****************** * * * THE BIG GAME * * * ****************** THIS GAME IS FREE TO USERS, BUT REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHORS AND IS ONLY TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS PART OF THE ASI GAMES DISKS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FROM..... THE ASSASSINS PUBLIC DOMAIN 32 RIPLEY AVENUE NORTH SHIELDS TYNE AND WEAR NE29 7SA. ENGLAND. THE BIG GAME IS OUR FIRST ATTEMPT AT ANY GAME ON THE AMIGA, SO WE HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS WE DID IN MAKING IT. BASICALLY IT IS ANOTHER FRUIT MACHINE / BANDIT GAME, BUT WITH A LITTLE ARCADE BIT IN THE FORM OF A SHOOTING GALLERY AS ONE OF THE MANY FEATURES.... NOT THAT THE GAME ITSELF NEEDS A LOT OF EXPLANATION, BUT JUST INCASE YOU ARE NOT AN AVID "SLOTTER"... HERE IS A QUICK RUN DOWN OF SOME OF THE FEATURES BUILT INTO WHAT WE THINK IS A DAMNED GOOD FRUIT MACHINE GAME, WITH JUST THAT LITTLE BIT EXTRA.. WE LIKE TO THINK OF THE GAME AS JUST FOR FUN AND SO CLASS ALL FIGURES AS POINTS.. NOT PENNIES.... maybe because I forgot to draw a payout slot !!! _________________________________________________________________________ The main screen is one of a quite standard slot machine, but for the sake of clarity I will explain a little bit about the buttons etc. Like most fruit machines the two most important buttons are the START BUTTON AND THE GAMBLE BUTTON In this game the START BUTTON also doubles as the COLLECT BUTTON. and the GAMBLE BUTTON is used in all of the gamble features apart from the HIGHER or LOWER gamble when a win occurs.This option has its own set of buttons which will appear as required. The HOLD BUTTONS will light up when a hold is available and these also double as the NUDGE BUTTONS when any nudges are available. NOTE ALSO that there are both UP and DOWN NUDGE BUTTONS when this happens. _________________________________________________________________________ All reels score in the standard form of wins for two or three fruits Each reel of fruit contains certain special fruits that give you the chance of gaining access to either NUDGES or THE BIG GAME section. These are made up as follows.. FRUIT WITH RED BOXES... gives bonus towards nudges. FRUIT WITH YELLOW BOXES... gives bonus towards THE BIG GAME. FRUIT WITH BLUE BOXES AND (?) gives random bonus to one of the above mentioned features. example. Fruit with a RED BOX will give you bonus towards NUDGE FEATURE the amount of bonus depends on the number in the box. Fruit with a YELLOW BOX gives you bonus towards THE BIG GAME... again the amount of bonus depends on the number in the box. Fruit with a BLUE BOX gives you a random feature bonus and also random number for that feature. _________________________________________________________________________ NUDGES. If you light up all of the lights on the NUDGE feature, you will be given a random number of nudges with which to try to a win points. If the FEATURE HOLD is lit, any remaining nudges after a win, will be saved until you next gain NUDGES and will be added. _________________________________________________________________________ THE BIG GAME. If you are lucky or good enough to light up all of the Dark Red lights of THE BIG GAME feature you will be rewarded with a chance to gain more points from the SHOOTING GALLERY section with a random number of shoots with which to do so. BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT SHOOTING ANYTHING THAT IS NOT JUST A FRUIT WILL RESULT IN A MINUS SCORE... SO AVOID HITTING THE CREATURES.... When you have use all of your shots, you will be placed back into the main game and all winnings will be deposited in your bank. You will also get a chance to play the shooting gallery again by using the GAMBLE BUTTON to try and stop the flashing lights at the top.. _________________________________________________________________________ I cant think of much else that you will need to get you started, so go ahead and have a game or two to get used to it. This game is free to all Amiga users, but any small tokens of gratitude will not be refused.. If after playing it, you are still not to sure of features or functions, then give us a call on one of the numbers below. As is the NORM... No warranty what so ever is given with this software, but then again I can't see any reason to do so as it harmless fun..... Oh yeh! just incase you think the odds are stacked against you in the game.... there is a special feature to help you on your way to the big scores....... BUT in the time old tradition... thats for you to find. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE BIG GAME. WRITE OR TELEPHONE... THE ASSASSINS PUBLIC DOMAIN. 32 RIPLEY AVENUE NORTH SHIELDS TYNE & WEAR NE29 7SA. ENGLAND. 091 2586418 or 091 5295413