Product:	Lifeboat (Nintendo, Multi Screen) Simulator
Version:	S4/1.07 (Standard 4, larger manual added)
Started:	 5th March, 2000
Released:	16th March, 2000
Latest update:	 6th April, 2015

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



CONTENTS
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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 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:

 Lifeboat.exe	main program (including instructions manual browser)
 Fmod.dll	sound library
 Sound		folder containing seven .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 Nintendo Co. Ltd.
"Lifeboat"	(C) Nintendo Co. Ltd., 1983
"Game & Watch"	(C) Nintendo Co. Ltd.
"Multi Screen"	(C) Nintendo Co. Ltd.



                         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
                                 -----------
* Click the outer panel to open the handheld game.
* Press Time button to view current time (hold to view alarm time).
* Press Game A button to play game A (easy).
* Press Game B button to play game B (hard).
* Instructions:
  - A fire breaks out on a luxury liner; passengers jump from the ship.
  - Put lifeboat in position for catching passengers.
  - Each lifeboat holds up to four passengers.
  - There is a shore on the left and right of the screen.
  - When a lifeboat reaches shore, passengers will unload automatically.
* Score:
  - 1 point per person caught.
  - 1 point per person unloaded to shore.
* Maximum displayed score is 999.
* At 300 points fanfare sounds and all misses are canceled; if there are no
  misses when 300 points are reached game goes into "Chance-Time": score
  flashes and all points are awarded at double value (2 points per passenger
  caught or unloaded to shore) until a miss is made.
* Highest scores are saved in the System Registry.
* After game ends, time function displays after about 4 minutes.



                                   CONTROLS
                                   --------
A) by MOUSE
   Right-click anywhere to activate the popup menu
   Click the outer panel to open the handheld game   
   Time 	Time mode (hold to view alarm time)
   Game A 	Game A (hold to view hiscore)
   Game B	Game B (hold to view hiscore)
   ACL		Reset game

B) by KEYBOARD
   Arrow keys	Move player characters around the screen
   1		Game A
   2		Game B
   3		Time
   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
                                   ---------
Massimiliano Tili	for providing scans of the original instructions manual	
