-------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ULTIMATE QUIZ II - GAME INSTRUCTIONS DOC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE ULTIMATE QUIZ Volume #2 (V1.0b) (PAL / NTSC) (SHAREWARE VERSION) Copyright © Andy Gibson. All rights reserved Release Date November 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents: ~~~~~~~~~ 1. Copyright Notices. 2. Information. 3. Hardware Requirements. 4. Loading Instructions. 5. Playing Instructions. 6. Acknowledgements 7. Versions -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Copyright Notices: ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COPYRIGHT NOTICE: ----------------- The Ultimate Quiz and all supplied documentation are Copyright © 1994 by Andy Gibson. All rights reserved. DISCLAIMER: ----------- This game and supplied files have proven to be stable in everyday use. The author is not responsible for any loss of data, damages to software or hardware that may result directly or indirectly from the use of this program. The author reserves the right to make changes to the software or documentation without notice. PREFACE: -------- This disk and its contents have been released as SHAREWARE and can be spread freely to everyone. No more than the price of a blank floppy and overhead charges should be charged for each copy sold ! :) This SHAREWARE release has been seriously cut-down for release and is only a taster of the full game and therefore it is classed as a try- before-you-buy piece of software. If you like this game, you should consider paying the Registration Fee to the author for the full version which includes a whole host of extra features. The author, Andy Gibson, gives permission to let this SHAREWARE version be included on any game comps/packs such as the ASSASSIN game packs or magazine coverdisks etc. (Even CD compilations) However, all supplied documentation MUST be included. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Information: ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some of the most important features of this game have been cut-out for this release and therefore you should look at this SHAREWARE version as a beta test version ! The most important being that this Shareware Version is limited to only 50 questions ! :( For all those people out there that enjoy playing quiz games, I hope you will consider sending the Registration Fee to myself for a complete version of the game which includes these features: 01: ALL OPTIONS ENABLED 02: SAVE NAME/HiSCORES TO DISK 03: BONUS ROUND 04: FREE DATA DISK 05: SOUND FX & MUSIC 06: QUESTION CREATOR UTILITY 07: QUESTION PLAYER UTILITY 08: AMOS SOURCE CODE OFFER !!! 09: EXTRA DATA DISKS OFFER 10: 500 QUESTIONS PER DATA DISK :) With the Registered Version you are not limited to just 50 questions. In fact, you are not limited to any amount ! That is because the Registered Version requires DATA disks, (one POP MUSIC DATA Disk is supplied Free), which holds all the questions and music files. This means there is no limit to the amount of subjects available to you. You are even supplied with all the utilities to create your very own DATA Disks without having to code a single line !. Each DATA Disk contains 500 questions, Music Modules and intro IFF piccy which includes the subject and compilers name etc. You can even make yourself money by releasing your own DATA disks to all the other Registered users of the game. :) When you Register, you will have the option to buy more DATA Disks from other users or myself. Here's all you need to do: Send a cheque or postal order for only £10.00 (sterling) made payable to: ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ Andy Gibson at: 19 Hilton Terrace Cambuslang Glasgow G72 8PD SCOTLAND Don't forget that you get two disks for your money and a whole host of extra utils and features that are not supplied or available with this cut-down SHAREWARE release. DON'T DELAY .... REGISTER TODAY .... SEE WHAT YOU'RE MISSING :) Just a small note of interest: There is a total of 52 Colours on-screen at any one time !!! Want to know how this is achieved ? - Register for details ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Hardware Requirements: ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This game should run on any Amiga with at least 1 meg of memory. (Well you didn't expect it to run on an Atari did you ?) Fully PAL and NTSC compatible. Can be run from Hard Disk. (copy all files to same path/partition) NB * : Please note that the game does not require any extra Libraries to run. However, this text file is read via PPMore (or similar text viewer) which may require extra libraries etc. The game requires the 'Quiz.Data' file to be in the same path/ directory as the 'Quiz.Game' file. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Loading Instructions: ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This game can either be loaded via the WBench or simply from CLI or SHELL by typing in the correct path and file name. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Playing Instructions: ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well what can I say ? Just plug in your Joystick and away you go !!! O.K. Then ..... here comes a few details: When the game loads you will be presented first with the options screen. From here you can select/toggle these options: START GAME - Simply Starts the Game. TIMER - DISABLED on Shareware Version. CREDITS - DISABLED on Shareware Version. SAVE SCORES - DISABLED on Shareware Version. QUICK HELP - Instructions and Information. Simply move your Joystick Up/Down and press Fire to select an option. Right, you have selected START and into the game we go ...... (STARTING A GAME) ----------------- You will notice that the START button is flashing and the Hand pointer is limited to that button only. To display the questions - Press the Fire Button when the START Button is flashing. (if you don't, you will eventually see a cheeky message !) A question & three answer options will now appear on the screen. Along with the sexy Sue sprite animating her mouth ! OoooErrr! The START button will stop flashing and the A, B and C buttons will light up with their own colours now. The Hand pointer will automatically be positioned (and limited) to the A, B and C buttons. You will notice that the three answer options are colour coded to match the A,B and C Buttons at the bottom of the screen. You can now select your answer by moving the joystick left and right until the Hand pointer is over your choice of answer. Simply press the Fire button to select it. (THE