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alex4(6)							   Games Manual 							  alex4(6)

NAME

       alex4 - Alex the Allegator 4, a retro platform game

SYNOPSIS

       alex4 [gamefile]

DESCRIPTION

       Guide  Alex  the Allegator through the jungle in order to save his girlfriend Lola from evil humans who want to make a pair of shoes out of
       her.

       Alex the Allegator 4 is a platform game in the style of old Gameboy games.  You can play the game with a keyboard or a  joystick.   On  the
       keyboard the following keys are used:

       Arrow keys   Movement

       Alt	    Jump

       Control	    Shoot (only when you've found eggs to fire!)

       When you're on the menu screen, you can choose the window size with the following keys:

       1    160x120 window

       2    320x240 window

       3    640x480 window

       4    full-screen

CUSTOM MAPS

       The Alex the Allegator homepage links to many user-contributed maps.  Each set should contain several ".map" files and a text file describ-
       ing the collection.  To play the maps, simply start alex4 with the name of the text file as argument.

       If you want to create your own maps, you can use the built-in map editor (described below), but you'll need to create the description  file
       yourself.   This  is  a plain text file that needs to list the file names of your maps between "#start#" and "#end#" markers (these markers
       are not optional).  You can include a description of the maps outside these markers.  For example, for a collection of three maps:

	      In this game, Alex must rescue the Yellow Tetris Piece from the pirates of Ching Shih.
	      #start#
	      journey.map
	      sea-of-despair.map
	      endgame.map
	      #end#

USING THE MAP EDITOR

       Use the map editor to create your own maps.  You can enter the map editor from the menu screen or by pressing F1  while	playing  a  custom
       map.  The basic editor commands are:

       Shift+L		   load an existing map

       Shift+S		   save the map

       Insert+Left/Right   widen the map

       Delete+Left/Right   shorten the map

       F1		   change the map's properties, e.g. its name.

       Maps  are  composed  of	tiles.	 Tiles	can  contain scenery, enemies, items and other game objects.  The mouse cursor shows the currently
       selected tile.  To draw tiles, use the left mouse button.  You can cycle through the available tiles by using the z and x  keys,  choose  a
       tile from a palette using the p key, or pick a tile from the screen using the right mouse button.

       Tiles can be given special behavior using the following commands:

       q	 instant death

       w	 map exit

       e	 roll activator

       r	 breakable block

       t	 submerged in water

       y	 on the water surface

       a	 Alex' start location (facing left)

       Shift+A	 Alex' start location (facing right)

       Use the following command to place items and enemies:

       1	 extra life

       2	 star bonus

       3	 cherry bonus

       4	 egg

       5	 extra heart

       Shift+Q	 grunt

       Shift+W	 spear grunt

       Shift+E	 crusher

       Shift+R	 spike fish

       Shift+T	 jellyfish

       Shift+Y	 cannon

       Shift+U	 spike truck boss

       Shift+I	 ground pounder boss

SEE ALSO

       The Alex the Allegator series homepage <http://allegator.sourceforge.net/>

AUTHOR

       Alex the Allegator 4 was written by Johan Peitz, Free Lunch Design.

       This manual page was written by Peter De Wachter <pdewacht@gmail.com>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

								    2008-02-07								  alex4(6)

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NAME

       kball - a game of skill and reflexes for all the family

SYNOPSIS

       kball [-w] [-bppXX] [-mapeditor] [-trace]

DESCRIPTION

       KBall is a game of skill and reflexes, non violent, suitable for all ages.

       The  idea  is  to  move	a ball around the map, without falling, without running out of time, and getting the prizes, in order to reach the
       exit.

       The map has different traps, such as slides, pushers, jumps, falls, walls, etc.

       Maps are viewed from top view, and the walls and player's ball are real-time rendered in beautiful 3D.

       It is 100% non-violent FUN - Suitable for ALL ages.

       Also, a easy to use, full map editor is included, so you can do your OWN maps!

USAGE

       You must guide your crystal ball in the labyrinth, without falling from it, without running out of time, and picking up the ying-yang power
       ups, in order to exit the labyrinth reaching the floor marked with the ying-yang mark.

       Besides the ying-yang power ups, there are other prizes that will have different effects on the score.

KEYS

       Some keys that you can use during the game:

	   Key
	   Effect
	   ESC
	   Ends the game
	   P
	   PAUSE
	   Pause the game
	   F12
	   Save a screen-shoot

TIPS

       You don't need to pick up all the prizes to exit, only the ying-yang, but you may desire to get all the prizes to get a better score.

       Always keep and eye on remaining time.

       There are secret zones in some labyrinths. Look for them.

       In some levels, there are secret shortcuts.

       In some places, there are fake walls, you can go thought them and reach secret places.

       You can move your ball in the middle of the air, use this to do cool jumps.

       Is better to do multiple jumps at once, using your ability to move the ball in the air to perfect the multi-jump.

       You can use a combination of controllers to move the ball (like mouse + keyboard for example).

       When  you  be  ready to exit the level, you will see the word  "EXIT" flashing at upper right. Don't try to exit the level if you don't see
       that word.

       Use the map editor to do your own custom maps.

       The new levels must be saved inside the "levels" folder inside the installation folder of Kball.

       Pressing <F1> in the map editor you will see a list with all the available commands.

OPTIONS

       These command line options are available:
	-w	       Runs the game in a window.
	-f	       Runs the game in a full screen.
	-nosound       Disables music and sound system.
	-bpp16	       Selects a 16 bits color depth.
	-bpp15	       Selects a 15 bits color depth.
	-bpp32	       Selects a 32 bits color depth.
	-bpp24	       Selects a 24 bits color depth.
	-mapeditor     Starts only the map editor.
	-trace	       Enables the debugging tracer, only useful for the developers of the game, or to report bugs.

AUTHOR

       The original program was written by Kronoman.

       This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux system by Miriam Ruiz <little_miry@yahoo.es> (but may be used by others, of course)

Miriam Ruiz							    06.04.2005								  kball(6)

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