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Munsie
5601 Ammons
Haltom City, TX 76117
USA
817-485-9293
GEnie: D.Munsie
Internet: D.Munsie@Genie.Geis.Com
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Welcome to our 1st product release of 1995! We certainly appreciate the
fact that you probably took the time to download this program or spent
a few quid from a PD supplier to obtain it. With commercial distribution
on the Atari scene at an all time low, this is the only financially
acceptable way for us to get software to YOU the Atari user at a fair
price and at a very fast rate. Our first release using this method was
Frantick! our popular fast action shoot-em-up! While registrations have
been pretty low we are still hopefull that in time, the Atari community
will realize that we are TRYING to release quality software at a fair
price, and that $10.00 for a decent game really isn't that bad! So folks,
the bottom line is this, when you do not register our software you are
simply telling us you do not think our products are good enough for your
hard earned money. Actually, for a better understanding we would love
for everyone who takes a look at our software and DOSN'T register to
at least write us a note telling us why. What seriously amazes us is
that there are 1000's of Atari users all over the world who actually
use their system everyday, and with commercial distribution practically
null, this would be the ideal way to get product to the Atari users. But
sadly if you knew the number of people that ACTUALLY registered Frantick
you would think we wouldn't take the time to release any other product!
But that's not the case for us....you see we STILL want the Atari platform
to survive, and WE want to survive with it. So we feel over a longer
period of time we might still get enough registrations for our software
to warrant the development time per title. By the way, to those of you
who have registered Frantick, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! The comments the
majority of you have sent in have been Frantastick!! So far only 2 people
that I have heard from have seen my ugly mug at the end of the game!! :)
(By the way, I could count the number of UK registrations on 1 hand!!)
So let's kick off the new year with a pledge! I pledge to write some
decent software for the Atari platform if you pledge to at least help
out with the distribution process by mailing/uploading/copying THE
ORIGINAL ARCHIVE that this program came in to as many Atari sources as
possible! This includes magazines, pd suppliers, end users, bbs's,
on line services, Internet addresses, etc! With 3 kids and several other
people involved with the company now, we need your help to stay afloat!
I can't stress enough how important it is for YOU to get involved.
And now for something completely different...
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Program name: Asteroidia
System Requirements: ST/STe/TT/Falcon with 1 meg of free memory.
Color monitor/VGA monitor/TV.
Double sided disk drive or (hard drive reccomended.)
Note for ST owners: This game was originally coded with STe/Falcon users
in mind. But we decided to allow ST users to run it
by simulating a scrolling background by using a
starfield instead! The effect comes out great. So
even though you won't get the bitmapped scrolling
backgrounds you still get a fun game to play.
Enhancements: Blitter scrolling on STe/Mega STe/Falcon/ (TT?)
50khz in game mod music on Falcon.
Smoother play on Mega STe/TT/Falcon
Game runs MUCH smoother in 60hz video mode.
Description: Asteroidia is an arcade style game that involves
little strategy but provides hours of fun. You are
flying around in space trying to destroy all the
asteroids that are heading toward your home planet.
You'll also have to contend with little alien
thingys that want to destroy your ship!
OPTIONS.... ST users: Optional music or sound fx.
Normal speed with no slowdown.
Faster speed with slowdown.<<<<<
STe users: All ST features plus:
POWERPAD ready!!!! (Or joystick..)
Optional Blitter scroll or starfield display.
Optional ASTRODIA.DMA file in the same directory
will provide a repeating background music sample
file. Very nice music. (Hey..I made it!!)
(Requires a 2MEG system to run with ASTRODIA.DMA!)
Mega STe/TT users: All STe features plus:
Optional normal fast speed or slower speed.
MINUS - No powerpad for Mega STe/TT users...
Falcon users: All Mega STe/TT features plus:
Optional ASTRODIA.MUS file that will provide
EXCEPTIONAL 50khz backround music courtesy of
several explosive mod tracks. This file GREATLY
enhances the game experience!!
Powerpad ready!!!! (Or joystick..)
The ability to select your own mod tracks that will
play in the background during the game. Run the
MAKE_MOD.PRG to point to the mod files on your
hard drive. Play them back in sequential or
random order during the game!
NOTE: If you select your own mods to play in the
background you can rename or delete the
ASTRODIA.MUS file from your directory.
Optional 1 VSYNC mode!! Can you find it??
Installation: Actually, you probably have already done this!
Simply copy all of the files in the archive to any
double sided disk or hard drive directory! Easy...
ASTRODIA.PRG: You can run Asteroidia from any desktop mode except
True Color mode. Also, some screen enhancements may
cause problems when Asterodia exits. If that is the
case please de-activate them before running.
Some desk accesories and TSR programs have been
known to cause some problems with our software.
While we have tried to make this program as
compatbile as possible we cannot guarantee that it
will work 100% of the time on YOUR system. Whenever
possible run Asteroidia from a clean desktop. If you
can, boot your system without accesories or TSR's
loaded if there is a problem. If you cannot get this
program to run on your system, PLEASE call or email
us as soon as possible letting us know what your
problem is. Thank you...
Asteroidia has been tested on ST/STe/Mega STe/Falcon.
When you first run Asteroidia please let it cycle
through all of it's title sequence events. You'll
see the game point structure and credits!
CONTROL: Rotate: Aim your ship by moving the joystick left or right.
Thrust: To move you ship press the joystick up.
Fire: To fire at an asteroid or enemy, press the button.
Keyboard: During play, (P)ause,SPACE=exit
(POWERPAD pause works too.)
High score entry: If you get a high enough score to be placed in the
high score table, you will need to enter up to a
10 character name. To move the pointer from letter
to letter move the joystick left or right. To
scroll from letter to letter move the joystick
up or down. Once you have the name in place press
the button to exit. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Un Registered!!: When you run Asteroidia in the UN-REGISTERED mode
you will only get 1 life per game. If you enjoy
this game and would like to register the program
please read the ORDER.DOC file that came with
this archive.
Extras: There may be a few goodies here and there, sadly
you won't find any mention of those here...:)
I thank you for taking the time to check out our latest product. If you
have any questions or comments, PLEASE call, write or email!!
Head Gopher - Dave Munsie
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When you register PLEASE take the time to fill out the WARRANTY.DOC!!!
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Other releases to look forward to:
Racers - A fast action 2 player car racing game.
G_Shell - The ultimate GFA BASIC programmer's shell.
MultiRun - A powerful file launcher with configurable hardware calls.
Sea Wolf 95 - Aim your torpedos and fire away!
Frantick - Slightly updated since our last version. Fast action shooter!
Choplifter - The long awaited conversion...looking pretty hot!
Blazion - A fast action shooter for Falcon owners!
Megaspace - A arcade action vertical scrolling shooter.
(Megaspace could end up being our flagship product!!)