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- Super Snakes (C) 1992
-
- Kevin L. Patch
- 75 Pine St. #2
- Woburn, MA 01801
-
- Phone: (617) 935-8534
- Compuserve: 72611, 2301
-
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-
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- Kevin L. Patch
- 75 Pine St. #2
- Woburn, MA 01801
-
-
- Files in SSNAKES.ZIP:
-
- SSNAKES.DOC - This file
-
- SSNAKES.EXE - Windows 3.0 executable file
-
- SSNAKES.HLP - Windows 3.0 help file
- Put this in the same directory as SSNAKES.EXE
-
- BWCC.DLL - Dynamic Link Library
- Put this in the same directory as SSNAKES.EXE,
- or in your WINDOWS directory.
-
-
- Installing and Running Super Snakes:
-
- 1) Put SSNAKES.EXE in a Program Manager group and select the
- SSNAKES icon. This is accomplished by selecting NEW from
- the program manager FILE menu. Choose 'New Item' from the
- dialog box. A second dialog box will be displayed. Enter
- 'SuperSnakes' at the first prompt, and Enter 'SSNAKES.EXE'
- with the full path name at the second prompt. The Super
- Snakes icon should appear in the program manager window.
- Select this icon to launch Super Snakes.
-
- 2) Type 'SSNAKES' with the full path at the prompt of the
- RUN menu option in program manager.
-
- 3) Launch SSNAKES.EXE from the File Manager.
-
- To get on-line help for this program, make sure the help file 'SSNAKES.HLP'
- is in the same directory as the SSNAKES.EXE program file, and select an
- option from the HELP menu on the main window menu bar.
-
- If the program does not run correctly, make sure that the DLL file
- BWCC.DLL is in the SSNAKES.EXE or WINDOWS directory.
-
-
- Playing Super Snakes -- This can also be viewed from the Help menu of Super
- Snakes.
-
-
- Game Objects:
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- Yellow bulldozer - This is YOU!
-
- Purple snakes - These are evil snakes from hell and should be eliminated!
-
- Gray blocks and walls - These cannot be moved or passed through. (unless the
- gray pass wall power item has been hit)
-
-
- Blue blocks - These can be pushed one(or more) at a time by the bulldozer.
- They are used to kill snakes.
-
- Red Power Rocks - These appear from time to time. Hit one and become immune
- to snakes for several seconds. You can hit snakes directly to kill them.
- Yellow bulldozer turns red while active.
-
- Light Blue Time Warps - These clock-like items appear from time to time.
- Hit one and freeze snakes for awhile. (Snakes can still kill you if you
- hit them while they are frozen)
-
- Small Gray Pass Wall Rocks - These appear from time to time. Hit one and you
- can go through walls for awhile.
-
-
- Playing Snakes:
-
- You are the yellow bulldozer in the middle of the screen. You have three
- lives at the start. There is no way to get more lives.
-
- You move the bulldozer around the playing field by pressing the arrow keys
- on the keyboard. The mouse CANNOT be used to move the bulldozer. The
- mouse can only be used to Pause the game and to select from the menus.
-
- The gray walls are solid and cannot be moved or passed through. (unless
- the gray pass wall power item has been hit)
-
- The blue blocks are moveable and are to be used to kill snakes. You can
- push one or more blue blocks at a time.
-
- The purple snakes move randomly about the screen. The snakes can be killed
- by pushing the blocks into them. Pushing a blue block into a snake will
- kill the segment that you hit, and all segments that were cut-off from the
- head. To kill the whole snake the blue block must be pushed into the head
- of the snake.
-
- There are 10 snakes on each world. To move to the next world, all 10 snakes
- must be killed.
-
- Red Power Rocks will appear from time to time. If you run over one, your
- bulldozer becomes red for several seconds. During this time you cannot be
- killed by snakes. You can run directly into snakes and kill them. When
- the bulldozer turns a dark shade of red the Power-Rock time is about to
- run out.
