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Diamond Dash 2-Mar-93
Copyright (C) Softek (David Fleming) 1992. All rights reserved.
Requirements: PC/AT or PS2 (not model 30), PC-DOS / MS-DOS 2.0 or
later, EGA or VGA with Color Display. 12 Mhz or better preferred.
INTRODUCTION
Diamond Dash is a graphics game exploiting the capabilities of the
IBM EGA/VGA Graphics Adapter. It is a game of ladders, ropes, enemies,
and diamonds, played on multiple levels sequentially. It is very similar
to the Broderbund classic LODERUNNER.
SHAREWARE
Diamond Dash is NOT a public domain program, it is a ShareWare
product. If you choose to keep Diamond Dash, please send $15 to:
David Fleming
P.O. Box 8991
Roanoke, VA 24014
Feel free to give a copy of Diamond Dash to friends and colleagues
to try. Please remind them that, if they choose to use Diamond
Dash, they must send me $15.
INSTRUCTIONS
You are a highly trained commando sent by the Farturion Empire to
reclaim a stolen cache of Farturion Diamonds. They were stolen by
a group of Raven Warriors from the dark world Yranus. The
diamonds are being held in an underground warehouse deep beneath
the vile surface of Yranus. The warehouse has 25 levels. You
must pick up all the diamonds in each level to progress to the
next level. Each level will be heavily guarded. The guards
have no weapons, but since they are such vile creatures, if one of
them touches you, you're history. Your only weapon is a portable
proton accelerator that allows you to blast large holes in the
floor which the guards (and you) can fall into. The holes will
"heal" after a certain amount of time. If a guard is in a hole
when it heals, he will reappear at the top of the screen. If
you are in a hole when it heals, you're dead. You have 5 lives at
the beginning of the game. You gain 1 life for each level you
complete. When all lives are used up, the game exits to DOS.
Remember that the guards can pickup diamonds. They will drop the
diamonds when they fall into a hole. If no diamonds are left on
the screen and the ladder to the next level has not appeared, then
one or more of the guards is (are) carrying diamonds.
The arrow keys control your direction (up, down, left, right).
The "Z" key blasts holes to the left.
The "X" key blasts holes to the right.
The "A" key aborts the current life. (use for no way out situations)
The "L" key skips to the next level. (cheat key)
The "SPACE" bar will pause the game. Press any other key to restart.
The "ESC" key exits the program.
Good Luck!
Thank you for supporting ShareWare!
David Fleming
Compuserve 72637,17