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PHEENIX: The Next Generation v1.0 
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Original Game released for the Spectrum by Megadodo (c)1983
Remake written by David Cooper (aka Jetman's Dad) and released by JDGames (c)2005


CREDITS
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CODE: 	David Cooper (using GameMaker v6.1)

SOUND: 	Editted by David Cooper (using n-Track v4.0.5 & Goldwave v1.5)

GRAPHICS: David Cooper (using Paint Shop Pro v7), except Player Ship by Oddbob 

MUSIC: 	"Agnus Dei" by John Taverner


HOW TO PLAY THE GAME
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Earth is being invaded by the evil Condorian Empire, and only you and your trusty ship
stand between the human race and total destruction. 

After months of bitter struggle, word has reached Earth High Command that the Condorians' 
leader is on his way to personally oversee their imminent victory amd Earth's final
destruction, and he is bringing with him their ultimate weapon - the PHEENIX.

The massive Pheenix mothership is capable of bombing Earth back to the stoneage, and must
be stopped at all costs. Your only option is to fly a lone mission into deep space, 
intercept the fleet en route to Earth and destroy the Pheenix. But beware, scuttlebutt
is that the Condorians have more than one of these planet-killers, each more deadly and
better protected than the last. 

Good Luck! You are going to need it.


CONTROLLING YOUR SHIP
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[LEFT ARROW] 	Move to the left
[RIGHT ARROW] 	Move to the right
[DOWN ARROW]	Activate Shield
[SPACE]		Fire Turbo-Laser
[P]		Pause the game
[ESC]		Quit the game


HINTS & TIPS
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* Your shield can be used as a weapon
* Each time you use the shield 5 hits are deducted from your count, reducing your bonus
* You can complete the Pheenix stage without killing all of the small ships


MINIMUM SPECIFICATION
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Hard to say, really ... except to say that it Works brilliantly on my own home PC, which
has the following spec:

CPU:	1.6GHz Pentium 4
RAM:	256MB
Video:	64MB nVidia Geforce 3 200/200MX
OS:	Windows XPHome

It does, however, run a little slow on my office PC, with the following spec:

CPU:	800MHz Celeron
RAM:	128MB
Video:	Onboard Intel
OS:	Windows 98SE

My guess is that the slow running is caused by the onboard video chip - but don't quote
me on that!

Please note that your video hardware must be capable of displaying at a resolution of
1024x768 in order to run this game correctly. 


VERSION HISTORY
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01/01/2005 v1.0

Check out www.jdgames.co.uk periodically for new versions and updates.


FEEDBACK
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Comments, good and bad (but constructive, please) are always welcomed, especially bug
reports. Please submit these using the feedback form on the JDGames website, which can
be found at http://www.jdgames.co.uk/feedback.html. 


LEGAL STUFF
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This game is released as FREEWARE - so You should never be asked to pay for it. If
anyone tries to charge you money, please send the details to info@jdgames.co.uk.

You are FREE to distribute this game to anyone you wish, provided that this file
(ptng_readme.txt) remains intact and is distributed with the game file. You may also post
it on your own website if you want to - and I would appreciate you letting me know you
are doing so.

Phew, now that that's over, please enjoy the game. 

David Cooper
(aka Jetman's Dad)