Balloons Phrase Game This program requires VBRUN300.DLL. The original ZIP file DOES NOT contain this file. It is available free of charge from many online services. It is NOT compatible with VBRUN100.DLL or VBRUN200.DLL. The original ZIP file does contain THREED.VBX. This file is also required to run this program. Both of these files should be placed in the Windows\System directory, although they may be anywhere in your system's path or in the directory that holds Balloons.EXE Support: For E-Mail support of this product. Contact MoodieBlu@AOL.COM (AOL: Moodie Blu) NOTES TO PREVIOUS USERS: 1: The Ballloon.CGF may not be compatible with this version. If the configuration will not change then delete the Balloon.CGF file form your Balloons directory. It will created again for you, but you may need to reset your options. 2: This version INCLUDES the original lists (although some spelling corrections have been made. Additional lists can now be made, and these lists will be in addition to the existing lists. Take care to not overwrite any modified lists with the original lists included. Version history: Ver 1.0 Original file Ver 1.1 Maintenance ver. (Limited release for debugging info) Ver 1.2 Help now online using Winhelp.exe Sound files may be changed (registered users only) Ver 1.3 Configurable timed game. Multiple lists configuration added EGA interface added Keyboard letter selection added in addition to point and click Better Error control License: Balloons phrase game is shareware. It may be used free of charge for a thirty day evaluation. After a thirty day trial, you must either register the game or discontinue use. After the thirty day trial you may retain the game in a compressed un-playable format such as the original "ZIP" file. This game may be distributed freely as long as no charge is made for the distribution of this program or the associated files except for the cost of access to an on-line service during a download or the cost of a diskette containing the file not to exceed $5.00 except under written permission of the author. The registration fee is for one person only. In other words if you register this and you have a computer at home and at work that you want to play this game on, then you may use the registration key on both systems as long as the registered user is the actual user. You may not register this and use the registration for a friend's system. Your friend must pay their own registration fee. Balloons is a phrase game that has it's basis in the long loved favorite "Hangman". What sets this game apart is the interface is MUCH more entertaining. 3-D Buttons and text, bright balloons and stereo sounds replace the old stick figures. You start out with six balloons. If you get a letter wrong, it pops one of the balloons. If you get the phrase before all the balloons pop, then you win! You can play against a friend using your own phrases that you decide as you go, or let the computer generate random phrases from a category you choose. There are several categories to choose from, and each one has one hundred entries already entered. If you want to add, edit or even delete a phrase, you can through the included phrase editor, so you can customize the game to be phrases you want. You can set up easy lists for kids or complex lists for adults. Sound use requires sound driver. Many Thanks! I would like to thank eveyone who helped me in the development of this product and in particular for this version. I truly appreciate all the E-Mail I have gotten in response to this game, and appreciate the support of all the BETA testors. Your input made all the difference in the world. Some VERY serious errors were avoided being put into release. In particular I woul like to thank Evan Freed for his attention to detail. I am glad people alike you are out there letting me know when I slip. Many more thanks!: Included with this program are several sound bites which were entered into public domain by the authors. I would like to acknowledge them and their work. File: CAMCLICK.WAV AUTHOR: TedT13@AOL.COM Type: Public Domain CAMCLICK.WAV is a 0.19 second sound bite of the click of a camera shutter. File: OH-YEAH.WAV AUTHOR: Unknown Type: Public Domain OH-YEAH.WAV is a sound bite from the song, "Oh Yeah", by the not well-known group, Yello. It was very popular a few years ago, and has been used in scores of movies such as the ending credits in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". File: POP.WAV AUTHOR: Dave Serra Type: Public Domain POP.WAV is a 0.05 second sound bite of a "popping" noise. File: UH-OH!.WAV AUTHOR: TedT13@AOL.COM Type: Public Domain UH-OH!.WAV is a 0.89 second sound bite of a sexy girl going, "Uh-oh!" * If you do not have a sound card or an internal speaker driver, I suggest you check your local BBS or other on-line service such as America Online, Delphi or Compuserve for the file Speak.EXE. This is a self expanding internal speaker driver. NOTE: Although an internal speaker can be used, the sound quality is limited, and usually stops your system while the WAV file plays. DISCLAIMER: This program was written for entertainment. No guaranties or warranties or promises either written or spoken are implied or granted. At no time is the author of this product or the persons or service where this program was provided liable in any way, form or fashion for any problems, damage, data loss, or computer failure caused by this program in excess of the cost of replacing the registered product if the product was registered at the time it failed to operate.