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Readme.txt ver 1.0 Season of the Sakura (C) 1997 JAST USA ________ CONTENTS I - Legal Warning II - Introduction III - Running the Game IV - The Game V - Extras VI - Support (help) VII - Warranty VIII - How to contact Us IX - Pronunciation guide X - Credits ** NOTICE ** The hints.txt file on the CD-ROM contains advice on game play and some hints to areas were you may be stuck. The hints follow the general flow of the game and will not divulge too much information. Please view that file if you are having problems within the game itself. _____________________________ I. LEGAL WARNING The software described in this file is made available under a license, and use of the software implies acceptance of the terms herein. This software is for use with one (1) personal computer user. This software product may not be shared or used concurrently on a different computer with a network. This game and the graphics images found within "Season of the Sakura" are copyright (C) 1997 JAST USA, all rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication of this software will result in serious civil and legal penalties. Unauthorized distribution of graphic images from this product is punishable by law. Any trademarks belong to their respective trademark owners. JAST USA depends on sales of software titles in order to bring more and better titles to you in the future. Unauthorized duplication of our software greatly handicaps us and will affect the number and quality of titles we are able to release in the future. Please support us by not pirating our software or images. This game is intended for adults only, ages 18 and over. Please follow your local laws in your area. JAST USA and the reseller is not responsible for the sales to individuals. It is your responsibility to be aware of your state and local laws. If you have any questions, please contact us. ____________________________ II. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this JAST USA product. Your support will help us bring more and new exciting products to the world. We like our games a lot and think you will, too. We have done our best to bring this game to you in its original form, without changing names to make them more "palatable to westerners" or "writing down" the story in any way. In fact, there is only one major difference between our games and the original Japanese release: ours are 100% uncensored! While Japanese law requires that any images of genitalia be "mosaiced" and hidden, we have brought you the original images by the original character artists! And for the first time, this version of Season of the Sakura includes CD-AUDIO tracks which allow you to listen to the music on ANY CD Player, at a party, in your car, anywhere! ________________________________ III. RUNNING THE GAME System Requirements: - MS-DOS 5.0 or higher, or Windows 95 - 486 SX or faster (Pentium suggested. Read CPU list below) - 8MB of RAM or more is suggested - CD-ROM drive (you are reading this file, you must have one of these) - keyboard and mouse Season of the Sakura now allows you to play the audio directly off the CD ROM as an option. If you choose to play the standard MIDI-based music, you will need a standard Soundblaster or 100% compatible sound card. In order to play Season of the Sakura while listening to the sound from the CD, the SAKU_D folder must be copied from the CD ROM's root directory to your hard disk. Instructions for this follow. If you wish to use the MIDI-based version of the game, you can run it directly from the CD ROM with no installation on your computer's hard drive. WINDOWS 3.1x Please run this game from MS-DOS. Running the game in a DOS window can produce unpredictable results, including possible sound card conflicts. MS-DOS (to listen to the audio directly from the CD) Most people are using MS-DOS 6.2x, but as long as you have MS-DOS 5.0 or higher you should experience no problems. It's assumed that you have a properly running system in which your DOS CD-ROM and mouse drivers are working correctly on your system. You should have a 16-bit mouse driver for DOS installed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Boot your machine. If you're already in Windows 3.1x, please EXIT from Windows. Insert the "Season of the Sakura" CD-ROM disc into your CD-ROM drive. The SAKU_D folder needs to be copied from the CD ROM's root directory to your computer's hard disk. The easiest way to do this is to use Windows or Windows 95 to copy the folder. To copy the files using DOS, please go to your computer's C: drive and type: XCOPY D:\SAKU_D\ \SAKU_D\ /S (Note that we have assumed your CD ROM drive to be located at D:, but it might be E: or another letter) Next, enter the SAKU_D directory (CD SAKU_D) and type SAKU-CD to start the game. MS-DOS (using the MIDI-based sound) If you don't mindnot using the MIDI-based sound system, you can run the game directly off the CD ROM. Boot your machine. If you're already in Windows 3.1x, please EXIT from Windows. Insert the "Season of the Sakura" CD-ROM disc into your CD-ROM drive. At the C: prompt, change to your CD-ROM drive letter. If your CD ROM is set to D:, type D: to go to the CD ROM directory. NOTE: If you get an "invalid drive spefication" error, it means you need to verify that you CD ROM driver is on the hard drive and is installed in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Type "SAKU-CD" to start the game using stereo CD music, or "SAKU-FM" to use the standard MIDI-based sound. WINDOWS 95 While Season of the Sakura will work with Windows 95, it sometimes will not load on the first try, and may require multiple attempts. The problem is with the instant of loading -- Windows 95's memory allocation can interfere with the program, causing the program to halt operation. If this happens, close out the halted game by pressing <ALT> + <ENTER>, then closing