Product:	Towering Rescue (Gakken, LCD Card Game) Simulator
Version:	S4/1.03 (Standard 4, complete rewrite)
Started:	11th June,     2000
Released:	30th July,     2000
Latest update:	23rd February, 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. 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:

 Towering.exe	main program (including instructions manual browser)
 Fmod.dll	sound library
 Sound		folder containing four .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.
"Towering Rescue"	(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 seconds).
* Press Game A button to play game A (easy).
* Press Game B button to play game B (hard).
* Instructions:
  - A large scale earthquake occurred!
  - Rescue refugees on the top of the buidings by helicopter.
  - If the helicopter collides against red building or tower on either side,
    the game is over.
  - Also if you fail to rescue 2 refugees the game is over.
  - In game A, helicopter can carry one only refugee at one time.
  - In game B, helicopter can carry up to two refugees at the same time.
* Score:
  - 10 points per each refugee taken to the safety building (on the right side
    of the screen).
* Maximum display score is 9990 points. At 9990 points the game is over
  automatically.
* Highest scores are saved in the System Registry.



                                   CONTROLS
                                   --------
A) by MOUSE
   Right-click anywhere to activate the popup menu
   Time 	Time mode (hold to view seconds)
   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 helicopter 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
                                   ---------
Tino Bellu	for providing the original game
Bas Uterwijk	for providing scans from the original instructions manual
Michael Bruhn	for beta-testing and bug-reports
