 WELCOME TO ..

 MEAN BEAN MACHINE 2000 (version 1.001) ..

 (C) 97 by THE TOXIC AVENGER aka CARSTEN WAECHTER
                                 ROTTUMSTR.6
                                 D-88487 MIETINGEN
 (TM)97 by APOCALYPSE INC. ..

 EMAIL ME .. toxie@egm-electronics.com
 HOMEPAGE .. www.uni-ulm.de/~s_cwaech/


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 Works even better WITHOUT MMX and WINDOWS(9x) ;) !!
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 WARNING : MBM 2000 should NEVER be run under WINDOWS 3.x !!

 DANGER : Bad english comin up ;)


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 1.INFO
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 First the copyright stuff ..

 MBM 2000 is FREEWARE (you can own a copy of the game
                       without paying for it and you
                       may copy it to everyone you like)

 So please spread this game like nuts (Share/Freeware-
 CD-Roms, Internet, Mailboxes, Disks, etc.etc.).

 The game shouldn't destroy anything (it's just a game ;), but
 if something strange happens, don't blame me.
 (Warning: Never run the game with Windows 3.x -> in some few
 cases it is possible that it crashes your CMOS. Not the fault
 of the author, but of the Borland DPMI. Win9x is harmless)

 That's all ..

 P.S. If you think this game rocks, then please post a message
      to the author !!


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 2.GAME INFO
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 Gameplay is pretty easy ..
 A couple of colored beans drop into 2 gamefields. It's your
 job to group 4 of this beans and so to destroy them.

 STANDARD Game-Keys ..

 - PLAYER 1 ..
   Left/Right/Down/Rotate .. The grey Cursor-Keys

 - PLAYER 2 ..
   Left     .. A
   Right    .. D
   Down     .. S
   Rotate   .. W

 - PAUSE .. P/ESC

 You may change these keys under "OPTIONS" -> "KEY CONFIG" ..


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 3.SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
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 -Minimum ..
 .386 SX
 .3 MB RAM
 .SVGA-Card with VESA 1.0
 .DOS 5.0

 -Required ..
 .486 DX2/66
 .3 MB RAM
 .SVGA-Card with min. VESA 1.2
 .SoundBlaster-Compatible Card ( BLASTER-Variable !! )
 .Mouse / 2 Joypads
 .CD-ROM with AudioAdapter
 .min. DOS 5.0 .. Windows 9x .. OS/2


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 4.GAME HELP
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 - MAIN MENU

   You choose of 3 Game-Modes ..

   SINGLE HUMAN .. 1 Player Game ..

   HUMAN VS CPU .. 1 Player versus Computer ..
                   Just kill as much beans as you
                   can and post tons of black beans
                   to the computer.

   2 HUMANS VS  .. like HUMAN VS CPU, but with 2
                   Humans versus ..


   Not to forget ..

   CREDITS      .. the MBM2000 Staff and some greets ..

   OPTIONS      .. You may change the following ..

                   DROP SPEED    .. how fast the beans 
                                    are dropping ..
                   BEANS TO LINK .. number of beans which must
                                    be linked in order to explode ..
                   NAME          .. change your name ..
                   CPU STRENGTH  .. artificial "intelligence" ..
                   INPUT         .. which controller to use
                                    (Mouse, Joypad1/2, Keyboard) ..
                   KEY CONFIG    .. keyboard keys (Left,
                                    Right, Rotate, Down) ..
                   MOUSE DELAY   .. as it says ..

   HELP         .. Ultra-Short-Directors-Cut of this file ..


 - MBM 2000

   Just group as much same-colored beans as possible to
   destroy them ..
   In the middle of the screen you'll see how much beans
   you've blasted with your last move ..

   "COMBO"-Moves ..
   If you destroy various groups with one move, you'll get
   a combo bonus with nice visual FX ..

   One thing more in 2 Players versus / Human vs. CPU ..
   The beans killed in this mode drop as black beans in
   the opposite gamefield. They can only be destroyed with
   nearby explosions .. 

   What about the "BREAKER" ..
   If your enemy has destroyed a couple of beans, the black
   ones are about to drop into your gamefield and you
   kill more beans as are to come, you'll receive the BREAKER-
   Bonus (20000 Points)


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 5.TROUBLESHOOTING
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 - I can't here any Soundeffects ..
   -> There may be a incompatible SoundBlaster-Card or the
      BLASTER-Variable isn't set ..
      Is your card set with ..

            Port 220h (Standard)
            IRQ  5    (Standard or IRQ 7)
            DMA  1    (Standard)

      .. then you should enter the following at the DOS-Prompt ..

         SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1


 - I can't here any music ..
   -> Music only with Audio-CDs ..
      If all CDRom-Drivers are installed it should
      work fine ..

 - Joypads/Joysticks don't function ..
   -> They have to be calibrated at the start of
      the game (rotate in a circle) ..
      And they have to be activated in the "OPTIONS" ..

 - Mouse does not function ..
   -> Load a mouse driver and activate the mouse
      in the "OPTIONS" ..

 - The PC locks up after starting the game ..
   -> - the file could be damaged ..
        -> reinstall MBM 2000 ..
      - there may be insufficient memory ..
        -> boot without any drivers ..
      - incompatible hardware ..
        -> no solution ..
      - driver-conflicts ..
        -> boot without any drivers ..


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 6.EASTEREGGS
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 Hold "D" in the main menu ..

 Lousy cheat, i know ..


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 7.THE END
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 C U NEXT TIME ..