Alex & Alex Arkanoid
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Arcade game in best tradition of all known Arkaniod and Breakout.

This is a first try to write game with use cross-platform library SDL - Simple DirectMedia Layer.
Game is written on Borland C++ Builder 5.0 without VCL + library SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer.

Attention ! While loading game you get some error messages about music files becasue
that not included into archive.

Programming: Alexey Diyan
Design: Alexey Diyan, Alexey Kuzmenko

Testing:
Maxim Prishepa

Technical Support:
Alexander Sashnov

... you are invited to cooperation


System requirements:
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Win 95, SVGA 640x480x16bit , 5Mb HDD


Command-line parameters:
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-window - load game in window
-nosound - disable sound effect
-nomusic - disable music
-bpp16 - video mode 64048016 bit
-bpp32 - video mode 64048032 bit
-debug - display debug information

When game load with commands [-nosound -nomusic]  sound system is not initialized


Cheat keys:
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For actiovate cheat key you must press [Alt] and numeric key
"Alt and /" - ball speed down
"Alt and *" - ball speed up
"Alt and +" - warp to next level
"Alt and -" - return to previous level
"Alt and 1" - add one life
"Alt and 2" - bonus super-ball
"Alt and 3" - bonus shoot desk
"Alt and 4" - bonus magnet
"Alt and 5" - bonus 3 ball


Information for designers:
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all textures for background must be squared size and divisible at 560x560.
For exampe:
80x80
112x112
140x140
280x280
560x560 -  I think than not good to use so big textures...


 2004 Alexey Diyan

WWW:
english:   http://diyan.bagov.net/en/
russian:   http://diyan.bagov.net/

E-Mail:    diyan@bk.ru