-
- Blue Time Warps will appear from time to time. They look like clocks.
- If you run over one, the snakes will freeze for several seconds. You can
- then push blocks into the immobile snakes. If you hit a frozen snake,
- you will still die.
-
- Gray Pass Wall Rocks will appear from time to time. If you run over one,
- you can go through the gray wall for several seconds.
-
-
- Scoring Snakes:
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- The object of the game is to accumulate points.
-
- Points are gained by killing snakes.
-
- Each snake segment is worth 5 points, each head is worth 20.
-
- After killing 10 snakes you go to the next game world.
-
-
- Paint Mode:
-
- Super Snakes has a mode that will allow you to paint and play your own
- custom worlds. These can be saved to a file and loaded anytime.
-
- To enter paint mode choose the PAINT MODE option from the CUSTOM menu. The
- screen will clear and the bulldozer will be placed in the middle of the
- screen. You can put a grid up to assist in drawing the world by choosing
- the GRID option from the CUSTOM menu.
-
- To paint objects just click the mouse button where you want an item and it
- will be placed there. To change the current paint item, select a different
- one from the PAINT ITEM menu under the CUSTOM menu. The gray walls are
- made up of the following pieces: vertical, horizontal, top/bottom/left/right
- ends, single block, and the four corners. Use these to get the 3D look.
- The blue blocks are for pushing into snakes. The Bulldozer always begins
- in the middle of the screen. The snakes begin at the far right and left
- edges. You must leave at least 10 empty spaces at the edges for the snakes to
- appear in. If you don't, the game will hang. You control the snakes a little
- by filling edge areas that you don't want them to appear in.
-
- Select CLEAR from the CUSTOM menu to clear all objects from the board.
-
- After painting a custom world select SAVE from the CUSTOM menu to save it to
- a file. Then select PLAY from the CUSTOM menu to play the custom world. You
- can load other custom worlds by selecting LOAD from the CUSTOM menu.
-
- NOTE: The game must be in paint mode to load a custom world.
-
-
- Menu Options for Snakes:
-
- New (Game Menu)
- The "New" menu option clears the screen and restarts the game.
-
-
- High Scores (Game Menu)
- The "High Scores" menu option allows viewing of the 10 most excellent scores in
- the game. A dialog box is displayed listing the name, score, and excellent
- quote of the top ten players.
-
-
- About (Game Menu)
- The "About" menu option displays information about the program.
-
-
- Exit (Game Menu)
- The "Exit" menu option quits the game and returns to windows.
-
-
- Power Rocks (Options Menu)
- If the "Power Rocks" menu item is checked, then Power Rocks will be generated
- during the game.
-
-
- Time Warps (Options Menu)
- If the "Time Warps" menu item is checked, then Time Warp items will be
- generated during the game.
-
-
- Pass Wall (Options Menu)
- If the "Pass Wall" menu item is checked, then Pass Wall items will be
- generated during the game.
-
-
- Sound (Options Menu)
- If the "Sound" menu item is checked, then the game sounds will be generated
- during the game.
-
-
- Paint Mode (Custom Menu)
- The "Paint Mode" menu item puts the game in paint mode. This allows you to
- create your own custom worlds that you can save, load, and play.
-
-
- Clear (Custom Menu)
- The "Clear" menu option clears the paint mode board. This option is only
- available in paint mode.
-
-
- Grid (Custom Menu)
- The "Grid" menu option displays a grid that assists in laying out custom
- worlds. This option is only available in paint mode.
-
-
- Paint Item (Custom Menu)
- The "Paint Item" menu is for selecting the current item that is being placed
- in paint mode.
-
-
- Save (Custom Menu)
- The "Save" menu item will save the current custom world to a file. This option
- is only available in paint mode.
-
-
- Load (Custom Menu)
- The "Load" menu item will load a custom world from a file. This option is
- only available in paint mode.
-
-
- Play (Custom Menu)
- The "Play" menu option will begin playing the current custom world. This option
- is only available in paint mode.
-
-