RONNIE RESORT FOR WINDOWS DIRECTIONS ------------------------------------ v1.2 By Soleau Software Copyright 1995 SHAREWARE VERSION Requires SVGA 256 Colors 486 33mhz or better Windows 3.1x 4 meg. Ram Mouse OBJECTIVE The objective of the game is to get Ronnie from the hotel on the right side of the screen, to the beach on the left. He must make his way to the beach down the special ramp. Before he can use this ramp, he must put on his inner-tube which is located somewhere on the resort's lawn. To achieve his objective he must cleverly use the objects that are scattered about the game board to help him solve the puzzle. DEMO PUZZLE There is a special Demo puzzle which can be loaded from the Select Puzzle Menu. This Demo will lead you through a sample puzzle showing you the objects that Ronnie can encounter on the other puzzles. This is the best way to learn how to play the game. GAME PLAY When the game begins, you will have the opportunity to select a puzzle to play. Once you have chosen a puzzle it will be loaded onto the game board. Ronnie will begin on the right side of the board next to the resort hotel. Using the arrow keys, you can move Ronnie up, down, right and left. The < J > key is used to help Ronnie jump over objects, but can only be used if he is jumping onto the resort's only trampoline. GAME OBJECTS There are many items Ronnie will encounter on his quest to reach the beach. These objects can be used by Ronnie in different ways to achieve his objective. Gray Rock Walls: These are rock walls that Ronnie cannot move. Blue Water : Ronnie cannot swim very well, so he cannot go into Streams these streams. The only way a grid of water (stream) can be removed is by using the beach balls. If Ronnie has the inner tube around him, he can wade across only one grid of water. If his is in the water, he cannot push any other objects. Red Beach Balls: Ronnie can push these beach balls in any direction. A ball will continue in the direction pushed until it either hits the side of the game board or another object. If a ball is pushed into one of the lawn's streams (blue grids), it will float down in direction of the ocean. When the ball reaches the end of the stream, it will remove itself from the game board along with the last grid of water it was located on. Green Lawn : Ronnie can push these chairs in any direction. They Chairs can help him to strategically reposition the beach balls. Chairs cannot float ,so if they are pushed into water, they will sink. Ivy Covered : Ronnie can walk under these in any direction. Once he Trellis passes through them however, they will collapse and he will not be able to go back under them. No other objects can go through a trellis whether standing or collapsed. Magic Blue : On some puzzles there are two blue umbrellas. If Umbrellas Ronnie passes under one, he will reappear under the other one located elsewhere on the resort's lawn. No other objects can go under these umbrellas. Yellow Inner : Ronnie is not a good swimmer, so he must first put on Tube this inner tube before he can walk down the ramp to the beach. When he has the inner tube around him, he can wade across one grid of water only. Large Gray : Ronnie can go under and through it in any direction, House but all other objects cannot. Small Tool : The tool shed is off limits to all of the resort's Shed guests, but sometimes Ronnie must go through it in order to reach the inner tube. When Ronnie goes through the shed, he will accidently turn on the sprinkler system. Sprinklers : The sprinklers will appear only if Ronnie happens to go through the tool shed. For each puzzle, the sprinklers will always appear in the same location. No objects or even Ronnie can go through a sprinkler. Sometimes they can help him by being strategically placed so that he can use them to reposition the beach balls. If an object (any object) is located on top a sprinkler before it has been activated by Ronnie going through the tool shed, then it will never appear. White : This is the resort's only trampoline. Ronnie can push Trampoline the trampoline in any direction. He can use it to jump over any object. Pressing the < J > key will activate Ronnie's Jump. Shuffle Board : On some puzzles there is a shuffle board. Only Ronnie can go onto it. If Ronnie steps onto any part of the board, then he will automatically slide to the end of the board. Bridge : Sometimes there is a wooden bridge across the streams. All objects can pass over it. Nothing can pass under it, including floating beach balls. Beach Ramp : This is the ramp leading down to the ocean. Ronnie cannot use it until he has the inner tube around him. GAME SELECTION MENU The game selection menu appears when you first begin the game or when you press or click the elect button. You can use either your mouse or the arrow keys to select the puzzles. When you solve a puzzle, a green check mark will appear next to the puzzle number. A red check mark denotes puzzles that have not been solved. The Shareware version of Ronnie Resort has a total of 10 puzzles plus the Demo puzzle. The registered version contains 30 puzzles with all the solutions included, plus more Ronnie dialogue! KEYS and BUTTONS The buttons at the bottom of the board can be used by pressing the appropriate key or by using your mouse. ELP Ronnie Resort game directions ELECT Choose a new puzzle to play (Shareware version 1-10 / Registered version 1-30) ESET Reset the present puzzle back to the original position AMES Information on Soleau Software Games SUND Sound Levels for Ronnie Resort SOLTION Play the solution for the puzzle loaded. (Shareware version 1- 3 only / Registered all 30) UIT Exit Game * * * * * SOLEAU SOFTWARE GAMES Soleau Software depends upon your registrations to continue developing non-violent strategy logic games at competitive prices. If you enjoy this Ronnie Resort 1 game and continue to use the software after 30 days, we ask that you register your copy for $18.00 (U.S.). The registered version features 30 mind-bending puzzles, more Ronnie dialogue, quicker exiting and entering and the solutions to all puzzles! Note: We can even upgrade your copy immediately over the phone so you won't have to wait for the disk to arrive! If you register your copy of Ronnie Resort 1 for $18.00, you can get our other Windows and DOS games at discount prices. Please see the Ronnreg.txt file for details on prices. ** Three Other Exciting Windows Games ** BEETLE RUN is a race against the clock as you rotate paths for the beetle to run across. 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Fun for all! * Finalist in the Ziff-Davis Computer Gaming World Magazine Shareware Awards - 1995 * SQUAREX is an exciting fast paced game where you maneuver your yellow cube around a puzzle board capturing grids by traveling all 4 sides. Watch out for the cubes chasing you! ADDICTIVE! * * * * * * * Soleau Software accepts Visa & MasterCard orders via phone or fax. All orders are shipped within 24 hours! We at Soleau Software thank you for your support and hope you will continue to enjoy this as well as our other Retail and Shareware products. Soleau Software 163 Amsterdam Ave Suite 213 New York NY 10023 Order Lines [MC/Visa] Voice: 212.721.2361 Fax:212.873.4994 All other registered trademarks and tradenames are copyrights of their respective owners.