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K i d s at P l a y(TM)
Copyright (c) 1993-94 Avazpour Systems
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ................................... SECTION 1
Installation ................................... SECTION 2
Features & Options ............................. SECTION 3
Main Menu ...................................... SECTION 4
Setting Up the Games ........................... SECTION 5
Match Up Game .................................. SECTION 6
Puzzle Game .................................... SECTION 7
Street Scene ................................... SECTION 8
Trip to the Zoo ................................ SECTION 9
Trip to the Farm ............................... SECTION 10
Alphabet Game .................................. SECTION 11
Watch a Movie .................................. SECTION 12
Technical Support .............................. SECTION 13
Backup ......................................... SECTION 13
License Agreement .............................. SECTION 13
Trouble Shooting ............................... SECTION 14
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SECTION: 1
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INTRODUCTION
NOTE: This is a DOS game. Running this game under Windows or any
kind of Task Switcher may cause unexpected results.
Kids at Play(TM) has been developed for kids of all ages. There are a
total of 7 games in all, including the Alphabet game which can be played 3
different ways. The child will develop learning skills while having fun at
the computer. This manual covers all the rules pertaining to each game.
The ESC key will always take you out of a game at any time.
SECTION: 2
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HARD DISK INSTALLATION
1. Power up the computer as you normally would.
2. Insert the #1 Diskette into the floppy drive (Usually A or B).
3. At the DOS prompt type the letter of the drive you have placed the
diskette into followed by a colon (for example: A:) and Press Enter.
4. Type INSTALL and Press Enter.
5. Follow the instructions as they appear on the screen.
Note: If you have difficulties installing, use INSTALL -SIMPLE
instead. This method will not make any system or hardware verifications.
SECTION: 3
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HOW TO SELECT FEATURES & OPTIONS
The Arrow Keys Move you Up, Down, Right or Left. The following
options can be selected by pressing the underlined letter on the buttons or
placing the Mouse Cursor on the option and pressing the left button.
- Up Down 1-9 regulates the sound volume. (Displays only when PC
speaker support is used.)
- Mouse Control is given to the Mouse.
- Keyboard Control is through the Keyboard.
- ESC Press ESC to Stop any activity at any time.
- Help Explanation of activity can be chosen at any time.
- Exit Exit the game and Return to DOS (Main Menu only).
- Animate The picture will come alive.
- Continue Continue with the Activity.
- Big Arrow Cursor, this points to the activity you want performed, it is
controlled by either the Mouse or the Keyboard.
SECTION: 4
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MAIN MENU:
On the Main Menu select from the Control Options at the bottom of the
screen to setup your game. You may choose the game to play by either
moving the Mouse or pressing the Arrow Keys to move to one of the
seven different game selections, then Press Enter or click the left mouse
button.
SECTION: 5
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SETTING UP THE GAMES:
Depending on the Option you chose at the Main Menu, Keyboard or
Mouse, you simply move the Cursor around the picture landing on
different games. If you chose the Keyboard Option you will use the
Arrow Keys to move you from game to game. Once you land on the game
you want, press Enter to select the game. If you chose the Mouse Option,
move the Cursor around the picture with the Mouse. Land on the game
you wish to play and press the left Mouse button to select the game.
Game Options:
* Match Up Game * Puzzles * Trip to the Farm
* Trip to the Zoo * Trip to a City Street
* Alphabet Game * Watch a Movie
SECTION: 6
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MATCH UP GAME
OBJECT OF THE GAME: This is a game to see how well you can
concentrate and remember. There are sets of paired pictures under these
covers, find them and you will be rewarded with sounds and animations.
The object is to match all the pieces in the least number of tries.
MATCH UP GAME MENU
Step 1: Move the Cursor to one of the four selections.
Step 2: If you have selected the Keyboard, you must now press Enter.
Click the left Mouse button once, if you selected the Mouse Option.
MATCH UP GAME
Step 1: Move the Cursor to the first square you wish to select and press
Enter or Click the left Mouse button.
Step 2: Repeat Step 1 until you have matched all the pieces. Each time
you match two squares the pictures will come alive.
Step 3: When all the pieces have been chosen you will see the
CONTINUE SIGN.
Your score will be displayed at the top right hand side of the screen.
Example: hit: 3 miss: 2
To Exit: Press C or ESC or click the left Mouse button on Continue.
SECTION: 7
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PUZZLE GAME
MENU:
On this Menu, you must make two selections to play the game.
