
                          SIMON THE SORCERER (full dox)
                          -----------------------------


 IT OFTEN HELPS TO START WITH SOME SORT OF INTRODUCTION SO HERE WE GO....

 IT ALL STARTED ON SIMON 12TH BIRTHDAY.HE WAS HAVING A PARTY,NOT A MODERN RAVE
 PARTY THAT TWELVE YEAR OLDS HAVE THESE DAYS,BUT A QUIET ENGLISH AFFAIR WITH
 JELLY AND ICE CREAM,PIN-THE-TAIL ON GRANDMA AND A MAGICIAN CALLED MARVELO.
 HE SPECIALISED IN PULLING RABBITS OUT OF A HAT AND MAKING SEEMINGLY ENDLESS
 QUANTITIES OF BRIGHTLY COLOURED HANKERCHIEFS APPEAR FROM HIS MOUTH.

 SIMON TOOK GREAT PLEASURE IN POINTING OUT HOW THESE TRICKS WERE DONE TO
 HIS AWESTRUCK FRIENDS AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE PHYSICALLY RESTRAINED BY
 HIS FATHER TO PREVENT MARVELO THE MAGICIAN BECOMING MARVELO THE MURDERER

 WHEN BLOWING OUT THE CANDLES TIME CAME,SIMON WISHED FOR A GAME BOY FROM 
 HIS GRANDPARENTS AND FOR HIS OLDER BROTHER TO FALL DOWN SOMETHING PRETTY
 DEEP AND SPIKY.HE WAS SURPRISED WHEN LATER WHEN THE DOORBELL RANG ,AND
 UPON OPENING THE DOOR,HE DISCOVERED A SMALL,SCRUFFY LOOKING DOG WRAPPED
 UP IN SHINY PAPER.AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO INSTALL HIS FRIENDS 
 TETRIS CART,HE WAS PERSUADED THAT IT WAS NOT A GAMEBOY AFTER ALL.

 THE DOG(HE CALLED IT CHIPPY)HAD A STRANGE BOOK IN ITS MOUTH THAT NO-ONE 
 COUOLD READ.HIS PARENTS HADN`T THE HEART TO TELL THE YOUNG BOY THAT THE 
 DOG WASN`T FOR HIM AND THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA FROM WHERE OR WHOM IT CAME.
 IT WAS,AFTER ALL,A NEW TARGET FOR THE BOYISH SADISM FOUND IN ALL YOUNG-
 STERS.THE FAMILY ADOPTED THE DOG AND THE BOOK WAS DUMPED IN THE LOFT 
 AND LONG FORGOTTEN.......
  

  UNTIL NOW....



                           GETTING STARTED
                           ---------------


 TO ENJOY SIMON THE SORCERER YOU WILL NOT NEED LIGHTING REFLEXES,NOR AN 
 I.Q OF MORE THEN 175 NOR THE COURAGE OF THE GREAT WHITE BEAR.IT COULD 
 HELP IF YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOUR BUT IT`S NOT ESSENTIAL.

  OH YES,A COMPUTER WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE HANDY ASWELL
 
  * 12 MHz OR FASTER IBM-AT OR COMPATABLE SYSTEM

  * 640K RAM

  * VGA GRAPHICS CAPABILITY 

  * A HARD DRIVE WITH APPROX. 10 MEGS OF FREE SPACE

  * A MOUSE

  OBVIOUSLY,IN ORDER TO USE THESE ITEMS,YOU WILL REQUIRE A FULLY OPERATIONAL
  CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM,ALL VITAL ORGANS AND AT LEAST ONE 
  HAND (OR COMPATIBLE)

  USING THE KEYBOARD:

  IF YOU DON`T KNOW HOW TO USE THE KEYBOARD THEN THERE IS NO REAL HOPE FOR
  YOU NOW!!.FEEL FREE TO CHUCK YOUR REAL COMPUTER OUT OF THE WINDOW AND GO
  BACK TO YOUR GAMES CONSOLE.WE`RE SURE THAT THE QUEEN OF THE FUNGUS PEOPLE
  (OR WHATEVER WOULD APPRECIATE IT)

  SERIOUSLY THOUGH,THE MOUSE IS USED TO SELECT ICONS ON THE SCREEN.THESE 
  WILL EXPLAINED LATER IN DETAIL.IT IS ALSO USE TO MOVE SIMON AROUND THE
  AREA HE IS CURRENTLY IN.

