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Game Play
Starting a Game
Game Menus
Controls
Selecting a Language
Hints and Tips
Video Setup
Troubleshooting
Credits
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Game Play
You and your significant other were enjoying a safari trip when suddenly, a mad monkey kidnapped your loved one! Apparently to use them as the main dish during the celebration of his 50th wedding anniversary. He has imprisoned your loved one while he waits for his wife to return from the supermarket with the wine.

The bad news doesn't stop there: this silly animal thinks he's the king of the jungle, and to make matters worse, the rest of the animals think that too. Even to some plants! So the entire jungle will give you a hard time as you try to rescue your loved one. And you thought this vacation would help you relieve stress?

Thank Goodness this monkey is a messy animal, and has lost the cage keys all over the place. Go and collect them before he realizes his mistake!

Explore real 3D environments with amazing cartoon style graphics, jungle sounds and music.
 5 Different maps.
Collect the medic kits to recover your health.
You can play as either a man or a woman and rescue your girlfriend/boyfriend.
Move your body gracefully to avoid avalanches of rolling tree trunks.
Plenty of different types of enemies!
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Starting a Game
To start, highlight ‘Play’ from the main menu using the arrow keys, and then hit the spacebar on your keyboard to begin. Or use the mouse or joystick and hit the appropriate fire button.
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Game Menus
During the demo mode, hit any key, or move the mouse or joystick to bring up the menu. To hide the menu, either wait a while, or hit the ‘Esc’ key. When a menu item is highlighted, hit the spacebar to select that item, or hit the appropriate fire button on your mouse or joystick. While a game is in progress, you can bring up the menu at any time by hitting the 'Esc' key on your keyboard. The 'Play' option will now be a 'Quit Game' option, allowing you to abort a game in progress at any time.

Play - Select a character and begin a new game of Safari Kongo.
Game Setup - The perspective sky and fog can be toggled on and off from the Game Setup menu. When using a fast computer with a 3D card, turn these options on for a nicer visual realism. When running on a slower computer, turn these options off to help speed-up game play.
Help - Displays this help text.
Options - Consists of the following items:
Music On - Adjusts the volume of the music using the left and right arrow keys.
Sound On - Adjusts the volume of the sound effects.
Window/Fullscreen - Toggle between window and fullscreen mode.
Low resolution - Change display to a lower quality picture (will run faster). Use this option if the game seems to run “choppy”.
High resolution - Change display to a higher quality picture.  If game appears “choppy” in this mode, select the low resolution mode to get better performance.
Main Menu - Returns to the Main Menu.
Quit - Choose this item to exit the game and close the program.
Quit Game - Choose this item to quit the game while playing, without exiting the program.
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Controls
Use the keyboard, joystick, or mouse to control the safari guy/girl.

Keyboard Commands
Arrow Keys: Direction
Space: Jump
Esc: Menu
P: Pause Game
1..4: Resize screen (software mode only)
F1: Help
F2: Music on/off
F3: Sound on/off
F4: Window/Fullscreen toggle (software mode only)
F10: Get mouse pointer
Alt-F4: Exit
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Selecting a Language
 While in windowed mode you may choose a different language in which to play the game. To get to windowed mode, press the F4 key or select “window” under Options of the Main Menu. Press the F10 key to gain mouse control, then refer to the toolbar at the top of the game screen.   Select the Game option, then select Language.  Select from the list of languages using the mouse button.  Simply click inside the game window to return to the game, press F4 to return to fullscreen.
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Hints & Tips
-Beware of things that might be behind you and out of the camera's view.
-Be prepared to jump at any time. Timing is critical.
-Memorize the locations of the keys.
-Don't waste medical kits unless you need them.
-Take advantage of high elevations to get a bird’s eye view and a better idea of what you’re in for!
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Video Setup
This section contains important information on configuring your video card. If you have a 3D accelerator card with OpenGL drivers, you can run this game in hardware mode and experience incredibly smooth game-play in high resolution.

