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Result
Contents:
Minimum System Requirements
Installation Instructions
System Configuration
Uninstalling
Technical Support
The Game
The Sports
The Questions
The Content
Starting Result
Getting Around
Bonus Scoring
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
High Score Table
Minimum System Requirements
The Result CD ROM requires the following minimum system to
work correctly:
- A Multimedia PC with Pentium (or equivalent) 60 MHz
processor
- 16 MB of RAM
- Double speed CD ROM drive
- 16 bit colour display set to 640 x 480
- SoundBlaster 16 bit audio card (or 100% compatible)
- Suitable loudspeakers or headphones
- Mouse or other pointing device and keyboard
- Windows 95
Installation Instructions
Ensure that Microsoft Windows 95 is running with no other
applications open. Insert the Result CD-ROM into your
CD drive. From your Windows 95 Desktop, choose Start and
then Run.
a) Type D:\setup.exe (if D is the letter indicating your
CD-ROM drive) in the box labelled open, then click on
the OK button.
b) You should then follow the instructions as they appear.
If in doubt choose the default options as you proceed
through the installation. When prompted to install
QuickTime for Windows, you should do so, unless you are
sure you have the 32 bit version 2.1.2 or better already
installed.
c) Once you have completed the Result installation, you may
be prompted to shut down and re-start your computer. If so,
please do so.
d) Once it is installed, you can run Result by double-clicking
on the Result icon.
System Configuration
Please ensure that you run Result with your display set to
16-bit (64k) colour and that you are using the latest drivers
available from your hardware supplier. If you need to change
any settings, refer to the documentation for Windows and for
your particular system.
Result requires the display set to 640x480 pixels resolution
and may not display the mouse cursor (required during certain
parts of the gameplay) properly with monitors set to
resolutions greater than 640x480.
Uninstallation
To unistall Result from your system you should proceed as
follows:
a) From your Windows 95 Desktop choose Start then
Control Panel.
b) Choose Add/Remove Software.
c) Click BBC RESULT in the list of installed software.
d) Click the Add/Remove button.
Result will be uninstalled from your system.
Technical Support
If you experience any problems after completing the
installation procedure contained in this text, please check
that your system and settings meet or exceed the minimum
specification described above and refer to your Windows 95
system documentation.
Having checked your system, please attempt to install Result
again. To do this you should first uninstall Result
using the procedure described above. You should now install
the software again and make a note of the prompts displayed
during the installation process.
The Game
Result is a unique multimedia sports quiz hosted by
Desmond Lynam and featuring many great BBC sporting highlights
from 1960 -1997. You can test your own sporting knowledge or
compete against another player. The player with the highest
number of points at the end of the game is the winner, and
there is a high score table to record your best Result
scores for posterity.
The Sports
Result features questions on the following sports:
- athletics
- boxing
- cricket
- football
- golf
- horse racing
- motor racing
- Olympics
- rugby league
- rugby union
- snooker
- tennis
- winter sports
There's a Mixed Bag section too, covering a whole host
of sports:
- badminton
- chess
- cycling
- darts
- equestrianism
- hockey
- London marathon
- motorcycle racing
- squash
- sumo wrestling
- The Boat Race
- yachting
and the following American favourites:
- American football
- baseball
- basketball
The Questions
Result features a huge number of questions - more than
3,000 - and a wide range of question types - over 20 in
fact - all generated in such a way to ensure you can play
the game many times without a question being repeated.
There are text-based questions such as:
- anagrams
- multiple choice
- hangman
- free text entry
There are stills-based questions, such as:
- spot the ball
- decipher the scrambled picture
There are also video-based questions, such as:
- what happened next?
- memory test
- what's going on?
And there are sound-based questions, including:
- who said that?
- what's bleeped out?
The Content
Result features an unrivalled collection of pictures and
sounds from the BBC and other sports libraries. These
include:
- over a 100 video clips featuring international stars
as diverse as Muhammad Ali, Alan Shearer, Greg Norman
and Ian Botham
- 100 audio extracts, including commentators, sports
personalities and signature tunes
from the history of BBC sports broadcasting
- more than 200 stills of sportsmen and women and
sporting action
The Gameplay
Starting Result
Your host and quizmaster Desmond Lynam will introduce you
to Result, and he'll tell you all you need to know throughout
the game. Once you have seen the introduction you can skip
all of his subsequent video at any point by pressing the
Spacebar.
To play Result, you'll need to decide on:
length of game: When prompted, press the S key for the
standard, 32 question game or the L key for
the long play, 64 question game
number of teams: When prompted, press the 1 or 2 keys for
1 or 2 teams
your team name: it's up to you - type in a maximum of
12 characters and then press the Return
key to start the game
Getting Around
Result is played over three rounds. Each correct answer is
worth 10 points in the first round, 15 points in the second
round, and 20 points in the third.
Each player has a dedicated key on the keyboard to use as their
buzzer. They are:
Q for player 1
P for player 2
At any point during play, pressing the Escape key will pause
the game and these options will appear:
N: press this key to start a new game
R: press this key to re-start a game with unaltered
settings
C: press this key to continue with the current game
H: press this key to view the High Score Table - press
any key to return to this screen
Q: press this key to quit (you will then see the credits,
which you can skip by pressing the Spacebar)
You can raise and lower the volume of the sound by pressing on
the + and - keys.
At the end of every round, the scores and the statistics of
how your points were won and lost will be displayed.
Please note: The Numeric Keypad is not available for use
whilst playing Result.
Bonus Scoring
Each round contains a bonus scoring feature - the Doubler.
Every question is preceded by a short visual trailer of
the sports category on which the question is based. When
the trailer appears in the top right hand corner, either or
both players can hit their buzzer key to double the points
on offer.
Remember, however, that you will lose double the points if
you get the answer wrong.
In the third round, Result's unique Medals bonus comes into
play. Simply answer correctly three questions in a row and
you'll receive a bonus score of 50 points. Your Medal
status - bronze, silver and gold - will be indicated at the
foot of the screen.
Round One
If you're playing Result with two teams, questions are asked
in turn during the first round. Get the answer wrong and the
question is passed over to the other team.
Round Two
This time you can buzz in as soon as you think you know the
answer. Team 1 uses the Q key as their buzzer; team 2 uses P.
Round Three
It's buzzing in again, but this round contains the Medals
bonus feature.
High Score Table
High-scoring players can enter their names into the Hall of
Fame, where they will be saved along with the scores.