Bust-A-Move v2.0 (Puzzle Bobble equivalent) on the PC
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Featuring:

- Graphics from the original game including the logo, the two adorable little
  dragons: Bub and Bob, the bubbles and more!
- 90 levels in the single player mode for non-stop bubble busting action
- Password feature so that you can continue from the level you last played.
- Challenge mode for you to pit against your personal best
- Play head-to-head against your friend.
- Play head-to-head against a computer opponent. Select from 6 different
  levels of difficulty to match your skill.
- Highscore feature to keep track of you and your foes' personal bests.
- Requires
  o less that 400k of harddisk space
  o about 500k-600k of RAM (not confirmed)
  o Requires only a 386+ to run, although a Pentium is highly recommended
    for smooth play
  o Runs under DOS mode (?windows)


Keys used:
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Choice Selection
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<Up>,<Down>              - move cursor up/down
<Numeric Pad 5>          - execute choice

One Player Game
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<Left>,<Right>           - move cursor left/right
<Numeric Pad 5>          - shoot bubble

Two Player Game
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Left Player
<Z>,<C>                  - move cursor left/right
<X>                      - fire bubble
Right Player
<Left>,<Right>           - move cursor left/right
<Numeric Pad 5>          - fire bubble


History
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v1.0 - game distributed thru friends and bbs
v1.1 - discovered rare glitch (bubbles sometimes get stuck above the
          ceiling) but no harmful side effects though
          fixed
v2.0 - cleared most bugs (hopefully all)
     - reprogrammed the interface - looks more appealing
     - changed some gfx
     - added options mode
     - offers option to shake the bubbles instead of flashing the
       sidewalls to warn the player before the ceiling drops - makes
       the game look closer to the original
       (this new feature may cause jerking motion on slower machines.
       if it does, you may disable this feature by toggling the 'Drop
       Warning' field in the options mode or by typing 'BAMSLOW' or 
       'BAM -S' at the DOS prompt)
     - better compression algo for smaller file ratios
     - added highscore feature
     - added new computer level
     - posted to website
      

Acknowledgements/Greets:
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Friends
To those who know the programmer of Bust-A-Move. You guys have been a great
gang.

Texture Land
Most background textures were obtained from this website on the net.

The Brain
Programmed Virtual Super Magicom - some graphics could not have made it to
the game without VSMC.

Lord Esnes
Programmed ESNES - for the same reason


If you had played the game before reading this file, you would probably
have realized that v2.0 still does not have any music, unfortunately. :(

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Under no circumstances will the programmer be responsible for damage,
destruction, loss of data caused directly or indirectly by the execution
of the software. Use at your own risk. But BAM works on my system fine,
so it should on yours too.

The game is *free* and should be distributed freely.
And the no-nonsense no-distribution-fee-should-be-charged statement
applies as well.

Comments to me (the programmer) are welcomed. Drop them at:
  bobby@pacific.net.sg
You may visit my humble website at:
  http://home.pacific.net.sg/~bobby/
