ORBZ! AN AGA GAME BY 'BLACK LIGHTNING SOFTWARE' Object: Try to get 3,4 or 5 in a row. (Vertically, Horizontally or Diagonally) How: Catch the ORBZ on the pad before they fall off the ramp. Deposit them in any of the 5 slots. Pad Control: Keyboard The 'z' key moves the pad left. The '/' key moves the pad right. The drops the ball. Joystick Standard joystick movements apply. Firebutton drops the ball. Types of ORBZ: Red Blue Green Yellow Purple Super Bomb Chaotic Scoring: 3 horizontally,vertically or diagonally 1000 4 horizontally,vertically or diagonally 2500 5 horizontally 5000 Every ORB blown up by bomb 500 Every 10 matches, advances you 1 wave. Each increase in waves, increases the speed of the ORBZ descending down the ramp. Every 2 waves get you an extra pad. (Max. of 10) Stuff: 1. You start with 5 padz. 2. If you let an ORB reach the bottom of the ramp without catching it, or if you have an ORB on the pad when another ORB reaches the bottom of the ramp, you loose the ORB on the ramp, the ORB on the pad (if applicable), a pad and 1000 points. 3. If you fill all of the slots without a single match, the ORBZ are cleared and you get a fresh start. HOWEVER, this will cost you 5000 points and a pad. 4. A bomb will blow up all ORBZ surrounding where the bomb was dropped. 5. Catching a SuperORBZ will allow you to choose between any of the 5 regular ORBZ. 6. When CHAOS!! strikes, keep the Chaotic ORB from entering the slots by just blocking its' way down with the SuperPad. If you allow the Chaotic ORB to enter a slot, ALL ORBZ ,in the slots,will be changed to a new color and you lose 1000 points. The Chaotic ORB will try, anywhere from 0 to 50 times, to get in. If you keep the Chaotic ORB out, then you get 1000 points. Added Features: 't' Toggles background music (2 to choose from, ROCK & RAP) 'm' Toggles background music on | off 'p' Pauses/Resumes gameplay (You may also use the joystick button to Resume gameplay.) 'q' Quits ORBZ! Finally: You must ASSIGN ORBZ: to the directory that contains all of the files and subdirectories in this package. ALL FILES IN THE ORBZ!.LHA PACKAGE, MUST REMAIN INTACT. Also, if you don't have a copy of the GARNET.FONT, I have included it. Put it in your FONTS: dir.. the game will not run without it. Set your OverScan prefs to, or VERY CLOSE to, 684x228 (Text and Graphics). A4000 users: Disable your caches Legal: ORBZ! is (C)19951996 by Anthony Ross "Black Lightning Software" Please adhere to all software copyright laws. For they apply to this game and it's contents.. ORBZ! is Optional Shareware Freely distributable as long as no part of this package is altered. If you like it and want to send donations... Imail me for an address to send it to. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, bug reports and/or criticism please feel free to Imail me. TRoss@cup.portal.com.