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This file is 'readme.doc'
Please read this file before installing.
Please do not call for tech-support!
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BLUPPO (TM) Copyright 1997
Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
This program is a demo, or 'try
before you buy'. It is NOT public
domain.
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System Requirements:
DOS 5.0 or higher
386 33 Mhz or higher
1 Meg RAM Memory
3 Megs Free Hard Drive Space
VGA Graphics Card
Optional:
Mouse or Joystick
Soundcard
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IMPORTANT!
To setup your soundcard, you must run
the SETUP program and either choose
'None', or choose the correct
soundcard in your system and choose its
correct address, DMA, and IRQ numbers.
Please refer to your system's manuals or
your soundcard's manuals to determine
the address, DMA, and IRQ numbers.
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IMPORTANT! You don't hear any sound?
If you tried to choose your soundcard,
but still hear no sound, check the
following:
1. Have you chosen the correct sound-
card and address, DMA, and IRQ numbers
in the SETUP program?
2. Is your volume turned up, speakers
plugged in and powered up?
3. Do you have a soundcard?
Chances are, you have a SoundBlaster
Soundcard, and your address is 220,
your interrupt is 5 or 7, and you're
using DMA channel 1 or 3.
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What's in this file?
I. Instructions
II. Ordering Information
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SECTION I
Instructions
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Installation: Before Running the Game
First, install the game to your hard
drive. It's best to accept the default
path given the installation program:
C:\GAMES\WEBFOOT\BLUPPO
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON SCREEN!!!
The installation program will take you
through the process of choosing a place
on your hard drive to install the game,
choosing your soundcard, and giving you
other valuable information.
Before running the game for the first
time, be sure to configure your sound
card. You can change your sound card
settings at any time by running the
'SETUP' program in the game's directory.
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Before you start
First, run SETUP in the game directory!
Remember, this is a DOS program!
The game will run from Windows also...
simply click on the BLUPPO.EXE icon in
the game's directory/folder.
To get going, run the SETUP program.
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The game's incredible music requires, of
course, a sound card. Here are some
additional pointers for getting the most
out of some specific sound cards.
If you're using a Pro Audio Spectrum
family sound card, be sure you have the
card's driver specified in the
CONFIG.SYS file. It's best if you can
set the card's DMA channel to a 16-bit
DMA (5, 6, 7). The sound will work with
an 8-bit DMA channel, but it won't sound
as good. Okay, okay, it'll sound really
awful. Sixteen-bit sound requires a
16-bit DMA channel, so there.
Any sound card not mentioned in the
SETUP program might still work, but the
users must set it up to emulate Sound
Blaster or some other card mentioned in
the SETUP program.
Defaults
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All this is dreadfully confusing, isn't
it? Okay, the best thing to try first
is to take all the defaults. If it does
not work, then dig into the manuals,
using this information as a guide for
where to look. The most common problem
is multiple cards overlapping use of DMA
channels and interrupts.
Windows(TM)
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This game will run under Windows(TM) 3.x
and Windows 95(TM). Simply double click
on the BLUPPO.EXE file located in the
game directory/folder.
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How To Run the Game...
We receive many questions here at
Webfoot from people asking how to start
the games. Well, here's how you do it!
You must first REMEMBER where you
installed the game to on your hard
drive. The installation program will
place the game in the following folder
by default, unless you specify another
location:
C:\GAMES\WEBFOOT\BLUPPO
In DOS, go to the directory containing
this game, and at the DOS prompt type
'BLUPPO' to run the game.
or
From Windows, double-click on the
BLUPPO.EXE icon in the game's folder.
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Technical Difficulties
Q: Does the setup program auto-detect
sound cards?
A: It looks for the environment string
that most sound card software will set.
Make sure you have a line in your
autoexec.bat that reads something like:
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H1 P330 T6
If you are not a tech-head, just select
the default in the setup. If it doesn't
work you know it was unable to properly
detect your card, so try again with the
correct settings.
Q: I can't get sound to play. What's
wrong?
A: Either you have incorrectly
configured your sound card, or you don't
have a sound card. First check to see
that your sound card was properly
configured. Run your sound card's
installation software and write down the
Port, IRQ, and DMA numbers, then plug
those numbers into the setup program.
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HOW TO PLAY BLUPPO
For detailed online instructions,
please hit the 'F4' key at the BLUPPO
main menu screen.
Use the following keys when reading
the online instructions:
'Esc' - Exit instructions
'Spacebar' - Pause the text
'Enter' - Speed up the text
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ABOUT BLUPPO
An under-water extravaganza. Bluppo must
collect all the fish in each level and
avoid falling boulders and nasty
sturgeon. And if that's not bad enough,
he must conserve oxygen! Scrolling
playfield features great graphics and
music. Supports 2 simultaneous players
at once!
