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- 'Mission Supernova' -- README.TXT
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-
- Publisher: Peter Weber
- Philipp-Rauch-Str. 4
- D-78050 VS-Villingen
-
- This address is valid up to 1998, probably longer.
-
- No Phone, no Fax, no Internet, no CompuServe yet (sorry!).
-
-
- This file contains some information for those who want to know
- what 'Mission Supernova, Part One' is. Please read this file.
-
-
- Contents
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-
- 1. Disclaimer of Warranty
- 2. What is 'Mission Supernova, Part 1'?
- 3. If there's a 'Part 1' -- where is 'Part 2'?
- 4. System Requirements
- 5. Detailed Registration Information
- 6. A Complete File List
- 7. Some Backies & Good Bye
-
-
- 1. Disclaimer of Warranty
- -------------------------
-
- THIS SOFTWARE ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO
- PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER
- EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
- ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE
- ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE
- LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE
- PRICE.
-
-
- 2. What is 'Mission Supernova, Part 1'?
- ---------------------------------------
-
- 'Mission Supernova, Part 1' (abbreviated to 'MSN 1') is a
- mouse-oriented science-fiction VGA graphic-adventure.
-
- You are Walter Bumble, ship's cook of the starship 'Supernova'.
- One day you wake up and find out that all the other crew members
- have left the ship! To save your life you have to solve some nice
- puzzles, speak to aliens -- and be aware of every step you make.
- Are you smart enough to make it to the end of 'MSN 1'?
-
- An online manual is available by pressing 'F1' during the game.
-
-
- 3. If there's a 'Part 1' -- where is 'Part 2'?
- ----------------------------------------------
-
- If you want to, 'MSN 1' will bring you some hours of joy and fun
- solving the puzzles and discovering strange places. If you have done
- your job well, you might want to play 'MSN 2' to continue your trip
- through space. Also, if you got stuck in 'MSN 1', the on-disk help
- system that comes together with 'MSN 2' could be of some importance
- for you.
- But 'MSN 2' is no shareware and available from the publisher Peter
- Weber only (address at top of this file). Fill the registration form
- REGISTER.TXT, and send it together with the money to the given
- address. In a few weeks you'll be able to continue your fantastic
- space voyage.
-
-
- 4. System Requirements
- ----------------------
-
- Hardware: PC 286 (or higher), about 540 KB of free RAM, a hard disk
- with 2 MB of free space (during installation about 4 MB!),
- a VGA graphic card, and a mouse. SoundBlaster and
- compatible sound cards are supported.
- Software: MS-DOS 3.3 (or higher). Pure DOS game -- not compatible to
- Windows! Never tested on OS/2 systems. Try it and report
- to me, please.
-
-
- 5. Detailed Registration Information
- ------------------------------------
-
- 'MSN 1' is shareware. It should be copied and given to anyone who
- could be interested in it. If you are a professional, please read the
- VENDOR.TXT file for matters concerning distribution.
-
- Let your friends be happy with this game -- even if you don't like it
- very much (always a matter of taste). Perhaps they will! If you think
- this game is worth a registration, don't hesitate to send the filled
- registration form (REGISTER.TXT) and some money to Peter Weber.
-
- The form can be printed by pushing 'F3' during the game.
-
- You'll get 'MSN 2' and an on-disk help system for both parts via
- airmail. 'MSN 2' offers even better graphics and a lot of new puzzles
- -- some are quite tricky. Due to the complexity of the game, it's
- available on a 3.5" 1.44 MB disk only. The registration fee is
-
- - 30 DM (inside Europe) or
- - 25 US$ (for those who are far away)
-
- I can accept Eurocheques inside Europe, but I prefer cash. Please
- don't send me any stamps, I'm no philatelist and never thought about
- becoming one. Also, I am sorry not to be able to accept any credit
- cards, but that's life.
-
- The fees include shipping & handling via airmail. I promise to do
- my very best to bring 'MSN 2' to you as quick as possible. Really.
-
-
- 6. A Complete File List
- -----------------------
-
- I decided to put this piece of information into the VENDOR.TXT file.
- Look there if you think that something is missing. Here a brief
- summary: If uninstalled, there are four (4) files: An archive (more
- than 1 MB), an executable (INSTALL.EXE), and two (2) text files. Yes,
- you guessed it, you are just reading one of them. If installed, you
- should find 67 files in your directory, taking 1,992,495 bytes,
- to be exact.
-
-
- 7. Some Backies & Good Bye
- --------------------------
-
- Steffen and Thomas Dingel (yes, they are brothers) originally
- designed this game for the German market only. It was quite
- successful, and I (Peter Weber) asked them why they didn't translate
- it for the English-speaking players. They said "OK, do it!", and
- that's what I did. They also asked me to distribute this international
- version, because they both have no time.
-
- 'Mission Supernova' is now, as well as we know, bug-free and it's
- running very stable on various machines. Therefore, Steffen and
- Thomas prefer to concentrate on new projects. They already finished a
- new adventure, but it's available in German language only. I can tell
- you: Stunning graphics, a complex story and *very* difficult puzzles!
- It would be a perfect support for anyone who learns German ... but
- if 'Mission Supernova' becomes successful outside of Germany, the new
- adventure will surely be translated as well. But that's future.
-
- For now, enjoy this fine game, solve its puzzles, and think a bit of
- those who had a lot of work to create what you are playing. Bye.
-
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- End of README.TXT
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