                      Readme File For SuperBlox v. 2.0                      
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Machine Requirements:
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   o  80286 or above IBM PC or 100% compatible
   o  standard VGA card (256K of memory on video card)
   o  minimum of 512K free of conventional memory

   Special note to Microsoft(tm) Windows(tm) users:

      SuperBlox v. 2.0 cannot run while Microsoft(tm) Windows(tm) is
      active.  Therefore, if you are using Windows, you must first
      exit Windows before running SuperBlox.  Note that this means 
      exiting Windows completely...  not just shelling out to DOS.


Description:
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   SuperBlox is a 256-color VGA adaptation of Tetris.  Colorful graphics
   spice up a great game.  New features include:

      o Bombs!
        Blast away blocks in the playing field.  Bombs away!

      o Dynamic Playing Field Option!    
        Placed blocks randomly move up or down to add more challenge.

      o Self-Play Mode!  
        Watch the computer play SuperBlox.

      o Textured Block Styles!
        As the levels increase, the block elements are drawn with new
        textures and patterns.

      o Animations!      
        You'll have to see for yourself.

      o Configureable!   
        Change the starting level, allow/disallow bombs, toggle dynamic 
        playing field option, turn on/off sounds, and more.  All of these
        options can be changed during the game.



Playing Instructions:
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   Playing instructions are available on-line by selecting the "READ ME!"
   choice from the main menu.  If you are unfamiliar with the game of 
   Tetris, watch the demo to see how the game works.




Installation Instructions:
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   Although SuperBlox may be played on both floppy disk or a hard drive, it
   is strongly recommended that you install the software on a hard drive.  
   Using the hard drive is perferred since the game will be more responsive. 

   To install to your hard drive, copy all of the files on the floppy disk
   to the appropriate directory on your hard drive.  Below is an example, 
   assuming the floppy drive is A: and your hard drive is C: and the
   destination directory is C:\SBLOX  

      C:
      CD \
      MD SBLOX
      A:
      COPY *.* C:\SBLOX

   If SuperBlox came as a zipped archive, copy the zipped archive to the
   directory you wish SuperBlox to reside in and then unzip the archive.

   To start the game, go to the drive and directory where the program 
   resides ( e.g. CD \SBLOX ) and enter

      BLOX



Command Line Options:
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   There are several command line options available.  To see a listing of
   the options, type: 
   
      BLOX /h


   IMPORTANT HINT:  Users with computers which have slower video cards 
                    may wish to use the /s command line option.  This 
                    option disables some of the video card intensive 
                    operations during the game ( e.g. the shaking of the 
                    screen when a bomb explodes ).  Use this option if 
                    the screen shaking slows down the gameplay too much.


   Have fun and experiment with the various options that are available!!