Display Setup Program
 Before running the game for the first time, you should select a video mode from the video setup screen. If you need to run this setup after installing the game, click on the Display Setup Monitor button at the bottom of the eGames browser.
The video setup program gives you 4 video mode options:
·         3dfx Voodoo2
·         3dfx Banshee
·         Other 3D card
·         Software Mode
     
If you're not sure which 3D card you have, you can always select Software Mode to be safe and re-run the Display Setup program once you have determined what video card you have. Software Mode should work on all video cards. However, note that Software Mode is the slowest choice! This game performs best in 3D hardware accelerated mode.

3dfx Voodoo2
Choose this option if you have a Voodoo2 based board. This video card requires a custom version of opengl32.dll present in the game's directory to experience 3D hardware acceleration.  Press this button to do this automatically.
3dfx Voodoo Banshee
Choose this option if you have a 3dfx Banshee board. This video card requires a custom version of opengl32.dll present in the game's directory to experience 3D hardware acceleration. Press this button to do this automatically.
Other 3D Card
Most users with 3D cards with OpenGL ICD drivers should select this option to experience 3D hardware acceleration. No special DLL needs to be copied to the game directory for these boards. These boards include the ATI Rage 128, 3dfx Voodoo3, and NVidia TNT2 cards.
Software Mode
All users who do not have 3D accelerated video cards, or who have 3D accelerated video cards which lack an OpenGL driver, should select Software Mode. Remember, software rendering is very slow compared to hardware mode.

*Note—eGames cannot help with 3D accelerated card problems, or Open GL problems.  Please contact your video card manufacturer for assistance.

Finding Your Video Card—the following steps will show you how to determine the type of video card installed on your PC.
1) Right click on the “My Computer” icon
2) Left click on “properties”
3) Click on the “Device Manager” tab
4) Make sure “view devices by type” is selected
5) Double click on “Display Adapters”
6) This will display the video card

OpenGL
This program requires the presence of an OpenGL driver on your system. Windows should ship with the required OPENGL32.DLL file in your Window's SYSTEM directory. If you are having trouble getting your video card to work with this game, or you can not locate the OpenGL drivers for your particular video card, you should try GL Setup, a free OpenGL driver installation program available on the internet. More information on GL Setup can be found at www.glsetup.com.

More information about the OpenGL standard can be found at www.opengl.org.

Please be aware that eGames, Inc. cannot answer questions about video boards or other 3D cards. If you have questions about your video card or drivers for your video card, please see the documentation that came with your computer or contact the card's manufacturer. We cannot answer questions concerning these products because they are not licensed products of eGames, Inc.
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Troubleshooting
Mouse Problems
Problem: The mouse cursor disappears!
Solution: This is normal, nothing is wrong. Hit the ALT key or the F10 function key to get the mouse cursor back and go into Windows™ mode. Because you can play the game with the mouse, if the mouse cursor didn't disappear, you'd move it to another window and activate another program in the middle of gameplay. Therefore, the mouse cursor must disappear to play the game with the mouse.

Performance Problems
Problem: The program runs too slow. The graphics are too 'choppy'!
Solution: Try running the game in low-res fullscreen mode (from the Main Menu choose 'Options' and then choose Low-Res). If you wish to run the game in a window (remember, a window display is only available in Software Mode!), make the window smaller and choose "High Colors mode" (from the 'Display' pull-down menu). From the program's 'Game Setup' menu, also be sure to turn off fog, perspective sky, or any other special effects.

Problem: I can't switch to low-res mode. I can't switch to windowed mode.
Solution: If you are running the game using 3D hardware acceleration, then you can only run in high-resolution fullscreen mode.

Problem: The game crashes when I try to take a screen shot with the F9 key!
Solution: Some versions of the 3dfx Open GL drivers have a bug which causes the program to crash when taking a screen shot with the F9 key. Look for new Voodoo3 drivers from 3dfx in the future that will fix this problem.

