DISASTEROIDS 1.2

By Ari Feldman
Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 by Ari Feldman
http://www.arifeldman.com
ari@arifeldman.com



Background:
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The year is 2299 and you've just arrived to assist in the asteroid sweeping operation
along the frontier. 

You volunteered for this duty in the hopes of avoiding military service on some 
alien-infested world. You thought this stuff would be easy. Well, you were wrong...


About Disasteroids:
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I originally wrote the program as a way to blow off steam and kill 5 or 10 minutes
in between projects at work. 

Anyway, Disasteroids is a fast-paced, modern adaptation of the classic Asteroids
arcade game. Featuring professional quality graphics and animation, digital sound
effects, and challenging game play, Disasteroids is sure to offer you hours of fun.

* Runs on any Pentium PC with Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0 with at least 24 megs
  of RAM 
* Offers 10 increasingly difficult levels of play
* Special arcade "Classic" mode with 6 levels of play 
* Professional quality graphics 
* Digital Sound Effects 
* Battle 4 types of asteroids, flying saucers, minelayers, and mines 
* Obtain weapon power ups and extra lives 
* Save your high-scores!  


Installation Instructions:
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1. UnZip the archive to an empty directory.
2. Run SETUP.EXE to install the game.
3. The game will appear as an icon under the
   Applications group of the Windows "Start"
   menu.

NOTE: The game should run under any Windows
video mode but is optimized for 256 color mode.

Should you have problems running the game after
installing it, there is probably a conflict
between the game's video setup and your video
card. To fix this, simply re-run the SETUP.EXE
program and select "Change Graphic Driver" and
choose "Standard Windows Driver". The game
should then run fine.


Special Keys:
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P - Pauses the game.

S - Performs a "quick start" on the first screen and bypasses the normal intro
so you can start playing right away.

F2 - Restarts the game.

Alt-F4 - Quits the game.


Notes:
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Disasteroids has several levels of play. Not all of these levels are easy.
As a result, you may never get to see them! So, I added a special "Practice
Mode" that will allow you to play these advanced levels.

You will only be able to select "Practice Mode" from when Disasteroids
starts.

