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SCARYFISH Vendor.doc information:
Acceptable names: SCARYFISH, ScaryFish
Category of program: Games
Subcategory: Sports Games
Latest Version: 2.2 (02-20-95). See HISTORY.TXT for version history
Updates occur at least once a year.
Author is:
Ahti Eric Rovainen
PMP Software
4021 Meramec St #5
Saint Louis MO 63116-3559
Phone: (314) 776-3065 (Voice only, not a BBS)
Email: pmpsoft@crl.com
SCARYFISH is marketed as shareware and protected by copyright. You can
distribute SCARYFISH as long as
1) the charge is less than $6.00 (unless you include this with SCHTKR)
2) you identify your catalog's products as shareware
3) all files are included unmodified with the following exceptions:
-this file (VENDOR.DOC) can (and probably should) be eliminated
unless your customers include a lot of vendors and sysops.
-README1.TXT can be eliminated if your help file contains the
appropriate startup and installation instructions.
You can add appropriate help files to the distribution disk, such as a
file that reads the documentation, or an installation program.
Retail rack vendors: you must contact the author to get permission to
include any PMP Software product(s) on retail racks.
CD-ROM vendors: you're allowed to include this program, but you should
notify PMP Software of your intent to include it. Since the game saves
files (SCARY2.CFG, RECORDS.SF2, etc), it can't really be run from a CD-ROM.
File list: SCARY2.EXE
SCARY2.DOC
*.SF2 (22 files: file01 - file11, world1 - world8,
records, records2, and medium-s)
ORDER.FRM
HISTORY.TXT
READ.ME
README1.TXT (optional see above)
FILE_ID.DIZ
CONTEST.TXT
RESULT94.TXT
If you have a preferred installation method or want to compress as one
file, I do not mind a substitution as long as all files are included
and the game can still be run from all sizes of disk and drive.
Sysops of BBS's, FTP sites, information networks such as Compuserve,
GEnie, Delphi, AOL, Prodigy, etc, and CD-ROM shareware collections:
Use whatever legal archive compression method you want.
FILE_ID.DIZ is included for BBS use. Suggested archive names are
SCARY2.ZIP,
SCARY2.*** for non-zip compression,
SCARY22.EXE for self-extracting,
SCARY.*** if you only want letters in the archive name
For this version, SCARY22.*** is acceptable. I tell people to search
for SCARY*.* so anything starting with SCARY is fine.
Sugg. One-Line Description: "Multi-species Fishing Game, 1-4 players"
(that alone could bring in many orders!)
FILE_ID.DIZ has some good short descriptions. The first lines are the
best; insert articles & verbs as necessary.
The file SCARY2.DOC gives more information on the game's many features.
The first paragraph contains copy that could be excerpted for a multi-
sentence description. Here are some possible description excerpts:
Graphics not required, but supports VGA, EGA, CGA, and Hercules modes
Has a "relaxing" mode and a competitive tournament mode
A number of humorous mishaps can occur
Includes "screensaver" with fish species anglers care about
Maintains extensive list of records for fishing success (with over 10K
of records, this is one of the most extensive lists of highscores in
computer game history!)
Results will be different every time you run the game
Can run the game over and over again without tiring of it
Menu-driven
Build up a character, rewarded monetarily for your fishing prowess, use the
money to buy more bait and tackle.
Shareware version gives the user access to over 2 dozen species
Tournament mode has many options, literally billions of combinations
Extremely realistic
Shareware version gives the user access to almost 50 holes in 3 "worlds"
Contest involving game's records with over 100 ways to win
Subjective words: exciting, fun, interesting, suspenseful, humorous,
challenging.
The game has the following system requirements:
Memory: at least 470K for graphics modes, 400K for Text/AN. If you list
memory requirements as a multiple of 128, you can say 512K.
Graphics modes: None required, but supports VGA, EGA, CGA, and Hercules
modes.
No special accessories required (mouse, sound card, printer, etc)
Minimum DOS is very old; uses no special commands from DOS 4, 5, or 6.
Registration is $19.95 without disk, $25 with the latest version on disk.
Three add-ons (Sequel Worlds $12, Make Your Own Worlds Utility $15, User
Worlds $9) require being registered, so if you list fees you can say $20,
$20-25, $20-47, or $20-55 since there are 8 levels of registration.
S&H is free to USA addresses, $2 Canada, $5 elsewhere. Registration incentives
include access to 6 huge additional worlds, a printed 28-page user manual,
notification of major updates, and the ability to access worlds created
with the Make Your Own Worlds Utility.
Notes when evaluating the game:
To access all the shareware worlds: create a character, visit the store,
and buy both $5 trips (Medium-Sized River and Local Bass Lakes). If you
want to test the tournament mode, make multiple characters and have them
all buy tickets to the same "world". Buy a rod other than El Cheapo to
make setting the hook easier. At Medium-Sized River, go east and a bit
south to find the boat.
You might see a lot of "Not Available" in the option menus. This is because
a character starts out with only a small percentage of items, analagous to a
D&D-type game where a character starts with only a few weapons, armor,
spells, etc. The program is not crippled! A few items (motor, depthfinder,
some rods) are very expensive and require playing the game many times. The
few items not available at any shareware worlds are unnecessary for use at
the shareware worlds (saltwater tackle, jet motor, etc.)
Screen Shots:
If you want to have a screen shot of the game, I'd recommend either a
shot of "moving around in an outside world" at Medium-Sized River or
Local Bass Lakes in VGA or EGA, or the "screensaver" in VGA 640x480 mode.
A screen shot of "moving around in the world" would be best right after
you reach a hole (X) so there are four lines of text. The most colorful
would be in a boat in Medium-Sized River at a hole like "Downstream Riffle",
"Bend In River", "Upstream Riffle", "Pond 7 Cove", or "Castle Hole".
If you want a screen shot of the "screensaver", it is recommended you
press the Pause key before taking the screen shot. Try to have at least
6 fish in the picture of at least 3 different species, with at least one
big fish. Try to have all the fish fully drawn without a fish being
partially erased. Screens 2,5,6,11, and 12 have a lot of variety. Other
interesting screensaver shots might occur if you do a session at Medium-
Sized River or Local Bass Lakes, then choose "Back to Screensaver" from
the main menu. This will make new species distributions.
A screen shot after making a cast is not recommended since the graphics are
kind of flickery and there is often a lot of blank space.
_______________________________________________________________________
A related PMP Software freely-distributable product:
SCHTKR v1.2 - ScaryFish world editing util.
Many options. Create your own "worlds".
Stock fishing holes or let computer stock
them. Worlds can have up to 32 species from
a list of over 40. Extensive documentation.
Includes 2 example files, test mode, screen-
saver, best worlds contest rules, and more!
Keywords: games sports fishing ScaryFish PMP
Freeware "lite" version of Make Your Own
Worlds Util ($15),almost identical. 384K RAM
Disk Distributors: it is possible to fit SCARYFISH and SCHTKR on the
same disk if they're both compressed. You can put these two programs
together as long as it doesn't require a hard drive or two floppies to
install them, or your catalog says you assume customers have a hard
drive or 2 floppies.