TIMER) ----------- The Timer Bar will start to scroll away AFTER the question and three answers have been printed on screen. This gives you time to read the question before countdown begins. The Timer will stop when you have either run out of time or if you select A, B or C by pressing the Fire Button. You will then be told on-screen whether you have answered correctly, wrongly or if you ran out of time. If on the other hand you disabled the Timer option, you will have as much time as you wish to answer each question. (SCORING) --------- Credits are displayed as £'s on the game screen. eg. 3 Credits = 30 pence The less Credits you have - the harder the game will be ! You start each game with: £ 0.00 Score £ 0.30 Credits (You cannot alter this in Shareware Version) If you answer a question correctly, you will gain 10 pence onto your score. You will also light up one of the BONUS ROUND letters in the top right of the screen (randomly). You will also get a nice smile from sexy Sue ! :) If you manage to answer 10 questions in-a-row correctly then you will enter the BONUS ROUND (Disabled in Shareware Version !). If you answer a question wrongly, you will lose 1 credit ! (10 pence) You will also lose any BONUS ROUND letters that you managed to light up! (You need 10 correct answers in-a-row to reach the bonus) A frown from Sue shows that she is unhappy with your performance ! If the Timer runs out, you also lose 1 precious credit ! You will also lose any BONUS ROUND letters that you managed to light up ! (You need 10 correct answers in-a-row to reach the bonus) Another frown from Sue ! :( If you run out of Credits, then it's GAME OVER I'm afraid ! Yet another frown from sexy Sue in the corner ! :( (BONUS ROUND) ------------- If you managed to answer 10 questions correctly in-a-row, you will have lit up all the BONUS ROUND letters on the top right hand side of the screen. The Hand pointer will now be positioned over the BONUS button which will now be lit up also. You will see a message on-screen telling you that the Bonus Round has been DISABLED for this Shareware release ! (Register) (HiSCORE) --------- If you either run out of Credits or answer ALL 50 questions, you will be presented with the Game Over screen. If you have reached a new HiScore you will be prompted to enter your name via the Joystick ! Just move the Joystick Left/Right/Up/Down to position the square over the letter of your choice and press Fire to select it. Up to 15 characters can be selected for your name and if you make a mistake you simply select the DEL character with the Fire button. When you have finished entering your name, simply select the END character by pressing the Fire button. Now sit back and watch the Top Ten HiScores wrap around in a neat scrolly kind of fashion !!! That's it then ! If you want another game, simply press Fire and the game will begin again. (QUESTIONS) The questions are displayed randomly each time you begin a new game. So chances are that you will get to play them in a different order with each new game. Can you answer all 50 supplied in this Shareware Release ? (THE END) That's basically it ! Click on START when its flashing to play the next question. Click on A,B or C to answer it. Watch out for the Timer. Watch out for your Credits. Try and reach a new HiScore. Good luck ! (but) Most of all .... have loads of fun ! (Oh and don't forget to get a grown up to help you with the tricky bits !) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Acknowledgements: ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I would like to thank the following for their support and help: o Alan Carter for the writing me the original code for Random Questions for use in volume 1 and 2 of this game. o Brian Bell for all the very useful routines as supplied on the Mr AMOS Disks. (tweaked by myself obviously) o Jim Allan for all the Beta Play-Testing etc. (And All The Beer !) o George H Burnett for all the Beta Play-Testing and for the loan of his power supply when mine burnt out ! o Commodore for the Amiga. o Electronic Arts for D-Paint. o Europress Software for Amos Pro & Pro Compiler. o Jason Holborn for an excellent Amos Book. (Ultimate Amos) o Phil South for another excellent Amos Book. (Mastering Amiga Amos) Many thanx must go to these PD Distributors as they have been the most helpfull to myself in the past and have excellent services. (This list is in no particular order - each company/persons below are equal in my book - people you can trust). o Jason at Barrowlands PD. o Steve Roberts at Logic PD. o Nicky at 17 Bit Software. o Sue & Julian at Seasoft Computing. Thanx for all your support guys n gals. Keep up the great work. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Versions: ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Shareware: ---------- V1.0b - Initial Release. beta testing version only Questions Compiled in code ! Compact file and seriously cut-down No known bugs - yet ! :) Registered: ---------- V1.00 - Initial Version (Never Released) Beta Testing Version Only ! Data Disk Needing Work Done Major Bug !!! Will not run on a 1.3 system !!! Very basic code and graffix (backbone only) V1.01 - All known bugs squeeshed ! Now runs on any Amiga (even 1.3) New graffix and coding for NTSC users ! Hand pointer (sprite) now works with AMAL routine Registered Users Name Encrypted In Code For Security Pop Music Data Disk Completed For Release Movies Data Disk under Production Save Name/HiScore To Disk Enabled HiScore scrolly thing recoded QB_Player, QB_Creators all fully working Sexy Sue now animated with AMAL routines Bonus Round now coded Loads more work ! - worth the effort ;) If you do come across any bugs in the game, let me know at the address at the top of this file - thank you. :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your interest in my projects. I hope to be working on new titles very soon. With your support I will be able to continue my work on the greatest machine in the world. I thank you. I am currently working on future DATA disks for this fab quiz of mine ! (Only available to Registered Users) I will be selling each one for only £3.50 (Sterling) including p & p. I am planning to have at least 2 DATA disks completed for January 1995. The subjects covered will certainly be General Knowledge/Pot Luck and a Movies Data Disk. I am also planning to create a KIDS EDITION DATA Disk in the near future so that youngsters can enjoy a game also. Full details are available when/if you Register. Cheers :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andy Gibson October/November 1994