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- ║ ║ 0 ║ ALIVE SOFTWARE ║
- ║ ╚═══╝ presents ... C R A Z Y S H U F F L E ║
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- ║ CRAZY SHUFFLE is a fun game for any age. It challenges your memory ║
- ║ and concentration skills. It is a specially joyful learning ║
- ║ experience for young children . In this game, players try to match ║
- ║ pictures with pictures or try to match words with pictures. ║
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- ║ CRAZY SHUFFLE features : 3 different Games plus self-demo, 5 levels ║
- ║ of difficulty, totally menu-driven operation, on-line help, keyboard ║
- ║ or optional mouse support, score-keeping, game speed control, great ║
- ║ graphics in BW or color for: CGA, EGA, Tandy, Hercules or MCGA ║
- ║ It Requires IBM PC or compatible and only 256K of RAM memory. ║
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- ║ CRAZY SHUFFLE is distributed as Shareware: if you like the program, ║
- ║ then please become a registered user. Print or list file : ║
- ║ ORDER.DOC for ordering information. ║
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- ║ The CRAZY SHUFFLE source code, object code, library images and ║
- ║ manuals on paper or on disk, (c)copyright 1989-93 by ALIVE SOFTWARE ║
- ║ Concept and Design of this program by Bill Dedes. ║
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- 0. INDEX
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- 1.................. DISCLAIMER
- 2.................. DISTRIBUTION
- 3.................. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS
- 4.................. OPERATION
- 5.................. DOCUMENTATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- 6.................. REGISTRATION BENEFITS
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- 1. DISCLAIMER
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- This program is provided "as is" and it is without warranty of any kind
- that it will work correctly in any or all situations. No liability
- shall be assumed for direct or consequential damage caused by the use
- of this software. The only claim Alive Software makes is that there
- are no intentional bugs or fatal errors in any original copy of the
- program that you received directly from Alive Software.
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- 2. SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION
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- CRAZY SHUFFLE is distributed as Shareware: if you like the program and
- would like to receive the latest version and the additional cards,
- please use ORDER.DOC to order it. Feel free to pass this program to
- friends and relatives, as long as all of the files are included in the
- distributed disk and are not be altered in any way. If you are a vendor
- and plan to sell this program for profit, please read file VENDOR.DOC
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- 3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS
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- COMPUTERS : IBM/PC/XT/AT or compatibles. 256 K memory.
- DISPLAY : CGA, MCGA, EGA, EGA Mono, Tandy 1000 and Hercules.
- Mouse is optional.
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- OPTIONS : Even though the program detects your system
- configuration and sets up the program accordingly, you can still
- override this feature. You do this by typing one of the following
- switches after you typed CS :
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- C CGA 320 x 200 4 Colors ( default )
- G CGA 640 x 200 Monochrome
- E EGA 640 x 350 16 Colors
- H HERCULES 720 x 348 Monochrome
- L 64K -EGA 640 x 200 16 Colors
- M MCGA 640 X 200 Monochrome ( default )
- N MONO-EGA 640 x 350 Monochrome
- Q MCGA 640 X 480 Monochrome
- V VGA 640 x 350 16 Colors
- K disables access to mouse.
- P disables access to second graph page.
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- For example : if your CGA is monochrome use CS G , to get
- monochrome higher resolution with more graphical detail .
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- 4. OPERATION
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- GENERAL : The program will detect your display card and will auto-
- adjust the graphics. It will also sense if there is a mouse
- attached by checking for the mouse driver. If you plan to use the
- mouse, then please install the mouse driver before running CS.
- All of the CRAZY SHUFFLE files must be present at your current disk
- drive and directory, otherwise you will get an INPUT FILE ERROR.
-
- MENUS : When using the mouse, click on the left button to select
- items, click on the right button to skip a selection.
- When using the keyboard, use the arrow keys to move around, press the
- <SPACE-BAR> or the <ENTER> key to select menu items, press <ESC> to
- exit from the menu selection. The main menu is accessible by
- pressing the key corresponding to the first letter of the menu
- selection, that is press 'H' for HELP, 'P' for PICTURES, 'O' for
- OPTIONS and Q to QUIT . ( Also <ESC> will work instead of 'Q' )
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- OPERATION ( Continued )
- :------------:
- : HELP : There is on line help that will explain the game
- :------------: objective and what keys to use.
-
- :------------:
- : PICTURES : Select one picture file from the PICTURES menu.