the window normally. Try again to start. It can take several attempts for Windows 95 to allow the program to load normally. PIF files contain settings for loading MS-DOS programs within Windows 95. There are two PIF files on the Season of the Sakura CD: SAKU.PIF, and SAKU2.PIF. To start the game, we suggest using SAKU.PIF, and if you experience problems starting the game (the computer will not crash, you will just get a black screen with white text), we suggest trying both PIF files a few times. The two files contain slightly different settings for the game. To play Season of the Sakura using the stereo CD sound directly off the CD ROM, you must copy the SAKU_D folder to your computer's hard drive. To do this: First, insert the Season of the Sakura CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 1 - Drag the SAKU_D folder from the CD ROM's root directory into the SAKURA folder. 2 - Open the SAKU_D directory on your hard disk. 3 - Double click either the SAKU-1.PIF or the SAKU-2.PIF to start the game. (They each contain slightly different settings for running an MS-DOS game in Windows.) Note: you may make shortcuts of the PIF files and put them on your desktop, in your START menu, or wherever you like. To play Season of the Sakua using the MIDI-based sound : 1 - Open the CD-ROM disc icon from within "My Computer". 2 - Click on one of two Icons labeled SAKU-FM1.PIF or SAKU-FM2.PIF 3 - The game will start. If the game will not load in Windows 95, you may of course play the game in DOS mode. To do this, you must have 16-bit CD ROM and mouse drivers installed in your DOS system. 1 - Turn on your PC, Press F8 to stop Win95 from booting. Press 6 (DOS MODE) boot option. (If you're in Windows 95 already, select "Restart to DOS mode" from the START menu.) 2 - Please see the DOS instructions, above. We say again, YOU MUST HAVE THE 16-BIT CD ROM AND MOUSE DRIVERS INSTALLED IN YOUR AUTOEXEC.BAT TO USE THE DOS SIDE. Please refer to your manufactures' instructions and supplied drivers if you don't have these. If you do not have your drivers anymore, check your CD-ROM maker's homepage (for example, if have a Sony CD-ROM drive, use www.sony.com.) ________________________ IV. THE GAME Season of the Sakura requires a mouse, but you may use either the mouse or the keyboard to play the game. When you start the game, you will see a menu displaying four options: New Game = Start a NEW Game Continue Game = continues from a SAVED game (there are five saved game slots) Character Intro = See info on all the characters Game End = QUIT/STOP/END/YAMETE MOVEMENT You control the hand/cursor with the keyboard or mouse. UP/DOWN = ARROW keys or Numeric-keypad (2) and (8) or Mouse EXECUTE = ENTER key or Z key or LEFT mouse button CANCEL = ESCape key or X key or RIGHT mouse button TURBO = Control Key + movement. Causes game text to scroll by at maximum (non-readable) speed. Select your choice with the keyboard or mouse. To execute a command, press one of the execute keys. If you haven't selected the second part of the command (if it's a two-part command), you can backup with one of the CANCEL buttons. To save your game, press one of the CANCEL buttons anywhere you are viewing a regular list of options. You will be shown a menu allowing you to save your game or QUIT. The game screen is made up of 2 sections. Image Window: This is where the graphic images are displayed. Text Window: This is the small black box area at the bottom. It contains text. This is where you will read what is being said to you, what you're saying and thinking. Pressing <ENTER> will advance to the next frame of text. Commands will also appear in the text window. Here are some examples of some two-word commands you might see in the game. (COMMAND) -----> LOOK -----> Reiko The Dean TALK -----> Kiyomi ASK -----> Mio Aki THINK -----> Ruri The Sports Festival What to do Christmas Party Dad Each command will display one or more pages of text. Repeating the command brings different results depending on the flow of the game. Commands like LOOK, TALK are the verbs. They are followed by objects, such as RURI, The Tennis Team, and so on. LOOK = look at a person or place TALK = talk to someone about something ASK = ask about someone THINK = think about something GO = go somewhere else ______________________ V : EXTRAS JAST USA makes images available for general distribution. They are in GIF format and will be marked with a message COPYRIGHT (C) 1996 JAST and therefore NOT in the public domain. These are the only images we allow to be traded freely, put onto BBSs, homepages, and ftp sites, as log as you do not allow minors to have access and the images are not altered. We make them available to you so that you can have a chance to see upcoming titles before they are available and make intelligent buying decisions. For up-to-date information on upcoming JAST USA products, be sure to check out the official JAST USA homepage at http://www.jastusa.com. ______________________ VI : SUPPORT We do our best to make these games run correctly on standard Intel PCs, but please read this section for information on debugging potential problems SOUND COMPATIBILITY: Season of the Sakura has two versions: one which plays audio directly off the CD ROM, for full stereo sound, and the "classic" version, which is MIDI-based. We recommend using the stereo version, but if you have any audio problems, you can use the MIDI version. The following sound card information is only applicable if you intend to use the MIDI version. The Sound code is built into the game itself and designed to run on Soundblaster PRO or better Creative Labs sound cards. But if you don't have a Creative Labs product, you shouldn't experience any problems as long as your sound card 100% compatible with Soundblaster Pro or better. It is important to know that a NON-Soundblaster 16-bit sound card, doesn't have 16-bit audio output during