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- CHOMPER * INSTRUCTIONS AND TROUBLE SHOOTING * Version 1.0
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- CHOMPER Requires:
- * A 386 or better IBM-compatible PC
- * 560K free conventional memory.
- * VGA graphics (local bus video card recommended)
- * Approximately 4 megs of hard drive space
- * Joystick or gamepad recommended but not required
- * Sound card recommended but not required
-
- CHOMPER supports the following sound cards:
- * Sound Blaster, SB Pro, SB16, AWE32 and compatible sound cards
- * Gravis Ultrasound
- * Media Vision ProAudio spectrum
- * Roland sound canvas
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-
-
- CONTENTS:
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-
- INSTRUCTIONS
- RULES
- CONTROLS
- POWER ITEMS
-
- TROUBLE SHOOTING
- FREEING MORE MEMORY
- DOS
- WINDOWS 3.1
- WINDOWS 95
- MUSIC AND SOUND
-
-
-
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- INSTRUCTIONS:
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-
- The rules to CHOMPER are simple, guide CHOMPER through the maze, eating as
- many dots as possible while avoiding the ghosts. Whenever all of the dots
- in a maze have been eaten, you advance to the next level. By pressing Shift
- on the keyboard or button 1 on joystick, you can make CHOMPER roll up into a
- ball. This gives you the advantage of being able to move at twice your normal
- speed, the disadvantage is, that you can not move over uneaten dots. Power
- pellets are located in the corners of the maze, eating these will make the
- ghosts vulnerable for a few seconds, allowing you to get revenge. The view
- screen, in the top left corner of the screen, gives you an extended view of
- the maze. Whenever a power pellet has been eaten the ghosts will show up in
- the view screen as colored dots. By pressing tab on the keyboard or button
- 2 on the joystick, you can view the maze in its entirety. Power items are
- located randomly throughout the maze, eating these will give CHOMPER
- different attributes, such as; increased speed, invulnerability to fireballs,
- ghosts etc.. Below is a summary of the controls and the power items.
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-
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- CONTROLS:
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- KEYBOARD:
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- UP -UP ARROW OR 8 ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD.
- DOWN -DOWN ARROW OR 2 ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD.
- RIGHT -RIGHT ARROW OR 6 ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD.
- LEFT -LEFT ARROW OR 4 ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD.
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- ROLL INTO A BALL -CONTROL KEY.
- VIEW THE ENTIRE MAZE -TAB KEY.
- EXIT FROM SCREEN -ESCAPE.
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- TOGGLE SOUND -F1
- ADJUST MUSIC VOLUME -F2
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- JOYSTICK/GAMEPAD:
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- USE THE JOYSTICK OR GAMEPAD TO CONTROL CHOMPERS MOVEMENT.
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- ROLL INTO A BALL -BUTTON 1.
- VIEW THE ENTIRE MAZE -BUTTON 2.
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- POWER ITEMS:
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- FIREBALL SHIELD -INVULNERABILITY TO FIREBALLS.
- GHOST SHIELD -INVULNERABILITY TO GHOSTS.
- CROSS SHIELD -INVULNERABILITY TO FIREBALLS AND GHOSTS.
- TENNIS SHOE -INCREASED SPEED.
-
- CHERRY -400 pts.
- ORANGE -800 pts.
- BANANA -1200 pts.
- GRAPES -1600 pts.
- APPLE -2000 pts.
- COLA -2400 pts.
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- TROUBLE SHOOTING:
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- FREEING MORE MEMORY:
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-
- UNDER DOS:
- ----------
-
- If the installation program has told you don't have enough free memory to
- run CHOMPER, try the following suggestions.
-
- 1. From the DOS prompt, type "MEM" and press Enter.
-
- 2. You'll see a lot of information about your computer's memory. Look at the
- number following the words "largest executable program size". This is
- how much free conventional memory your computer has available. If this
- number is less than 573,440 your computer does not have enough free
- conventional memory for CHOMPER to run properly.
-
- Tips on freeing more memory:
-
- 1. Make sure you are not running any type of menu program such as
- "DOSSHELL". To make sure that you are not, type "exit" at the DOS
- prompt, this will return you to the menu program if you are currently
- using one. Exit the menu program completely and type "mem" again to
- see if there is enough free conventional memory.
