Shareware Overload/ShartewareOverload.cdr/games/cleanup.zip/CLEANUP.DOC

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                          S h a r e G a m e s
                          Christopher G. Gunn
                          3174 Hawthorn Street
                          San Diego, CA  92104
                             [phone]


CleanUp is distributed as shareware on an "I trust you" basis and is not in
any form to be considered public domain or free.  Considerable effort went
into creating the program and I am retaining full protection under the
copyright laws.  However, I also want you to be able to share my games with
your friends.  So, please feel free to hand on as many copies as you would
like, as long as you include all of the original files.

If you are going to use CleanUp for your personal enjoyment, whether you got
it from a distributor or a friend, please mail a check or money order to me at
the above address.  The registration fee for CleanUp is $10.  I depend on your
registering to continue devoting full time to making fun to use programs that
don't require you to adapt to the program.  I'd also like your comments and
suggestions. In exchange, I'll add your name to the list of those eligible for
updates, contests, and 24-hour technical support.  If you wish, you may use
the registration form by typing PRINT CLEANUP.REG at the DOS prompt.

Like all of my games, CleanUp is designed for full color with high resolution
EGA graphics and should run on most PC's and work alikes.  If you have any
problems, let me know.  There is a provision for disabling the game sounds if
you prefer the game to play quietly.

CleanUp is an extensively reworked version of a program originally released
for the TRS-80 Model I.  It looks like the game board uses standard ASCII
characters, but they are actually graphically re-dimensioned so the game board
is scaled correctly.

The object is to "clean up" all of the gold stars "*" without bumping into a
barrier or your own trail.  Use the cursor keys to guide the blinking square
through as many stars as you can.  It takes some strategy to avoid blocking
your path.  That includes reversing direction.  The corner keys on the number
pad will let you go diagonally.  You can speed up the game by pressing the
<TAB> key.  Press the <SHIFT><TAB> combination to slow things down.

Your score is a combination of how many stars you get, how long your path is,
and how fast you were traveling.  The game starts with a display of the score-
board and options to change the difficulty (number of stars and barriers) and
the speed.  You can also have CleanUp keep track of the time so you can take
turns with a friend.  The game controls timing independent of computer speed.

There's a game score file you may use to keep track of your progress.  Some of
my scores are currently in the file.  If you wish, you can kill or rename the
file and the program will start a new one.  If you clean up a difficulty of
50 at a speed of 50 or better, send me a printed copy of "CLNFILE.DAT".  I'll
add you to the list of top players and send you a free disk of your choice.

You may copy the CleanUp files into any directory on hard disk or another
floppy.  The only real requirement is that all of the files associated with
the game, except for its BAT file, must be in the same directory.  You may
activate the program directly, with a BAT file, or from ActMenu.  If you put
CleanUp on your hard disk, you may have to adapt the BAT file for your system.


Good luck, and let me know if you enjoy CleanUp.  Your support for my programs
is sincerely appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris


P.S.   Please retain the original files if you are
       going to pass CleanUp along.


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