============================================================================== README.TXT Super Roco Bros (DEMO VERSION 1.0) By Outhouse Software. (c) Copyright 2000 All rights reserved Minimum Requirements: * 256 colour display * 8 megs RAM * 486DX2/66 or faster processor * P100 processor recommended * DOS 6.1 Recommended Requirements: * 256 colour display * 32 megs RAM * Intel Pentium 166 MMX * DOS 6.22 Also supports: * Sound Blaster or Gravis Ultra Sound compatible music cards ============================================================================== Contents ~~~~~~~~ Introduction.......................1 Story..............................2 About the demo.....................3 Keys and Controls..................4 Trouble shooting...................5 Previews...........................6 Using the Sound Setup..............7 About Outhouse Software............8 Contacting Outhouse................9 Lastwords.........................10 Notices...........................11 ============================================================================== = (1) Introduction = ============================================================================== Congratulations! You have just downloaded the Shareware version of Super Roco Bros. This is the second public release version of Super Roco Bros. The purpose of this version is to allow the public to "try" Super Roco Bros before they "buy" it. Super Roco Bros is a colourful platform adventure with bright visuals and addictive gameplay, the like of which is hardly seen nowadays! If you have and comments regarding Super Roco Bros you can contact us either from our website or via e-mail both email and website address are listed elsewhere in this readme. ============================================================================== = (2) Story = ============================================================================== You play Roco Roco a hot dog chef who's been transported into another dimension in search of his older brother Pepe Roco. This is where the fun begins, you will have to travel over various levels in search of your brother. You will face deadly ingame bad guys and huge end of level bosses. Until the final level where Roco meets his arch nemesis the Evil Giant Peanut known as Peano! ============================================================================== = (3) About the Demo = ============================================================================== In the Shareware version of Super Roco Bros you must battle across a deadly desert infested with Martial Arts Cacktara's and bouncing Gorbash's. Its there job to try and stop you from reaching your goal. The next level is set deep within the dark caves that make up the new dimension, this level is infested with falling Stags and fast Spikeadilo's. Once that level is completed you are warped to the high cloud level which is inhabited by regular Gorbash's as well as the deadly Jetbash's! After you finish that level you plunge 100 feet underwater to face the extremely dangerous unexploded mines and as equally hazardous Pirano's! Once you reach the end of level flag its time to face another level. Sorry but the Shareware version of Super Roco Bros only features four level's. The Full version contains over 16 jampacked levels! ============================================================================== = (4) Keys and controls = ============================================================================== Keys Action Escape Key...................Exit to the main menu Alt and X....................Return to Dos Pause/Break..................Pause the Action Space Key....................Make Roco Jump Left Arrow Key...............Move Roco Left Right Arrow Key..............Move Roco Right ============================================================================== = (5) Trouble Shooting = ============================================================================== Super ROCO Bros has been tested through and through for Bugs during all stages of its development but there are a few issues that need addressing. Super Roco Bros known bugs.. 1) Pausing the game during jumping/walking and then unpausing the game results in Roco repeating the last action before the pause was pressed. 2) It is possible to get stuck into a wall 3) If you hit a corner of a object at a perfect diagonal then Roco will fall through it and loose a life. To solve the above problems press ALT and X to Exit Super Roco Bros and run "START.BAT" again. Problems running the game... Because of the way Super Roco Bros was made, Super Roco Bros relies mostly on memory under DOS. Super Roco Bros requires over 550k of conventional memory to run and above 600k of conventional memory to run at a reasonable speed! The bad news is if you are running Super Roco Bros under Windows 95/98 then your Pc may not be setup for maximum memory. To solve this problem we recommend you Shutdown your Pc and Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. This should give you the maximum amount of conventional memory. Problems running on Windows 2000 / Windows Me platforms... Super Roco Bros has NOT been tested on a Pc running Windows 2000 or Windows ME Therefor it is highly unlikely that Super Roco Bros will run at a satisfactory level or worst comes to worst Super Roco Bros may NOT RUN AT ALL! Sound related problems... IF your problem is sound related then run SETUP.EXE and make sure that the sound setting are the same as your sound card. ============================================================================== = (6) Previews = ============================================================================== Coming Soon form Outhouse Software is a fast paced puzzle/action called: Darkernoid! Cool Darkernoid Features.