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A game from France...
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(C) 1988 LACAZE Christophe
RAYNAL Frédérick
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est un Logiciel
is a program from
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This program is in the public domain. It cannot be used
for any commercial purpose without prior consent of the author.
This diskette should contain the following files:
- POPCORN.DOC : This documentation
- POPCORN.EXE : The game
- POPCORN.HSC : The High Scores file
- POPSPEED.EXE : Speed adjustment utility
- POPGEN.EXE : Generator of setups for the game
- POPTAB.PPC : The default setups, modifiable with POPGEN
Additonal hints: · Use SpaceBar (or mouse single click) to start the ball.
· Use arrow keys to move paddle. Catching certain kinds
of falling objects with the paddle can change the paddle
attributes. One allows you to shoot bullets. Another
(marked C) covers your paddle with glue, requiring you
to press SpaceBar or mouse button to make the ball bounce
off. Another puts multiple balls into play.
· When prompted for Joueur 1 and Joueur 2, enter the names
of players, or just press <Return>.
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POPCORN: To start the game, type POPCORN then <─┘:RETURN>
This games works only with a CGA card. (An EGA card
is ok except that the Boss key doesn't work properly.)
You can play using the keyboard or with any Microsoft-compatible
mouse. (In this case, don't forget to load the mouse driver, often named
MOUSE.COM.)
The default speed is set for a PC with an 8086 chip running at
8 mhz. If your PC doesn't run at this speed, you'll certainly need to
use the POPSPEED utility to adapt the speed of the game. By default,
the game's speed corresponds to a POPSPEED setting of 110. To change
the setting, type this before loading POPCORN:
POPSPEED value then <─┘:RETURN>
where value is from 0 to 30000. The smaller the value, the faster the
speed. (Note: This utility does not modify the actual speed of the
computer but puts the specified value in memory.)
(Note: On a 12mhz AT, values between 1000 and 1200 seemed ok.)
Make several tries to determine the value that suits you best.
You can then create a batch file that will automatically load POPSPEED
with the desired value.
How to create the batch file:
1°) Type COPY CON: POPCORN.BAT then <RETURN>
2°) Type these commands:
SPEED yourvalue <RETURN>
POPCORN %1 <RETURN>
<Ctrl>Z <RETURN>
3°) Once you've done this, POPCORN.BAT will be present
on the game diskette.
Function key assignments:
- F1 : Play
- F2 : Begin the Demonstration.
- F3 : Mouse mode
- F4 : Keyboard mode
- F5 : Change key definitions (left/right/action keys)
- F6 : See High Scores table
- F8 : Choose color palette
- F9 : Sound on/off
- F10 : Boss Key (doesn't work right with EGA)
- Esc : Returns to DOS if you are in Menu,
Pauses if you are in the game
If you want to create or edit new game setups for POPCORN,
execute the POPGEN program. This program generates files containing
game setups (extension .PPC). For example, you might create a series
of setups called POPTAB.PPC.
To use these new setups, start the game like this:
POPCORN POPTAB then <RETURN>
HOW TO GIVE THIS GAME TO YOUR FRIENDS?
(For it is certainly permitted, or recommended, or even obligatory,
to GIVE this super game to as many of your acquaintances as possible.)
The diskette is not protected so you can use the command:
COPY A:*.* B: (or C: if you have a hard drive). Or make a copy
of the diskette using DISKCOPY A: A:.
We hope you will share your remarks, suggestions, congratulations,
or insults concerning this game with:
M. LACAZE et RAYNAL
VIDEOMATIQUE
5 rue de Carbonnières
19100 BRIVE LA GAILLARDE
or, if you have a Minitel :
dans les Boites aux Lettres de : CAZOU ou SHIFT sur le
serveur pas comme les autres POP au 55.74.42.71 (8 voies,24/24h)
A bientôt ...