Copyright 1998 TJMW Enterprises, LLC All Rights Reserved
Overview
Snack Attack is a game for 1 to 4 players. It is a classic "roll and move" game, the winner being the one who reaches the top of the screen before the other players do. Any or all of the players may be run by the computer. All the important action is handled by clicking the mouse on pictures on the screen or by pushing the Space bar on the keyboard. All dialog boxes are read aloud, so no reading is necessary.
System Requirements
Snack Attack runs on Macintoshes only, 68040 or better processors, with System 7 or later. We recommend a resolution of 640x480 pixels, but larger sizes are supported. You should have at least 5M of free RAM available. You may use virtual memory, but it can cause the sounds to break up occasionally. Snack Attack runs in 256 color mode; it will adjust your monitor for you if you desire.
The Story Thus Far...
Five friends are out for a picnic. They are Hot Dog Harry (a hot dog), Sweet Chips (a pickle slice), Cheeseman (a piece of cheese), Gidget Grape (a grape), and Bugaloo (a bug). Just before they get to eat, however, The Evil Burger Kong (who has a thing for pickles) swings by and kidnaps Sweet Chips. The objective, then, is to rescue poor Sweet Chips from The Evil Burger Kong.
After the title screen, you will see the five friends ready for their picnic. This is where Sweet Chips gets kidnapped. This scene may be ended early by clicking the mouse.
The Player Selection screen allows for choosing which players will be involved in rescuing Sweet Chips. For each would-be rescuer, there are three choices:
1) Not Playing (the default),
2) Human Player (the character's actions will be controlled by the mouse/keyboard), or
3) Computer Player (the character's actions will be controlled by the computer).
When all selections have been made, click on the green GO sign to proceed, or click on the red STOP sign to quit. Note: There must be at least one active player (either human or computer) to proceed to the main screen.
The Main Screen
The main screen opens with Burger Kong climbing a giant sandwich with Sweet Chips in one arm. He then stands at the top, waiting for someone to come get him.
The path the players must follow starts in the lower right, and gradually wends its way back and forth over and around the picnic until it finally reaches to Burger Kong himself. There are a few features along the way. The characters are able to climb silverware, so if they stop at the bottom of the fork or spoon, they may climb it and take a big short cut. However, if a character stops at the top of the celery stalk, the watermelon, or the straw, he will slip and slide back down to the lower parts of the path.
Main Screen Features
1) STOP sign. Click on this to quit the game. A confirmation screen will be displayed to ensure games aren't quit by accident.
2) RESTART sign. Click on this to start a new game. This will take you back to the kidnapping scene, so that a new set of players may be selected if desired.
3) Ketchup bottle. The spinner. Click on this to generate a number for moving.
4) Turn indicator. This box holds the picture of the character whose turn it is.
5) Ear sign. This is to select for sound effects on or off. A red "X" through the sign indicates that sound effects are off.
6) Talking Mouth sign. This box is for selecting the reading of dialog boxes. A red "X" through the sign indicates that the text will not be read.
How to Play
Click on the ketchup bottle. It will fall over, squirting out some ketchup that forms into a number. As the characters move, this number will decrease. When it reaches zero, the bottle will stand up and the picture in the turn indicator box will change to the next character's. To move, simply click on a square in front of the character. It will move to that space if it is within the limit of the spin. For example, if the roll is a 5, clicking on any space up to 5 spaces away will move the character to that space. Alternatively, the Space bar, the Return key, or the Enter key may be used as a "do next" key. When it is time to roll, these keys will cause the ketchup bottle to fall over and spit out a number. Pressing one of these keys when it is time to move will advance the active player the full count of the spin.
Winning the Game
When a player gets to the last square on the board, his next move is to rescue Sweet Chips! Click on Burger Kong to release her from his evil grip and watch the characters finally get to eat their picnic (after a big "Victory Smooch" from Sweet Chips for the guys, of course!).
