Penguin Shareware Information
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* If you are using a 520 ST/STE then *
* make sure that you run Penguin from *
* within an AUTO Folder - otherwise *
* you will have insufficient memory. *
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"Graphics and sound are of a high
quality, and the games addictiveness
and Cartoon type Characters make this
a game to look out for" "Deserves to
become a classic" - ST USER March 1990
A couple of quotes from a review when
Penguin sold for Twenty Pounds, shows
just what you are getting for a fiver !
Following the success of the Shareware
Super Card, we are going ahead with
two more Shareware titles - Penguin
and Master Doodle.
Penguin is a highly addictive and
original game, whilst Master Doodle
takes the Doodle part of the highly
acclaimed Master Time and expands it
into a program with a unique method of
control, ideally suited to children.
To All Super Card Registers
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Thank you to everyone who sent their
fivers in for Super Card, the quality
of the people that did register made
up for those that didn't.
We greatly enjoyed reading all of your
letters, and only regret that any
reply had to be hastily scribbled on
the back of the documents that we sent
back to you. A lot of overseas users
and many Doctors and Vicars made up
the numbers, with some generous souls
insisting that we accepted more than
the five pounds that we asked for.
Well you can pat yourselves on the
back, knowing that you are responsible
for Two more B.Ware titles being made
Shareware.
"I can afford a lot of fivers but not
many fifties" said one user, which
sums up nicely what it's all about.
It doesn't matter to us if we sell a
little for a lot, or a lot for a
little, but it allows you to be able
to amass a lot of top quality titles
with a clear conscience, knowing that
you can be a genuine user for only
five pounds.
What is Shareware ?
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For those unaware of the concept of
Shareware here is what it is all
about.
We put out a program of the quality
that you would normally pay twenty to
thirty pounds for, via magazines and
Public Domain libraries.
Then we ask everyone that likes the
program for a donation for which we
will send you some goodies, and
special offer forms that will allow
you to recoup your five pounds many
times over.
And then as you have made us happy by
sending your money, we do the same
thing again.
You are free to copy the program as
many times as you wish, and pass on
copies to anyone, anywhere in the
world.
Shareware relies on trust and honesty
- if no one sends in any
contributions, then we decide that
we're wasting our time and pack it in,
and you will have to find "lot's of
fifties" or delve into the seedy world
of piracy for your programs (and we
hope you get nicked and all your discs
eaten by a Virus!)
So please don't leave it to everyone
else - send a fiver in - Thanks.
How to register your copy
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Send in five pounds sterling, as a
postal order or cheque made payable to
: -
B.Bytes Computer Systems
and send it to : -
B.Ware Software
B.Bytes Computer Systems
19 Southfield Road
Hinckley
Leics
LE10 1UA
Or Telephone UK (0455) 613377 9-5:30
Mon-Sat UK Time with a credit card -
Access / Visa or American Express.
We will return a data sheet on the
program, double-sided B.Ware demo disc
and special offer order forms that
will let you purchase other B.Ware
programs at prices so low that we dare
not print them for fear of upsetting
other dealers !
If you can only boot from a Single-
Sided drive, then please enclose a
blank disc, and we will split the
demo's over two single-sided discs for
you.
The offer to upgrade to Super Card 2
was so good that very few people have
yet to take it up, - and they may
simply be waiting a bit longer ! - so
you know that we mean a GOOD offer !
There are a couple of extra's that you
can take up as you register : -
2. Billy Bounce and Jump Jack
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Two more top quality B.Ware programs
for just one pound fifty each ! - just
add on Three Pounds to make a total of
eight pounds.
"Both games are superbly illustrated
with large sprites of friendly
characters, Jump Jack is a small devil
while Billy Bounce is a Ball. The
biggest difference between the two is
that Jump Jack takes place on a
limited screen that needs items to be
collected in order to leave a locked
door while Billy Bounce has a large
scrolling screen to bounce around in
order to find his objects. Both games
are amusing and frustrating and the
difference in screen format allows
enough individuality to make them both
worthwhile purchases." - New Atari
User Review Conclusion - Issue 44
Note that Billy Bounce and Jump Jack
are returned on One Double-Sided Auto-
Booting disc which will also work
manually from a Double-Sided second
drive.
If you only have a Single-Sided
internal drive and no external
Double_Sided drive, then please add on
an extra pound to cover the cost of
seperate discs - Thank you.
So in conclusion : -
a: Send Five pounds to register and
get an info sheet, double_sided demo
disc and special offers.
b: Include a blank disc if you want
two single-sided demo discs instead.
c: Add three pounds (or four pounds
for Single-Sided versions) for Billy
Bounce and Jump Jack - Total eight
pounds (nine pounds for Single-Sided).
Please register your copy - Thank you.
Penguin Instructions
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The program file PENGUIN.PRG can be
placed within an AUTO folder to make
it Auto run and to save 32k of memory,
or it can be started from the Desktop.
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* 520 ST/STE owners MUST Run Penguin *
* using an AUTO Folder ! *
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This is a mouse controlled game.
On the start screen click on the + and
- buttons to select the number of
penguins (1 to 4) and the level,
before clicking on START.
You can only select levels 1 to 5
unless you play beyond them, in which
case you can press F5 to save your
position to disc (make sure that it's
write enabled), so that you can return
to this level another day.
Function key commands are : -
F1 - Pause - Stop game while you catch
your breath !
F2 - Help - Displays Help Screen
F3 - Music Toggle - Off speeds up game
- also Blitter ON from Desktop will
also increase the speed ( if you
really want to ! )
F4 - 50Hz/60Hz - Switch screen
frequency - gives bigger display on
some monitors
F5 - Save Max - Got past screen 5 ? -
Press F5 so that you can return next
time.
F10 - Game Over - Give up !
The game consists of moving various
arrows, bridges and objects around to
shepherd your penguins safely to the
finish.
There are twenty screens in all with 1
to 4 penguins, giving you 80 levels in
all. And if you switch the blitter On
and Off as well as the music, then you
can create even more levels of
difficulty.
Have fun - and please don't forget the
fiver - Bye Bye for now.