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SECTION II
Ordering Information
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1. Why Register?
2. USA Orders
3. Deutsch: Germany/Switzerland/Austria
4. Scandinavia (also Finland/Iceland)
5. France
6. Australia and New Zealand
7. All Other Countries Orders
8. More About Webfoot Technologies
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1. Why Register?
Order the full version of BLUPPO
and you will receive:
- 160 Levels
- More Puzzles
- More Spectacular Graphics
---SPECIAL--- Order on-line with your
credit card and download immediately!
http://www.webfootgames.com/orders
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2. USA Orders
Toll Free (ORDERS ONLY!)
1-800-4WEBTEC
(1-800-493-2832)
Visa MasterCard Discover
American Express
Bluppo Price: $29.95
Add Shipping and Handling: $4.00
Or, send a check, cashiers check, or
money order to:
Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 15
Lemont, IL 60439
USA
FAX Orders to:
1-630-257-0942
(Your FAX should contain:
Card number, card holder's name, and
expiration date.)
Questions and Tech Support
1-630-257-1224
Tech support is available ONLY for
registered users of this game!
Or, fill out the form in the
game directory. It's named:
ORDER.DOC
Contact Webfoot on the Internet:
info@webfootgames.com
Visit our web site:
http://www.WebfootGames.com/
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3. Deutsch: Orders in Germany,
Austria, and Switzerland
Deutsche Programmversion verfuegbar!
Ticsoft
c/o Juergen Egeling
Waldstr. 49
76133 Karlsruhe
Germany
Phone: 49 721 9109 520
Fax.: 49 721 9109 599
Or from Germany
Tel.: 0721 9109 520
FAX.: 0721 9109 599
http://www.ticsoft.de/
Preis DM 29.90
Vorauskasse: Plus DM 8.05 f.
Porto und Verpackung
Nachname Plus DM 14.50
Europ. Ausland: Nur Vorauskasse
Euroscheck Plus DM 13.80
Visa and Mastercard accepted.
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4. Scandinavia (Including Finland and
Iceland)
Twilight Zone Software
P.O. Box 115
1712 GRAALUM
NORWAY
Price: 159,- NOK
Plus handling and shipping: 29,- NOK
We accept orders the following ways:
1. Bankgiro for Norwegian and Swedish
customers.
Norway: Account no. 1090.21.09973
Sweden: Bankgiro no. 5986-6970
2. VISA card by FAX to 47-69-141190.
Your fax must contain: card number,
card holder's name, expiration date,
authorizing signature of the cardholder
and the order-form.
3. VISA card by Mail.
Send the same as above (2.) to TZS by
mail.
4. Money Order or Cashiers check payable
to Twilight Zone Software in either
Norwegian kroner (NOK), or local
currency.
The order-form must always be included!
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5. France
Pour obtenir la version finale de
BLUPPO, il vous suffit de nous faire
parvenir la somme de 99FF par chèque
bancaire ou carte bleue en indiquant
votre nom, prénom, destination de
l'envoi ainsi que le nom du jeu ...
l'adresse suivante:
TLK GAMES
BP 24
81150 Florentin
France
Tel: 05-63-53-26-37
Fax: 05-63-53-20-11
Vous recevrez en cadeau 2 jeux gratuits
EQUALITY et TECNOBALL Z.
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6. Australia and New Zealand
Spectrum Pacific Publishing
P.O. Box 190
Cherrybrook NSW 2126
Sydney
Australia
Phone: (02) 9980-8900 24-hour
automated ordering service only
Fax: 02-9980-9723
E-mail: sales@SpectrumPacific.com.au
Home site: www.SpectrumPacific.com.au
Home BBS: www.NPGX.com.au
Pay by cheque, money order,
Bankcard, Visa, or MasterCard
Price: $34.95 (AUD) plus postage:
$4.00 for Australian orders,
$5.00 for New Zealand orders
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7. All Other Countries Orders
All other foreign orders can be taken
by Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
US Dollars only, credit card and money
orders only ... no checks.
Add Shipping and Handling: $10.00
International Phone:
1-630-257-1224
International FAX Orders:
1-630-257-0942
(Your fax should contain:
Card number, card holder's name, and
expiration date.)
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8. About Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
If you have a great game you'd like
published, or if you're an aspiring
programmer, 3D renderer, artist, or
musician who would like to work on some
games, please contact us!
Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 15
Lemont, IL 60439
USA
1-630-257-1224 VOICE
1-630-257-0942 FAX
http://www.WebfootGames.com
e-mail: info@webfootgames.com
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This program is shareware, or 'try
before you buy'. It is NOT public
domain.
BLUPPO (TM) is copyrighted by
Webfoot Technologies, Inc. All other
trademarks are the properties of their
owners.
Copyright 1997
Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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