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Description | |||||||||||||||||||||
AstroPak includes two old-school style arcade shooters for the PalmOS, AstroCastle and AstroStorm. AstroCastle is inspired by the classic Cinematronix game Star Castle. AstroStorm resembles the Vectrex game Mine Storm. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Requirements | |||||||||||||||||||||
AstroPak requires PalmOS
3.0 and above and devices capable of 4 color grayscale and 160x160
resolution. Currently there are no known PalmOS models that cannot run
AstroPak, but not all have been tested. Newer high-resolution devices like
the Clies need to run the AstroPak programs in low-resolution
compatibility mode. Please refer to the manufacturer's instructions on how
to do this. AstroPak currently does not run on Handeras. If your device does not meet the requirements, a dialog box explaining the error will appear and then the programs will exit. |
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Installation | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gray-scale If you have a gray-scale device, use the Install Tool that comes with the Palm desktop software to install the files AstroCastle.prc and AstroStorm.prc on your device. Color |
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Registration | |||||||||||||||||||||
The demo period expires after 5 days from time of installation.
After this period, the programs will not function without a
registration code. Please visit the Old School Software Website at http://www.oldschoolsoftware.com/ for information on how to purchase a registration code via the Web for only $9.95. After obtaining a personal registration code, select Help->Register... from each of the application menus and enter your code in the dialog box. The programs will immediately be fully functional. Please note that you will be purchasing one registration code that will work for both AstroCastle and AstroStorm. Note: press the silk-screened Palm Menu button usually located in the lower-left corner of the graffiti writing area to display the application menu. |
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AstroCastle Overview | |||||||||||||||||||||
AstroCastle is a vector graphics shooter similar to the classic Star Castle
made by Cinematronics in the early eighties. The idea is simple, avoid the
drones and shoot the castle before it shoots you. But first you must destroy
enough of the protecting ring segments to expose it. Be careful since this also
makes your ship vulnerable to the castle's deadly blaster cannon! New ships are awarded at 20, 40, 80, 120, and 160 thousand points. |
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AstroStorm Overview | |||||||||||||||||||||
This game resembles an Asteroids variant included with the Vectrex video game
system titled Mine Storm. Not only do you face fixed course mines, but also ones
that follow you, shoot back when destroyed, or both. A new ship is awarded when the castle is destroid. |
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Control Layout | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Setting Preferences | |||||||||||||||||||||
Difficulty level, number of starting ships, maximum number of bullets, sound,
and background options can be set from the preferences dialog box by selecting
Options->Preferences... from the applications' menu. Note: press the silk-screened Palm Menu button usually located in the lower-left corner of the graffiti writing area to display the application menu. |
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Copyright | |||||||||||||||||||||
AstroPak, AstroCastle, and AstroStorm are the copyright of Marshall Ramsey and may not be sold without his expressed, written permission. This software may not be reverse engineered, disassembled, or modified in any way. The unmodified self-extracting archive or zip file may be redistributed freely. See the included copyright.txt file for additional rights and restrictions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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