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RALLO GUMP
Arcade Action Adventure
* QUICK INSTALL *
1. Insert the Rallo Gump disk in your floppy drive.
2. Type the drive letter of your floppy drive followed by
a colon (A: etc.). Press <Enter>.
3. Type INSTALL <Enter> and follow the on-screen prompts
until the installation is complete.
* Installation Guide and Technical Specifications *
This information is for those who had trouble installing the game using
Quick Install.
1. Insert the Rallo Gump disk in your floppy drive.
2. Type the drive letter of your floppy drive followed by a colon
(A: etc.). Press <Enter>.
3. Type INSTALL <Enter>.
4. If you would like the game installed in the default directory
(C:\RALLO) and then upon completion have the SETUP program run to
allow you to select your sound card, then choose STANDARD INSTALL
and skip to step 9.
5. If you would like to change the default directory for installation,
or do not want the SETUP program run after installation, or want to
do only a part of the standard install, then choose CUSTOM INSTALL
and go on the next step.
6. You will be presented with a list of drive letters to install the
game to. Use the arrow keys to select the desired output drive and
press <Enter>.
7. You will now be asked to provide the directory name to install the
game in. Type any valid DOS path specification and press <Enter>.
8. You will now be given the option of installing the game files to
your hard disk and whether or not you want the SETUP program run
after installation is complete. Select the option(s) you want
and press <Enter> to continue.
9. If you chose to have the SETUP program run (or selected the STANDARD
INSTALLATION) then you will be prompted for the following items:
A) Select the sound card that most closely matches yours for
digital output.
B) Select the sound card that most closely matches yours for MIDI
output.
10. Upon completion of the installation and setup you can run the game
by typing RALLO <Enter>.
* System Requirements *
* IBM COMPATIBLE 386-33 OR FASTER SYSTEM
* 256-COLOR VGA GRAPHICS
* 575K DOS RAM
* 2MB XMS MEMORY
* 1MB OF FREE HARD DISK SPACE
* SOUNDBLASTER OR COMPATIBLE SOUND CARD
* JOYSTICK OPTIONAL
* DOS Memory Usage *
You must have a minimum of 570K RAM free to play Rallo Gump. Regardless
of the amount of RAM in your machine, you must have between 570,000 and
590,000 bytes free to run the game (590,000 bytes are required for full
sound effects in all levels, less than 590,000 will start eliminating sound
effects). You will also need at least 2 Megabytes of XMS memory available
(see Extended Memory below). Run the DOS program CHKDSK and look at the
"bytes free" line of information presented. This tells you how much DOS
RAM is free. For example, chkdsk might tell you that your system has
540,940 bytes free. If you have less than 550,000 bytes, you do NOT have
enough free RAM and the game will not run. You may want to remove
unnecessary memory-resident programs from your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
start-up files. If you do not want to reconfigure your system, we suggest
making a DOS boot disk to start your computer before playing Rallo Gump.
Refer to your DOS manual for the procedure on how to make a DOS boot disk.
You can also try running the program MEMMAKER that comes with DOS 6.0 or
above, it will load programs into high memory to free up your DOS memory.
High memory manager like QEMM and 386MAX will also free up DOS memory.
* Extended Memory *
Memory beyond 640K can be allocated as either "expanded" or "extended"
memory. Rallo Gump requires 2 megabytes of "extended" memory for overlay
swapping and sound effects. During the loading of the game you will be
told if there was no extended memory detected. Extended memory is not the
same as "expanded" memory. If your computer has expanded memory, configure
it as extended memory. Consult your memory manager's documentation for more
information about configuring extended memory and determining how much
extended memory is available.
* Beginning Play *
1. If the default was chosen during installation, type:
C:<Enter>
CD RALLO<Enter>
otherwise change to the drive letter and directory you selected
during installation:
2. To start, type: RG<Enter>
* Main Menu *
New Game Starts a new game.
Load Game Resumes play at a previously saved point in the game.
Configure This will let you configure the game to your liking.
Credits A list of people involved on this project.
Story Shows you the introduction cinematic.
Quit Exit the game and return to DOS.
* Game Menu *
New Game Quits the current game and starts over.
Load Game Quits the current game and resumes play at a previously saved
point.
Save Game Saves the current game in one of eight "slots" for future
play.
Configure This will let you configure the game to your liking.
End Game This ends the current game and returns to the Main Menu.