- :------------: Then select a Level. This changes the level of
- complexity by loading more or fewer picture cards. The
- number of cards is also affected by which GAME mode is active.
- ( Please note that pictures starting with 1 , for instance
- 1JUNGLE, will only work in Level 1 because their size limits
- how many can fit on screen, these pictures contain subjects
- appealing to kids. In this case you are not asked to select
- a new Level )
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- :------------:
- : OPTIONS : Allows you to select PICTURE, GAME, LEVEL, SPEED etc.
- :------------:
- : START : Gets Things started
- : GAME :
- 1. DEMO will keep on displaying all available pictures
- and samples of registered version until a key is pressed.
- 2. PAIRS : You try to match the same cards .
- 3. TRIPLETS : You try to match three pictures in a row.
- 4. MATCHIT : If the picture name starts with 1, for instance
- 1JUNGLE, try to match a card with a word
- associated with it. This is educational and fun. If the
- picture name does not start with 1 try to match a card with
- its negative image.
- : SPEED : Controls how long a card is displayed on the screen. What
- speed you should choose depends on how fast is your system
- and who is playing the game. Children or some adults might
- prefer a slow pace . If your system is slow use FAST SPEED.
- Change it to fit your mood or your systems speed.
- : SOUND : Turns on or off the sound effects. Also When music is
- playing you may press any key or hold the mouse button down
- to abort the music.
- : MOUSE : Turns on or off the mouse, if the mouse driver is loaded.
-
- :------------:
- : QUIT : Allows you to end the game and return to DOS.
- :------------:
-
- TO START : At the DOS prompt type CS followed by ENTER. Then the
- theme song will be played. You can either wait until the whole song
- is played or you can press a keyboard key or keep a mouse button
- pressed for a while to stop the music before it finishes. Then the
- program information will be displayed. Now you are ready to start.
-
- TO PLAY : For a quick start just pick a picture from the PICTURES menu.
- * Mouse : Use the mouse to move around and click on a card. Then select
- another until they match. Of course your first few attempts are just
- guesses, use them to memorize the location of the cards.
- * Keyboard : Same as above except that you use the arrow keys to
- move around and the SPACE-BAR or ENTER key to select cards. Press
- H for Help. Continue until all pictures match .
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- OPERATION ( Continued )
- SCORE :
- Your Current Level, Game and Score is displayed at the bottom of the
- screen. Scoring is very simple. You start out with a score of 100.
- Then you only need to select a card at most twice, the first time to
- memorize the card's position and the second time to actually match it.
- Any additional selection of this card will result in subtracting one
- point from your present score. After this sample game you may want
- to experiment with the rest of the pictures, levels, and OPTIONS.
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- 5. DOCUMENTATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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- If you have a printer, please print out and read the documentation
- file CS.DOC. Simply type : COPY CS.DOC PRN at the DOS prompt.
- The opening music theme is "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin. The
- music playing after you have finished the game is "The William Tell
- Overture" by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini.
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- 6. REGISTRATION BENEFITS
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- CRAZY SHUFFLE is distributed as Shareware: if you like the program,
- please become a registered user by sending $20 plus shipping.
- List or print file ORDER.DOC for more information.
-
- * You will receive the latest version of this program.
-
- * You will receive 1 floppy disk packed with OVER 260 colorful
- Crazy Shuffle cards of great quality. Here is a sample of them:
- 1) Fun Learning for young children ( Matching pictures teaches
- basic pattern recognition. Matching words and pictures teaches
- new words and concepts ). The collection includes
- BODY, CARTOONS, FARM, FRUIT, JUNGLE, FANTASY, PETS
- 2) Educational subjects sharpen knowledge for pre-teens, includes:
- HISTORY, HOLIDAYS, US PRESIDENTS, STATES, VEHICLES and finally
- 3) for Adults who love Challenges: HATS, OBJECTS, SHADOWS and
- SYMBOLS. Also We will add more pictures in future releases.
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- * When you order from Alive Software you will also get more FREE
- Shareware, our catalog, newsletter, new product announcements and low
- cost updates.
-
- * Registered users Get TECHNICAL support through phone, mail, E-mail or
- our BBS.
-
-
- For more information run program ALIVECAT.EXE, our catalog containing
- detailed descriptions of our programs.
-
- For Information on how to contact us or on how to Order, print or list
- and fill out our order form ORDER.DOC and mail or fax it to Alive.
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- ALIVE SOFTWARE, P.O. BOX 4004, SANTA CLARA, CA 95056 U.S.A.
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