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- TOMMY'S MARBLE (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
- P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- CATALOG #87-054-1A
-
- INSTRUCTIONS:
-
- YOU ARE IN MARBLELANE LAND. DON'T BLINK OR YOU'LL GO MARBLES!
- YOU STEER YOUR MARBLE USING THE UP AND DOWN ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD.
-
- THE SCREEN IS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL VERTICAL LANES. AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LANE
- IS THE SCORE YOU ACCUMULATE AS YOU STAY IN THAT LANE; THE SCORE CONSTANTLY
- DECREASES ONCE YOU ARE IN THE LANE BUT IS SOON RESTORED TO A VALUE BETWEEN 0
- AND 50 WHEN YOU LEAVE THE LANE.
-
- IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A LANE WITH A SCORE OF -50 LONG ENOUGH (NOT VERY LONG),
- THE GAME IS OVER.
-
- SCORE:
- YOUR FINAL SCORE IS THE HIGHEST SCORE REACHED DURING THE GAME.
-
- SIDE LANES:
- THE LANES ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES OF THE SCREENS ARE SPECIAL. THEIR
- SCORES ARE ALWAYS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.
-
- FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION
- ------------ --------
- F1 SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE
- F2 DEMO MODE TOGGLE *WARNING* PRESSING THIS KEY ZEROES THE
- SCORE AND HIGH SCORE!
- F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS
- F7 QUIT
-
- NOTE: FOR F1 AND F2, THE LEGEND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN INDICATES THE
- MODE THAT WILL BE ENTERED BY PRESSING THE KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE
- OF THE MODE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.
-
- COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
- S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
- M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
- C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
-
- EXAMPLE: >MARBLE MS
-
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