Product:	Pac Man (Tomytronic) Simulator
Version:	S4/2.04 (Standard 4, larger manual added)
Started:	 9th January, 2000
Released:	14th January, 2000 (my 26th birthday)
Latest update:	26th January, 2015

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. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
6. HOW TO PLAY
7. CONTROLS
8. 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:

 PacManT.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 Tomy Corp.
"Pac-Man"	(C) Tomy Corp., 1981



                         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 tabletop game.



                           ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
                           -----------------------
This simulator features a few peculiar routines simulating a true "artificial
intelligence". Those routines are used to move ghosts: they chase Pac Man when
in "normal" mode, or they will escape when in "Power Pill" mode!



                                 HOW TO PLAY
                                 -----------
* Press Ama/Pro switch to select amateur game (easy) or professional game
  (hard).
* Press On/Off switch to play.
* Instructions:
  - Do you really need instructions about the Pac Man videogame ? :-)
  - Notice: Pac Man can eat pills when walking from right to left only!
* Amateur game becomes automatically Professional game at level 4 (this means
  that there will be three ghosts in the maze instead of two).
* Score:
  - bait:         2 points.
  - power star:  50 points.
  - ghost:      100 to 400 points.
  - cherry:     100 to 400 points (depending on game stage).
* Cherries appear whenever Pac Man eats 8 pills (maximum 2 cherries per stage).
* A bonus life is awarded at 2000 points.



                                   CONTROLS
                                   --------
A) by MOUSE
   Right-click anywhere to activate the popup menu
   On/Off	Start game
   Ama/Pro	Select game

B) by KEYBOARD
   Arrow keys	Move player character around the screen
   1		Ama/Pro
   2		On/Off
   F1		View "About the author..."
   F2		View "Readme.txt"
   F3		View "Whatsnew.txt"
   F4		View instructions manual browser
   Esc		Quit program


                                   THANKS TO
                                   ---------
Max Dessole	for providing the original game
Angela Becciu	for providing pics of the tabletop game for the "S3" simulator
Rik Morgan	for providing pics of the tabletop game for the "S4" simulator
