Product:	Las Vegas (Bandai, LCD Game Digital) Simulator
Version:	S4/2.03 (Standard 4, minor fixes)
Started:	16th November,  1999
Released:	21st December,  1999
Latest update:	 8th September, 2014

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



CONTENTS
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1. INFOS and COPYRIGHT NOTICES
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 7.0.
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:

 LasVegas.exe	main program (including instructions manual browser)
 Fmod.dll	sound library
 Sound		folder containing five .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 Bandai Electronics.
"Las Vegas"	(C) Bandai Electronics.



                         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 setting mode: not simulated due to lack of interest
2) demo mode: same as above



                                 HOW TO PLAY
                                 -----------
* Press Time/Game button to switch mode through time, game 1 and game 2.
* Press left or right arrow key when in game mode to play.
* Instructions:
  - Your hero is very poor because he lost all his money playing the
    slot-machines.
  - There are a few luckier gamblers than he, whose coins fall from the
    slot-machines.
  - Your hero tries to get all of the coins falling from their slot-machines.
  - When he collects 100 coins, he plays the slot-machine and attemps to win
    some more money.
  - Gambling game starts whenever he scores 1000 points.
* Score:
  -  10 points are scored when your hero grabs a falling coin.
  - 100 points are scored when your hero scores 111 at the slot machine.
  - 200 points are scored when your hero scores 333 at the slot machine.
  - 500 points are scored when your hero scores 777 at the slot machine.
* A money bag is awarded when your hero scores 777 at the slot machine.
* A money bag is lost when your hero scores a miss at the gambling game.
* Highest scores are saved in the System Registry.



                                   CONTROLS
                                   --------
A) by MOUSE
   Right-click anywhere to activate the popup menu.
   Time/Game				Switch mode (time, game 1 and game 2)
   Sound				Turn on/off sound
   ACL 					Reset game

B) by KEYBOARD
   Arrow keys in select mode		Start game
              in game mode		Move player character around the screen
   Right arrow key in gambling game	Operates the slot-machine
   1					Time/Game
   2					Sound
   5					ACL
   F1					View "About the author..."
   F2					View "Readme.txt"
   F3					View "Whatsnew.txt"
   F4					View instructions manual browser
   Esc					Quit program



                                   THANKS TO
                                   ---------
Jaro Gielens	for providing scans of the original instructions manual
