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- QUOTE-TRIS
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- Version 1.0
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- DESCRIPTION:
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- A challenging word game that combines famous
- quotations with the action of the popular Tetris arcade
- game. The user must piece together a notable quote
- from the past using random words that steadily descend
- from above before time runs out. Each word that
- descends must be fitted into a sentence "skeleton" that
- consists of dashes and punctuation marks.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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- For this program to operate properly, it will
- require an IBM PC or true compatible with DOS 3.0 or
- greater, a hard disk drive, and a VGA graphics card.
- Although the program can reside on a floppy disk, a hard
- disk drive system will still be required. Why? The
- program was written to "shell out" to DOS, and in doing
- so, requires access to the COMMAND.COM file. If this
- file is not available to the system when the program
- needs it, the program will fail. If you booted your
- computer from a floppy diskette, DOS will not be able
- to find COMMAND.COM when you are using "Here A
- Little...", since it will probably have been removed
- from the floppy disk drive. This explanation can get
- rather technical, and rather than explaining PATHS,
- COMSPECS, etc., just take my word for it - a hard disk
- is required to operate this program.
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- LOADING THE PROGRAM:
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- Insert the program diskette into a drive. Set your
- working drive to the same drive where the diskette is
- located. For instance, if the "Quote-tris" disk is
- located in drive A:, then enter ---> A: [ENTER] at the
- DOS prompt. Then to load the program simply type -->
- QUOTRIS [ENTER]. The program will load automatically.
-
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- OPERATION:
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- The user will be prompted to enter his/her name.
- This name will be displayed on the game score board, and
- in the top ten score board at the end of the program.
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- After entering one's name, the user has the option
- of two skill levels: [B] Beginner, and [A] Advanced.
- The skill level affects the amount of time that is
- allotted to each game. Beginners are allocated more
- time, whereas Advanced users are given less time to
- solve each frame.
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- A randomly chosen quotation will be displayed at
- the bottom left of your screen with all letters removed.
- The "skeleton" that remains will consist of dashes and
- punctuation marks. Each dash represents a missing
- letter. Once you begin, the goal of the game is to
- restore/reveal the quotation before the scoreboard
- timer runs out. The quote can be restored by
- positioning the falling words in their correct position
- in the "skeleton".
-
- To maneuver the falling words, use the cursor
- control keys on your keyboard. The cursor control keys
- are the keys with the four directional arrows, and the
- HOME, PG UP, END, and PG DN keys. Here is what each of
- these keys does during the course of the game.
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- LEFT ARROW - As the word drops from above, the
- LEFT ARROW key moves the word one column to the left.
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- RIGHT ARROW - As the word drops from above, the
- RIGHT ARROW key moves the word one column to the right.
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- CTRL + LEFT ARROW - As the word drops from above,
- holding down both the CONTROL key and LEFT ARROW key will
- move the word five columns to the left.
-
- CTRL + RIGHT ARROW - As the word drops from above,
- holding down both the CONTROL key and RIGHT ARROW key
- will move the word five columns to the right.
-
- UP/DOWN ARROWS - Lets you discard the current
- falling word for another word in the verse. The
- previous and next words appear on the scoreboard, and
- can be accessed by using the UP/DOWN ARROW keys.
-
- HOME - Moves the falling word to the far left
- (column #1).
-
- END - Moves the falling word to the far right (last
- column).
-
- PG UP - Similar to UP ARROW but places a new word at
- the top row position.
-
- In addition to the keys described above, the
- [ENTER] key can also be used, and SHOULD BE USED to gain
- a higher score. When you feel confident that the
- falling word is over the appropriate dashes in the
- "skeleton", you do not have to wait for the word to fall
- into place by itself. You can cause the falling word to
- drop into a "free fall" by pressing the [ENTER] key.
- When you hit the [ENTER] key, the word will drop like a
- rock towards the bottom of the screen. If you had the
- falling word in the proper column when you pressed the
- [ENTER] key, the word will snap into the skeleton. But
- if you were off, even by just 1 column, the word will
- fall through the skeleton and increase the number of
- errors on the score board.
-
- Game play will continue until either: 1) Time runs
- out; 2) The user wants to quit early by pressing the
- [ESC] key; or 3) When the quotation has been restored in
- its entirety.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER:
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- We shall not assume any direct or indirect
- responsibility for losses incurred from the use of
- "Quote-tris" If you received a defective copy of
- this program, or if any files are missing from this
- disk, contact the source from which you obtained it.
- If you must contact the author, enclose a 4" x 9"
- envelope, self-addressed, with 2 U.S. first class
- postage stamps affixed.
-
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- SHAREWARE AND DISTRIBUTION:
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- "Quote-tris" is copyrighted shareware software.
- It is NOT public domain nor free. If you enjoy using
- this program, and continue to use the program on a
- continuous basis, you are obligated to support the
- author for his work. Submit the attached registration
- form to register your copy.
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-
- AUTHOR:
-
- We welcome all feedback. Drop us a note if you
- have any suggestions to improve the program, or if you
- find any bugs, possible errors, misspelled words, etc.
-
- Philip Kapusta, P.O. Box 5423, Falmouth, Va. 22403
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- You can contact us at the address above or call our 24-
- hour BBS - The Mustard Seed - at (703) 372-9680.
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