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************                    Pong v2.7                  ************
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DISCLAIMER: When you use this software you do so at your own risk. 
LN Soft is *not* responsible for any loss or damage resulting from 
the use of this software. Pong v2.7 is free. Selling it is not allowed.





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What it is:

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Pong, is an attempt to remake the original Pong arcade game for PC.
It`s wrote 100% in C with primitiv draw functions from 'graphics.h'.
It isn`t suposed to be a perfect simulation, just a "feel the same"
remake. Pong is done for educational purposes.




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What should be 
on the *.zip:

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- Pong.exe (the game)
- Egavga.bgi (graphics driver)
- Readme.txt (this file)
- Reg.txt (save file)




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Default Keys:

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NOTE: *Nothing* on the keyboard will work if Caps Lock is on.


Keyboard 'A'............. move the left cursor up

Keyboard 'Z'............. move the left cursor Down

Left Mouse btn........... move the right cursor up

Right Mouse btn.......... move the right cursor Down

Keyboard 'K'............. Change the left cursor move keys*

Keyboard 'TAB'........... Change the "background"**

Keyboard '+'............. Speed Up***

Keyboard '-'............. Speed Down***

Keyboard 'q'............. Exit the game during the gameplay (You must
			  press it 2 times) or when the game is gone.

Keyboard '1'............. Start again when the game is gone.

 

* Setting arrow keys to move up and down may slow down your cursor 
move and cause some *bad* gameplay changes. Set 'Fx' (F1, F, etc...), 
'Ctrl' and 'Shift' keys won`t work. Also keys wich are used to other 
functions (such as '+', '-', 'k' and 'TAB') won`t work.

This keys will be saved when you exit the game.


** "Backgrounds" are 3 draws done to make it look a little bit better.  
They do NOT affect the game play, but they might be good to know where
the "limits" of the "screen" are. After press 'TAB' you must press a 
number betwen 1-4. 
'1'       - set only a white line on the "limits of the screen". 
'2'       - is the default black background. 
'3'-'4'   - set a draw of a "Pong cabinet" as background. 
	    (3 is the RED one and 4 the YELLOW one) 

The background you choosed will be saved when you exit the game.


*** Speed up and down is usefull if you have a slow-fast machine. The 
default speed work well on a PII400 (the machine the game was developed).
You may also set it faster/slower if you feel like so. Note that set 
it too fast on a fast machine may affect the gameplay (during to some
mouse speed problems).

The speed you choosed will be saved when you exit the game.




 
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Sound:

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Sound was made using the internal PC sound. It may not work on some 
computers. It may also be on a bad volume (I don`t know how to set it).
It`s very primitive but it 'feels like pong'. The sound may also cause
strange 'stops' during the game on some diferent hardware. I may add to
a next release (if it even happen) an option to disable the sound. 





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What it lacks:

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- "Real" sound.

- Better gameplay.

- Better "simulation"  

- Better colision detection.

- The "fast draw on the other side of the screen" when the "ball" hits 
 the 'y' limits of the screen.




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If it doesn`t work:

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Your graphics card may not support 640x480 16 colors VGA resolution or
the bgi driver the game uses to set graphics mode. All I can say is
sorry.   





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Contact:

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e-mail: lordnick@zipmail.com.br