1). Select the number of pieces: Move the Cursor to one of the six
selections. If you are using the Keyboard, you may now press Enter.
Click the left Mouse button if you selected the Mouse option.
2). Select the Picture: Move the Cursor to one of the nine selections. If
you are using the Keyboard, you may now press Enter. click the left
Mouse button if you selected the Mouse option.
OBJECT OF THE GAME: Arrange the pieces to become a picture.
Use the Mixup Option to shuffle the pieces around. Press M or place the
Cursor on Mixup and press the left Mouse button. To move the pieces
around, move the Cursor to the selected piece and press Enter or press
the left Mouse button. You must select two pieces to be swapped. To
deselect a piece, select the same piece again.
You can use the Picture Option to see what the picture looks like at any
time while you are working the puzzle. Press P or place the Cursor on
Picture and press the left Mouse button. While looking at the picture, the
Mouse is disabled. Press C or ESC to continue.
When the puzzle is complete you will be given the option to Animate the
picture or Continue. Press A to Animate or C to Continue or press your
left Mouse button on the desired option.
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THE STREET SCENE
OBJECT OF THE GAME: See and hear different street characters as they
are animated. The Rules of "The Street Scene" are simple.
Depending on the Option you chose at the Main Menu, Keyboard or
Mouse, you simply move the Cursor around the picture landing on
different objects.
If you chose the Keyboard Option you will use the Arrow Keys to move
you from object to object. Once you land on an object, you may press
Enter and the picture comes alive with animation and sounds. If you
chose the Mouse Option, move the Cursor around the picture with the
Mouse. Land on an object and press the left Mouse button to animate the
picture with sounds.
Objects which animate:
* Window 1 - Phone * Window 2 - Boy looking around
* Window 4 - Radio * Window 5 - Baby Crying
* Boy on Skate Board * Construction Worker
* Boy with baseball bat
* Car (Honks, if chosen before Construction Man)
(Moves, if chosen after Construction Man)
* Cat behind the Fence in the Alley
* Garage Door 1 * Front Door to the building
* Garage Door 2 (Choose after Construction Man)
To Exit: Press ESC or move the Cursor to the Farm Sign and go visit a
variety of farm animals.
SECTION: 9
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TRIP TO THE ZOO
OBJECT OF THE GAME: Visit your friends at the Zoo.
Depending on the Option you chose at the Main Menu, Keyboard or
Mouse, you simply move the Cursor around the picture landing on
different objects. If you chose the Keyboard Option you will use the
Arrow Keys to move you from object to object. Once you land on an
object, you may press Enter and the picture comes alive with animation
and sounds.
If you chose the Mouse Option, move the Cursor around the picture with
the Mouse. Land on an object and press the left Mouse button to animate
the picture with sounds.
Things to do:
* 4 Animal cages (2 to 3 animals per cage).
* Bird Cage (3 different birds that will be selected randomly.
* Pool.
* Boy with the balloons does funny things.
* Hot Dog Stand plays music.
* Take a good look at the clouds and see if you can find the different
shapes.
To Exit: Press ESC or use the City or Farm signs and press Enter.
SECTION: 10
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TRIP TO THE FARM
OBJECT OF THE GAME: Depending on the Option you chose at the
Main Menu, Keyboard or Mouse, you simply move the cursor around the
picture landing on different objects.
If you chose the Keyboard Option you will use the Arrow Keys to move
you from object to object. Once you land on an object, you may press
Enter and the picture comes alive with animation and sounds.
If you chose the Mouse Option, move the cursor around the picture with
the Mouse. Land on an object and press the left Mouse button to animate
the picture with sounds.
Objects which animate:
* Tree House * Tree Top
* Tree Trunk * Silo
* Woodpecker * Cow
* Rooster * Owl
* Horse * Pig
* Duck * Barn
To Exit: Press ESC or use the City or Zoo sign and press Enter.
SECTION: 11
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ALPHABET GAME
OBJECT OF GAME: Learn the Alphabet the fun way.
Depending on the child's age, you can play this game 3 different ways.
GAME 1: Press a letter and get rewarded with animations and sounds.
Move the Cursor to a letter and press Enter or click the left Mouse button
depending on the Option you chose at the Main Menu.
GAME 2: F2=ALL Takes the child through all the letters without
interaction. Press the F2 key or move the Mouse Cursor to F2=ALL and
click the left Mouse button. The game starts with the letter A and goes to
Z. The child can learn the Alphabet by sound and pictures. You may
press ESC at any time to end the game.
