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				    HARWIRE

			   Presented by noddybox '98
		   Written using DJGPP v2 and Allegro 2.2/3.0

		      Allegro written by Shawn Hargreaves

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USAGE
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    hardwire [-v] [-q]

    	-v	Report version number
	-q	Disable sound (in case you can't stand it or the autodetection
		messes up)
	-m	Disable music (if you find my musical 'talent' dubious)


RULES FOR WIRE MODE
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Blocks (or columns) descend down the screen into the a pit.  To remove blocks
from the pit a connection must be made between the connectors lining the sides 
and bottom of the pit.

In TETRIS mode blocks will become 'unglued' and drop if there is space below if
one of it's member pieces is destroyed in a connection, or if it above a piece
that gets destroyed in a connection...  It should make more sense when you see
it...  Hopefully!

In COLUMNS mode the blocks are always 'unglued'.

Every 40 blocks in Tetris mode, or every 60 in COLUMNS mode you will get a
special block, one piece big that once it's been layed down will destory all
the blocks of the types surrounding it on all sides.

If the blocks (even a special) overflow the top of the pit, it's game over.


RULES FOR TETRIS CLASSIC MODE
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Blocks drop down into the pit.  Complete horizontal line disappear, causing the
above lines to move down.  The game is over once the pit overflows.  I'm sure
you've heard of the idea... :-)




KEYS (title)
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    F1     Change game mode TETRIS WIRE, COLUMNS WIRE and TETRIS CLASSIC mode
    F2     Change game level.  Anyone who can play past 10 has my sympathies!
    F3     Toggle motion sickness.  (Go on, waste those spare CPU cycles!)
    F4     Toggle music on/off
    SPACE  Play game
    ESC    Quit back to DOS



KEYS (game)
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    RIGHT  Move block right
    LEFT   Move block left
    UP     Spin block clockwise / rotate column up
    DOWN   Spin block anti-clockwise / rotate column up
    SPACE  Drop block (hold down to keep dropping)
    P      Pause
    ESC    Quit back to title (in a rash act of kindness you also get to keep
           your current score...)


HINTS
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If you find the graphical frippery of the GAME OVER screen tiresome, it can be
sped up with the SPACE bar.


CONTENTS
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The archive should include :

HARDWIRE.TXT	This file
HARDWIRE.EXE	The executable
HARDWIRE.DAT	The Allegro datafile holding the sprites, sounds, etc.
ALLEGRO.CFG	Setup file for Allegro.  If you have troubles with the sound or
		graphics try editing this (the file is as supplied with Allegro
		and is reasonably self-documenting)

MAKEFILE.	Makefile.  Requires GNU make, DJGPP and Allegro
HARDWIRE.C	The source
PIECEMAP.H	Source file defining the tetris piece maps.
HWPAL.H		Definitions for the palette
HWDAT.H		Definitions for the datafile



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email:	ianc@noddybox.demon.co.uk
URL:	http://www.noddybox.demon.co.uk

Please send any bug reports or incompatabilities to the above address.  Run
'hardwire -v' to find version number when reporting bugs.  TVM.

You are free to do whatever you want with this code, aside from claim
responsibility for it and charge for it.


(c) 1998 noddybox