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- | CHAMP Galaxian, ver. 1.0, December 18, 1994 |
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- | REQUIREMENTS |
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-
- 386 or better
- 384K or more
- VGA graphics or better
- Joystick optional (Gravis Gamepad recommended)
- Microsoft compatible mouse optional
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- | CREDITS |
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-
- CHAMP Galaxian is based on the Atari classic from the early 1980's. Almost
- 3 months of work has gone into this project. The game features spectacular
- 256-color VGA graphics and superb gameplay which closely resembles the
- original.
-
- We hope you enjoy the results.
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- | DISTRIBUTION & REGISTRATION |
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-
- This is the shareware version of CHAMP Galaxian. As shareware, you
- may try the game for a period of 30 days without any charge, after which
- the registration fee is required. Registration benefits are outlined in
- the Ordering Info selection in the Main Menu of the game.
-
- Feel free to distribute this copy of CHAMP Galaxian to any friends or
- other bulletin boards, provided that every file (including this text file)
- that was downloaded is included.
-
- To register CHAMP Galaxian, send a check or money order for $10 to:
-
- John W. Champeau/CHAMProgramming
- 162 Burgandyhill Lane
- Middletown, CT 06457
-
- The full version includes:
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- * 48 more levels!
- * more enemy flight patterns!
- * Hall of fame top 10!
- * Full documentation and game hints!
-
- *****************************************************
- * SPECIAL OFFER *
- * ------------- *
- * For an additional $5 ($15 total), you can receive *
- * bonus copy of CHAMP Ms. Pacman!!! *
- *****************************************************
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- | PLAYING THE GAME |
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-
- To start CHAMP Galaxian, switch to the directory where the game was
- downloaded and unzipped and type GALAX_LT and press ENTER.
-
- The CHAMProgramming title screen will appear. Press any key or any button to
- continue. After the credits, the Registration screen will appear. Hit any
- key to go to the Main Menu. The following are the Main Menu options. Use
- the arrow keys to select the option and press ENTER on that option to do it.
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- | MAIN MENU |
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- New Game => Starts a new game.
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- Resume Game => Resume a game in progress.
-
- Game Options => Brings up the Game Options menu. See below.
-
- System Options => Brings up the System Options menu. See below.
-
- View Hall of Fame => Shows the top ten scores. This feature is disabled
- in the lite version.
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- Scoring & Credits => Displays credit and scoring information.
-
- Exit/Abort Game => Either exits the program or aborts a game in progress.
-
- Registration info => Displays ordering information and registration
- benefits.
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- | HOTKEYS |
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- The following hotkeys can be pressed at the Main Menu.
-
- * Pressing 'D' will initiate the demonstration.
- Press ESC to quit the demo and return to the Main Menu.
-
- * Pressing F10 will start a New Game, as will pressing Button 1
- on the joystick or the left button on the mouse.
-
- * Pressing F2 will toggle the number of players.
-
- * Pressing Ctrl-A will calibrate the joystick.
-
- * Pressing the spacebar will show the highscores (full version only)
-
- * Pressing ESC will either exit the program or abort a game in
- progress. Pressing Button 2 on the joystick or the right button
- on mouse will perform the same task.
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-
- The Game Options Menu allows you to set specific options about the game.
- The following are the Game Options. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to
- select an option. Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to change an option.
- Press RETURN on an option to load it's default value.
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- | GAME OPTIONS MENU |
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-
- 1-2 Player Game => How many players for the game. You may also press F2
- at the Main Menu to toggle the number of players.
-
- Starting level => This is the level the game will start on. The four
- starting levels are the Red flag, the Yellow flag,
- the Blue Flag, and the Green flag. You can only
- start on the Red or Yellow flag in the lite version.
-
- Player 1-2 Skill: => Easy: Enemies attack and fire less.
- Arcade: Most closely resembles the Arcade game.
- Hard: Enemies attack and fire more frequently.
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- The System Options Menu allows you to specify the sound, speed and controls
- you wish to use. The following are the System Options:
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- | SYSTEM OPTIONS MENU |
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-
- Player 1-2 Control => This can be either a Joystick, Mouse, a Left Keyboard,
- or a Right Keyboard. Note that you must first Enable
- Joystick before it can be selected as a control
- (see below).
-
- Sound is ON/OFF => Toggles the sound on and off. Note that F9 can
- be pressed during the game to toggle the sound.
-
- Delay is ... => Set the amount of delay to slow down or speed up
- game play. The larger the number, the slower the game.
-
- Enable Joystick/ => Enables or disables the joystick.
- Disable Joystick
-
- Calibrate Joystick => Runs the calibration routine for the joystick.
- If the joystick doesn't calibrate correctly, try to
- adjust the sensitivity by pressing Button 1. Note
- that the higher the sensitivity setting, the slower
- the game will be. In this case, you can adjust the
- game speed using the + and - keys during the game or
- you can lower the delay (see above).
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- | OBJECT |
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- The object of CHAMP Galaxian is to destroy as many waves of enemy spacecrafts
- as possible while shooting for the highest score and avoiding the alien
- missiles. You start the game with 3 fighters. You get extra fighters by
- shooting the enemies for points. Bonus fighters are awarded for 5,000 points,
- 20,000 points, and every 20,000 points after. The game ends when your last
- fighter is destroyed.
-
- NOTE: There are 16 levels in the shareware version. The full version has
- 64 levels, as well as more enemy flying patterns.
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- | NOTES |
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- * When the enemy attacks in a cluster of 3, you receive 800 bonus points
- for destroying the 2 Red Escorts and then the Yellow Leader last.
-
- * If you destroy a Yellow Leader in flight, the other enemies will mourn
- his death by not firing for 2 seconds. Use this to blast them while
- they're down!
-
- * Joystick users can press Button 2 during a game to abort the game. Mouse
- users press the right mouse button and keyboard users can press ESC. This
- will bring up the Main Menu.
-
- * An icon file called GALAXIAN.ICO is included for use in Windows.
-
- * There are 2 keyboard controls: Left and Right. The left keyboard uses
- Ctrl to move left and Alt to move right; the right keyboard uses the
- opposite. Both use Shift to fire.
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- | HELP |
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-
- If you have any problems running CHAMP Galaxian, or you wish to give your
- comments or suggestions, or you would like information about other
- CHAMProgramming games, feel free to write to:
-
- John W. Champeau/CHAMProgramming
- 162 Burgandyhill Lane
- Middletown, CT 06457
-
- or send an E-Mail to:
-
- JohnnyWC@aol.com
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-
- Keep an eye out for these CHAMP Classics, available on AOL:
-
- CHAMP Pacman (Pacmaniac)
- CHAMP Centipede
- CHAMP Asteroids
- CHAMP Ms. Pacman
-
- Coming Soon:
-
- CHAMP Galaga
- CHAMP Missile Command
- CHAMP Joust
- CHAMP Donkey Kong
- CHAMP Defender
- CHAMP Basketball: Nothin' But Net
-
- 1/5/94
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