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * 36 levels * 4 Alternating Backgrounds * 10 Power ups! * Awesome dance music * Includes "DARKED"(tm) a fully featured level editor Also Coming Soon is a Catalogue of all our latest products this will be available from our website soon. ============================================================================== = (7) Using the Sound Setup = ============================================================================== Music and Sound FX will Only play if your Sound card is 100% Sound Blaster or Gravis Ultra Sound compatible. If your sound card is not compatible then the only option is to play with NO SOUND. The Sound Setup Program has been made to automatically detect your sound cards settings. But if it doesn't then try one of the following... [MS-DOS] Problem : I do not know my settings but I do know my cards a Sound Blaster. Answer : The general settings for a Sound Blaster would be, Select Card: Sound Blaster Port : 0x200 IRQ : 5 DMA1 : 1 DMA2 : 5 Run the setup program by typing "setup.exe" and select the options so that they match up with the options above. Once this is done click on the TEST button if no sound plays try changing the name of your card. If a sound did play then Save and Exit. Problem : Sound plays distorted Answer : If sound plays distorted there are two possible reasons 1) Your sound card is not setup correctly 2) Your Pc has less that 600k of conventional memory free. [Windows 95/98] Most Sound Cards installed under Windows 95/98 are 100% Sound Blaster compatible but if your sound card is installed on your motherboard as oppose to a PCI slot then chances are you wont know your settings. To find out your sound cards settings try one of the following, Method 1) You can try the same method as MS-DOS. This would mean selecting the most common settings for a Sound Blaster. Select Card: Sound Blaster Port : 0x200 IRQ : 5 DMA1 : 1 DMA2 : 5 Run the setup program by typing "setup.exe" and select the options so that they match up with the options above. Once this is done click on the TEST button if no sound plays try changing the name of your card. If a sound did play then Save and Exit. Method 2) This method requires a pen, pad and some technical know how. Step 1) On the Windows Desktop Close all programs that are currently running. Step 2) Click on the Start button. Step 3) Goto and click on the Settings/Control Panel tab. Step 4) Once the Control Panel Window is open Click on the System Icon. Step 5) On the System Properties Box click on the Device Manager tab. Step 6) Go down the list and double click on the Sound video and game controllers Step 7) Now highlight your Sound Card. Step 8) Once highlighted click on the Properties button. Step 9) Now your Sound Cards Properties box should pop up Step 10) Once popped up click on the Resources tab Step 11) This page will give you all the information you need so get out your pad and write down your Sound Cards make(the following sample will be based on my Sound Card) Example: ~~~~~~~~ Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or AWE-32 Step 12) Now write down everything in the Resource Settings List Example: ~~~~~~~~ Input/Output Range : 0220 - 022F Input/Output Range : 0330 - 0331 Input/Output Range : 0338 - 038B Interrupt Request : 5 Direct Memory Access : 1 Direct Memory Access : 5 Step 13) Converting all that mumbo-jumbo: Example: ~~~~~~~~ Port = Input/Output Range : 0220 - 022F IRQ = Interrupt Request : 5 DMA1 = Direct Memory Access : 1 DMA2 = Direct Memory Access : 5 Step 14) Now you have the correct information for the sound setup. Close all the windows and run "setup.exe" Step 15) Select the following options, Example: ~~~~~~~~ Select Card: Sound Blaster Port : 0x200 IRQ : 5 DMA1 : 1 DMA2 : 5 Step 16) Test the sound then Save and Exit and run Super Roco Bros! [Windows 2000/Windows ME] Please refer to section (5) Trouble shooting for more information regarding running sound setup under Windows 2000 or Windows ME. ============================================================================== = (8) About Outhouse Software = ============================================================================== Here at the Outhouse offices we are always trying to "push the packet" by this we mean that we are always looking to push the boundaries of the shareware market so that one day shareware becomes a more than viable alternative to the often high prices of commercial games. We are on a mission and that mission is to provide the gamer with new experiences that other software companies don't even attempt. We want to embers the player in a rich interactive world. We aim to do this with every product which is more than, what can be said for larger profit minded corporations. So we hope you enjoy our games and in doing so help us "push the packet" for you, the gamer. Outhouse Software are.. - = Programming & Graphics = - Heydar Daneshdjoyan - = Music & Game Design = - Karim Daneshdjoyan ============================================================================== = (9) Contacting Outhouse Software = ============================================================================== If you have any comments about this Product then please feel free to visit the official Outhouse Software website at: http://www.outhousesoftware.co.uk/ Or E-Mail us any comments or Bug reporting at: outhousesoftware@hotmail.com For all the latest demos/shareware releases from outhouse software check out: http://div-arena.com/ ============================================================================== = (10) Last words = ============================================================================== Karim'LEAD ROCO DESIGNER AND MAESTRO'Daneshdjoyan:-"Wow!..Now I really Am Shigeru Miyamoto and Nobuo Uemastu rolled into one!" Heydar Daneshdjoyan:- "All Roco and no play makes Heydar a dull boy!" ============================================================================== = (11) Notices = ============================================================================== All of Outhouse Software's products have been virus-checked, however Outhouse Software can't be deemed liable for any problems that may arise from using this Download. Super Roco Bros is copyrighted By Outhouse Software. Outhouse Software. (c) Copyright 2000 All rights reserved