  SOME KEYS WILL BE OF ASSISTANCE DEPENDING ON YOUR MUSICAL TASTES OR REAC-
  TIONS.

  PRESSING ~M~ TURNS THE MUSIC OFF OR ON(ITS A TOGGLE)

  PRESSING ~S~ TURNS THE SOUNDS OFF OR ON (ITS A TOGGLE)

  PRESSING ~F1~WILL INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE ON-SCREEN TEXT

  PRESSING ~F3~WILL SLOW DOWN THE SPEED F THE ON-SCREEN TEXT

  PRESSING ~F2~WILL RETURN THE TEXT SPEED TO NORMAL



                          INSTALLATION
                          ------------

 THERE ARE TWO MAIN METHODS OF INSTALLING GAMES ONTO YOUR HARD-DRIVE

 METHOD 1
 --------

 THIS METHOD IS REALLY CLEVER AND FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW A LOT ABOUT COMPUTERS
 WE SUGGEST YOU TRY THIS WAY FIRST

 1.REMOVE THE DISKS FROM THE BOX AND FLUSH THEM DOWN THE TOILET

 2.GO AND BUY ANOTHER SET OF DISKS AND REPEAT THE PROCESS


 METHOD 2
 --------

 THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT COMPUTERS.ANYONE WITH 
 HALF A BRAIN CELL SHOULD`NT REALLY NEED TO READ THIS SECTION.

 1.START UP YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM.THIS OFTEN INVOLVES PRESSING A BIG BUTTON
   LABELLED ~ON~

 2.INSERT DISK 1 INTO YOUR FLOPPYDRIVE. NB THERE MAYBE DIFFICULT HAND-TO-EYE 
   CO-ORDINATION REQUIRED HERE.

 3.SELECT THE FLOPPY DRIVE CONTAINING THE DISK 1 BY PRESSING A: OR B: AND
   PRESS ENTER (THE BIG FAT ONE)

 4.TYPE INSTALL AND PRESS ENTER

 5. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SCREEN TO SET UP SIMON THE SORCERER TO WORK
    TO ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL ON YOUR COMPUTER


                      COPY PROTECTION
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   TAKEN CARE OF THE THE BEST P.C GROUP ON THE SCENE NEED I SAY MORE??


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                    STARTING TO PLAY
                    ----------------


 ONCE THE INSTALLATION PROCESS IS OVER YOU ARE NOW READY TO PLAY.SO PUT ON
 YOUR THINKING CAP AND COMEDY TROUSERS,GRIP YOU R MOUSE FIRMLY IN ONE HAND 
 AND TYPE ~SIMON~

 IF YOU HAVE RESET YOUR COMPUTER SINCE INSTALLATION THEN YOU WILL NEED TO
 ENTER THE CORRECT DIRECTORY FIRST.YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT IT IS...YOU CHOSE
 IT DURING INSTALLATION..

 THE FIRST THING YOU DHOULD OBSERVE HAPPENING IS CREDITS.WE RECOMMEND THAT
 YOU WATCH THESE AS THEY MAY PROVIDE VITAL CLUES TO THE GAME(THAT JUST COZ
 WE`RE A BUNCH OF ATTENTION SEEKERS).IF YOU CAN`T BEAR TO WATCH ALL OF THEM
 THEN PRESS THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON TO SKIP THE WHOLE THING.JUST DON`T SAY 
 WE DIDN`T WARN YOU

 AFTER THE CREDITS FOR THE OPENING SEQUENCE CARRIES ON FROM WHERE FOREPLAY 
 LEFT OFF.THIS CAN ALSO BE SKIPPED BY PRESSING THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON.