Quit Exit the game and return to DOS.
* Special Keys *
There are only a few keys to remember during game play:
F1 Shows help at any time.
F9 Quick save.
Ctrl Make the player jump.
Alt Make the player fire a shot.
Up arrow Make the player look up and angle his gun at a 45 degree slant.
Down arrow Make the player look down and angle his gun at a 45 degree slant.
Left arrow Move the player left.
Right arrow Move the player right.
Esc Exit the current game, or menu.
* Command Line Options *
There are a number of "command line" options that you can select when running
Rallo Gump. Most of these options are only required if you have a problem
when running the game. If you find that the game runs better with one (or
more) of these options you will probably want to add them to the RG.BAT file.
/NOCARD If you do not have a sound card installed in your system.
/NOCYCLE Turns off color cycling (you can also do this from the
Configure menu).
/NODETECT Use when the game doesn't detect your VGA card properly.
/NOJOY Does not allow joystick to be used during game play.
/NOMUSIC Turns off music (you can also do this from the Configure menu).
/NOSOUND Turns off sound effects (you can also do this from the Configure
menu).
/DELAY Slows down faster systems (do not use unless recommended in
troubleshooting)
* Troubleshooting and Common Problems *
PROBLEM: Sound effects don't work or only work some of the time:
o You may not have sufficient free RAM memory. Run CHKDSK to check
your computer's available RAM. Compare this to the requirements
listed. Free-up RAM if needed.
o You may have chosen an invalid configuration during the installation
or setup process. Check your configuration and re-run SETUP or
re-install if necessary. Be sure that the correct DMA and IRQ
settings are used in the sound card SETUP. To change these settings,
highlight the sound card of choice, then press "C" to configure.
After completing setup, re-boot your system. If the incorrect DMA
or IRQ settings are used, sound effects will work erratically. This
is the most common sound card problem.
o You may have the music or sound effects turned off in the
configurations menu.
NOTE: When properly configured with a digital sound card, there
should be MIDI background music along with digital sound effects when
jumping, shooting, hitting your head, landing, getting prizes, etc..
PROBLEM: RALLO fails to load or run properly:
o You may not have sufficient free DOS RAM memory. Run CHKDSK to check
your computer's available DOS RAM. Compare this to the requirements
listed. Free-up RAM if needed. You can also try running the program
MEMMAKER that comes with DOS 6.0 or above (this will optimize your
systems DOS RAM). High memory managers like QEMM or 386MAX will
usually maximize your systems DOS RAM.
o You may have a memory resident TSR that conflicts with the game. Use
a DOS boot disk or remove any unnecessary memory resident programs
before running the game.
o You may have chosen an invalid configuration during the installation
or setup process. Check your configuration and re-run SETUP or
re-install if necessary.
PROBLEM: The game runs slowly:
o Color cycling slows game play on some systems. Turn off Color
Cycling from the game Configure menu.
o Sound effects can slow the game with some system configurations.
Turn off Sound Effects from the game Configure menu.
o Your computer may not be fast enough to run the game efficiently.
The preferred configuration is a 25 megahertz (or faster) IBM
PC/100% compatible 486-based machine with 2 megabytes total
memory, 256-color VGA graphics, a joystick, a SoundBlaster or
compatible sound card and a hard disk with at least 1 megabyte of
disk space. Some older and/or slower machines may not be powerful
enough to provide the full enjoyment.
PROBLEM: The player moves too quickly and can't enter areas while
falling:
o On some of the new faster machines the update rate during game play
may be too fast. This will manifest itself as an inability for the
player to pull into areas to the left or right during falling.
You can slow your system down to 24 frames per second by adding the
/DELAY command (see Command Line Options).
PROBLEM: A level is impossible, it can't be finished:
o Rallo Gump has been fully tested. The entire game can be played
through. To our knowledge there are no levels that do not provide
the proper prizes to finish the game. Our suggestion, if you do
not succeed, try, try again.
* Calling Technical Support *
Technical Support can be reached at (708) 257-7616, Monday - Friday 9 A.M.-
4 P.M.. CST. When calling, please have the following information ready (if
possible): Machine type, graphics card, sound boards, joystick type, RAM
memory installed, amount of free RAM, extended memory available, which
version of DOS you use, and the contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
files. Technical support DOES NOT provide game tips, this is only for users
who are not able to run RALLO GUMP.