Readme File For SuperBlox v. 2.0 ________________________________ Machine Requirements: __________________________ o 80286 or above IBM PC or 100% compatible o standard VGA card (256K of memory on video card) o minimum of 512K free of conventional memory Special note to Microsoft(tm) Windows(tm) users: SuperBlox v. 2.0 cannot run while Microsoft(tm) Windows(tm) is active. Therefore, if you are using Windows, you must first exit Windows before running SuperBlox. Note that this means exiting Windows completely... not just shelling out to DOS. Description: __________________________ SuperBlox is a 256-color VGA adaptation of Tetris. Colorful graphics spice up a great game. New features include: o Bombs! Blast away blocks in the playing field. Bombs away! o Dynamic Playing Field Option! Placed blocks randomly move up or down to add more challenge. o Self-Play Mode! Watch the computer play SuperBlox. o Textured Block Styles! As the levels increase, the block elements are drawn with new textures and patterns. o Animations! You'll have to see for yourself. o Configureable! Change the starting level, allow/disallow bombs, toggle dynamic playing field option, turn on/off sounds, and more. All of these options can be changed during the game. Playing Instructions: __________________________ Playing instructions are available on-line by selecting the "READ ME!" choice from the main menu. If you are unfamiliar with the game of Tetris, watch the demo to see how the game works. Installation Instructions: __________________________ Although SuperBlox may be played on both floppy disk or a hard drive, it is strongly recommended that you install the software on a hard drive. Using the hard drive is perferred since the game will be more responsive. To install to your hard drive, copy all of the files on the floppy disk to the appropriate directory on your hard drive. Below is an example, assuming the floppy drive is A: and your hard drive is C: and the destination directory is C:\SBLOX C: CD \ MD SBLOX A: COPY *.* C:\SBLOX If SuperBlox came as a zipped archive, copy the zipped archive to the directory you wish SuperBlox to reside in and then unzip the archive. To start the game, go to the drive and directory where the program resides ( e.g. CD \SBLOX ) and enter BLOX Command Line Options: __________________________ There are several command line options available. To see a listing of the options, type: BLOX /h IMPORTANT HINT: Users with computers which have slower video cards may wish to use the /s command line option. This option disables some of the video card intensive operations during the game ( e.g. the shaking of the screen when a bomb explodes ). Use this option if the screen shaking slows down the gameplay too much. Have fun and experiment with the various options that are available!!