Product:	Tom & Jerry Popper (Gakken, LCD Card Game) Simulator
Version:	S3/1.03 (Standard 3, minor fixes, manual added)
Started:	29th November, 2000
Released:	 3rd January,  2001
Latest update:	27th August,   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 4.0 and 6.0.
This program is freeware. If you paid for it, you've been ripped; if so,
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:

 TJPopper.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.
"Tom & Jerry Popper"	(C) Gakken
"LCD Card Game"		(C) Gakken
"Tom & Jerry"		(C) MGM UA, 1983



                         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:
  - Tom is flying balloon bombs!
  - Break them quickly by the saber.
  - It's Jerry's mistake when you failed to break balloons or the saber was
    taken by the magnet (in game B only).
  - The game ends when you make 3 mistakes.
* Score:
  - 1 point per broken balloon
  - 1 point per broken magnet (game B only)
* Maximum display 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
                                   ---------
Stefano Sciretti	for providing the original game
Simone Congiu		for additional Delphi programming
Robert Kacsich		for graphics post-processing support
Rik Morgan		for providing scans from the original instructions manual
