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Raven: The Yoyo Commando BETA ONE
Made By V Games (Find us at URL: http://vplanet.cjb.net)
Programmed by Vance Velez (Email: vance_velez@hotmail.com)
Released February 23, 2000

1. Table of Contents--------------------------------------------------

1. Table of Contents
2. Disclaimer
3. Distribution and Upload Information
4. Beta Information
5. System Requirements
6. Installation and Setup
7. How to Play
8. Credits
9. V Planet! QuickBasic Magazine Ad

2. Disclaimer---------------------------------------------------------

This highly entertaining, enjoying arcade/action/platform is not
intended to damage your computer's software or hardware components in
any way. QBShire and I are very addicted to this game and have beta-
tested it for many hours without any such damage occuring. However, V
Games is not responsible for any damage on your computer resulting
from the use of this product.


3. Distribution and Upload Information--------------------------------

You are free to distribute this program as long as none (and I mean
none) of the files have been modified.

If you want to upload this beta, please e-mail me
(vance_velez@hotmail.com) so I can give you the latest BETAs whenever
they come out. That way, there aren't a billion unfinished betas of my
game floating around the Internet when I release the final version.

4. Beta Information---------------------------------------------------

Thanks for Downloading Raven: The Yoyo Commando Beta One! Raven: The
Yoyo Commando is an unorthodox QuickBasic platform game. The purpose
of this program is to help increase my popularity as a programmer (Hi,
I'm Vance!) and to add new genres to the vast number of games that
are being developed in QBasic.

This isn't no dinky Beta either. The game is in fact very playable,
and it already rivals a lot of other QB platforms in sheer length.
There are only two differences between this version and the final
version of Raven: The Yoyo Commando. First off, although there is
music in the game there's no sound effects. Second, you'll only be
able to play five of the game's ten levels: 

Playable:

- Exo-Slug (first stage)
- Crystal Desert
- Factory Frenzy
- Jungle Trouble
- Sky Meadow

Your mission in this demo is to take down the dirigible in the Sky
Meadow.

Note: There is no "save" or "continue" feature implemented into this
BETA because there are only two stages in the game.

So, to make sure nothing screwed up while this program installed,
please read the following information before playing Raven: The Yoyo
Commando!

5. System Requirements------------------------------------------------

- DOS, DOS/Win, or DOS/Win9x environment
- 386 or better
- Sound Card (optional)

6. Installation and Setup---------------------------------------------

To install Raven: The Yoyo Commando, do the following:

- Unzip RAVEN.ZIP to the directory of your choice. Make sure that your
  unzipping utility also includes subdirectories.
- Run SETUP.EXE. This allows you to choose whether you want music or
  not.
- Run RAVEN.BAT to play.

7. How To Play--------------------------------------------------------

Raven: The Yoyo Commando is a platform game. The controls are as
follows:

left, right           - walk left/right
up                    - jump
space bar             - shoot yoyo
enter                 - switch yoyo
ESC                   - Abort Game/Go Back to Title Screen

F1                    - Help (Instruction Manual)

That's pretty much it. If you'd like more information on how to play
you should press F1 while playing the game to put up the Instruction
Manual.

8. Credits------------------------------------------------------------

Programming.........................................Vance Velez
Original Music Composed By
Graphics
Level Design
Story
Hard Hard Work
and Writing this .TXT file

QMIDI routines (Thank you thank you)................Jesse Dorland
						    
 
Beta Testing........................................Vance Velez
						    QBShire

"Raven" Webpage.....................................QBShire

Special Thanks to...................................My NES
						    Creative Labs
						    and QuickBasic 4.5			    
                             
9. V Planet! QuickBasic Magazine Ad-----------------------------------  
                                                    
Please visit V Planet! QuickBasic Magazine, sponsor of Raven: The
Yoyo Commando and the official site for Raven: The Yoyo Commando and
V Games!

V Planet URL: http://vplanet.cjb.net
           OR http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/dungeon/703						    
						    
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Ok, you've read it! Now you're ready to play with confidence! =)




