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PACMAN
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v0.95 (15/Apr/2004)
by Rui Figueiredo
(ruifig@netcabo.pt)


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 I   - DESCRIPTION
 II  - HOW TO PLAY
 III - SCORE
 IV  - WHAT'S NEW
 V   - CONTACT
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I - Description
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This is my humble attempt at writing a Pacman game for the TI-92+ / V200 :)

It isn't a perfect reproduction of the original arcade Pacman, although the idea is the
same: you are a cheese-shaped hero who must eat all the dots in each level while avoiding
the four evil ghosts!

There are four different levels for now, which loop endlessly, giving the game infinite
replayability.

When I started coding, I had more features in mind than those implemented in this version
of Pacman. But since I don't have a lot of free time now, I decided to release the game
as it is. More features are planned and I will release another version almost for sure. In 
the meanwhile, this version is 100% playable, and could well be v1.0, if I didn't had more 
stuff in mind to add.

I hope you have as much fun playing this game as I had coding it. :)


II - How to play
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You must eat all the dots in each level to move on. Don't let the ghosts catch you!

If you eat a large dot (there are four of these in each level), the ghosts turn from dark
into light gray, and you can eat them for a short period of time.

When the 'Be careful!' message appears in the bottom left corner of the screen, it means
you must be more careful with the ghosts, as they will chase you if they see you. Watch 
out!


III - Score
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This is how the score works:

In-level: 
   small dot ----------> 100 pts
   large dot ----------> 200 pts
   eating a ghost -----> 500 pts

After level is clear:
   bonus for clearing -> 1000 pts * level you're in (ex: level 6 = 6000 points)
   lives --------------> 500 pts * lives you have when level ends (ex: 2 lives = 1000 points)
   time ---------------> the less time you take to finish each level, the more points you get


IV - What's new
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v0.95

- First public release.


V - Contact
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If you find any bugs or have suggestions, please contact me by e-mail:

ruifig@netcabo.pt