Product:	Donkey Angler (Gakken, LCD Card Game) Simulator
Version:	S3/1.04 (Standard 3, manual added)
Started:	29th November,  2000
Released:	24th December,  2000
Latest update:	17th September, 2007

Author:		MADrigal
Email:		lucantignano@gmail.com
Website:	http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/



CONTENTS
--------
1. INFO and COPYRIGHT NOTICE
2. REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION
3. WHAT IS THIS SIMULATOR?
4. WHAT IS SIMULATED
5. HOW TO PLAY
6. CONTROLS
7. THANKS TO



                           INFO and COPYRIGHT NOTICE
                           -------------------------
This program is a handeld LCD game simulator, coded and compiled with Borland
Delphi 6.0.
This program is freeware. If you paid for it, you've been ripped off. In such
case, please contact the author immediately. You are allowed and encouraged to
redistribute it freely, but just in case the ZIP package comes in as follows:

 DkAngler.exe	main program
 Fmod.dll	sound library
 Manual.exe	instructions manual program
 Sound		folder containing three .WAV files

 Readme.txt	this file
 Whatsnew.txt	history file
 LICENSE.TXT	license file
 FAQ.TXT	frequently asked questions

If you disagree these terms, PLEASE DELETE THIS SOFTWARE NOW!

The author is in no way affiliated with Gakken Inc.
"Donkey Angler"	(C) Gakken
"LCD Card Game"	(C) Gakken



                         REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION
                         -----------------------------
- Pentium-class CPU, 32 MBytes RAM, sound card (optional)
- OS: Windows, any 32-bit or 64-bit version

Simply unzip to any folder using full pathnames (right-click on the
game archive icon and select the "extract to folder..." option).



                           WHAT IS THIS SIMULATOR?
                           -----------------------
It is a program reproducing an electronic handheld game. For more information
on handhelds simulators, please visit my website:

http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/

You'll find many more MADrigal's simulators there.



                              WHAT IS SIMULATED
                              -----------------
All features of the original handheld game, except:
1) time/alarm setting mode: not simulated due to lack of interest
2) demo mode: same as above



                                 HOW TO PLAY
                                 -----------
* Press Time button to view current time (hold to view alarm time).
* Press left  arrow key to play game A (easy). Highest score is displayed first.
* Press right arrow key to play game B (hard). Highest score is displayed first.
* Instructions:
  - Following a bait, fishes will succesively appear from the bottom of the sea.
  - If a fish is on a hook, quickly bring it up!
  - Losing a fish or fishing line cut by crab (appearance at game B) are errors.
  - When you make the error three times, the game is over.
* Score:
  - 1 point per fish brought up.
  - 1 point per crab brought up (game B only).
* Maximum displayed score is 999 points.
* Highest scores are saved in the System Registry.
* After game ends, time function displays after about 90 seconds.



                                   CONTROLS
                                   --------
A) by MOUSE
   Right-click anywhere to activate the popup menu
   Time 			Time mode (hold to view alarm time)
   ACL				Reset game

B) by KEYBOARD
   Arrow keys in time mode	Start game A (left key) or game B (right key)
              in game mode	Move player character around the screen
   F1				View "About the author..."
   F2				View "Readme.txt"
   F3				View "Whatsnew.txt"
   F4				View instructions manual browser
   Esc				Quit program



                                   THANKS TO
                                   ---------
Marco Fonsa	for providing the original game
Simone Congiu	for additional Delphi programming
Robert Kacsich	for graphic post-processing support
Simon Herman	for providing scans from the original instructions manual
