Brix : The mini-series No.02 :- ------------------------------ SSSS PPPP IIIIIII N N S P P I N N N S P P I N N N S PPPP I N N N S P I N N N S P I N NN SSSS P IIIIIII N N BBBBB RRRRR IIIIIII X X B B R R I X X B B R R I X X BBBBB RRRRR I X B B R R I X X B B R R I X X BBBBB R R IIIIIII X X Instructions ************ =========================================================================== Welcome to Spin Brix, and thanx for taking the time to read the instructions. Well you've no doubt played the game by now. OK so it's no Genetic Species but it did take several months (6 to be exact) to complete and a large amount of work and coke (& various substances for benny 8*]). Contents -------- 1, Story 2, Game Play 3, Features Story ----- Don't be a fool ! Game Play --------- The main aim is to stop the blocks reaching the top of the screen. You do this by manipulating th blocks to form lines. When a line is made it will disapear. You score points for manipulating the blocks and for making lines. The amount you score depends on what difficulty and level you are currently playing on. If you manage to get 4 lines at once you get a BONUS. Simple enough but totaly addictive. There are 2 methods of play :- 'Tetris' - This is standard Tetris mode. Simply position the standard blocks. 'SpinBrix' - In this mode the game is harder & there are some new blocks to deal with. 'Duel' mode ----------- This is where the real fun starts. This allows you to play 2 players against each other. The idea is to make lines yourself and block the other player from making any. Simple eh ? Nah ! When you select 'Duel' mode you can set the number of lines for the duel. Simply type in the number you want on the appropriate screen. If you just press then the default is 50 lines. In this mode Player 1 uses the Joystick & Player 2 uses keys. There are 9 different start levels to play from. We recommend starting at level 6 if you are a seasoned Tetris player if not start from 0 & work up. As you progress the speed (level) will increase until you reach level 8. Controls -------- There are 2 methods of control. Either Joystick or Keyboard. The joystick controls are :- LEFT = Move Left RIGHT = Move Right DOWN = Increase drop speed FIRE = Rotate Block The keyboard controls are :- LEFT ARROW = Move Left RIGHT ARROW = Move Right DOWN ARROW = Increase drop speed SPACE BAR = Rotate Block M = Toggle Music/SFX ingame P = Pause Q = Quit Features -------- - Nice LOUD bangin prodigy trak - In game sounds - 2 player 'Duel' mode - 9 Levels of difficulty to play through - Savable High Score table. One for each game style. - Hard drive installable - 2 seperate game styles - Works on all Amigas (A500 - A4000) with 1Mb - HAM graphics which means over 4000 colours on screen. Well hope you enjoy(ed) the game. There's plenty more where this came from. Once again thank you for your interest. There is a list of other SOS production contained in the Softog.txt file so check it out. Thanx - Moosie (SOS) - HISTORY - v.0.1 - Sad bag of arse screen routines - By Benny v.0.5 - Basic Tetris structure there but shat all gameplay v.0.6 - Tetris works fine and is better than GB version. Presentation graphics worked on, switched development to HAM. Spinbrix idea designed *NOTE* Game submitted to F1 Licenseware. But rejected as too similar to other stuff on their books v.0.7 - All HAM images in place. Sounds working, tune written. SpinBrix mode implimented and works groovey. Problems with sounds & music running same time during game. v.0.8 - Either Music or Sound now. Duel mode implimented and structured. Rating system introduced and implimented. Dual savable hi-scores. v.0.9 - All txt, music, sfx, gfx in place. Gameplay tweaked, no bugs found. v.1.0 - Release version sent to Amiga Format. Intro added, also looking into adding a bonus game.