Product:     Banana (VTech) Simulator
Version:     S3/1.03 (Standard 3, graduation release!)
Started:     February 22nd, 2000
Released:    March    10th, 2000
Last update: November  3rd, 2003
Author:      _MADrigal_ (email: lucantignano@email.it)
                        (write in Italian or English only please!)
Website:     http://madrigal.retrogames.com    (main site)
             http://www.madrigal.emuita.it     (Italian mirror)


SECTIONS
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1. INFOS and COPYRIGHT NOTICES
2. REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION
3. WHAT IS THIS SIMULATOR?
4. WHAT IS SIMULATED
5. HOW TO PLAY
6. CONTROLS
7. THANKS TO



                         INFOS and COPYRIGHT NOTICES
                         ---------------------------
This program is a handeld simulator, and it's been completely coded with
Borland Delphi 4.0.
This program is freeware. If you paid for it, you've been ripped; if so,
please contact the author immediately. You are allowed and encouraged to
redistribute it freely, but just in case the ZIP package comes in as follows:

 BANANA.EXE   main program
 FMOD.DLL     sound library
 MANUAL.EXE   instructions program
 SOUND        folder containing six .WAV files

 README.TXT   this file
 LICENSE.TXT  license file in English
 FAQ.TXT      frequently asked questions

 VERSIONI.TXT history file in Italian
 WHATSNEW.TXT news file in English

If you disagree these terms DELETE THIS SOFTWARE NOW!

The author is in no way affiliated with VTech/Polistil.
"Banana" (C) VTech, 1981
"Banana Sbang" (C) Polistil, 1981



                        REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION
                        -----------------------------
You need a PC with Win95, 98, Millennium, NT4 or NT2000 installed
A sound card is optional.
Simply unzip to any folder using full pathnames (right-click on the
game archive icon and select the "extract to folder ..." option)



                           WHAT IS THIS SIMULATOR?
                           -----------------------
It is a program which reproduces the behaviour of an electronic handheld game.
If you want more infos on handheld simulators, or if you're looking for
similar products, visit my website:
http://madrigal.retrogames.com
There you'll also find five more _MADrigal_ simulators:
- "Motor Cross" Simulator
- "Grab Man" (Inno-Hit) Simulator
- "Las Vegas" (Bandai Electronics) Simulator
- "PuckMan" (Tomy Electronic) Simulator
- "Donkey Kong Circus" (Nintendo - Panorama Screen Series) Simulator



                              WHAT IS SIMULATED
                              -----------------
All features of the original handheld game, except:
1) time setting mode:  not simulated due to lack of interest;
2) alarm setting mode: same as above
3) chronometer:        same as above
4) demo mode:          same as above



                                 HOW TO PLAY
                                 -----------
*Press Time button to shift through time 1, time 2, alarm, chrono and date modes
*Press Game A button to play game A (easy)
*Press Game B button to play game B (hard)
*Instructions: move a busy thrashman around the street to save people from
 falling on some banana peels
*Misses: one miss per unsafe man
*Five misses and game ends
*Score: 1 point per safe man
*Highest scores are saved in the System Registry
*After game ends, time function displays after about 30 seconds



                                   CONTROLS
                                   --------
A) by MOUSE
   Press Time button to shift through time, alarm and chronometer modes
   Press Game A button to play game A (easy)
   Press Game B button to play game B (hard)
   Right-click anywhere to activate the popup menu
B) by KEYBOARD
   Q    places your man in upper left position  (*)
   A    places your man in lower left position  (*)
   P    places your man in upper right position (*)
   L    places your man in lower right position (*)
   ESC  quits program

(*) keys settings can be easily configured by using the popup menu



                                   THANKS TO
                                   ---------
Daniele Pinna    (for providing hardware)
Alessandro Pili  (for providing hardware)
Paolo Fois       (for providing the original game)
Simone Congiu    (for additional Delphi programming)
Julian Ross Olds (for providing scans from the original instructions manual)


ALL YOUR OLD OR MALFUNCTIONING HANDHELDS WANTED. EMAIL ME!!!

_MADrigal_, March 10th, 2000

