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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MICROSOFT ARCADE
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Welcome to Microsoft Arcade!

Here's some information to help you install Arcade on your 
computer, as well as tips on troubleshooting any sound or
video display questions you might have.

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BEFORE SETUP: Disk Size and Hard Drive Space
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Arcade is shipped on a diskette for a 3.5" 1.44 megabyte drive.
If you need the program on another size disk, fill out the 
fulfillment card included in this package, and the proper size 
disk will be shipped to you.

Arcade must be installed on your computer's hard drive (usually 
labeled as the C drive) And there must be at least 3 megabytes of
free space on the hard drive. 

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SETUP: How to Install Arcade on Your Computer
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Installation is easy. Here's a step-by-step guide:

1. Start Windows as you normally do, and stay within Program
   Manager.
2. Insert Disk 1 - Setup into drive A (or drive B), 
   whichever is your 3.5" drive.
3. Choose Run from the File menu of Program Manager. 
4. In the Command Line box, type A:SETUP and press the ENTER key.
   (If using your B drive, type B:SETUP and press the ENTER key).
5. From this point on, Arcade's Setup program guides the way
   and keeps you posted on the progress of the installation.

Sit back and relax! It can take a while for all the computer code 
behind these awesome games to be decompressed and transferred
to your computer's hard drive.

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BEGINNING TO PLAY: Just Point and Click!
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Open the Arcade group in the Program Manager and double-click
on the icon of the game you wish to play.

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LEARNING TO PLAY: Quick Help and Full Help
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As soon as you open a game for the first time an abbreviated 
Quick Help is displayed to provide basic instructions on how
to play the game. 

For a more complete guide to the games, including strategies and
hints and detailed scoring information, choose Contents or any
of the other topics from the Help menu. You can also press F1 
for Help.

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CUSTOMIZING THE GAMES: Create Your Personal Versions
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The Options menu for each game offers a Player Controls command
that allows you to choose the keyboard and mouse controls you
use to play the game. The Customize Game command lets you customize
the playing speed and other game variables to create your own 
personalized versions of the games.

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SOUND: Troubleshooting Tips
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Arcade captures the original sounds of these classic games, which
nicely enhances the playing experience. To take advantage of these
capabilities you must have a sound card and Windows 3.1. If you
encounter problems playing the sounds, check that your sound card
drivers are installed properly and contact your sound card manufacturer.

If you do not have a sound card, and are using PC Speaker Driver, 
turn the sound off so it does not interfere with game play. 
To turn off sound, choose Sound from the Options menu. A check mark 
beside Sound means it is turned on.

NOTE TO SOUNDBLASTER OWNERS: if you run any of Arcade's 
games with sound on for more than two hours straight (which makes
you an awesome player!), you may encounter system slowdowns
and difficulties If you do experience this problem, just exit Windows 
and turn off your computer. Then restart your computer and restart 
Windows to return to normal computer usage. If you wish to play for 
more than two hours straight, turn off the sound by choosing Sound
from the Options menu.

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VIDEO DISPLAY CARDS AND DRIVERS: Troubleshooting Tips
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Arcade games can be played using either VGA of SVGA video mode.

When using high resolution video drivers from various video card
manufacturers, Arcade may encounter video display problems. If 
this happens, make sure the video drivers you are using are
compatible with Microsoft Windows version 3.1. If necessary, 
contact your video card manufacturer to obtain updated drivers.

An alternative to obtaining a new or updated display driver is 
to change your video mode to the standard Windows VGA video mode. 
This video driver has been tested thoroughly, and Microsoft 
Arcade works on virtually all video cards when using this driver. 
For instructions on installing the standard Windows VGA video 
mode, please see Help within Windows Setup in the Main program 
group of the Windows Program Manager.

NOTE TO ATI ULTRA VIDEO CARD OWNERS: You may encounter 
problems in Arcade if you are not using the most current video driver. 
The most current driver available for the ATI Ultra video card 
at this time can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download 
service or by contacting ATI. 

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OBTAINING UPDATED DRIVERS: Call or Download 
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If you need an updated driver for your video card to assure your 
card is compatible with Windows 3.1, contact the manufacturer of 
your video card for their updated Windows display driver. The 
manufacturer's phone number should be in the manuals that 
came with your video card or personal computer. Another option 
for obtaining updated drivers is the Microsoft Download service, 
an electronic bulletin board that can be accessed via a modem at
(206) 936-MSDL (6735).
 
Drivers provided on the MSDL are compressed with the PKWare 
utilities, and are in the form of executable files (.EXE 
extension). It is best to download the file or files you need 
into an empty directory on your hard disk, or a blank formatted 
floppy.

To decompress these drivers after downloading them, either:

From Windows File Manager: double click on the filename (which 
will end in .EXE) that you downloaded. 

OR
 
From the DOS prompt:  change to the directory containing the
downloaded file, type the filename, and press ENTER.

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GAME PERFORMANCE: How to Get the Best Display Rate
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To create the realistic graphics from the original games requires 
a lot from your computer. If you would like to maximize the screen 
speed of the game action, you can do the following:

--Run the games within the standard window size (rather than using
  the Full Screen command from the Options menu).
--When playing Battlezone choose Customize Game from the Options
  menu, or press F9, and choose NO for Display Background. This 
  reduces the amount of drawing the computer must do for each frame,
  without interfering with game play.
--When playing Tempest, if you have a high performance personal
  computer (such as a 486/66), and would like to see the traditional 
  starfield during the hyperspace transition between levels, choose 
  Customize Game from the Options menu, or press F9, and choose ON 
  for Display Hyperspace Starfield.

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HAVE FUN! THE ARCADE GAMES ARE AWESOME! 
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