Looped

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

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* LOOPED - Written by J. Bullough *
* (in STOS - Oops...)   *
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 The Following Program
 Code and Graphics are
 Copyright and is NOT
 Public Domain.
 Exclusive rights remain
 with ST Format.
 
 Credits:
 Program Code J.Bullough
 Program Gfx  J.Bullough
 Levels      J.Bullough
   & A.M.McDonald
     
 With this Program there 
 are 3 files -
 LOOPED.PRG  main game program
 HISCORE.LPD high score saves
 LOOPED.DOC  this document
 
 
GAME
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This game is a simple puzzle game in
which you move a cursor around the 
playfield and create structures that
must connect with each other to create
a loop.

The Options screen enables you to 
select the speed of the mouse 
movement by pressing the + and - keys
and by also moving the black block
around to feel the sensitivity setting.

Option 1 - PLAY GAME  need I say more!
Option 2 - Icon Time  
 Pressing 2 will rotate the 
 value from SLOW, MODERATE
 or FAST speed decrease, the
 faster it is the more points
 you get when you complete a 
 level.
Option 3 - Level Time
 As above but will obviously 
 chance the Levels speed
 decrease and will also give 
 a higher score the faster 
 the speed decrease.
 
Leaving the mouse and keyboard well
alone will achieve the hiscore table
being displayed - should you want
to start a game at this point simply
press the SPACE bar to go back to the
main menu.

IN GAME
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When playing the following keys are
in use - P to pause and unpause
       - Q to quit current game
       (should you still get a)
       (hiscore you will be allowed)
       (to enter it.)
       
Use the mouse to move the cursor to 
any position in the playfield.
You have to achieve a score which
is shown to you before you start
the level.  The bigger the loop the
bigger the score - it could take
you a long time, or a very short
time to complete the level depending
on whether you make big or small
loops, but on some levels you have 
no choice but to make small loops!
To place the current piece of the 
loop, use the left mouse button.
If you happen to get a star as one 
of the loop pieces, you can use this 
to remove any part of a loop or any
unused piece you want, simply go over
the block you don't want and click the
left mouse button - It cannot remove
blockers or parts of the map though.

Also in the game is a BUG!!!
Not a programming bug, but a bug 
who to put it bluntly - BUGS.....
This little guy comes on whenever
he feels like it and will decide 
to put a blocker down on some 
part of the lay-out.  As you
progress in the game, i'm sure you
will find a way to keep this bug at
bay.  Use the Right mouse button to
shoot him when your cursor is above
him, but you don't have to shoot him
to keep him out of the way do you?!!

A blocker is a block which will be 
placed by the bug and cannot be 
removed or built on, so make sure
he doesn't put one in the path of
a loop or you'll have to build 
around it!

COMPLETING A LEVEL
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On Completion of a level you will
be awarded a score and this will be
added to you total score until all 
your lives are lost.
If there are any pieces on the board
which have not been used to create 
a loop then 5 points will be deducted
for each one left.


GENERAL GARBAGE AND DRIVEL.
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You have 3 lives to start of with and
there is no way of getting any more. 

The Hiscore displays your hiscore and
the level you achieve.

You can play the game on the basis of
Levels, or Score.
To get far in the game and reach a 
high level leave the Icon and Level
speeds on slow.
If you want to get a hiscore then
put Icon and Level time on fast.

You can use any combination of these
settings depending on your taste.
(Salt & Vinegar, Cheese & onion Etc.)
(Spring Onion is my favourite!)

There is also a cheat mode that 
enables you to skip each level and
achieve the minimum score for each
level simply by pressing RETURN - 
but i'm not going to tell you how
to activate the cheat mode!!
(Send me a Fiver and I may Consider!!)



THANKS
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My thanks must go to Alan McDonald
for the majority of these levels,
even if you can't understand what
half of the symbols mean......


Any correspondance about this program 
will be greatly appreciated, (and 
probably chucked in the bin) and you 
never know, I may do a sequel.



Correspondance to:
 MR. J. Bullough
 Bonds Villa,
 Bonds Lane,
 Garstang,
 Preston,
 Lancashire,
 PR3 1ZB.