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- S O L E A U S O F T W A R E
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- presents
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- SPIDER RUN
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- v1.0
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- Program by William Soleau
- (c) 1994
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- Shareware Version
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- Requires: EGA/VGA & MOUSE
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- Requires Files: Spider.ov1 Spider.ov2
- Spider.ov3 Spider.ov4
- Spider.ov5 Spider.ov6
- Spider.jft Spider1.jft
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- SPIDER RUN DIRECTIONS
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- OBJECTIVE
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- The objective of Spider Run is to keep the spider running across
- his web for as long as possible before it reaches a dead end.
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- GAME PLAY
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- At the beginning of the game there is a web board filled with
- different shaped strands. At the top right of the screen there
- is a spider which will move downwards towards the web. The spider
- takes 10 seconds to reach the web. Once it touches the web, it
- will appear on the board from the Green grid marked START. Using your
- mouse, you can click on any grid to rotate it clockwise. Your
- objective is to create a continuous path for the spider to crawl
- across.
- For the first 10 seconds you can also rotate the START grid, yet
- once the spider emerges from it, it will remain stationary.
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- RESET AND INCHES CRAWLED
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- As the spider moves across the web, the strands will turn blue and
- you will not be able to use them again. The only exception is the
- crossing strand grid which can be used more than once. You can have
- the spider go OFF THE WEB in any direction. It will then appear from
- opposite side. On the right side of the web there is an INCH METER.
- This measures the distance the spider has traveled. If you can get
- the spider to travel 20 inches and can reach one of the sides of the
- web, (providing the entrance on the other side is open) then the
- grids which were blue will now reset themselves and you can continue
- to keep the spider moving by rotating the strands. Every time that
- you are able to reset the web board, a single black grid will appear
- which can never be removed. The starting gate, if present on the board,
- will then be removed and a strand grid will take its place.
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- FAST BUTTON
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- On the left side of the board there are several buttons. One is the
- FAST button. If you press the fast button while the spider is on the
- web board, then the spider will speed over the web strands at a much
- faster rate. Once he reaches the sides of the web and reappears
- on the other side, he will automatically slow down again. This FAST
- button is very important because when the spider is running in FAST
- mode, you get double the points for the distance it travels. If you
- have set up a long series of strands that go off and on the web,
- then use the fast key to get more points. This assumes you have already
- established a consecutive path for the spider ahead of time.
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- SCORING
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- At the beginning of each level there is a POINTS NEEDED total shown at
- the bottom of the screen. In order to proceed to the next level you must
- reach or surpass this point total in order to continue the game. If you
- don't reach this point total by the time your spider reaches a dead end,
- then the game will be over. The points needed for each level is
- determined by this formula: 100 + (10 * LEVEL) + (plus previous score)
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- Points are scored for each few steps it takes across the web. An
- extra 3 points are given every time you can get the spider to exit the
- web and re-enter it. These will be stored in the Bonus Point total,
- and will be added to your score at the end of the level.
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- There are also BONUS STRAND GRIDS which will sometimes appear on
- the web. If you can get the spider across these, you will earn 20 extra
- bonus points. You'll get 40 points if the spider is in FAST mode!
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- BONUS ROUNDS
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- Every 2000 points scored, you will be awarded a Special Bonus Round. You
- can only gain points during this round, however you must have completed
- the previous level with the required points needed in order to continue.
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- MULTIPLE STARTING GATES
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- On the higher levels, the game board might contain MORE then one
- STARTING grid. You will not know which START grid the spider will
- emerge from, so you'll have to plan ahead for each STARTING grid.
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- ENDING GRID
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- On some levels there will also be a RED ENDING GRID. This means you MUST
- get the spider to end in this grid or the game will be over no matter
- how many points you score for that level. This ENDING grid CAN be
- rotated even after the spider starts to move on the web board.
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- * REMEMBER WHEN YOU SEE A RED ENDING GRID, YOU MUST END THE SPIDER
- THERE OR THE GAME WILL BE OVER NO MATTER HOW MANY POINTS YOU SCORED
- FOR THAT LEVEL.
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- BUTTONS
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- The mouse buttons on the left side of the game board can be accessed
- at anytime during the game.
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- SCORE : Show the Ten Top High Scores
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- SOUND : Toggles Sound ON or OFF
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- HELP : Spider Run Directions
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- FAST : Speed Spider across the Web for DOUBLE POINTS!
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- QUIT : Quits Spider Run
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- This Unregistered version of Soleau Software's Spider Run allows for
- seven levels of play.
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- * NOTE WINDOWS USERS *
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- Running Spider Run from Windows may cause unexpected results. The
- game should be played by loading it directly from the Dos prompt.
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- * S O L E A U S O F T W A R E *
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- Spider Run is distributed as Shareware. You are welcome to give
- this game to your friends or local BBS. If you like Spider Run and
- continue to use it, we ask you to register the game with us.
- Soleau Software depends on your registrations in order to continue
- providing an alternative to expensive commercial software. The
- registered version of Spider Run greatly speeds up the loading and
- exiting of the program, plus gives you * THIRTY * levels of play!
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- Your $12.00 registration of Spider Run will instantly make you a
- Soleau Software Member. All members receive special discounts on
- our other games through special bonus package offers sent with your
- disk. Members also have the option to include an extra $6.00
- dollars for our Member Game Pack which has EIGHT of our most popular
- Shareware EGA/VGA games on a High Density Floppy Disk.
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- This offer is for Members Only, so please take the time to read the
- Spid_reg.doc file for details and register Spider Run today !
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- We at Soleau Software thank you for your support and hope you will
- continue to enjoy this as well as our other Shareware products.
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- Sincerely,
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- William Soleau
- President
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- Soleau Software
- 163 Amsterdam Avenue
- Suite 213
- New York, NY 10023