to technical support by mail and notification of updates. For $5 more, we will also send you a copy of the latest version of Game Library on the size diskette that you specify. Included on that diskette will be some other free programs by the same author. Please use the form provided with Game Library for registration. Non-US orders please add another $5 to cover the cost of shipment. Our address is: Dennis E. Butler 829 Riverboat Circle Orlando, FL, 32828 If you have a FAX number, please include it in your registration. We may be able to handle notification of new releases by FAX in the future. DISTRIBUTING GAME LIBRARY ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Game Library may only be distributed with all of its files together and without modification. The files may be compressed or archived into any format best suited for distribution. Game Library may also be distributed via bulletin board systems or passed along to friends. DISCLAIMERS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ The author assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by the use of these programs, however it comes down. No warranties expressed or implied are given. All the registered trademarks used herein are registered to whoever it is that owns them. This notification is given in lieu of any specific list of trademarks and their owners, which would not be as inclusive.