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- README.txt for Super Tux
-
- by Bill Kendrick
- bill@newbreedsoftware.com
- http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/supertux/
-
- Version 0.0.5
-
- December 24th, 2003
-
-
- NOTICE! THIS GAME IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!
- Things you'll notice:
-
- Bugs
- Documentation is quite incomplete
- Only two levels
-
-
- DESCRIPTION
- -----------
- "Super Tux" is a game similar to Nintendo's "Super Mario Bros."(tm)
- Run and jump through multiple worlds, fighting off enemies by jumping
- on them or bumping them from below. Grab power-ups and Linux distributions
- on the way.
-
-
- STORY
- -----
- Tux and Gown are having a picnic in Antarctica, when suddenly Gown is
- abducted! Tux must follow the path of clues across the globe to find
- his girlfriend and save her!
-
-
- DOCUMENTATION
- -------------
- Important documentation for "Super Tux" is contained in multiple files.
- Please see them:
-
- AUTHORS.txt - Credits for who made this game.
- CHANGES.txt - Changes since the previous versions of "Super Tux"
- COPYING.txt - The GNU Public License, which "Super Tux" is under.
- INSTALL.txt - Instructions on requirements, compiling and installing.
- README.txt - (This file.) Game story, usage, rules and controls.
- TODO.txt - A wish-list for this version of "Super Tux"
-
-
- RUNNING THE GAME
- ----------------
- Just type "./supertux" to get started.
-
- The program accepts some options:
-
- --disable-sound - If sound support was compiled in, this will
- disable it for this session of the game.
-
- --fullscreen - Run in fullscreen mode.
-
- --help - Display a help message summarizing command-line
- options, copyright, and game controls.
-
- --usage - Display a brief message summarizing command-line
- options.
-
- --version - Display the version of Super Tux you're running.
-
-
- TITLE SCREEN
- ------------
- Press [RETURN] or a joystick firebutton to begin a game.
-
- Press [ESCAPE] to quit.
-
- Note: If you're playing Super Tux in a window, you can also use
- your window manager's close option (usually an "X" button on the window's
- title bar) to quit. This works at ANY time.
-
-
- SCREEN LAYOUT
- -------------
- UNDER CONSTRUCTION
-
- +-------------------------------------------------+
- |SCORE 1230 TIME 128 DISTROS 93 |
- |HIGH 100 |
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- +-------------------------------------------------+
-
-
- Status
- ------
- Your score is displayed at the upper left.
- Under your current score is the last highscore.
-
- The amount of time you have left to complete this level is displayed in
- the center at the top of the screen. (Note: Time is NOT in seconds!)
-
- The number of distros (CDs) you have collected is displayed at the upper
- right.
-
-
- PLAYING THE GAME
- ----------------
- Controls
- --------
- Joystick Keyboard Purpose
- -------- -------- -------
- Left Left Face/Move Left
- Right Right Face/Move Right
- Button-A Up Jump
- Button-B Control Run/Fire
- Down Down Duck
-
- Pausing
- -------
-
- To pause the game, you can press the [P] key.
- To unpause, press [P] again.
-
- Quitting
- --------
- To quit the current game, you can press [ESCAPE]. This forfeits your game
- (as though you ran out of lives).
-
- To quit Super Tux altogether, you can use your window manager's
- close command. See the note in the "Title Screen" section, above.
-
-
- SCORING
- -------
- Enemies
- -------
- If you get more than one enemy at a time without landing on the ground,
- each enemy is worth more points. For example, if there are three in a
- row and you jump on the first, it's worth 50 points. If you bounce off
- the first and onto the second, it's worth 100 points. If you also get
- the third, it's worth 150 points.
-
- You can also score by shooting at the ennemies. Don't forget to drink
- the coffee in order to get the ability to fire.
-
- GAME OVER SCREEN
- ----------------
- NOT IMPLEMENTED
-
-
- OPTIONS FILE
- ------------
-
- When Super Tux starts up, it looks for an options file.
-
- Under Linux, this file is ".supertux" in your home directory ($HOME).
- Under Windows, this file is "supertux.dat" in the Super Tux folder.
-
- This file records high score scores and initials, and volume settings.
- Currently it only records high score.
-
-
- THE END
- -------
- Thanks for trying out Super Tux.
-
- If you like Super Tux, please rate and review it at the
- Linux Game Tome:
-
- http://www.happypenguin.org/
-
- Search for "Super Tux"!
-
-
- Thanks!
-
- Bill Kendrick <bill@newbreedsoftware.com>
-