±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² HUGO III, JUNGLE OF DOOM! ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± Copyright 1992, David P. Gray, Gray Design Associates All Rights Reserved Member, Association of Shareware Professionals ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² C O N T E N T S ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 1. Specification 2. System requirements 3. USER GUIDE 3.1 Starting program 3.2 How to play 3.3 Function keys 3.4 Playback feature 4. Program self-check 5. Copyright notice 6. User license 7. Disclaimer of warranty 8. Association of Shareware Professionals 9. Miscellaneous ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 1. SPECIFICATION ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² HUGO III, JUNGLE OF DOOM! is the third and final episode of this hugely popular trilogy of colorful 2-D animated VGA adventure games. Having successfully outwitted the evil occupants of HUGO'S HOUSE OF HORRORS in episode one, and having solved the murder mystery in HUGO II, WHODUNIT? we join our intrepid heros once more. HUGO III, JUNGLE OF DOOM! features spectacular graphics, a new "turbo" button and built-in hints. HUGO III is sure to be another best-seller. Will HUGO outwit the evil Witch Doctor, find the mysterious Pool of Life and finally defeat his arch-enemy the old man? The answer is yes, and much more besides! Other features include save and restore, inventory keeping, on-line help, and the all important boss key. ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² This software requires an IBM compatible computer with EGA or VGA graphics, at least 400Kb of ram and 1Mb of disk space. A hard disk is not essential but highly recommended. ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 3. U S E R G U I D E ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± 3.1 STARTING PROGRAM ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± Start HUGO III, JUNGLE OF DOOM! by typing HUGO This registered software allows you to add one or more switches as follows: HUGO -s Disables the sound HUGO -p Runs the program in PLAYBACK mode To finish the game early, type either QUIT or EXIT at the prompt. ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± 3.2 HOW TO PLAY ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± To move HUGO, use either your arrow keys or the numeric keypad (remember to turn the Num-Lock off). If using the keypad, diagonal movement is possible. To stop HUGO simply type the same cursor key (or numeric keypad key) again. Remember there is no need to hold down the button for HUGO to keep moving. Use simple English to instruct HUGO to perform an action. For example "look around" or "look at plane" to look at things. To pick something up try "pick up flask" or "get flask" or "take flask" etc. Many synonyms are allowed but if HUGO doesn't seem to understand, try re-phrasing your command. Certain actions carry a bonus score when carried out, as does picking up useful objects. When you have successfully completed the game, your score should match the maximum score shown on the status line at the top of the screen. ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± 3.3 FUNCTION KEYS ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± F1 .......... Press once for a reminder of the other function keys. Press twice for help. F2 .......... TURNS SOUND ON OR OFF. Note that sound does not play continuously. The status of this button is shown in the status line at the top of the screen. F3 .......... REPEATS LAST COMMAND. This key is useful to allow you to repeat a command or edit the last command. F4 .......... SAVES A GAME. If you have to leave the game early but wish to save your current position, use this feature by pressing F4. Note that you may also type "SAVE" instead of pressing F4. You will see a text box appear with eight rows of dotted lines and an arrow pointing to the first. These are empty "slots" which allow you to save up to eight versions of the game. Press return and the arrow will flash by the first slot, prompting you to enter a short description of your current game, e.g. "At the Bridge", press return to save the game and then either continue or leave the game by typing QUIT or EXIT. When you return to run the game again, use the F5 button to restore it. You may re-use any slot and either retain the same description or type another. F5 .......... RESTORE A PREVIOUSLY SAVED GAME. Select a "slot" as described in function F4. Note you may not select an empty slot! Hit return to restore the game. Note that you may also type "RESTORE" instead of pressing F5. F6 .......... INVENTORY. Pressing F6 puts up a text box to show you what objects you are currently carrying. F8 .......... TURBO BUTTON. This doubles the speed of the game allowing HUGO to zip around much faster from screen to screen. Note that everything will happen faster, not just HUGO, so use it with care! A "T" will appear on the top line of the screen when the Turbo mode is in effect. F9 .......... BOSS BUTTON. So-named because it instantly removes all traces of the game from the screen and places you in a normal DOS environment from which you can perform your regular work-like commands. Note, however, that the game is still lurking unseen in the background and the amount of memory available to you is reduced by about 300Kb. Resume your game at the next opportune moment by typing EXIT. [Note: You must have sufficient memory (at least 512K) before running HUGO for the boss button to work, and command.com must either reside in one of your PATH directories or have a suitable COMSPEC or SHELL command. See your MSDOS manual for an explanation of these terms.] ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± 3.4 PLAYBACK FEATURE ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± This registered software includes a playback feature. A playback file is included which runs right through the game from start to finish, achieving the maximum score possible, without any interaction from you. To run this playback file, make sure the supplied PLAYBACK.DAT file is in the same directory as your registered version of the game and type: HUGO -p This self-running game might be suitable for, say, a child who is too young to play the game but can watch the game like a story. To disable the sound during the playback, type: HUGO -p -s ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 4. PROGRAM SELF-CHECK ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² This software provides a measure of protection for itself against accidental corruption. A self-check is performed when the program starts up and will notify the user upon failure. Note that the program must be run from the directory where it resides or the self-check will fail. ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 5. COPYRIGHT NOTICE ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² This software is distributed as COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE and should under no circumstances be distributed to individuals or companies in any form, nor transmitted electronically to bulletin boards. It retains all copyrights for the author. This software and documentation may not be reproduced or translated in any form or by any means whatsoever. ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 6. USER LICENSE ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² This registered software may not be copied except for the sole purpose of making a backup copy. This license allows the use of this software on one machine only. Companies wishing to use this software in multiple locations concurrently should write to the author direct for site license terms. Write to: David P. Gray, PO Box 333, Northboro, MA 01532, USA. ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² This software is provided "AS IS" and the author makes no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. In no event will the author be liable for incidental, consequential, indirect or other damages including any lost profits or lost savings arising from the use of, or inability to use the software even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other party. Any liability of the author will be limited exclusively to product replacement or refund of registration fee regardless of the form and/or extent of the claim. ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 8. ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² This software is produced by David P. Gray who is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442, USA or send a CompuServe message via Easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 9. MISCELLANEOUS ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² I would like to express special thanks to Gary Sirois for his help in creating the graphics for HUGO III, JUNGLE OF DOOM! Gary is a professional computer artist and anyone who would like his current address can contact David P. Gray, PO Box 333, Northboro, MA 01532, USA. ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² END OF MANUAL.DOC ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²