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                            *   Dr. Mario v1.1   *
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                            * by: Tomas Sirgedas *
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Version 1.1  (3/19)
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- changed the program so pause/exit work at almost any time.
- added the "Game Over" message when you lose
- made the two top squares, where the pills start, check for pill 
elimination.
- made the screen clear when pause <More> is pressed
- viruses are animated all the time
- you can rotate the pill in the top two squares


Playing Dr. Mario
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The object of the game:  
        Elimate all of the viruses (animated thingies)

How:
        Get four or more of a kind horizontally or vertically and those
pieces will disappear, including any viruses.  Like in Tetris, use the 
arrow keys, and the yellow key <2nd>.  Once you get to a new level, you
have access to it in the menu screen.  (14 = highest difficulty)
You have access to levels 1-3 at first.

        I strongly recommend holding the calculator sideways, so the pills
fall "down" (like in Mel Tsai's "Columns", one of my favorite games).
It takes a while to get used to, but now I like it that way better.  Just
try it for a while.

        Right now, the score doesn't have much to do with the game, but this
is how you are scored:
        20 pts. for 1st virus
        each virus elimated before next pill starts falling is worth
20 pts. more than the previous one.

        So if you eliminated 4 viruses before the next pill falls
        you get 20 + 40 + 60 + 80 = 200pts.


Differences from actual Dr. Mario
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        Well, obviously, there's no color or music...  Also, the tube is
not as tall, I think.  In this version you can have 3 or 4 different
"colors".  With 4 different colors, levels 5 and up get quite difficult.
You can only rotate the pill in one direction.  There is no 2 player mode.
I'm probably missing some other stuff, but oh well...


Future versions of Dr. Mario
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        I would rather not make any new versions, except for maybe 
changing some simple things.


Legal Stuff
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        Dr. Mario isn't my idea, it's a game by Nintendo.
        Don't distribute "drmariob.85s", instead distribute "drmariob.zip"
        If you modify either "drmariob.85s" or "drmariob.txt" then don't
distribute it.
        These files are distributed "as is", so I'm not responsible for any
damage they may cause.  Use them at your own risk.  (I don't intend them to
cause any damage.  Write about that to me if that happens.)

-----Please distribute Dr. Mario.-----

Tomas Sirgedas
sirgedast@usa.net
