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                        (C) Copyright 1996 - Hamster Republic Productions
                                               http://HamsterRepublic.com

 Ever get so mad you could just spit? Well dont! You might short out your
keyboard! Instead, play Spitwar! Choose from six different heros, and
have yourself a salivafest! Mucus flying everwhere!

        SPITWAR REQUIRES:
        386 or better (486 or better recomended, Pentium rocks!)
        VGA graphics
        950k (1 MB) Hard drive space
        
        FOR SOUND:
        SoundBlaster or 100% compatable sound card
        
        FOR MULTIPLAYER:
        Local Area Network Connection
        IPX compatable driver
        sorry, no internet play :(

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                                HOW TO PLAY

        Playing Spitwar is easy. Run and jump with the arrow keys, and Spit
at thine foes with the space bar. And Guess what? While standing on the 
ground you can hold the space bar for a few seconds before releasing to spit 
even farther.
        When an enemy has taken enough saliva, It will fall down stunned 
and flash colors. Grab it! Picking up a fallen foe gives you extra powers.

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                                MULTIPLAYER

        With an IPX LAN connection, up to six players can battle it out 
head-to-head. If your computer can run a multiplayer game, the "IPX GAME"
option on the title screen will appear in white instead of grey.
        The player with the fastest computer should be the server, and all
other players can join in.

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                                 THE HEROS

        Six spitters participate in every game, and you can play as any
of them! Each has slightly diferent abilities.

Bob the Hamster: Bob is the worlds spiffyest hamster, and a good all-around
    spitter. He is probably your best bet if you are going for high score.

Plip: The Plip is actually a living booger with eyes and saliva glands.
    Nasty, huh? It may be ugly, but it does have a few tricks up its sleeve.
    Plip has the fastest spit rate, and a nice vetical jump. Unfortunately
    it also has the slowest walking speed.

Bowzerlisk: A flying magical puppy head (not another one!). Bowzerlisk easyly
    has the best jumping ability, and good range, but has a rather slow spit 
    rate. With this hero, positioning is more important than speed.

Cherokee: This dog is fast. Fast walking, fast jumping, and fast 
    spitcharging. His one real disadvantage is a lack of endurance, he can
    can only take 80% of the hits most others can.

Bliblet: This space alien is a favorite of many beginners. He isnt fast, and
    he doesnt jump to well, but he has twice the spittle! Two drops of spit
    for every keypress!

Sir Chef: While this French culinary warlord is mediocre in most ways, he
    has one distinct advantage- the range of his spit. He gets twice the
    range per spit compared any other player. This allows him to stay at a
    distance and sniper-spit his foes. Great for winning, but poor for
    high scores.

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                                 THE ARENAS

        Five different arenas are available for you to fight your spitwar.
Each of them has a different configuration of platforms.
                           
                           -Palmtree Platforms-
                            -The Big Dead Tree-
                              -Lunar Surface-
                             -ThrowBack Level-
                            -Industrial Garden-

You can choose your arena by pressing left and right arrow keys on the title 
screen. In a multiplayer game, only the server may choose the arena.

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Thats basically all you need to know. Go spit like youve never spit before!
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QuickBasic Source code is available via subversion at:
svn://gilgamesh.hamsterrepublic.com/hamster/spitwars
