S P A C E

                     I N V A D E R S

                        for Amiga

This is a 99% arcade perfect version of Space Invaders
programmed in the summer and autumn of 2004 by Kim Fastrup
Larsen for the original Commodore Amiga systems.

The game can be freely copied by anybody for anybody.  This
game wants to be played!

The game has been tested on an Amiga 4000/030.  I have also
tested it in WinUAE in various configurations.

Unfortunately, I did have problems with using monitor
drivers (as described below) in WinUAE.  I think this is
due to emulation issues, but I cannot be sure.

Therefore, I would greatly appreciate any kind of feedback
(positive or negative) from anyone who tries out this game
on a real Amiga system.

I can be reached on the following e-mail address:

kimflarsen@hotmail.com


                        Features

+ Programmed in pure C using Intuition screens and windows
and absolutely no direct hardware access (not even user
copper lists)!

+ Gameplay is extremely close to the original arcade game--
use classic tricks such as "shot counting" and "death row!"

+ The graphics are a pixel perfect copy of the original
game, except that this version runs in 7 glorious colors
(and I changed the text slightly)!


                   How to run the game

For any european (PAL) Amiga, whatever the Kickstart or
model, it should be a simple matter of starting the game from
Workbench, Shell or startup-sequence.  The game does not need
any disk resident libraries, devices or fonts.

For american (NTSC) Amigas, since the game needs a display
of 240 lines and NTSC only provides 200 lines, special steps
must be taken.

First and foremost, NTSC Amigas must have Kickstart 2 or
better to run the game.

Kickstart 2 users must start the game from Workbench.  Your
Workbench must have the PAL monitor drivers installed.

Kickstart 3 users can simply choose PAL from the boot menu.
If this is done, there is no need to install monitor drivers.

Alternatively, Kickstart 3 users can run the game from
Workbench, having installed either of the PAL, DblPAL or
Multiscan monitor drivers.

Of course, you should only install monitor drivers that your
monitor actually supports!

Installation of monitor drivers works differently depending
on your exact Workbench version.  Refer to your Amiga's
instruction manuals for details.  On most systems it's a
matter of dragging a file from the "Storage/Monitors" drawer
to the "Devs/Monitors" drawer and then rebooting.

There may also be particular programs, boot blocks or even
hardware tricks available to convince your NTSC Amiga that
it is really PAL.  Use them at your own discretion and risk!


               How to run the game optimally

The gameplay is updated 60 times per second just as in the
original arcade game.  A PAL display is only updated 50
times per second.  So when the game is run on a PAL display,
the various animated graphics appears to "stutter" slightly
instead of moving smoothly like it should.

However, Amigas equipped with the AGA chipset are able to
produce a VGA-like 240 line display that is updated 60 times
per second.  This requires the Multiscan monitor driver to
be installed.

In other words:  For the best results, the game should be
run on an AGA Amiga.  It should be started from the
Workbench, and the Workbench should have the Multiscan
monitor driver installed.


                    How to play the game

The following keys are used in the game:

 F1:          Start a 1 player game
 F2:          Start a 2 player game
 Left Arrow:  Move the laser cannon left
 Right Arrow: Move the laser cannon right
 Left Alt:    Fire the laser cannon
 Esc:         Quit the game

A joystick can be used to move and fire the laser cannon.


			    DISCLAIMER

BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO
WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
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PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE
DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

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