NOIDS is a shareware program. If you like it (and I hope you do)
please register your copy by sending $15.00 to the address below. I
hope you have as much fun playing NOIDS as I had writing it.

I believe that the code contained in this program is free from defect,
however, if you should encounter a bug in its use, please contact me
at the address below or on GEnie. My GEnie Mail address is M.PERDUE.

    Mario Perdue
    c/o MP Graphics Systems
    P.O. Box 501289
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46250

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Noids is a block busting game similar to Breakout or Arkanoids. It
will run in STlow and TTmed rez as either a program or desk accessory
(I would only use the accessory option in TTmed otherwise your menu
bar will get screwed-up). This version has many features not included
in the demo available on many BBS's. Like many arcade games, there are
no real rules to follow. Just break as many bricks as you can, and
catch any goodies that fall (well, most of them anyway).

Catching goodies enables special features. When you catch a goody,
the name of the feature it enabled will be displayed in the upper left
hand corner for as long as the feature is active. The features
include:

     Big Paddle     -     Increases the paddle width
     Small Paddle   -     Decreases the paddle width
     Fast Ball      -     Speeds the ball up
     Slow Ball      -     Slows the ball down
     Super Ball     -     Crashes through the bricks
     Stickey Paddle -     Holding a mouse button catches the ball
     Free Ball      -     Increments ball count
     Open Door      -     Opens the door in the lower right hand
                          corner of the screen. Moving the paddle
                          into the door causes all the bricks to be
                          scored. Play then resumes with the next
                          screen.

The following keyboard commands have been added to version 1.0:

  P - Pause the game
  Q - Quit the game

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NOIDS is written entirely in GFA BASIC. If you would like a copy of
the source code, please contact me.

ThanX

Mario