GAME 3: F3=TEACH Will test the child through the Alphabet. It will
ask the child to press a letter at random. A letter is pronounced then the
child should press the letter or move the Cursor to that letter and press
Enter or click the left Mouse button depending on the Option you chose.
The voice will repeat the letter every 5 seconds until the child makes a
selection. Once in this mode, you can press F4=Show Picture to see a
picture for that letter. If an incorrect selection is made the voice will say,
"Selection is incorrect, press the letter". Once a correct selection has
been made, the child will be rewarded with animation and sounds. You
may press ESC to end the game.
To Exit: Press ESC or click on ESC=EXIT.
SECTION: 12
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WATCH A MOVIE
This game requires no interaction from the child. Depending on the
Option you chose at the Main Menu, Keyboard or Mouse, you simply
move the Cursor around the picture landing on the Movie.
If you chose the Keyboard Option you will use the Arrow keys to move
you around the Main Menu. Once you land on the Movie section you will
press Enter, or you will move the Mouse Cursor to the Movie section and
press the left button.
The Movie goes through sounds and animations with no interaction from
the player. Things to see:
* Street animations and sounds * Farm animals * Zoo animals
TO EXIT: To exit at any time you press the ESC key.
SECTION: 13
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Before calling Technical Support, please refer to the trouble shooting
section.
DO YOU WANT TO BACKUP YOUR DISK?
You are probably concerned about disk damage or failure. So feel free to
make a backup of the game. See your DOS manual for details about
backing up disks.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
This computer software product and the user manual are provided to the
Customer under license from Avazpour Systems and are subject to the
following terms and conditions, to which the Customer agrees by opening
the package of the Software and user manual and/or using the Software.
Granting of this license does not transfer any right, title or interest in the
Software or the user manual to the Customer except as expressly set forth
in this License Agreement.
The Software and the user manual are copyrighted 1993 by Avazpour
Systems, All rights are reserved. Neither the Software nor the user
manual may be duplicated or copied for any reason, other than personal
backups. The customer may not transfer or resell the Software or user
manual. All registered trademarks and names are properties of their
respective owners.
SECTION: 14
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TROUBLE SHOOTING
MOUSE
Problem: Mouse locks up.
Solution #1: If mouse is loaded in upper memory, change your
AUTOEXEC.BAT to load it to conventional memory. Refer to your DOS
manual for the proper procedure.
Problem: Mouse does not work.
Solution #1: Make sure that you have selected the mouse option from
the Main Menu.
Solution #2: Make sure that the mouse cable is securely connected to
your serial or bus port then restart the game.
COMPUTER
Problem: Computer Locks up.
Solution: If your computer is faster than 486/DX 33Mhz, then turn your
turbo option off by pressing the turbo switch on the front panel of the
computer or refer to your computer's owner manual for instructions.
SOUND
Problem: No sound (Sound Card).
Solution #1: Make sure that the sound card is operational. Make sure
that the speakers are connected to your sound card, and are turned on and
the volume is turned up. (refer to your Sound Card's owner manual for
instructions).
Problem: No Sound (PC Speaker).
Solution #1: Check the volume setting on the Main Menu and make
sure that it is set to the highest desired setting. The internal Computer
Speaker in general is very small and weak, so to be able to hear any kind
of sound effects through it, the computer needs to be placed as close as
possible to you.
Solution #2: To force the program to use the PC speaker every time,
follow these instruction: (at the DOS prompt)
1) CD\KIDSPLAY (or whatever you named the directory)
2) COPY KP.BAT SPEAKER
3) Run the game again.
Problem: A lot of noise instead of the actual sound effects.
Solution: If your computer is a 386SX 16Mhz or 386SX 20Mhz and is
running some kind of Expanded Memory Manager (i.e. EMM386) then
your computer does not have enough speed to run animations and sounds
simultaneously. To resolve this problem, you must disable the EMM
(refer to your DOS manual for instructions).
Problem: If Sounds and Animations are not Synchronized.
Solution: Run the airplane animation from the alphabet game. If the
sound is over and the airplane is half way across the screen then follow
the steps below to speed up the animation:
1) CD\KIDSPLAY (or whatever you named the directory)
2) COPY KP.BAT GOFASTER
3) Run the game again.
Using GRASP Copyright (c) Paul Mace Software.
Using RealSound (c) Copyright RealSound Inc.