HitTiles2SE 1.0

Short:        *Hit Tiles 2 - Special Edition* by HIT MAN (v1.0)
Author:       Luca "HIT MAN" Ciccotelli (maxime@webzone.it)
Uploader:     Massimo "MAXIME" Marino (maxime webzone it)
Type:         game/think
Version:      1.0
Replaces:     HitTiles*.lha
Architecture: m68k-amigaos


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                      | HIT TILES 2 SPECIAL EDITION |
                      |                             |
                      |         release 1.0         |
                      |                             |
                      |-----------------------------|
                      |         02/04/1998          |
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                         COPYRIGHT © 1998 HIT MAN

                                 SHAREWARE



DISCLAIMER
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HIT TILES 2 SPECIAL EDITION has proven  to be stable  in everyday use.  The
author  is  not  responsible  for  any loss of data, damages to software or
hardware  that  may  result  directly  or  indirectly  from the use of this
program.   The author reserves the right to make changes to the software or
documentation without notice.



REGISTRATION
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Registration costs: 15000 Lire or US$ 10 or DEM 15 (German marks).

For registered users of HIT PUZZLE the game costs: 10000 Lire or US$ 6 or
                                                   DEM 15 (German marks).

A real BARGAIN, HIT TILES 2 SPECIAL EDITION and HIT PUZZLE at the price of:
                             24000 Lire or US$ 16 or DEM 24 (German marks).

Programmers,  I  will  be  happy to swap the registered version of my games
with  your  registered programs (especially with the authors of the various
emulators).

In addition to HIT PUZZLE and his registered key, you will have some of the
latest version of my games/programs.

Send the registration fee, the description of your Amiga model(s) owned and
in  what type of archive (LHA/LZX) you want the game to me at the following
address:

   Luca Ciccotelli
   contrada Colle Secco 37
   66010 Tollo (CH)
   ITALY



LIMITATIONS WITHOUT THE REGISTERED KEY
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Nothing high-score/setup saving and you can play only two levels.



WHAT IS THIS THING?
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HIT TILES 2 SPECIAL EDITION is a game based on the well-known oriental game
called  Shanghai.   It  consists  of 15 levels, each one featuring a screen
made  up  of 120 tiles placed in piles up to 4 high.  In every screen there
are 4 of each tile.  The aim of the game is to remove all of the tiles from
the  screen.  The main and only rule you have to keep in mind is this:  You
can  only  remove 2 equals tiles at a time ad both must have an empty place
on either the left or the right hand side.



IMPORTANT
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Who wants to create the own tiles, it's better that read the IffToTiles.doc



KEYS IN MAIN MENU
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Mouse or arrow keys to move
Left mouse button or "left shift" to select



KEYS IN GAME
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Left mouse button to select the tile
Right mouse button to active help
Both mouse buttons to de-select the tile
P key to pause
M key to enable or disable the game music
S key to enable or disable the game sfx
Esc key to quit



FEATURES
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15 different levels
Useful HELP mode for beginners
Automatic check of a premature end-of-the-game (no free tiles to remove)
32 colours screens on ECS machines
256 colours screens on AGA machines
4 different modules
Superb SFX
Full game loaded at start on machines with 1Mb chip or more
Hi-scores and setup saving
Possibility to load "new tiles-set" during the game



SWITCHES
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.->START        To play the game.
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|->OPTIONS      To chose your best configuration, and in particular.
|  |
|  |->MAIN MENU          To come back to MAIN MENU.
|  |
|  |->RANDOM GAME SCHEMES  To play with a random levels scheme every time
|  |                       you start the game.
|  |
|  |->HELP ON/OFF        To enable/disable use of the help-mode in the game.
|  |                     With HELP ON you will have 3 available help for
|  |                     each level but a lower bonus score at the end of
|  |                     the game.
|  |
|  |->TIME ON/OFF        To enable/disable the time-limit in the game. With
|  |                     TIME ON you will achieve higher scores.
|  |
|  |->SOUND ON/OFF       To enable/disable the sound in game.
|  |
|  |->MUSIC ON/OFF       To enable/disable the music in game.
|  |
|  |->LOAD TILES         To load up to 1000 new set of tiles.
|  |                     On ECS machines will be showed only the ECS set of
|  |                     tiles.
|  |
|  `->SCREEN SETUP       To obtain the best view of the game screen.
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|->ABOUT        Some infos about the authors.
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|->HIGH-SCORES  Display the high-scores screen.
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`->QUIT         Quit the game and (in registered version) save the
                High-scores and the setup (if changed), then don't
                reset during the game!!!



SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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    Minimum configuration: Kickstart 1.3, 512K of FAST memory, 512K of CHIP
                           memory (I have not tried the game on kickstart
                           1.2, but I think that it works certainly)

    Memory needed on ECS machines:
    Minimum: about 373K of CHIP and about 281K of FAST
    With about 669K of CHIP and 281K of FAST or about 950K of CHIP, no
    loading in game (but in case you play the game from a disk, do not
    remove it from the drive!)

    Memory needed on AGA machines:
    Minimum: about 435K of CHIP and about 281K of FAST
    With about 747K of CHIP and 281K of FAST or about 1028K of CHIP, no
    loading in game (but in case you play the game from a disk, do not
    remove it from the drive!)



INSTALLATION
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    Double-click on the icon named "HitTiles2SE_Installer"



LIST OF FILES
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    HIT TILES 2 SPECIAL EDITION must be distributed with all the following
    files:

    HitTiles2SE                (Main program)
    HitTiles2SE.info
    IffToTiles                 (Convert IFF pictures to tiles. See his DOC)
    IffToTiles.info
    HitTiles2SE_Installer      (Installer)
    HitTiles2SE_Installer.info
    HighScore.HT2SE
    SetupAGA.HT2SE
    SetupECS.HT2SE
    DOCS/                      (Documents)                                           
        HitTiles2SE.doc
        HitTiles2SE.doc.info
        IffToTiles.doc
        IffToTiles.doc.info
        CollaboratorsSearching
        CollaboratorsSearching.info
        IMPORTANT
        IMPORTANT.info
    GFX/                       (Graphic)   
        Menu
        Pannelli
    8ColoursIcons/
        HitTiles2SE.info
        IffToTiles.info
    MUSIC/                     (Modules)
        HT2SE
        HT2SE01
        HT2SE02
        HT2SE03
    SFX/                       (Sounds)
        01.sfx
        02.sfx
        03.sfx
        04.sfx
        05.sfx
        06.sfx
        07.sfx
    TILES/
        Default.tiles          (Default tiles)
        Default.tiles.aut      (Name of author)
        Default.tiles.pal      (Palette of tiles)
        8BitGames.tiles        (Some tiles set)
        8BitGames.tiles.aut
        8BitGames.tiles.pal
        Classic.tiles
        Classic.tiles.aut
        Classic.tiles.pal
        TextureAGA.tiles       (AGA tiles set)
        TextureAGA.tiles.aut
        TextureAGA.tiles.pal
    TilesPics/                 (Not necessary for the use of the game)
        EMPTY_AGA.pic          (See IffToTiles.doc)
        EMPTY_AGA.pic.info
        EMPTY_ECS.pic
        EMPTY_ECS.pic.info
        HitTiles2SEdefault.pic
        HitYiles2SEdefault.pic.info