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- MegaBounce version 1.10
- On Line Help!!
-
-
- Thanks for trying out Mega Bounce.
- To make the game even better,
- Here are some useful facts that
- you may really want to know.
-
- OBJECT OF THE GAME!!
- Very important concept here. There
- are bricks,a paddle, a ball(or..
- maybe 2,3, even 20 balls if you're
- good!). With the paddle hit the
- ball to hit the bricks! Easy.
- Obvious. Fun.
-
- OBJECTS OF IMPORTANCE!
- ^P --- Your Paddle. The
- guns on it tell how you will shoot
- Observe them closely until you
- know what does what.
-
- PILLS:
- In the bricks, there are multiple
- pills of various types. Hit them
- with your ball to break the shield
- around them so that they will
- fall, and then catch them with
- your paddel.Be careful. Your shots
- are deflected by the shield, and
- if they hit you on their return
- journey, your paddle's size will
- decrease.
-
- Pill: Function:
- ----------------------------------
- ^5 ^7 ^8 -Points Gallore. 1000,2000,
- or 4000.
-
- ^2 -Puts an extra ball into
- Play.
-
- ^1 -Increases paddel size
-
- ^3 -Gives you 6 more shots
-
- ^4 -Enhances cannon setup
-
- ^6 -Mystic pill. Get it,
- and find out!
-
- CONTROL!
- Mega Bounce can be controlled by
- 1.Joystick1
- 2.Joystick2
- 3.Mouse
- 4.Keyboard
- For the joysticks, you are given
- the option of 'Joystick' or
- 'Gamepad'. It matters which you
- choose. Honest. Gamepad control
- moves your paddle left and
- right depending on the handle.
- Joystick moves your paddle to
- where the handle is. In both
- cases; button 1 will fire. Button2
- has no function.
-
- Keyboard control is like Gamepad
- control. Use the left and right
- 'ALT' keys. Pressing 'CTRL' speeds
- up your paddle's speed. Either
- 'SHIFT' will fire.
-
- Mouse control is similiar to
- joystick control, and this is what
- I recomend. If a mouse is present,
- it is also default. Use button 1
- to fire.
-
- GAME NOTES:
- When you clear away a bottom row
- the bricks scroll down, and a new
- row is placed at the top. This is
- how you gain levels, and it is
- similiar to tetris in that aspect.
- As you get to higher levels, new
- colorful bricks will compose the
- wall. New bricks come about every
- four levels. Also, every 10,000
- points, a ^6 (Mystic pill) will
- fall. Get it, and something neat
- will happen.
- Also, resist the temptation to
- hit the balls with your cannon. If
- a ball is hit, it goes limp, and
- will fall down very quickly. Plus,
- the shot will fly off randomly.
- At levels 15 and 25, an enemy
- paddel will come onto the screen
- and try to stop you. "How do I
- Stop it?" you ask. Easy. The same
- methods that kill you will work on
- it. Shoot it, or hit a ball that
- doesn't bounce off the enemy
- paddle.
-
- WAYS TO DIE:
- There are really only two ways to
- ensure an quick and easy death.
- The first is to let all of the
- balls fall off the bottom of the
- screen. Way number two happens
- when your paddel becomes too
- small. The paddel shrinks when it
- is hit by a shot coming at you.
-
- COOL STUFF:
- This game is freeware, no fees,
- registration, or fancy stuff like
- it. Feel free to give a copy to
- anyone you choose. Any questions,
- comments, suggestions,or ideas
- would be appreciated. Although
- this is freeware, any donations
- would be welcome.
-
- Mike Stall
- 23 w 540 James Way
- Naperville, Illinois
- 60540
-
- TECHNICAL STUFF:
- MegaBounce has a few command line
- options that may prove useful.
- /s - Turns sound off.
- /Cd path - Skips pathname input,
- and uses path. This
- option must be last.
- /t - Skips title screen.
- /? - Starts game up with
- with this Online help
- note: If the /t and /Cd are used,
- MegaBounce will begin right at
- game play.
-
- LEGAL STUFF:
- As mentioned previously, this is
- freeware. Therefore, no money may
- be involved in the transaction of
- this software, and it may not be
- sold without consent from the
- Author.
- This is a safe product, but
- I still assume no liability for
- its operation.
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