Product:     Grab Man (Casio/Inno-Hit PacMan) Simulator
Version:     2.01
Started:     November  7th, 1999
Released:    November 14th, 1999
Last update: October  28th, 2000
Author:      _MADrigal_ (email: lucantignano@rocketmail.com)
                        (write in Italian or English only please!)
Website:     http://madrigal.retrogames.com


SECTIONS
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1. INFOS and COPYRIGHT NOTICES
2. REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION
3. WHAT IS THIS SIMULATOR?
4. WHAT IS SIMULATED
5. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
6. HOW TO PLAY
7. CONTROLS
8. 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:

 GRABMAN.EXE  main program
 README.TXT   this file
 VERSIONI.TXT history file in Italian
 WHATSNEW.TXT news file in English
 SOUND        folder containing five .WAV files

If you do not agree with these terms DELETE THIS SOFTWARE NOW!

The author is in no way affiliated with Casio/Inno-Hit.
"Grab Man" and "Game&Time" are copyrighted by Casio/Inno-Hit


                         REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION
                         -----------------------------
You will need a PC with Win95, 98, Millennium, NT4 or NT2000 installed
A sound card is also NECESSARY.
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.
But 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 fourteen more _MADrigal_'s simulators:
- "Motor Cross" Simulator
- "Las Vegas" (Bandai) Simulator
- "PuckMan" (Tomy tabletop) Simulator
- "Donkey Kong Circus" (Nintendo - Panorama Screen Series) Simulator
- "Banana/Banana Sbang" (VTL/Polistil) Simulator
- "Lifeboat" (Nintendo - Multi Screen Series) Simulator
- "Penguin Land" (Bandai tabletop) Simulator
- "Sub Chase" (Mattel Electronics) Simulator
- "Armor Battle" (Mattel Electronics) Simulator
- "Donkey Kong" (Nintendo - Multi Screen Series) Simulator
- "Turtle Bridge" (Nintendo - Wide Screen Series) Simulator
- "Snoopy Tennis" (Nintendo - Wide Screen Series) Simulator
- "Towering Rescue" (Gakken - LCD Card Game Series) Simulator
- "Snoopy" (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) demo mode:         same as above;
3) pause mode:        same as above


                           ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
                           -----------------------
This simulator features some peculiar routines to create a true "artificial
intelligence". Those routines are used in ghoste movement: ghosts move
towards Grab Man or fly away if he's got the power pill.


                                 HOW TO PLAY
                                 -----------
*Press Ama  button to play "Amateur Game"
 Press Pro  button to play "Professional Game"
 Press Time button to view current time (while not playing)
*Instructions: do you actually need to know how to play PacMan ???
*IMPORTANT: in this version, PacMan can eat pills just walking right to left!
*Score: pill       -   5 points
        power pill - 100 points
        ghost      - 200 to 800  points
        apple      - 200 to 2000 points, depending on level
*Apples are shown at every 8 pills eaten (a total of two per level)
*Bonus points (1000) are given at level 6 and at every 5 levels
*Bonus lives are given at 5000 and at every 20000 points (just in case you
 have less than three)
*Highest scores will be saved in the System Registry


                                   CONTROLS
                                   --------
A) by MOUSE
   Press Ama button to play "Amateur Game"
   Press Pro button to play "Professional Game"
   Press Time button to view current time (while not playing)
   Right-click anywhere to activate the popup menu
B) by KEYBOARD
   arrow keys move PacMan around (keep pressed)


                                   THANKS TO
                                   ---------
Luke Skywalker (for precious help)
Daniele P.     (for providing hardware)
Marco F.       (for providing the original game)
Simone C.      (for additional Delphi programming)


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

_MADrigal_, October 28th, 2000

