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- Q U A D S
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- Thi≤ program¼ 'Quadsº i≤ ß gamσ involvinτ tetrominoe≤ anΣ i≤ ì
- baseΣá oεá thσ gamσ 'Tetrisº availablσ a≤ aε arcadσ gamσá anΣá oε ì
- othe≥ computers«á I⌠ i≤ designeΣ t∩ ruε oε ß disk-baseΣ Microbee¼ ì
- witΦ o≥ withou⌠ colour¼ anΣ caε bσ playeΣ witΦ ß joysticδ o≥ jus⌠ ì
- froφá thσá keyboard«á Thσá prograφ i≤ availablσ oεá ßá sharewarσ ì
- basis¼á i.e«á peoplσ arσ freσ t∩ cop∙ anΣ distributσ thσ program¼ ì
- anΣ arσ encourageΣ t∩ senΣ donations¼ suggestion≤ and/o≥ idea≤ t∩ ì
- thσ autho≥ directly¼ beinτ :
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- Keith Wood
- 22 Conway Place
- Gowrie, A.C.T., 2904
- Australia
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- Thσá tile≤ fo≥ thσ gamσ appea≥ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ thσá boarΣá anΣ ì
- wil∞á fal∞ toward≤ thσ bottom«á The∙ caε bσ bσ moveΣ t∩ thσ lef⌠ ì
- o≥ right¼ o≥ speΣ u≡ travellinτ down¼ anΣ caε bσ rotated.
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- Thσá objec⌠ oµ thσ gamσ i≤ builΣ u≡ soliΣá horizonta∞á line≤ ì
- witΦá thσ tiles«á Thesσ arσ theε removeΣ froφ thσ board¼á makinτ ì
- morσ rooφ fo≥ furthe≥ tiles«á A⌠ eacΦ leve∞ oµ pla∙ ßá specifieΣ ì
- numbe≥á oµ line≤ mus⌠ bσ completeΣ beforσ yo⌡ caε progres≤ t∩ thσ ì
- nex⌠ level« Thi≤ numbe≥ increase≤ a≤ thσ gamσ continues.
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- Therσá arσ seveε differen⌠ tetrominoe≤ eacΦ madσ u≡ oµá fou≥ ì
- adjoining squares, and each being unique, even after rotation.ì
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- Fo≥ joysticδ users¼á thσ tile≤ caε bσ moveΣ b∙á manipulatinτ ì
- thσ joystick« Tile≤ arσ rotateΣ b∙ pressinτ thσ firσ button.
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- Fo≥ keyboarΣ users¼á usσ thσ directioε key≤ 'S'¼ 'Dº anΣ 'Xº ì
- t∩á movσ left¼á righ⌠ anΣ dowε respectively«á Thosσ witΦ premiuφ ì
- machine≤ ma∙ als∩ usσ thσ arro≈ keys« Rotatinτ tile≤ i≤ achieveΣ ì
- b∙ pressinτ thσ spacσ bar.
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- Thσá othe≥á facilitie≤á oµ thσ prograφá arσá onl∙á availablσ ì
- through the keyboard. These are :
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- 'N' New gameááPressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ star⌠ aε entirel∙ ne≈á gamσ ì
- áááááááááááááááwitΦ ß ne≈ tiles« Confirmatioε i≤ requireΣ (pres≤ ì
- ááááááááááááááá'Y'⌐á t∩á preven⌠ accidenta∞ los≤ oµá thσá curren⌠ ì
- ááááááááááááááágame.
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- 'Q'á Quit Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ terminatσ thσ gamσ anΣá thσ ì
- áááááááááááááááprogram«á Oncσá more¼á confirmatioε i≤á requesteΣ ì
- ááááááááááááááábeforσ endinτ thσ game.
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- Othe≥á informatioεá displayeΣá oε thσá screeεá include≤á thσ ì
- curren⌠ leve∞ anΣ thσ numbe≥ oµ line≤ t∩ bσ completed¼ alonτ witΦ ì
- you≥ scorσ anΣ thσ numbe≥ oµ line≤ tha⌠ havσ alread∙ beeε built.
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- Thσ gamσ i≤ starteΣ b∙ typinτ 'QUADSº a⌠ thσ CP/═ prompt« I⌠ ìèwil∞á automaticall∙ configurσ itselµ fo≥ thσ capabilitie≤ oµá thσ ì
- machinσá i⌠á i≤á beinτ ruε upon«á Notσ tha⌠ iµ yo⌡á arσá usinτá ß ì
- joystick¼á i⌠á wil∞á neeΣá t∩ bσ pluggeΣ iε beforσá thσá gamσá i≤ ì
- started«á Thσá gamσá shoulΣá sho≈ u≡ witΦ ß greeεá backgrounΣá oε ì
- colou≥ machines«á Iµ thi≤ i≤ no⌠ thσ case¼á tr∙ typinτ 'QUAD╙ +Pº ì
- instead.
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- Alternately¼á iµá yo⌡ havσ thσ chaineΣ versioε oµ thσá game¼ ì
- you will need to type in 'PLAY QUADS' to start the game.