Rainbow Ladder


        The program is hereby Public Domain. It is written in compas
        pascal (which is close to Turbo) and the sources will be made
        available to everyone interrested.

        
        I have a 'feeling' that there are some bugs in the code, so if
        you mail me if you notice any, I will try to fix them.
        If the error gives an "EXECUTION ERROR" and so on, please mail
        me the error number and the PC address.

        Playing the game:
        
        You can use the arrow keys to move your character (©) on the
        different floors (_) and ladders (H). If you press <SELECT>, your
        character will stop.
        
        You have to watch up for the maneaters (o) which comes from the
        (V)'s. The maneaters will disapear in their exit (*).
        Note also that on the one-way floor (~) you can only change 
        direction by jumping.
        
        The bars ((0a(B) adds the remainding bonus points to the score.
        When you reach the exit gate ($) you get to the next screen in the
        game.
        
        You get one new life every 20000 pts.

        If anyone have played a game called LADDER under CP/M then it
        shouldn't be to difficult to know where I got the idea from.



        Commands:
        
                Left, Right     :  Move left or right.
                Up, down        :  Move up or down in a ladder.
                select          :  Stop.
                Prev, Next Screen  Increase or decrease speed.
                exit (F10)      :  Exit game.
                resume (F7)     :  Go to next screen.

        Making your own screens:
        
        Along with the game, you should also have a program called 
        LADCONV.COM.  This program will convert an ascii file called
        LADDER.TXT to LADDER.DAT which is the file containing the screens
        for LADDER.COM.
        
        The file LADDER.TXT can contain as many screens as you like, but
        you have to be very accurate when you make changes to it.
        
        The format for a screen is 22 lines and 78 columns (in fact column
        79 and 80 must contain CR LF, and this is normally done by most
        text editors).
        
        Note that if one space is missing, the game will not accept that
        screen.

        Note also that the last line (22) MUST be a floor ('=' in ladder.txt)

        Most text editors well be able to edit LADDER.TXT (my favorite is DED).

        Below is a table over symbols shown on screen and those you can use
        in LADDER.TXT :

        Meaning                   Screen (LADDER.DAT)   LADDER.TXT

         Maneaters Start Point            V                V
         Your Character (only one)        ©                $
         Maneaters Exit                   º                *
         Ladder                           H                H
         Floor                            (0o(B                =
         One-way Floor                    ~                ~
         Wall                             (0x(B                |
         Your Exit                        $                $
         Extra Points                     (0a(B                &



        Happy Playing !!!

        Tor Harald Bjørgen
        OSL02::TORH
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