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TOMMY'S NITE LITES! <TM> (C) COPYRIGHT 1995 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #TM-166-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
***TO EXIT, HIT FUNCTION KEY F7, THEN THE Y KEY.
***TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROGRAM, HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
PLAY THE NEW RAGE ON YOUR DOS PC! TRY TO PUT ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS OUT IN THE
FEWEST NUMBER OF MOVES! AKA LIGHTS OUT, OUR VERSION IS THE BEST, BECAUSE WE
ALSO SOMETIMES ASK YOU TO PUT ALL THE LIGHTS ON INSTEAD!
PLAYERS:
ALL PLAY IS SOLO, AGAINST THE HIGH SCORE FILE.
DIFFICULTY LEVELS:
YOU CAN SET THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL AS ANY NUMBER FROM 1 (EASIEST) TO 9 (HARDEST).
AS THE DIFFICULTY GOES UP SO DOES COMPLEXITY OF THE LOGIC BEHIND THE LIGHTS.
ALL PUZZLES ARE SOLVABLE IN 30-50 MOVES BECAUSE THEY ARE CREATED BY WORKING
FROM THE SOLUTION BACKWARDS AHEAD OF TIME. THE DECISION WHETHER YOU HAVE TO
PUT ALL THE LIGHTS OUT OR ON TO WIN IS MADE RANDOMLY BY THE COMPUTER AS IT IS
INITIALIZING THE GAME, AND IS DISPLAYED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LIGHT PANEL.
*NOTE* FOR UNREGISTERED SHAREWARE VERSIONS OF THIS TOY, YOU CAN ONLY PLAY UP
TO DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2.
SCORE:
YOUR SCORE IS 10,000 MINUS THE NUMBER OF MOVES YOU MADE. IF YOU REACH 0 WITHOUT
SOLVING IT YOU LOSE.
AUTO GAME SAVE/RESTORE:
IS AUTOMATIC. THE CURRENT GAME IS SAVED ON THE FILE NITELITE.TMP.
TO ENTER A MOVE:
JUST POINT AT THE DESIRED PANEL LIGHT AND CLICK THE MOUSE.
OR, IF A MOUSE IS NOT DETECTED BY THE PROGRAM, YOU MAY USE THE ARROW KEYS ON
THE NUMERIC KEYPAD TO POSITION TO THE DESIRED SQUARE AND THEN HIT THE SPACEBAR
OR <ENTER> KEY TO REGISTER THE MOVE.
TO GIVE UP:
HIT THE ESC KEY.
GAME SCORE FILE:
THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY KEEPS GAME SCORES FOR PLAYERS ON DISK. FOR SOLO
MODE, FOR EACH UNIQUE PLAYER NAME GIVEN, IT KEEPS, FOR EACH DIFFICULTY LEVEL,
THE NUMBER OF GAMES PLAYED, THE NUMBER OF GAMES WON, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
BUTTON PUSHES SEPARATELY FOR WON AND LOST (DISCONTINUED) GAMES, AND THE LEAST
NUMBER OF BUTTON PUSHES TO WIN A GAME SO FAR. IT ALSO DISPLAYS A LIST OF THE
TOP TEN PLAYERS FOR THE CURRENT DIFFICULTY LEVEL.
FUNCTION KEYS:
THE 10 FUNCTION KEYS F1-F10 HAVE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS:
FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION
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F1 SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE.
F2 DEMO MODE TOGGLE.
F3,F4 CHANGE GAME SPEED <SEE BELOW>
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
F7 QUIT.
F9 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE LIGHTS.
F10 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR.
NOTE FOR "TOGGLES": THE LEGEND DISPLAYED ONSCREEN WILL BE THE MODE THAT WILL
BE ACTIVATED IF THE FUNCTION KEY IS PRESSED, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE
THAT IS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.
F3, F4:
FUNCTION KEYS F3 & F4 CHANGE THE GAME SPEED. THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME, IN
SECONDS, THAT THE COMPUTER WILL TAKE TO THINK UP A MOVE, OR TO MAKE EACH HOP,
IS DISPLAYED NEAR THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
D DISABLE MOUSE CHECK
* SKIP STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >NITELITE MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 SHIPPING/HANDLING TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS,
$3 OUTSIDE U.S. (U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE
SPECIFY 3.5 INCH OR 5.25 INCH DISKETTE).
IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
GOOD LUCK!