-
- 2. If you have DOS 6.0 or higher you can free more conventional memory
- by running memmaker. To run memmaker type "memmaker" from the DOS
- prompt and follow the instructions given. For more information on how
- to use memmaker, consult your DOS 6.X manual.
-
- 3. If the above suggestions do not fix the problem and you have DOS 6.0 or
- higher, then you can do the following.
-
- A. Reboot your computer.
- B. Wait for the message "starting MS-DOS..." to come up. As soon as
- you see this message, press the [F5] key on your keyboard. This
- will cause DOS to bypass all of your TSRs, memory managers and
- other programs that normally occupy conventional memory.
- C. Now change to the CHOMPER directory and type "CHOMPER".
-
- 4. If you have a version of DOS below 6.0, then you need to create a
- "boot disk", to allow you to boot your computer without loading any
- unwanted TSRs or other programs that might use conventional memory.
-
- A. Put a blank disk in your A: drive and type the following.
-
- FORMAT A: /S
-
- (NOTE: Don't do this from your B: drive, because you may not be able to
- boot from your B: drive.)
-
- B. After the disk has been formatted, reboot your computer with the
- disk in the A: drive. From now on, whenever you want to run
- CHOMPER, reboot your computer with the boot disk in the A: drive.
-
-
- UNDER WINDOWS 3.1
- -----------------
-
- If you are running CHOMPER through Windows 3.1, make absolutely sure you have
- run setup and are using the icon provided by setup. To free more
- memory, you need to completely exit Windows and follow the instructions
- above, for freeing more memory under DOS.
-
-
-
- UNDER WINDOWS 95
- ----------------
-
- If you are running CHOMPER through Windows 95, make absolutely sure that you
- have run setup and are using the shortcut (icon) provided by setup.
- When you run CHOMPER, it will give you a choice of whether to run from
- Windows 95 or in DOS mode. Under most circumstances, CHOMPER will run
- properly through Windows 95. If for some reason you do not have enough
- conventional memory to run CHOMPER from Windows 95 or if CHOMPER runs slowly,
- then try running it in DOS mode.
-
-
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- MUSIC AND SOUND:
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-
- NO MUSIC PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND:
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-
- If there is not any music playing in the background, it is probably one of
- two things. The most likely being that you do not have enough free
- conventional memory, try following the instructions above on freeing more
- memory. The other possibility is that you have not properly set up the
- music for CHOMPER. Try running the setup program again, and make sure that
- you have selected the proper MIDI or FM device. If you are not sure what
- type of sound card your computer has, try selecting the SoundBlaster clone
- option.
-
- (NOTE: If you are using a wavetable MIDI device, such as an AWE32 or Roland
- Sound Canvas, CHOMPER will require an extra 10-20k of conventional memory.)
-
-
- NO SOUND EFFECTS:
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-
- If no sound effects are heard while playing the game, then try running the
- setup program again and make sure that the proper sound card has been
- selected. If you are not sure what type of sound card your computer has,
- then select the SoundBlaster clone option. If you are sure that the proper
- sound card has been chosen and the problem still persists, make sure that
- there are no conflicts with the IRQ, DMA or I/O address that your sound
- card is using.
-
-
- Pro Audio Spectrum:
- -------------------
-
- To run CHOMPER on any Pro Audio Spectrum sound card, you need to have the
- PAS drivers loaded properly. CHOMPER will not be able to use your PAS sound
- card if these drivers are not loaded. See your PAS manual for instructions
- on loading the right PAS drivers in your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
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- TECHNICAL SUPPORT NUMBERS:
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- COMPANY SOUND CARD PHONE BBS CompuServe GO
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- Media Vision PAS 800-638-2807 510-770-0527 MultiVen(12)
- Creative Labs SoundBlaster 405-742-6622 405-742-6660 Blaster
- Gravis Ultrasound 604-431-1708 604-431-5927 PcVenB(14)
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- TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
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-
- If the above suggestions do not fix your problem, then you can reach the
- author for technical support, via the following methods.
-
- CompuServe: 76512,1704
- Internet: 76512.1704@compuserve.com
- Phone: (405)741-0528
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