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PHARMACY
Paul Tidwell
GENERAL
Pharmacy is similar to Tetris, only more addictive.
The premise is simple: destroy the germs by using the
constantly falling medicine pills.
OBJECTIVE
You start with a vile full of germs (the higher the
level, the more the germs). A color coded pill will
drop into the top of the vile. Match the pill color
with the germ as the pill falls. When you get four of
the same color in a row either horizontally or
vertically, the row will be blasted. Any germs that
make up part of that four in a row will get blasted
too!
Continue until all germs are destroyed, then move onto
the next level.
Because the pills gradually fall faster the longer you
take, it is in your best interest to clear each screen
as soon as possible.
SCORING
One hundred points are awarded each time you destroy a
virus. If you destroy two viruses at the same time or
as a result of a chain reaction, you will get 100
points for the first virus and 200 for the second. A
third virus gets you another 300 points and so on.
CONTROLS
If Pharmacy detects a mouse, then you can use it to
choose the number of players and start the game. If no
mouse is found, an arrow can be moved from one option
to the next using the tab key. The arrow keys and the
return key are used to select buttons and choices.
A menu will pop up if you click the right mouse button
(press ESC in keyboard mode). You can use it to turn
on and off some extremely irritating music or quit the
game. This is also a handy way to pause the game.
Once the game starts; however, you can only use the
keyboard.
Here are the controls during game play:
One Player Mode:
Left arrow - Move pill left
Right arrow - Move pill right
Up arrow - Rotate pill one way
Down arrow - Rotate pill the other way
Spacebar - Fast drop pill
In two player mode, the objective of the game is to
clear out your vile before you opponent clears out
theirs.
The first to clear out the vile three times wins!
In two player mode, the players must share the
keyboard. The controls are as follows:
Player One (left side):
X - Move pill left
C - Move pill right
Q - Rotate pill one way
A - Rotate pill the other way
Z - Fast drop pill
Player Two (right side):
, - Move pill left
. - Move pill right
] - Rotate pill one way
' - Rotate pill the other way
/ - Fast drop pill
HARDWARE
This program is written to work with a wide variety of
PC hardware. The best screen resolution available is
used (up to a medium VGA mode). This program even
works on a clunky old CGA monitor!
The minimum hardware:
IBM PC or compatible
640K of memory (I haven't tested it with less
so it may work)
CGA or better monitor.
If you have any questions, comments or bug reports, you
can E-mail me at exuptidw@exu.ericsson.se