Online Help
If a child is confused as to where to click, the game will help him/her out! After 5 "bad" clicks (in the wrong area of the board), the correct area will flash indicating where the player ought to click (either the ketchup bottle if it's time to spin or the next space in front of the player if it's time to move). After 5 more "bad" clicks, the computer will make the move for the player - either advancing one space or tipping over the ketchup bottle.
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About TJMW...
TJMW is a brother/sister team committed to producing fun, nonviolent games for children ages three through 10.
Tom Moyer (TJM) handles the programming and business ends of things in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He has a master's degree in chemistry and taught high school for 9 years.
Jean Wakefield (JMW) handles graphics, design, and general creativity. She has a master's degree in English, has taught elementary school and been a graphic designer, writer, and photographer for several publications in the Portland, Oregon area, where she lives.
Our Philosophy:
We try to use bright graphics and simple, engaging game concepts to offer children avenues to become comfortable with the computer while interacting with parents, friends and/or siblings. Although we encourage parents to play the games with their child(ren), every game includes the option for solo play, with the computer providing friendly competition.
Most games written for children are overtly educational. While education is certainly important, we believe there is also a place in children's lives for simple fun. Kids like to play games for the same reasons adults do - to relax, escape, and enter a different world for a while (seriously, how often would you want to play a game whose object was to teach you nuclear physics or international geopolitics?). So our first objective is to be fun and feed a child's imagination. We'll teach some things, too, but only when they're not looking.
TJMW has three lines of games:
Gepetto's Workshop: for kids ages 3-6. No reading required. Simple, non-violent games based on the classic board games of childhood.
TJ's Gameroom: for ages 5-9. Some reading required.
Noah's Ark: Games built around famous stories in the Bible, for up to age 10.
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Contact Information
Web: <http://www.tjmw.com>
Email: <gepetto@tjmw.com>
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How To Register
Snack Attack is distributed as shareware. You have 30 days to try it and see if you like it before purchasing a license for it. The cost of a license for Snack Attack is US $12. Unfortunately, if you are a Tennessee resident, our accountant informs us we must collect 8.25% sales tax. Check the box for Tennessee resident to reflect this. We have rounded the amount off to the nearest dollar, making the total $13.
1. Run the Register program and fill out the form: You need to enter your name, email, postal address, and the shareware you wish to pay for. The form accepts many different payment methods such as: US Check, Money Order, Cash (in many different currencies), Visa, Mastercard, American Express, First Virtual, and Invoice (to be given to your accounts payable department).
To Email the information and payment to Kagi, simply select "Copy" at the bottom when finished. You can then paste this information into the body of your message, sent to the address below. Do not edit the information in the Email in any way. Kagi has software that reads the information formatted exactly as it is generated by the Register program. Any changes to the formatting will result in manual processing of the request, resulting in delays and additional costs.
To Postal mail the information to Kagi, print out the order form and mail it with your payment to the address below.
Important Note: You can save some time and emailing if you send me the Product ID code that was generated for your copy of Snack Attack along with your registration. To the left of the name "Snack Attack" is a little balloon with squiggles in it. Clicking on this opens a box for you to send comments to us. As a comment, include "ID # nnnnn" where nnnnn is the Product ID code (up to 5 digits)
By the way, if you think Snack Attack is REALLY terrific, and $12 is just an absurdly low price, you can send us more by entering an amount in the BONUS box. We promise we won't complain.
2. Send it to Kagi Shareware: Then either email the data generated by the registration program or print it and send it via postal mail or fax. Credit card information is encrypted by the Register program.
The address to send the completed form is output by Register when you Print or Copy the completed form. The addresses are:
Email: <shareware@kagi.com>
FAX: +1 510 652 6589
Snail-mail:
Kagi Shareware
1442-A Walnut Street #392-OVM
Berkeley, California, 94709-1405
USA
If you are concerned that this might be a clever forgery, feel free to mail us at <gepetto@tjmw.com>. If you are a shareware author interested in this system, have a look over the Kagi website <http://www.kagi.com/>.
