Short: First demo version of a new pinball game Author: kvantum@tolna.hungary.net Uploader: kvantum@tolna.hungary.net Type: game/demo Action: Assign PinballBD: .; NoAGA; PAL * Foreword This is an introductory text file that is supposed to stand together with the main game directory 'PinballBD'. Pinball Brain Damage is yet another pinball game for the almighty AMIGA developed by Mind's Eye Entertainment. * Requirements Pinball Brain Damage does NOT require any additional hardware extensions, it will execute on a normal A1200 with 2MB of Chip Memory. There are two versions of the game. The HD version is complete with an intro and animations, and for those without a HD, there will be a 3 disk non installable version as well. * Features Pinball Brain Damage is an AGA pinball game, developed and optimized for the AGA Chipset. The game uses screen displays in 256 colors, Hires for normal playing and Super Hires laced for multiball. Both viewmodes are available at any time. The sprites of the balls are also in Hires and Super Hires. Multiball with 3 balls on the table at the same time. Soft, more realistic table lamp flashing. 8 different material characteristics for the table objects for more realistic rebounces. 4+1 Channel replay routine. Moving animated objects on both of the tables. Refined ball movement calculations: parameters of each ball are recalculated 400 times per second. Tablekick left, right, and up. Pseudo 3D rendering of the playfields. An easy-to-use pinball table editor, that you can assemble your own playfields with. * Important This game is still under development. That means if we receive any opinions from you, we will be able to alter the game. If there's something you don't like, we can still change it. We are open for critics and welcome all ideas that could make this game better. Please have your say about this pinball game, because it would be more fun to play with a better game for you too, and in return, we will list you in the creditlist of the game among the names of the playtesters and the ones who helped us. Please help us make this game better and write to Lisa Paananen to this address: Lisa Paananen Kaposvar P.O. Box 13 7406 * Note to the Software Houses The development of this game will soon be completed. If you are interested in our pinball game, please get in touch with the programmer of this game at this address: Horvath Sandor Kaposvar P.O. Box 13 7406 * How to Install To install Pinball Brain Damage all you have to do is this: First create your game directory. If you have a HD, it will look like this DH0:Games/PinballBD. Extract the Lha Archive and copy EVERYTHING into your game directory, 'DH0:Games/PinballBD'. Assign your directory, type this: Assign PinballBD: DH0:Games/PinballBD. Finally start the preview with 'AGA_Pinball'. ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 456 317 30.4% 01-Jan-80 18:50:52 AGA_Pinball 2820 1375 51.2% 05-Aug-96 18:30:28 AGA_Pinball.readme 289482 177075 38.8% 01-Jan-80 16:38:20 ARWC.EMD 324130 84722 73.8% 01-Jan-80 16:47:44 FS.EMD 34 34 0.0% 30-Jul-96 13:01:28 GameStart 1490 438 70.6% 30-Jul-96 13:39:38 GameStart.info 956 477 50.1% 01-Jan-80 18:50:26 GENMAN.EMD 911150 396367 56.4% 04-Jan-80 15:08:56 Table1.emd 1110578 493488 55.5% 04-Jan-80 19:21:28 Table2.emd 535228 273029 48.9% 01-Jan-80 18:28:46 TABLESELECT.EMD -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 3176324 1427322 55.0% 07-Aug-96 08:37:04 10 files