Title : W O R M Y
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                Version : 0.93.34
                 Author : SHIAR
                File(s) : wormy.86p (6kb) + wormy.86s + wormy.txt
           Release Date : summer 2001
          Email Address : shiar@mailroom.com
                ICQ UIN : #43840958
               Web Page : www.shiar.org
            Description : Nibbles-like game, 1-4 players.
 Where to get this game : www.shiar.org (home of Worm) or ticalc.org
  Other games by author : Nemesis (beta)
  Additional Credits to : Matthew Shepcar and Jonah Cohen

THE BEGINNING =---------------------------------------------------------------

Run wormy by typing Asm(wormy or with a shell (no writeback like AShell.)
Then you just choose your levelfile (internal levels are always present) and
you'll get in the main menu. Here you can alter game settings with the arrow
keys (game mode, level, g/o-limit, and players (+names and controls). When
you're ready, press enter/2nd to start the game.

DON'T DIE =-------------------------------------------------------------------

Playing wormy's quite simple actually. Just avoid your worm from crashing
(into walls or yourself) by turning it left/right. Default controls are:
1)left/right 2)F1/F2 3)sto/, 4)enter/+ but they can be altered to anything
except EXIT (which always exits to the stats-screen) and MORE (turns your calc
off.)

WELL DONE =-------------------------------------------------------------------

At the end of each game, the stats-screen will be displayed. It shows the
score and deaths for each worm, and hiscore for singleplayer games. Hit enter
to return to the main menu.

SINGLEPLAYER =----------------------------------------------------------------

In singleplayer games, you're alone. You just move your worm over the "food"
to get to the next level. At the top of the screen you can see in which level
you are, how many peas you still have to eat, your score and your lives left.
You can start in any level you've been before.

PEAWORM =---------------------------------------------------------------------

The original Wormy by Scabby was called Peaworm, and it was basically Wormy in
it's simplest form. I implemented this game into Wormy too. You just try to
get as many peas possible in a single level.

TRON =------------------------------------------------------------------------

Like the movie ;)

DEATHMATCH =------------------------------------------------------------------

A multiplayer game for 2-4 players, where you have to kill the other worm(s)
before they kill you. When you have no lives left, the game ends. You can set
the number of lives at the main menu, and it'll be displayed during the game
at the top of the screen for each player. Have fun!

FOODMATCH =-------------------------------------------------------------------

Like deathmatch, with the difference that your objective is to score a certain
amount of points (100 by default.) You'll earn 10 for eating food, but if you
die you'll lose 10.

LINKMATCH =-------------------------------------------------------------------

Still under construction...

RACE =------------------------------------------------------------------------

In this gametype, all worms have to move around like race-cars. For each lap
you complete you'll get 40 points. You lose 10 for dieing, but you cannot be
killed by running into other worms (you will be slowed down though.)

CTF =-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Each player has to capture the enemy flag, and return it to his own flag.

LEVELS =----------------------------------------------------------------------

Wormy comes together with WORMEDIT, the Wormy level editor for DOS I wrote.
Start wormedit.exe and make some kick-ass levels! (Please do.) You may of
course release your own levels freely, but I would appreciate it if you'd send
me a copy of your levels.

OF COURSE =-------------------------------------------------------------------

I am not responisble for any damage Wormy causes. Furthermore, you may not
release an altered version of Wormy, distribute it without this readme file
included, nor may you charge money for it.

HISTORY =---------------------------------------------------------------------

This is a short historical overview of Worm(y): (facts may not match reality)
* End 1998: Matthew Shepcar releases Peaworm, worm in it's simplest form
* Scabby didn't release another version with levels and vertical scrolling
* End 1999: I (Shiar) asked him whether I could complete his Worm
* Jonah Cohen helped me for a while, but soon he either died or got bored
* June 2000: Worm just didn't want to work correctly (linkplay problems
   mostly), so I decided to take a break to continue later..
* Feb 2001: After a huge break I figured it's time to complete WormY.
* Summer 2001: Shiar finally completed Wormy and everybody was happy (???)

CREDITS =---------------------------------------------------------------------

This game was made by SHIAR. Please contact me at shiar@mailroom.com, or
ICQ UIN #43840958. Also visit the home of Wormy at  www.shiar.org  for the
latest news about Wormy and new levels (also has over 150 game reviews so
be sure to visit.)

Matthew Shepcar - for writing the original Peaworm and Wonderworm
Jonah Cohen     - wrote some parts of Worm
Free Bird       - calc2calc linkplay testing
JQL             - betatesting

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