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- 7th Level Inc., Readme Notes
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- Welcome to the online version of Hot Shot. These three rounds of
- twisted arcade fun are taken from the complete version of Hot Shot,
- one of the three arcade games in Take Your Best Shot from 7th Level.
- Take Your Best Shot is based on Bill Plympton's genious animation
- and includes 50 levels of game play, a stress reliever, screen
- savers, wallpapers, desktop icons and more than 200 audio clips.
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- Hot Shot
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- So you want to be a hot shot? Take a shot at this game and you can
- call yourself a twisted hot shot.
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- To play Hot Shot:
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- From the File Manager, double click the HOTSHOT.EXE file.
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- Game Options
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- From the Hot Shot selection screen you can customize your Hot Shot
- game. Options available include the number of players, skill level
- and the number of paddles. Point to your choices using the mouse and
- click the left mouse button.
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- With one player, you can play to improve your skill level by trying
- to better your score each time. With two players, you can alternate
- play with a friend. Each player will play one ball. When the first
- player loses that ball, it will be the next playerÆs turn.
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- The skill level determines the size of the paddles and bricks in
- each wall. The lower the skill level the larger the paddles and
- bricks. As the skill level increases, the size of the paddles and
- bricks decreases.
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- With two paddles you are protecting the two side walls. With four
- paddles you are protecting all four walls.
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- If you leave the mouse or the keyboard idle for 60 seconds while
- in the selection screen, the game will begin a self-play mode. To
- exit self-play, simply press ESC and you will return to the
- selection screen.
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- Once you have made your selections, press ENTER or click the Play
- button to begin a game.
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- Game Play
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- Begin play by launching the ball with the cannon. Use the cursor
- keys to position the cannon. Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys to
- change the direction the ball will fire. Press and hold the LEFT or
- RIGHT ARROW keys to move the cannon across the screen. Pressing
- ENTER or the left mouse button will launch the ball.
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- The object of Hot Shot is to clear all the bricks in each wall
- without losing the ball. To clear a brick, let the ball hit it once.
- Be careful, the next time the ball hits that area youÆll lose it.
- Protect the empty spaces in the walls by moving the paddles with
- the mouse.
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- Obstacles youÆll encounter on your way to clearing the bricks include
- heads and posts. The ball will simply bounce off the posts. If the ball
- strikes a head directly in the face, heÆll spit the ball out at a faster
- speed and in a different direction. Each time the ball hits a head in
- the face, it will continue to speed up. Hitting the ball with a paddle
- will slow it down.
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- Each skill level has three rounds. You get five balls to make it
- through all three rounds. When you lose all five balls, the game
- is over.
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- Clearing each wall will end the round you are playing and begin a
- bonus round. The longer you keep the ball in play, the more bonus
- points youÆll earn. Watch out! The ball will continue to speed up
- throughout the bonus round, making it harder to keep up.
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- You will be awarded a shield after each wall you clear. You can keep
- a maximum of four shields at one time. Use these shields to help you
- keep the ball in play. One shield will protect all the walls you are
- defending. For example, if you are playing with four paddles, one
- shield will protect all four walls at one time. Press the SPACEBAR to
- invoke the shield. It will last for ten seconds. When the shield is
- about to expire, it will begin flashing and an alarm will sound. That
- means time is running out and youÆd better be prepared to keep the ball
- in play.
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- Pause the animation at any time by pressing your keyboardÆs PAUSE key.
- Press the PAUSE key again to restart the animation. Exit the game by
- pressing ESC. When you lose all five balls, the game will exit to the
- selection screen. If you have one of the five highest scores, that
- score will be flashing. Type your initials and press ENTER. Exit the
- game by clicking the Exit button or begin a new game by clicking the
- Play button.
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- KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS
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- The + and - keys provide a convenient means for raising and lowering
- the volume. Some sound boards do not support volume control, so these
- keys may not function in all cases.
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- The following key combinations can be used to replace mouse movements
- for certain activities and functions.
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- Shift + Esc Exits Hot Shot
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- COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
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- Problem:
- The game does not display properly.
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- Solution:
- Make sure you have a video card running in 640x480 or 800x600 mode
- with 256 colors. Also, make sure that you have the proper display
- driver installed. A display with more colors or running at a higher
- resolution also will work with the Hot Shot game.
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- Problem:
- The game is working, but you don't hear any sound.
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- Solution:
- Make sure your sound card is installed and working properly. You can
- check the sound from your sound board by using the Sound utility in
- the Control Panel. Choose one of the WAV files in the Windows
- directory and click Test.
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- Problem:
- The sound or video skips during the game.
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- Solution:
- Make sure you have at least 4 MB of RAM. Also, make sure that an
- expanded memory manager (such as EMM386, QEMM or 386MAX) is not
- reserving memory that Windows and the Take Your Best Shot games,
- living wallpaper, or screen savers will need to run correctly.
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- Problem:
- The sound and video are not synchronized properly.
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- Solution:
- Make sure that you are running the Hot Shot game, on a
- 486 25 MHz or better IBM-compatible computer with at least
- 4 MB of RAM.
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- Problem:
- The sound breaks up or has a lot of static.
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- Solution:
- You may need to change the DMA setting on your sound card. Please
- check the documentation for your sound card for the proper settings
- and how to change the settings.
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- Problem:
- The volume is too low or too high.
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- Solution:
- You can adjust the volume using the + and - keys within the Take Your
- Best Shot games, living wallpaper, and screen savers.
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- Problem:
- The program seems to run extremely slow.
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- Solution:
- Make sure that you have a permanent swap file set up in Windows.
- Please consult your Windows documentation for instructions
- regarding your swap file settings.