                    PLAYING THE GAME
                    ----------------

 AS WILL BECOME APPARENT,YOUR GOAL IS TO RESCUE CALYPSO THE WIZARD WHO HAS
 THE POWER TO RETURN YOU TO YOUR OWN WORLD.YOU TAKE ON THE ROLE OF SIMON,A
 YOUNG BOY SUDDENLY THRUST INTO THE UNIVERSE OF FANTASY AND MAGIC...
  THAT`S ABOUT ALL WE CAN SAY WITHOUT RUINING THE STORY.DON`T WORRY,ALL
 THINGS WILL BECOME CLEAR TO YOU AS YOU PROGRESS THROUGH THE GAME.


                    MOVING ABOUT
                    ------------

 IN ORDER TO MOVE SIMON ABOUT THE SCREEN YOU SIMPLY NEED TO HIGHLIGHT TO 
 HIGH LIGHT THE ~WALK TO~ ICON BY CLICKING ON IT AND THEN CLICKING ON THE
 AREA YOU WISH SIMON TO MOVE TO.HE WILL WALK TO THAT POINT AS NEAR AS HE
 GET TO IT.


                    SCREEN
                    ------

 ~WALK TO~ IS THE DEFAULT VERB WHEN THE PIONTER IS OVER THE SCREEN WINDOW
 ~LOOK AT~ IS THE DEFAULT VERB WHEN THE PIONTER IS OVER THE INVENTORY.

                   
                    DOING STUFF
                    -----------

 ALL THE OTHER VERBS ENABLE SIMON TO PERFORM A VARIETY OF ACTIONS ON A VARIETY
 OF THINGS.

 YOU WILL NOTICE THAT BY MOVING THE POINTER OVER CERTAIN AREAS THE SCREEN ID
 BAR WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS UNDER THE POINTER.SIMON CAN ONLY INTERACT WITH
 OBJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE POINTER

 IN ORDER TO DO SOMETING TO AN OBJECT,FIRST SELECT THE VERB YOU WISH TO USE.IT
 APPEARS IN THE ID BAR.SECONDLY SELECT THE OBJECT YOY WISH TO USE ON IT.IT
 REPLACES THE VERB ON THE ID BAR.THIRDLY CLICK THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON TO PER-
 FORM THE ACTION.EITHER SOMETHING HAPPENS OR SIMON TELLS YOU THE RESULT OF
 HIS  ACTIONS.

 SOME VERBS REQUIRE THE INPUT OF TWO OBJECTS,E.G IF YOU SELECT~USE~THEN TWO
 OBJECTS USUALLY NEEDS TO BE SELECTED IN ORDER TO MAKE SOMETING HAPPEN.AFTER
 THE FIRST OBJECT IS SELECTED A PROMPTING INSTRUCTION (IN THIS CASE
 ~WITH WHAT~) APPEARS IN THE ID BAR.ANOTHER OBJECT MUST THEN BE SELECTED TO
 COMPLETE THE ACTION

 CLICKING TWICE ON THE AREA OF THE SCREEN WITH NO OBJECTS IN OR COMPLETEING
 AN ACTION RETURNS YOU TO THE DEFAULT VERB.


                     VERBS AVAILABLE
                     ---------------

 WALK TO:  TELLS SIMON TO WALK TO AN AREA OF THE SCREEN  (NEVER)

 TALK TO:  BET YOU CAN WORK THIS COMMAND OUT???

 GIVE   :  INSTRUCTS SIMON TO GIVE AN OBJECT TO ANOTHER CHARACTERIN THE GAME
           IT THEREFORE REQUIRES SELECTING AN OBJECT AND THEN A CHARACTER
 
 MOVE   :  TELLS SIMON TO PUSH OR PULL AN OBJECT SELECTED

 LOOK AT:  SPEAKS FOR ITSELF I THINK??

 USE    :  INSTRUCTS SIMON TO USE TWO OBJECTS TOGETHER.IT REQUIRES TWO 
           OBJECTS.

 WEAR   :  INSTRUCTS SIMON TO DON A PIECE OF CLOTHING.

