Wizard of Wor '98

1998 · MS-DOS · Arcade · SYS64738

Arcade classic now on PC ! Featuring great graphics and stunning sounds !! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Official README.TXT for Wizard Of Wor '98 V.2.098 May '98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Wizard Of Wor'98. Game is a new version of Midway's old Coin'up game Wizard of Wor which was made in 1980. Rules are simple. You and maybe your friend control two Space commandos in a maze, shooting HORRIBLE space mutant alien creatures. There exists five different monsters: Garwor - A blue dragon -------Reward 100 points Burwor - A yellow monster ----Reward 200 points Thorwor - A red alien ---------Reward 500 points Worluk - A flashing fly ------Reward 1000 points ..And Wizard Of Wor. ----------Reward 2500 points ! Remember that you get 1000 points also for killing another player );) Good to know: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * You must pass 50 levels in order to win the game. * You get extra life after every 40000 points. * After killing Worluk or WoW, next level is a double score level. You get every point doubled. * Worluk can ESCAPE from the exit if you cannot kill it first. * WoW ESCAPES by touching you. Buttons in keyboard: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- !make sure NUM-LOCK is off in 2-player mode! Player 1: moving=arrows fire=rightSHIFT Player 2: left=(A) right=(D) up=(W) down=(S) fire=leftSHIFT ( SPACE ) shows the game credits in the main screen ( P ) pauses the game ( ESC ) exits the game Hardware requirements: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- a 486 processor a (D)isk (O)perating (S)ystem Wizard Of Wor supports SB-compatible soundcard No VOODOO 2 support yet, but look for coming patches :) TroubleShooting: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * If player 2 shoots while player 1 is moving, put NUM-LOCK off. * If you cannot hear sounds, make sure your soundcard is SB compatible. * In Win95, run the game in full screen mode, please. * Wizard Of Wor is NOT compatible with DIRECTX. Registration: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wizard of Wor is E-Mailware. If you want registration, send E-Mail message with comments of the game and your best score and level into following address: sami.puustjarvi@wwnet.fi. Then we will send you something nice. What's new in V.2.098: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * new player sprites * some other new graphics * MANY more levels * new starfield stimulation in Worluk and WoW * new doorway system * part system removed What was new in V.1.298: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * more levels * new level randomizer * reversed starfield in worluk and WOW * 2 small bugs murdered What was new in V.1.198: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * some new graphics * some new sounds * save-highscore & level * scrolling text * to get extra life, you need now 40000 points * many other bugs killed Wizard of Wor '98 Credits: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original idea: Midway in 1980 Programming: SYS64738 Graphics: SYS64738 SFX SYS64738 Testing team: Teemu Eerik Kurki Kari Pekka Tapani Luukkanen Sami Ilmari Puustj„rvi Antti Juhani Ruponen (C)SYS64738