B I P B O P I I
Released: January 1993
LEGAL STUFF:
Copyright (C) 1993 by S&M Software. All rights reserved. Compiled using
Turbo Pascal v6.0, copyright (C) 1983,90 by Borland International. BipBop II
is supplied as is. S&M Software disclaims all warranties, expressed or
implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and
of fitness for any purpose. S&M Software assumes no liability for damages,
direct or consequential, which may result from the use of BipBop II. This
program may be distributed freely, and no fee may be charged for it except a
nominal copying fee. All trademarks contained herein are registered to their
respective owners.
REQUIREMENTS AND FEATURES:
Requires VGA or MCGA display, 512k free RAM, and a thirst for adventure.
Features...
- Mindblowing 256-color graphics and art, including
real-time 3D rotation (intro), raytraced game
pieces, hypnotically flowing backdrops, and...
- DIGITIZED ANIMATION!
- Supports mouse or keyboard
- Over half a meg of graphics data (compressed, for
your convenience and our sanity)
- Built in screen saver on a time delay
- A great plot that's so subtle, you won't even know
it's happening. (mild sarcasm)
- Lots to see and do!
REGISTRATION:
BipBop II was released as a Shareware program. Upload it to local
bulletin boards. Give it to your friends. Mail it to long-lost relatives.
Don't let anyone miss out. And, when you have whet your appetite on what
THIS game has to offer, just look at what else is available...
-
...and all of this for the low registration fee of just $20 (US). That
includes shipping, handling, and really neat labeling. Also, if there are
any demos or prototypes of up-and-coming S&M releases lying around, they'll
be packaged with your order. "Incredible!" you say. Well, you're correct.
Software of this caliber costs oodles of money in retail stores, which hike
up the prices anyway. Who needs the middleman? What you get with your S&M
Software registration is pure, and fresh from the programmer's workshop.
Register now... the power is in your hands, and the address is at the end
of this file! **IMPORTANT! When ordering, be extra sure to specify 5�" or
3�" disk size.
GETTING STARTED:
"Ah," you snap impatiently, "but how does this thing WORK?!"
Calm down, fledgling BipBopper. All will be explained.
When you first load up the game, and get past the pretty dedication
graphics, you'll find yourself at a menu. If you have a mouse installed...
good! The interface is point and click simplicity, meaning that you (1) POINT
at what you want and (2) CLICK the mouse button. If you happen to be using
the keyboard, the [TAB] key will scoot you around the menu options until you
come across one you like. You shouldn't have to look far, since there are
only four. The [ENTER] key will then confirm your choice. If you have a mouse
but wish to use the keyboard, fret not. Simply start BipBop II with the
command line parameter "NOMOUSE". Like this:
C:\BIPBOP2>bipbop2 nomouse
Don't worry, I'll summarize the commands at the end. The main menu options
are as follows:
"PLAY" - Intuitively enough, starts a new game.
"SETUP" - Sets your options for gameplay, namely the speed, and
method of control. If you want to play BipBop II using
a keyboard, but would rather point-n-click than [TAB]
through menus, don't worry. The option you set here only
counts in the heat of gameplay. To maneuver with a key-
board, use the [TAB] key to wander around, and the up
and down arrow keys to customize your options. Select
"ACCEPT" when you're through. "DEFAULTS" resets the
stats to, well, their defaults.
"REGISTRATION" - Tells you about registering the game. Since you're
currently perusing this much more detailed document-
ation, you already know about the terrific things
available by registering.
"QUIT" - No doublespeak here. Straight to DOS you'll go.
PLAYING THE GAME:
When you select "PLAY" from the main menu, you'll be off on a wondrous
adventure. We at S&M Software hope you like it. As a matter of fact, we hope
that you like it a lot (see "REGISTRATION", above). But, I digress. Mooga.
After a little advice, or a friendly taunt from the BipCritter, you'll be
into the thick of things.
Your objective is to remove all "boinks" from the screen. A boink is a
little box with a Roman numeral in it. You'll note that when you bounce your
ball against a boink, it's value decreases. This, in a nutshell, is the
whole idea. Knock a boink down to zero, and it will disappear. When all of
the boinks on a level are eradicated, in accordance with state and federal
laws governing the individual's right to destroy numbers, you'll advance to
the next board. There are twenty in all. Best of luck... you'll need it.
You control the game by manipulating your paddle, which you'll find at
the bottom of the screen. Mouse users, simply trundle your rodent left and
right. Keyboard aficionados, use the [ALT] and [CTRL] keys. [ALT] goes left,
and, fortunately, [CTRL] shifts the paddle to the right. Simple, eh? But,
that's not all.
The paddle is a fascinating instrument indeed, for it possesses the power
to ejaculate bullets of approximately three times its own mass. To test your
firepower, press a mouse button, or the [SPACE] bar on the keyboard. Get
good with these bullets... you have about a kazillion of them, and you'll
need them on occasion. The ball that you bat around in hopes of nailing a
boink or two will bounce off of these bullets, which make them most useful
for tricks and such.
Boinks aren't the only things populating the levels, by the way. You'll
also find:
GOBLINS - Mean little buggers who, when touched, boost every boink on the
level by one. You'll discover this soon enough.
ONE-UPS - Free lives, which you will certainly be thirsting for.
SHOCKS - Look like exclamation points, and not even WE are sure what
they do.
If you make it past all of these beasties, you might just get to the end of
the game, and learn exactly why you've been playing. (It's a zen moment;
don't miss it).
STRATEGY:
There are two ways of hitting the ball with your paddle--You can simply
deflect it, or you can "corner" it, and hit it back the way it came. The
brighter ones among you will quickly pick up on how this could be a valuable
tool.
Also, learn to use the tips of your bullets to reroute the ball in midair.
If you get locked into a repeating pattern of bounces, this is one way to
escape and get on with your life.
SUMMARY OF COMMANDS:
"NOMOUSE" - A command line switch to deactivate said vermin.
[TAB] - For keyboard users, cycles between menu options.
[CTRL]
[ALT] - Also for keyboard users, to control the paddle.
[SPACE] - Yet again for those with keyboards, fires a bullet.
Mouse buttons - Select menu choices, and fire bullets.
[ESC] - Gets you out of where you are, to where you were.
[P] - Pauses the game. Press a mouse button or any key to
get back into the action again.
S&M SOFTWARE'S MAILING ADDRESS:
S&M Software
2320 Brimhall Court, Suite 101
Deltona, FL 32738-8747
Attn: BipBop II
CREDITS:
All design, programming, and art by D. Stuart Riffle.
Beta testing by : Kris Bunting
Dan Hanks
Kevin Pardue
Steve Smith
Original musical score by : nobody. There isn't one.
Screaming man on level 17 : Jerry Silverman.
Source of image : "sweet pickles", a short, experimental film by
director Shawn Cheatham. Used with permission.
Inspiration : the original BipBop.
Design, programming, and art for original BipBop : D. Stuart Riffle.
Have a nice day.
