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  1.  
  2.                             Q U A D S
  3.  
  4.      Thi≤ program¼ 'Quadsº i≤ ß gamσ involvinτ tetrominoe≤ anΣ i≤ ì
  5. baseΣá oεá thσ gamσ 'Tetrisº availablσ a≤ aε arcadσ gamσá anΣá oε ì
  6. othe≥ computers«á I⌠ i≤ designeΣ t∩ ruε oε ß disk-baseΣ Microbee¼ ì
  7. witΦ o≥ withou⌠ colour¼ anΣ caε bσ playeΣ witΦ ß joysticδ o≥ jus⌠ ì
  8. froφá thσá keyboard«á  Thσá prograφ i≤ availablσ oεá ßá sharewarσ ì
  9. basis¼á i.e«á peoplσ arσ freσ t∩ cop∙ anΣ distributσ thσ program¼ ì
  10. anΣ arσ encourageΣ t∩ senΣ donations¼ suggestion≤ and/o≥ idea≤ t∩ ì
  11. thσ autho≥ directly¼ beinτ :
  12.  
  13.                       Keith Wood
  14.                       22 Conway Place
  15.                       Gowrie, A.C.T., 2904
  16.                       Australia
  17.  
  18.      Thσá tile≤ fo≥ thσ gamσ appea≥ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ thσá boarΣá anΣ ì
  19. wil∞á fal∞ toward≤ thσ bottom«á  The∙ caε bσ bσ moveΣ t∩ thσ lef⌠ ì
  20. o≥ right¼ o≥ speΣ u≡ travellinτ down¼ anΣ caε bσ rotated.
  21.  
  22.      Thσá objec⌠ oµ thσ gamσ i≤ builΣ u≡ soliΣá horizonta∞á line≤ ì
  23. witΦá thσ tiles«á  Thesσ arσ theε removeΣ froφ thσ board¼á makinτ ì
  24. morσ rooφ fo≥ furthe≥ tiles«á  A⌠ eacΦ leve∞ oµ pla∙ ßá specifieΣ ì
  25. numbe≥á oµ line≤ mus⌠ bσ completeΣ beforσ yo⌡ caε progres≤ t∩ thσ ì
  26. nex⌠ level«  Thi≤ numbe≥ increase≤ a≤ thσ gamσ continues.
  27.  
  28.      Therσá arσ seveε differen⌠ tetrominoe≤ eacΦ madσ u≡ oµá fou≥ ì
  29. adjoining squares, and each being unique, even after rotation.ì
  30.  
  31.      Fo≥ joysticδ users¼á thσ tile≤ caε bσ moveΣ b∙á manipulatinτ ì
  32. thσ joystick«  Tile≤ arσ rotateΣ b∙ pressinτ thσ firσ button.
  33.  
  34.      Fo≥ keyboarΣ users¼á usσ thσ directioε key≤ 'S'¼ 'Dº anΣ 'Xº ì
  35. t∩á movσ left¼á righ⌠ anΣ dowε respectively«á  Thosσ witΦ premiuφ ì
  36. machine≤ ma∙ als∩ usσ thσ arro≈ keys«  Rotatinτ tile≤ i≤ achieveΣ ì
  37. b∙ pressinτ thσ spacσ bar.
  38.  
  39.      Thσá othe≥á facilitie≤á oµ thσ prograφá arσá onl∙á availablσ ì
  40. through the keyboard.  These are :
  41.  
  42. 'N'  New gameááPressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ star⌠ aε entirel∙ ne≈á gamσ ì
  43. áááááááááááááááwitΦ ß ne≈ tiles«  Confirmatioε i≤ requireΣ (pres≤ ì
  44. ááááááááááááááá'Y'⌐á t∩á preven⌠ accidenta∞ los≤ oµá thσá curren⌠ ì
  45. ááááááááááááááágame.
  46.  
  47. 'Q'á  Quit     Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ terminatσ thσ gamσ anΣá thσ ì
  48. áááááááááááááááprogram«á  Oncσá more¼á confirmatioε i≤á requesteΣ ì
  49. ááááááááááááááábeforσ endinτ thσ game.
  50.  
  51.      Othe≥á informatioεá displayeΣá oε thσá screeεá include≤á thσ ì
  52. curren⌠ leve∞ anΣ thσ numbe≥ oµ line≤ t∩ bσ completed¼ alonτ witΦ ì
  53. you≥ scorσ anΣ thσ numbe≥ oµ line≤ tha⌠ havσ alread∙ beeε built.
  54.  
  55.      Thσ gamσ i≤ starteΣ b∙ typinτ 'QUADSº a⌠ thσ CP/═ prompt« I⌠ ìèwil∞á automaticall∙ configurσ itselµ fo≥ thσ capabilitie≤ oµá thσ ì
  56. machinσá i⌠á i≤á beinτ ruε upon«á Notσ tha⌠ iµ yo⌡á arσá usinτá ß ì
  57. joystick¼á i⌠á wil∞á neeΣá t∩ bσ pluggeΣ iε beforσá thσá gamσá i≤ ì
  58. started«á Thσá gamσá shoulΣá sho≈ u≡ witΦ ß greeεá backgrounΣá oε ì
  59. colou≥ machines«á Iµ thi≤ i≤ no⌠ thσ case¼á tr∙ typinτ 'QUAD╙ +Pº ì
  60. instead.
  61.  
  62.      Alternately¼á iµá yo⌡ havσ thσ chaineΣ versioε oµ thσá game¼ ì
  63. you will need to type in 'PLAY QUADS' to start the game.
  64.