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- ^Cby
- ^CJohnny Masters
-
- Remember that ubiquitous colored cube that everyone was twisting a few years
- ago? This computerized brainteaser is in that rubric.
-
- SUPER CUBE is a six-sided cube with nine colored blocks to a side. Your job
- is to arrange each side so that all blocks on each side have the same color.
- The time and move count is kept by the computer, and if it's good enough, you
- might make it onto the prestigious "Top Fifteen" list kept by the computer. You
- do not have to work the entire cube to make this list; if you work one side and
- this time is better than the last entry on the list you will be added to the
- list, bumping off the previous last-place player.
-
- On running this program, you will see the title screen followed by the main
- screen. Press F1 to start the game. Now you will see the six sides of the cube
- with the colors spread randomly over the six sides of the cube. The top left
- block on the first side will be flashing. The clock will start as soon as you
- make your first move.
-
- Select the block you wish to move by moving the flashing square to the block
- you want to move with the four arrow keys. Now use the following keys to move
- the block:
-
- F1 - this will cause all the blocks in this column to move up
- one place and the block at the top will move to the bottom
- of this column. (This amounts to rotating a column up.)
-
- F2 - this will cause all the blocks in this column to move down
- one place and the block at the bottom to move up to the
- top of this column. (This amounts to rotating a column down.)
-
- F3 - this will cause all the blocks in this row to move one
- place to the left and the block on the left will be moved
- to the right end of this row. (This amounts to rotating a
- row to the left.)
-
- F4 - this will cause all the blocks in this row to move one
- place to the right and the block on the right will be moved
- to the left end of this row. (This amounts to rotating a
- row to the right.)
-
- ESC - press this key if you want to end your game before
- completing the cube or to pause the game. After you
- press this key you will be asked if you want to quit.
- If you want to quit press `Y' or press `N' to resume
- your game.
-
- SUPER CUBE keeps up with the top fifteen times that anyone gets while trying
- to solve the cube. To make the CUBE EXPERTS list you must complete at least one
- side of the cube, and your time must be less than the fifteenth time on the
- current list. Since there will be no names on the CUBE EXPERTS list to begin
- with, the first few times you complete one or more sides you will make the list.
- But as time goes on and the list gets full it will get harder and harder to make
- the list.
-
- When you quit or complete the cube, your time will be compared to the list
- to see if you beat any of the times on it. If so, you will be shown the CUBE
- EXPERTS list and will be asked to enter your name. Type in your name and press
- the enter key. To leave this screen and return to the game just press the ESC
- key.
-
- If you just want to look at the CUBE EXPERTS list just press the F2 key from
- the main screen. If for some reason you ever want to erase all of the names
- from the CUBE EXPERTS list, press the CTRL key and the `E' at the same time
- while viewing the CUBE EXPERTS list.
-
- Note: You need a color monitor to use this program: with monochrome systems
- (even those supporting CGA graphics), there's no way to distinguish the
- different colored sides.
-
- To run this program outside the BIG BLUE DISK menu, type ^1CUBE^0.
-
- DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
- ^FCUBE.EXE
- ^FEXPERTS.CUB
- ^FBRUN30.EXE
- ^FRETURN30.EXE
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