
"Moon Bandits" 

(C)2006 Foppygames


Thanks for downloading my game! On my website you can
find some more games, as well as source code examples.

Have fun!
Foppy (Robbert Prins)


Website: http://www.foppygames.nl
Email: robbertprins@hotmail.com

This game is freeware.

Disclaimer: The author cannot be held responsible for
any problems arising out of the use of this program.


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Explanation
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Your mission is to defend the humans against an army of invading aliens, wave
after wave. Move your cannon left and right for aiming and shoot away at the
invaders before they reach you and the humans. Survive for as long as possible
and set a new high-score!

There are different types of invaders: some just stay in formation, others
will dive towards earth and try to capture humans. (When all humans are killed
you will have to fight it out in space before returning to earth with a new
set of humans and big green bunkers.) Shooting down certain invaders may
result in a bonus object falling down, which you should catch to activate.
Here's a list of the possible bonusses and what they do:

 laser   - gives you a limited amount of laser shots
 gun     - gives you a limited amount of machine gun fire
 health  - partly restores your cannon energy level
 life    - earns you an extra cannon
 repair  - gives you two shots at repairing a bunker; aim carefully!
 resist! - this makes the humans open fire at the invaders

You can pick up humans and bring them to a safer spot. The more humans you have
on board, the more the cannon will be slowed down. You can also launch a
super-bomb. This is a very dangerous weapon as it may also hit you or the humans.

An extra super-bomb is awarded every 5th wave.


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Controls
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 on title screen:

 Spacebar                 - start game
 Escape                   - leave program

 in game:

 Left arrow / Right arrow - move the cannon
 Spacebar                 - fire the cannon
 Up arrow / Down arrow    - load/unload humans
 End or Enter             - launch super-bomb
 Escape                   - end current game

 in both cases:

 M                        - toggle music on/off

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Credits
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The game is inspired by the classic games Space Invaders and Defender.
It was written in Blitz 3D. Other software used: Paint Shop Pro 7 for
graphics, Wavepad for sound effect recording and editing, and Fruity
Loops for the in-game tune. The great song playing on the title screen
is by Damien Sturdy and was used with his permission. Sound effects
that were not created by me are edited versions of samples from the CD
"Original Video Game Sound Effects" by Maniacs of Noise. Joe Lesko tested
the game at an early stage and gave great suggestions for improving it.

programming, graphics, in-game tune      - Foppy
title music: theme song from 'Supernova' - Damien Sturdy
original sound effects                   - Maniacs of Noise
additional sfx, sfx editing              - Foppy
play testing                             - Joe Lesko
non-standard fonts                       - Faktor-I, PizzaDude
data packing: Pack Maker                 - TeraBit Software