 REMOVE :  OPPOSITE OF WEAR.

 CONSUME:  INSTRUCTS SIMON TO EAT OR DRINK

 PICK-UP:  DON`T REALLY WARRANT AN EXPLINATION DOES IT

 OPEN   :  ERRRR DUNNO M8??

 CLOSE  :  OPPOSITE OF ABOVE!


                      TALKING TO PEOPLE
                      -----------------

 SOME TIMES SIMON HAS TO INITIATE A CONVERSATION BY HIMSELF AND SOMETIMES
 PEOPLE START TALKING TO HIM.WHAT THE PERSON SAYS APPEARS ON THE SCREEN NEXT
 TO THEM.SIMON IS USUALLY GIVEN A LIST OF CHOICES ,OVERLAYING THE VERB BANK
 AND IVENTORY WITH THE LIST TO CHOOSE FROM.

 THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES UNTIL A PERSON SELECTS A QUIT OPTION FROM THE 
 QUIT OPTION E.G "I DON`T REALLY WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU ANY MORE"

 THIS USUALLY LEADS TO THE END OF THE CONVERSATION.IF SIMON WANTS TO RE-
 ENTER A CONVERSATION THEN HE MUST SELECT ~TALK TO~ AND THE PERSON HE WISHES
 TO TALK TO.


                     SAVING ON SHOE LEATHER
                     ----------------------

 AS WE ALL KNOW,SHOES CAN BE EXPENSIVE.HOWEVER LUCKILY FOR YOU,WE HAVE 
 INCLUDED A MAP FEATURE IN THE GAME.SIMON RECIEVES A MAGIC MAP AT THE START
 OF THE GAME.THIS CAN BE USED TO JUMP INSTANTLY TO THE IMPORTANT POINTS IN
 THE GAME ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED.

 AS SIMON WALKS AROUND THE GAME HE ADDS DRAWINGS TO THE MAP,REPRESENTING
 CERTAIN KEY LOCATIONS.BY SELECTING THE~USE ~MAP IT IS POSSIBLE TO JUMP
 STRAIGHT TO THESE LOCATIONS BY CLICKING ON THEM WITH THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON
 IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT THE MAP THEN CLICK ON THE COMPASS IN THE
 BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE GAME.

 THIS FEATURE IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN SIMON IS FREE TO MOVE AROUND.IF HE IS 
 TRAPPED THEN THE MAP CANNOT BE USED AS A MEANS OF ESCAPE.


                    SAVE/RESTORE & PAUSE
                    --------------------

 SIMON HAS IN HIS POSSESSION A MAGICAL POSTCARD.BY SELECTING~USE~ POSTCARD
 THE SAVE,LOAD,QUIT OPTIONS BECOME AVAILABLE.NB THE GAME IS ALSO PAUSED 
 WHILST ACCESSING THESE FEATURES.

 BY SELECTING ~SAVE~ YOU CAN RESTORE YUR CURRENT GAME ON HARD DISK.SIMPLY 
 CLICK ON ~SAVE~ AND THEN ON EITHER A USED SAVE GAME OR AN EMPTY SLOT.NOW
 ENTER THE NAME OF THE FILE YOU WISH TO SAVE AND THERE IT IS!!!!

 BY SELECTING ~LOAD~ A GAME PREVIOUSLY SAVED CAN BE LOADED AND CONTINUED
 SIMPLY CLICK ON ~LOAD~AND THEN ON THE NAME OF THE FILE YOU WISH TO LOAD.
 THEN YOU CAN CONTINUE.

 BY SELECTING ~QUIT~ YOU ARE ADMITTING DEFEAT AND YOU WISH TO COMMIT RITUAL
 SUICIDE AND BEING A COMPLETE WASTE OF SPACE(BUT IF THERE IS A VALID REASON
 LIKE ELITE 2 ON THE AMIGA IS FINALLY OUT THEN YOU WILL RETURN TO THE DOS 
 PROMPT!!!!!)


                      TROUBLE SHOOTING
                      ----------------

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