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Program    : Wobman
Author     : Colin J. Gall - Collywobbles Software
Type       : Freeware (including source)

Description: This game is a clone of the original classic
             Pac-Man by Namco. It is written entirely in
             BlitzPlus (DarkBasic for v1.0b). It's aim is to 
             be as close to the original Namco game as possible.
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Please feel free to distribute this software. However, if you do, please include this readme file to acknowledge the original programmer (ie. me).


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Installation
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Unzip the file Wobman.zip. This files will be extracted
into a directory called Wobman. You need all the following
files:

Files
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readme.txt    - This file
wobman.exe    - Executable
wobman.bb     - BlitzPlus source code (plain text)
wobman.ico    - Wobman icon

Sounds
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sounds/blue.wav
sounds/comp.wav
sounds/death.wav
sounds/fruit.wav
sounds/ghost.wav
sounds/life.wav
sounds/siren1.wav
sounds/siren2.wav
sounds/siren3.wav
sounds/siren4.wav
sounds/siren5.wav
sounds/start.wav
sounds/interm.wav

Graphics
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bitmaps/background.bmp
bitmaps/maze.bmp
bitmaps/mazeflash1.bmp
bitmaps/mazeflash2.bmp
bitmaps/pacnames.bmp
bitmaps/sprites.bmp



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Release Notes
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Date      : 13th Aug, 2003
Version   : 1.2
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Complete version! Enjoy!
Any bugs, email me at colin@collywobbles.net


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Date      : 12th Aug, 2003
Version   : 1.13
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Updates
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 1) Now saves high score to file

To Do
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 1) Sound effect for when ghosts become edible


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Date      : 11th Aug, 2003
Version   : 1.12
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Minor tweaks and the first executable!

Updates
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 1) Now runs in full screen mode

To Do
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 1) Sound effect for when ghosts become edible
 2) Save high score to file


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Date      : 6th Aug, 2003
Version   : 1.11
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Fixed some outstanding bugs.

Updates
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 1) Fixed sound problems
 2) Fixed speed problems: should now run at correct speed on any machine
 3) Verified to work with BlitzPlus

To Do
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 1) Sound effect for when ghosts become edible (still!)
 2) Save high score to file


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Date      : 5th Dec, 2002
Version   : 1.1
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Rewritten in Blitz3D.

Updates
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 1) Fixed keyboard controls
 2) Flashing power pills
 3) High score recording
 4) Intermissions
 5) Full intro sequence as per original game
 6) All fonts as per original game
 7) Ghost scatter implemented
 8) Flashing maze at end of level
 9) Ghost/Wobman speed adjustment as per level
10) Powerpill timer adjustment as per level
11) 2 Player mode



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Date       : 30th Jan, 2002
Version    : 1.0b
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First beta release.

To Do
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1) Sound effect for when ghosts become edible
2) Improve keyboard controls (not perfect)
3) Allow for 2 players
4) High score recording
5) Flashing power pills




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If you find any bugs please feel free to report them 
to me at colin@collywobbles.net.

Enjoy!




