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- To play HUMONGOUS CAVE, just type HUGECAVE at the DOS prompt. This will
- envoke a BAT file which will load the "popup" hints and start the game.
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- SOME BACKGROUND ON THE GAME:
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- ADVENTURE IN HUMONGOUS CAVE is based on the 550 point version of Colossal Cave
- -- or, as it is sometimes called, Adventure 550. The original game was
- developed by Will Crowther, Don Woods and David Platt and has entered the
- "public domain."
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- Beginning with the 550 point version of Colossal Cave, HUMONGOUS CAVE has been
- further expanded and enhanced to encompass 300 locations and over 200
- creatures, treasures and puzzles totaling 1000 points. It is believed to be
- largest text adventure game currently available on any microcomputer.
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- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
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- HUMONGOUS CAVE requires 512 K of "free" memory and 1.2 meg of disk space. For
- best results, a hard disk is recommended. However, the game can be played on
- a floppy as long as it has 1.2 meg of space -- i.e., either a 1.2 meg 5 1/4
- high density floppy or a 1.4 meg 3 1/2 floppy will also work fine.
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- WARNING!!! This game really does require 512 K of "free" memory! This means
- 512 K after counting all of those little "pop-ups" or TSR "toys." Run DOS's
- MEMCHK program to see how much "available" or "free" memory you really have
- before running HUMONGOUS CAVE. (Just type MEMCHK (followed by a Return) at
- the DOS > prompt). If you have less than 512 K, do NOT run HUMONGOUS because
- it will cause your computer to lock up and your system to "crash."
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- BECOME A REGISTERED USER:
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- ADVENTURE IN HUMONGOUS CAVE is being made available as Shareware. This means
- you can try it before you buy it. Play the game and pay the $15 registration
- fee only if you think the game is worth it.
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- Registered users will receive either: (1) the latest version of the game, or
- (2) a 100 plus page walkthru/solution for their $15 registration fee. Or
- for $20, you can get both.
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- HUMONGOUS CAVE was created using the Adventure Game Toolkit or AGT. This
- adventure game "authoring" or development system is also available as
- Shareware for registration fees starting as low as $20. So, if you want to
- "roll-your-own" adventure games consider becoming a registered user of AGT.
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- Read the file ORDERFRM.AGT for more information, or alternatively, you can
- enter PRINT FORM as one of your commands during the game.
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