X-Git-Url: http://git.shiar.nl/wormy.git/blobdiff_plain/6624b13cbde902470fcebf219beb843fe07e5aed..7ad6d272ed2820c7e2c8c884d1184072168d80d0:/wormy.txt diff --git a/wormy.txt b/wormy.txt index 993be73..1d5c319 100644 --- a/wormy.txt +++ b/wormy.txt @@ -1,87 +1,143 @@ - ################# - Title : ### W O R M Y ### - ################# - Version : 86% - Release Date : hopefully before may 2000 - File(s) : wormy.86p (4kB) - wormlvl.86s (1kB) - wormy.txt - Author : Shiar - Email Address : shiar@mailroom.com - ICQ UIN : #43840958 - Web Page : www.games3.net/shiar - Description : singleplayer/multiplayer Nibbles-like game - Where to get this game : games3.net/shiar (home of Wormy) - Other games by author : Nemesis (beta) - Additional Credits to : Matthew Shepcar (wrote original Peaworm) - Jonah Cohen (wrote some parts of Worm) - -*** MAIN MENU - -*** GAME -Avoid your worm from crashing by it turning left/right. The controls are: -1) left/right 2) F1/F2 3) sto/, 4) enter/+ -EXIT : exits to the stats-screen. -MORE : turns your calc off (pauses). - -*** STATS-SCREEN -At the end of each game, the stats-screen will be displayed. It shows -the score and deaths for each worm. Hit enter to return to the main menu. - -*** SINGLEPLAYER -Move your worm (left/right) over the "food". When you ate enough food -you advance to the next, more difficult, level. -On 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. - -*** PEAWORM -Get as many peas possible in a single level. - -*** DEATHMATCH -A multiplayer game where you have to kill the other worm(s) before they -kill you. When you have no lives left, the game ends. The number of lives -left for each player are displayed on the top of the screen. You can play -with 2-4 humans. - -*** FOODMATCH -Like deathmatch, with the difference that your objective is to score 100 -points. You'll get 10 points for taking a pea. If you die however, you -lose 10. - -*** HUNTING -In this game, the hunter (player 1) has to "catch" the prey (2). The hunter -must hit the prey with his head, killing the prey and scoring 10 points. -However, the prey gains 5 points for every 250 turns he's alive. The first -one scoring 100 points wins. - -*** RACE -In this gametype, all worms have to move around like race-cars. The first -one to complete 3 laps wins. - -*** CTF -Each player has to capture the enemy flag, and return it to its own flag. - -*** DOMINATION -There are several control points which you have to control. Every ten turns -each player is given one point for each control point he/she controls. -The first one scoring 100 points wins. - -*** LEVELS &&& -The file WORMLVL.Z80 can be altered to create your own levels. Compile this -file by running WORMLVL.BAT. Levels may be distributed freely, but I would -appreciate it if you send me a copy of your levels. - -*** 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.games3.net/shiar (come.to/shiar) for the -latest news about Wormy and other games by me. - -You may not release an altered version of this program, and all files must -be included with any distribution. - -*** TNX2 -Matthew Shepcar - for writing the original Peaworm -Jonah Cohen - wrote some parts of Worm - -. + ÜÛÛÝ ÜÜÜÜ + ÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÝ + ÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÜ +ÞÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÛÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÜ ÞÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ +ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ +ÛÛ ÛÛß ßÛÛ ÞÛÛßß ßÛÛÛ ÛÛÛß ÛÛÝ ÛÛß ÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ +ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ Ü ÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛ +ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÞÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛß ÞÛÛ ßÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛ ÛÛ +ÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÛÛÝÞÛÛÝ ÛÛÝ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛ +ÛÛ ÞÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÞÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛß ÞÛÛ +ÛÛÝ ÛÛÜ ÜÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÛÛ ÞÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝ ÛÛÝ ÛÛÝ +ÞÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÛÛ ßÛÛÜÜÛÛß ÛÛÛ ÞÛÛ + ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛ ÛÛÛ + ÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÝ ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÛÛÛ + ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÜÜÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÞÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ + ßÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛ ÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß + +Version: 0.96.C24 (released end 2001) + Author: SHIAR (wormy@shiar.org - www.shiar.org) + File(s): wormy.86p (main program, 6kB) + wormy001.86s (levels, 1kB) + wormy.txt (readme); wormedit.exe (level editor) + Description: Free-movement Nibbles game, 1-4 players. + Where to get this game: shiar.org, the official home of Wormy + Additional Credits to: Matthew Shepcar and Jonah Cohen + + -= [THE BEGINNING] =- + + First you'll want to upload wormy.86p to your calculator (or emu), + together with a levelfile like wormy001.86s. Then you simply run + Wormy by typing Asm(wormy or using a shell (except for AShell.) + When multiple levelfiles are present, you have to choose one + first. You'll get in the main menu. Here you can alter + game settings with the arrow keys (game mode, level, + linkplay, and players (+names and controls). + Select (enter/2nd) the level to customize + multiplayer games (lives, score- + limit, game speed, rotation + speed and auto-growth). + When you're ready, press + enter/2nd to start the game. + +-= [DON'T DIE] =- + + Playing wormy is 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 + (which pauses and allows you to change contrast.) + + -= [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. + The winner(s) of multiplayer games will + be denoted with an *. Hit enter + to return to the main menu. + + -= [GAME MODES] =- + + SINGLEPLAYER + Get all the food + to proceed to the next + PEAWORM level. You can start in + Like Scabby's any level you have been before. + TRON original Peaworm; + DEATH- Your just get as many + FOODMATCH MATCH tail peas as you can + Deathmatch Multiplay- doesn't in a single level. + with food. er game in go away. + The one who which u try Try to sur- + reaches the to kill the vive as long + score-limit other worm(s) as possible. + first, wins. before they kill + you. There's no food, + TIMEMATCH but by defauly worms slowly + Try to stay get larger over time. + alive longer RACE + than the other All worms + players. If the have to move + growth is set to 1 aound like race-cars. + you will get a nice For each completed lap + multiplayer Tron-game. you'll get 20 points. + CTF + BTW Get the + Unless enemy flag + specified and return it + otherwise, to your own flag. + you'll loose You won't loose points + 10 points for for dieing, and players 1+3 + dieing, but earn and 2+4 are teamed together. + 10 for eating a pea. + + -=[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.) Also send me your levels + so I can put them on my page. More info at shiar.org. + + -=[OF COURSE]=- + + Argh, a disclaimer :( Just note Wormy was a non-profit project + which took a lot of my (spare) time, so please don't go demand + stuff (fixes, features..) or sue me (f)or anything. By default + I am not responsible for any damage Wormy causes. Furthermore, + you may not: release an altered version of Wormy (the source + has been included for learning practises ONLY), distribute + it w/o this readme file included (plz leave the zipfile + intact), nor may you charge money for it. Thanks. + + -=[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 didnt release another version with levels and vertical scrolling + * End 1999: I (Shiar) got his permission to entirely screw up 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 +* End 2001: Completed at last, and everyone lived happily ever after + +-=[CREDITS]=- + + EMAiL wormy@shiar.org Please send me comments, fanmail and your levels! + WWWW http://shiar.org Be sure to visit :) Lotsa stuff for your ticalc + iRC shiar @ #ti [efnet] Idling here. + + Matthew Shepcar - for writing the original Peaworm and Wonderworm + Jonah Cohen - wrote some parts of Worm (like scrolling) + Free Bird - (forced) calc2calc linkplay testing + Willyslice - some excellent betatesting + John Nesler - more betatesting + Many More - betatesters + too much.. - to list +______________________________________________________________________________ +=----------------------------------------------------------------------------= \ No newline at end of file