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      Official README.TXT for Wizard Of Wor '98         V.2.098
                                        May '98
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Welcome to the Wizard Of Wor'98.

Game is a new version of Midway's old Coin'up game Wizard of Wor which was
made in 1980.

Rules are simple. You and maybe your friend control two Space commandos in
a maze, shooting HORRIBLE space mutant alien creatures.

There exists five different monsters:
Garwor  - A blue dragon -------Reward 100 points
Burwor  - A yellow monster ----Reward 200 points
Thorwor - A red alien ---------Reward 500 points
Worluk  - A flashing fly ------Reward 1000 points
..And Wizard Of Wor. ----------Reward 2500 points

! Remember that you get 1000 points also for killing another player );)

Good to know:
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* You must pass 50 levels in order to win the game.
* You get extra life after every 40000 points.
* After killing Worluk or WoW, next level is a double score level. You get
  every point doubled.
* Worluk can ESCAPE from the exit if you cannot kill it first.
* WoW ESCAPES by touching you.

Buttons in keyboard:
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!make sure NUM-LOCK is off in 2-player mode!

Player 1:  moving=arrows fire=rightSHIFT

Player 2:  left=(A) right=(D) up=(W) down=(S) fire=leftSHIFT

           ( SPACE ) shows the game credits in the main screen
           ( P )     pauses the game
           ( ESC )   exits the game


Hardware requirements:
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a 486 processor
a (D)isk (O)perating (S)ystem

Wizard Of Wor supports SB-compatible soundcard
No VOODOO 2 support yet, but look for coming patches :)


TroubleShooting:
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* If player 2 shoots while player 1 is moving, put NUM-LOCK off.
* If you cannot hear sounds, make sure your soundcard is SB compatible.
* In Win95, run the game in full screen mode, please.
* Wizard Of Wor is NOT compatible with DIRECTX.


Registration:
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Wizard of Wor is E-Mailware. If you want registration, send E-Mail message
with comments of the game and your best score and level into following
address:

sami.puustjarvi@wwnet.fi.

Then we will send you something nice.


What's new in V.2.098:
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* new player sprites
* some other new graphics
* MANY more levels
* new starfield stimulation in Worluk and WoW
* new doorway system
* part system removed

What was new in V.1.298:
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* more levels
* new level randomizer
* reversed starfield in worluk and WOW
* 2 small bugs murdered

What was new in V.1.198:
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* some new graphics
* some new sounds
* save-highscore & level
* scrolling text
* to get extra life, you need now 40000 points
* many other bugs killed



Wizard of Wor '98 Credits:
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Original idea:  Midway in 1980
Programming:    SYS64738
Graphics:       SYS64738
SFX             SYS64738
Testing team:   Teemu Eerik Kurki
                Kari Pekka Tapani Luukkanen
                Sami Ilmari Puustjrvi
                Antti Juhani Ruponen

                (C)SYS64738
