DIG DUG AFTERSHOCK README
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These instructions can be accessed from within the game by accessing the
"Help" menu on the title screen.

NOTE: If you are experiencing performance problems, try donwloading the 256
color version.


STORY
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On August 1, 2006, the widely beloved Mr.Driller suffered a gruesome death
in a freak drilling accident.  His mother watched in shock as this grim news
was broadcast on the television.  Meryl Hori, Taizo Hori's beautiful wife,
burst into tears.  After breaking the news to Taizo, she was appalled when
he seemed to be unphased.  Taizo simply smirked and said,

"Well, I guess I'll just have to dig down to Hell and rescue him!"
"wha--- are you serious?"
"Sure, it should be a piece of cake.  I'm pretty much the digging master.
Remember how I pwned those Pookies back in 1982?"
"Yeah, yeah, but what makes you so sure he's down there?"
"Well remember that time we gave him money to go buy soda at the grocery
store, and he came back with two twelve-packs of Fresca(tm)?"
"Oh...yeah..."

And so Taizo suited up and began his epic descent into the depths of the
unknown, determined to rescue his own flesh and blood from a fate even
worse than death...



CONTROLS
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Up/Down/Left/Right - Control Taizo
Space bar - Shoot current weapon
Control - Switch current weapon
S - Save progress up to the start of the level you are on
Escape - Quit

The objective of every level is to kill all enemies, and then move past the
bottom of the level.  You will not be allowed to move past the bottom if you
miss even one enemy.

Remember, if you want to use the cable gun effectively, you probably have to
walk and shoot repeatedly at the same time (much like in the original
Dig-Dug)

NOTE:  If you want to replay levels you have already been to, you can load
the automatically generated save files from the "levelselect" directory.



ENEMIES
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Churro - will bounce around randomly.  Not very dangerous.
Pooky - will try to catch you when he sees you.
Dragon - will try to catch you and blow a deadly fire blast when he is
         facing you.
Worm - forages aimlessly for food, but will chase you if it sees you.  You
       must hit it multiple times to weaken it.



WEAPONS
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Machine gun - good long range weapon.
Flamethrower - good short range weapon.
Elastic cable gun - latches onto enemies and won't let go even when you
                    move.  Excellent for worms.
Tunnel driver - extreme power, but with limited ammo.



ROCKS
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Regular rock - won't ever break.
Sandstone - will break after it falls.
Turquoise - must be hit with another rock to break it.



CREDITS
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Programming/Game design/Music/Background art -
Sebastian Janisz

Sprite Animations - 
Gabriel Janisz



SPECIAL THANKS
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Sound effects from the archive at www.flashkit.com
Made on MMF2 --- www.clickteam.com
Original Dig Dug game made by Namco