Graphics Problems
Problem: Screen colors look ugly, fonts hard to read, screen object arrangement is weird.
Solution: This game requires a video mode with at least High Color mode (16 bit).

Problem: How do I change my video mode to High Color?
Solution: Right-click on the desktop and select the 'Properties' option. Then, select the 'Settings' tab at the top of the 'Display Properties' dialog. Under 'Color palette', choose 'High Color' and hit the 'Ok' button. There is also another way to get to the 'Display Properties' dialog… you can also go to the 'Control Panel' and double-click on the 'Display' icon.

Installation Problems
Problem: Every time you try and run the game, it tries to install it again.
Solution: You are running the installation program on the CD-ROM. You only have to run the installation once. After the game is installed on your system, look for it on your local hard drive or from the 'Start' menu on the Windows™ desktop.

Problem: I can't find the installation program. Where do I start?
Solution: Try looking for your CD drive icon. If you find your CD drive, just double-click on it and look for the game installation program. Refer to your system's documentation for the location of your CD-ROM drive. You must look in your documentation for this information, because each computer system is unique.

Problem: When I try to run the game, I get the error "CAN'T FIND DINPUT.DLL".
Solution: You need to install DirectX™ 5.0 (or higher) on your computer. DirectX™ is a set of libraries provided by Microsoft™ and it's now part of Windows™. Older versions of Windows™ may be missing DirectX™. The DirectX™ installation program should be provided on the game CD. If you can't find it there, you can also find a link to an installable version of DirectX™ at www.microsoft.com/directx.

Sound Problems
Problem: Sound effects won't play at all.
Solution: Run the Media Player application that comes with Windows and use it to play any wave file (try "c:\windows\tada.wav"). If the Media Player fails to play a .WAV file then there is a general problem with your configuration to be solved. You will want to refer to Windows and sound card documentation to determine how to configure your system.

General Problems
 Problem: The game responds too slowly.
Solution: Try using a lower resolution (choose Low-Res from the 'Options' menu). Only the fastest computers can run 3D games in high resolutions. Also be sure to use "High Color" mode to help speed up the game's response (see “Graphics Problems” above). From the program's 'Game Setup' menu, also be sure to turn off fog, perspective sky, or any other special effects.

Problem: The game locks up, crashes, or causes system errors.
Solution: Make sure DirectX™ 5.0 (or higher) is installed on your machine. Turn off the music and sound effects. If the game doesn't lock up without music and sound effects, it is possible that sound is not configured properly on your system. If the game locks up with music and sound effects off, try running the game without any other programs running. Restart your computer after any errors.

Problem: I can't figure out how to get past this level!
Solution: Please don't call us! The whole point of playing a game is figuring it out yourself!! If you have Internet access, some good Usenet newsgroups to post questions to are rec.games.arcade and rec.games.misc. Look for a hints and tips page for this game on the Webfoot homepage at http://www.webfootgames.com.

Problem: The F4 key doesn't work so I can't switch to windowed mode.
Solution: If you are running the game using 3D hardware acceleration, then you can only run in high-resolution fullscreen mode.

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Credits
Programming & Design
Cristian Soulos

Additional Programming
Dana Dominiak
Pascal Pochol

3D Modeling
Walter Cordoba

Lead Graphics
Walter Cordoba
Lorena Berna
Dana Dominiak
Robert Dominiak
Mike Speyer

3D Systems Programming
Cristian Soulos

3D Tools
Cristian Soulos

Additional Tools
Pascal Pochol

Music Programming
James Martin
Pascal Pochol

Sound
Monika Dinada

Music
Chris Hampton

Legal & Biz
Debra Osborn

Director of Communications
Jay Gross

Additional Work
Dan Snell
John O'Donnell
Kristin Sosna
Nancy Simpson
Kevin Bonner
Dave Mercer

Producer
Dana Dominiak

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