emulation (Creative Labs doesn't license that). Also, there is no volume control for the game, so please adjust your speakers with your hand. If you have any problems with sound, check your AUTOEXEC.BAT settings file. Season of the Sakura uses the internal settings of the sound card to play audio. This is generally done with the "SET BLASTER" command found on some sound cards. Below is an example of one from a Soundblaster 32; SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 Please refer to your sound card's user manual for further information. CPU COMPATIBILITY: As long as you have a 486dx 66 or better CPU that is compatible with the x86 design, this game should run without any problems. We cannot say that ours will run on every type of chip on the market, since our beta-testers do not have access to every possible CPU and configuration. We do know that the CPUs types listed below work fine. Intel 486 and Pentium CPUs Cyrix Cx486 series (66-100MHz) Cyrix Cx-5x86 and the Cx-6x86 series AMD 486 DX series NextGen 100Mhz VIDEO CARD COMPATIBILITY: As long as you have a standard SVGA 512k (1MB suggested) video card/chip, you shouldn't experience any video problems. During some "fading" effects, you may see some flickering. This is normal. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS: If you're experiencing software problems, please send us a detailed description of the problem, including what OS version you are using, what brand of computer you have, your CPU and memory configuration, your video and sound card makers, and anything else that can help us solve the problem for you. ________________________ VII : WARRANTY JAST USA warrants to the purchaser, for a period of ninety (90) days from the time of purchase, that this computer software program will perform as described in this readme file and the printed instructions. Limitations EXCEPT AS STATED ABOVE, JAST USA MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ARE LIMITED TO THE NINETY (90) DAY PERIOD AS STATED ABOVE. JAST USA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OR POSSESSION OF THIS PRODUCT. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty, and/or exclusions of liability, so the above limitations or exclusion may not apply to you. You are entitled to use this product for your own private entertainment. You may not rent or lease the software to others, nor reproduce the software without prior written permission from JAST USA. You may not use this software on a network or on more than one computer at the same time. To make a warranty claim under this limited warranty, please return the product to the point of purchase, along proof of purchase, your name, your return address, and a description of the defect or problem. THIS WARRANTY ONLY APPLIES TO USA & CANADA SYSTEMS. JAST USA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES WITH PC SYSTEMS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. IT IS SOLD "AS IS" AND IT IS UP TO THE USER TO DETERMINE COMPATIBILITY WITH THEIR COMPUTER. _________________________________ VIII : HOW TO CONTACT US The most efficient way to contact us is by email at one of our email addresses info@jastusa.com for questions about our products support@jastusa.com for technical support or questions dealers@jastusa.com for information about becoming a distributor for our products peter@jastusa.com for all other email Contacting Us (by voice mail or fax) The next best way to get in touch with us is through our voice mail system or U.S. fax line. We will do our best to respond as soon as we can. Note that faxes are automatically forwarded to our offices in Japan, so faxes are preferable to voice mail. (619) 292-JAST (Voice Mail) (619) 560-4268 (FAX) Contacting Us (by mail) Our mail address in the U.S. is: JAST USA P. O. Box 126064 San Diego, CA 92112-6064 ___________________________________ IX : PRONUNCIATION GUIDE English and Japanese are two very different languages. If you were to apply the pronunciation rules of one to the other you would have a lot of chaos. Below is a short guide to help you know how to pronounce the names in the game correctly, courtesy of the translator. Briefly, there are five vowels in Japanese, which are incidentally the same as in Spanish: A as in "fall" I as in "free" U as in "do" E as in "leg" O as in "blow" If you find yourself applying rules like silent 'e' to a name (say, reading a name like TOMOE as TOMO), or using the short 'a' sound (as in cat or hat), or letting 's' fall to a 'z' sound as in the name Risa (it should be REE-sa), you are not pronouncing the Japanese correctly. Not that this is wrong, but JAST USA would like to foster interest and understanding between Japan and America. If you take a few minutes to read this file before mis-learning the character's names, all of Japan will no doubt thank you. The Characters : SHUJI YAMAGAMI Your alter ego. SHOO-gee yahmah-gahmee. Remember, there is no short "A" sound (as in hat or cat) in Japanese, so please don't say Yamagami so that it rhymes with Granny-Fanny. REIKO SAWAMURA The translator's favorite girl. RAY-ko sawa-MOO-ra. KIYOMI SHINFUJI Her name is prounounced kee-YO-mee. MIO SUZUKI Say "Oh, me" backwards. MEIMI NAKANO MAY-me. SEIA YOSHIDA Pretend you're Junko Sensei, the school nurse, and SAY-ah. AKI HINAGIKU AH-kee HINA-giku. RURI SHIROMIZU Ruri's name is a little difficult to get right, sort of like the elf from Record of Lodoss War (a well-known fantasy anime series of a decade or so ago). Say it like ROO-ree, but remember that "R" in Japanese is sort of like a cross between R and L. Actually, saying "DOO-dee" while thinking about the letters R and L is pretty close. SHOKO NISHINO SHOW-ko. KYOKO KOBAYASHI KYO-ko. Kobayashi as in Kobayashi-maru. (C) 1997 JAST USA. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks are of their respective owners. END OF README.TXT FILE SAKU_D PIF COPYX d:\*.* c:\games\