Super Snakes (C) 1992

Kevin L. Patch
75 Pine St. #2
Woburn, MA 01801

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Files in SSNAKES.ZIP:

SSNAKES.DOC - This file

SSNAKES.EXE - Windows 3.0 executable file

SSNAKES.HLP - Windows 3.0 help file
Put this in the same directory as SSNAKES.EXE

BWCC.DLL - Dynamic Link Library
Put this in the same directory as SSNAKES.EXE,
or in your WINDOWS directory.


Installing and Running Super Snakes:

1) Put SSNAKES.EXE in a Program Manager group and select the
SSNAKES icon. This is accomplished by selecting NEW from
the program manager FILE menu. Choose 'New Item' from the
dialog box. A second dialog box will be displayed. Enter
'SuperSnakes' at the first prompt, and Enter 'SSNAKES.EXE'
with the full path name at the second prompt. The Super
Snakes icon should appear in the program manager window.
Select this icon to launch Super Snakes.

2) Type 'SSNAKES' with the full path at the prompt of the
RUN menu option in program manager.

3) Launch SSNAKES.EXE from the File Manager.

To get on-line help for this program, make sure the help file 'SSNAKES.HLP'
is in the same directory as the SSNAKES.EXE program file, and select an
option from the HELP menu on the main window menu bar.

If the program does not run correctly, make sure that the DLL file
BWCC.DLL is in the SSNAKES.EXE or WINDOWS directory.


Playing Super Snakes -- This can also be viewed from the Help menu of Super
Snakes.


Game Objects:

Yellow bulldozer - This is YOU!

Purple snakes - These are evil snakes from hell and should be eliminated!


Gray blocks and walls - These cannot be moved or passed through. (unless the
gray pass wall power item has been hit)


Blue blocks - These can be pushed one(or more) at a time by the bulldozer.
They are used to kill snakes.

Red Power Rocks - These appear from time to time. Hit one and become immune
to snakes for several seconds. You can hit snakes directly to kill them.
Yellow bulldozer turns red while active.

Light Blue Time Warps - These clock-like items appear from time to time.
Hit one and freeze snakes for awhile. (Snakes can still kill you if you
hit them while they are frozen)

Small Gray Pass Wall Rocks - These appear from time to time. Hit one and you
can go through walls for awhile.


Playing Snakes:

You are the yellow bulldozer in the middle of the screen. You have three
lives at the start. There is no way to get more lives.

You move the bulldozer around the playing field by pressing the arrow keys
on the keyboard. The mouse CANNOT be used to move the bulldozer. The
mouse can only be used to Pause the game and to select from the menus.

The gray walls are solid and cannot be moved or passed through. (unless
the gray pass wall power item has been hit)

The blue blocks are moveable and are to be used to kill snakes. You can
push one or more blue blocks at a time.

The purple snakes move randomly about the screen. The snakes can be killed
by pushing the blocks into them. Pushing a blue block into a snake will
kill the segment that you hit, and all segments that were cut-off from the
head. To kill the whole snake the blue block must be pushed into the head
of the snake.

There are 10 snakes on each world. To move to the next world, all 10 snakes
must be killed.

Red Power Rocks will appear from time to time. If you run over one, your
bulldozer becomes red for several seconds. During this time you cannot be
killed by snakes. You can run directly into snakes and kill them. When
the bulldozer turns a dark shade of red the Power-Rock time is about to
run out.

Blue Time Warps will appear from time to time. They look like clocks.
If you run over one, the snakes will freeze for several seconds. You can
then push blocks into the immobile snakes. If you hit a frozen snake,
you will still die.

Gray Pass Wall Rocks will appear from time to time. If you run over one,
you can go through the gray wall for several seconds.


Scoring Snakes:

The object of the game is to accumulate points.

Points are gained by killing snakes.

Each snake segment is worth 5 points, each head is worth 20.

After killing 10 snakes you go to the next game world.


Paint Mode:

Super Snakes has a mode that will allow you to paint and play your own
custom worlds. These can be saved to a file and loaded anytime.

To enter paint mode choose the PAINT MODE option from the CUSTOM menu. The
screen will clear and the bulldozer will be placed in the middle of the
screen. You can put a grid up to assist in drawing the world by choosing
the GRID option from the CUSTOM menu.

To paint objects just click the mouse button where you want an item and it
will be placed there. To change the current paint item, select a different
one from the PAINT ITEM menu under the CUSTOM menu. The gray walls are
made up of the following pieces: vertical, horizontal, top/bottom/left/right
ends, single block, and the four corners. Use these to get the 3D look.
The blue blocks are for pushing into snakes. The Bulldozer always begins
in the middle of the screen. The snakes begin at the far right and left
edges. You must leave at least 10 empty spaces at the edges for the snakes to
appear in. If you don't, the game will hang. You control the snakes a little
by filling edge areas that you don't want them to appear in.

Select CLEAR from the CUSTOM menu to clear all objects from the board.

After painting a custom world select SAVE from the CUSTOM menu to save it to
a file. Then select PLAY from the CUSTOM menu to play the custom world. You
can load other custom worlds by selecting LOAD from the CUSTOM menu.

NOTE: The game must be in paint mode to load a custom world.


Menu Options for Snakes:

New (Game Menu)
The "New" menu option clears the screen and restarts the game.


High Scores (Game Menu)
The "High Scores" menu option allows viewing of the 10 most excellent scores in
the game. A dialog box is displayed listing the name, score, and excellent
quote of the top ten players.


About (Game Menu)
The "About" menu option displays information about the program.


Exit (Game Menu)
The "Exit" menu option quits the game and returns to windows.


Power Rocks (Options Menu)
If the "Power Rocks" menu item is checked, then Power Rocks will be generated
during the game.


Time Warps (Options Menu)
If the "Time Warps" menu item is checked, then Time Warp items will be
generated during the game.


Pass Wall (Options Menu)
If the "Pass Wall" menu item is checked, then Pass Wall items will be
generated during the game.


Sound (Options Menu)
If the "Sound" menu item is checked, then the game sounds will be generated
during the game.


Paint Mode (Custom Menu)
The "Paint Mode" menu item puts the game in paint mode. This allows you to
create your own custom worlds that you can save, load, and play.


Clear (Custom Menu)
The "Clear" menu option clears the paint mode board. This option is only
available in paint mode.


Grid (Custom Menu)
The "Grid" menu option displays a grid that assists in laying out custom
worlds. This option is only available in paint mode.


Paint Item (Custom Menu)
The "Paint Item" menu is for selecting the current item that is being placed
in paint mode.


Save (Custom Menu)
The "Save" menu item will save the current custom world to a file. This option
is only available in paint mode.


Load (Custom Menu)
The "Load" menu item will load a custom world from a file. This option is
only available in paint mode.


Play (Custom Menu)
The "Play" menu option will begin playing the current custom world. This option
is only available in paint mode.