SameGame Version 1.23-NBK Netbook/Series 7 (C)opyright 1997,1998 Jon Read http://www.epoczone.com/jon jon@epoczone.com Modified and improved by Max Westen http://netbook.rc6.org netbook@myrealbox.com 23th june 2003 About SameGame -------------- SameGame is a simple game for one player, the aim of which is to remove all the balls on the screen. Balls can only be removed if they are next to another ball of the same colour. When a ball is removed, all others of the same colour connected horizontally or vertically are also removed. Balls above the removed ones will fall down to fill in the gaps, and empty columns are filled by all the columns to their right sliding left. This version is for the Series 7, Netbook and WINS Emulator only. There are also Series 3a/c/mx, Series 5 and Siena versions available - please see the web page http://www.epoczone.com/jon for more details. Scoring ------- The score is increased for each ball removed in a turn. For example, if two balls are removed, you are awarded 3 points (1+2) for that turn. If five balls are removed, you are awarded 15 points (1+2+3+4+5). If all balls on the screen are removed, you are awarded a bonus 500 points. Strategy -------- As the score increases for every ball removed in a turn, try to collect together balls of the same colour. At the start of a game, try picking one colour and removing that to make the areas of other colours larger. Playing ------- Tap with your stylus on the coloured balls. If there are 2 or more balls of the same colour adjectant to the one you tapped, they will be removed. Installation Instructions ------------------------- If you are installing this from a .SIS file using EPOCInstall, then the fact that you're reading this file means that you've installed the program. :-) History of SameGame ------------------- The inspiration for SameGame came from KSame by Marcus Kreutzberger, part of the KDE (K Desktop Environment) project. The SameGame homepage is located at http://www.epoczone.com/jon/samegame.php3 Pages for my other psion programs, such as "Jumpy!" and "PopOut" can be accessed from http://www.epoczone.com/jon . If you like SameGame, please let me know by sending an email to jon@epoczone.com . History of SameGame for Netbook/Series 7 ---------------------------------------- The inspiration for SameGame for Netbook/Series 7 came from SameGame by Jon Read. The SameGame for Netbook/Series 7 homepage is located at http://netbook.rc6.org/samegnbk.php Pages for my other psion programs and modifications targetted for the Psion Netbook and Series 7 can be accessed from http://netbook.rc6.org . If you like SameGame for Netbook/Series 7, please let me know by sending an email to netbook@myrealbox.com . Bugs ---- None that I know of! Enjoy... Version Infomation ------------------ SameGame 1.23-Nbk * Updated the code that displays the toolbar. The battery status is broken on the 158 build of the system rom on the netbook. If an updated version resides on C, D or E then that version will be used. * Changed the colors for the Scorelist from Yellow with a Red bar to White with a Blue bar. SameGame 1.22-Nbk * Updated some minor display code & added my website address. SameGame 1.21-Nbk * Samegame saves the state of the Sound level and the visibility of the Score list to the ini-file * 10 Characters can be used for the name in the scorelist (instead of 3) * If the scorelist is off, it will be turned on at the end of the game. If a new game is selected the score-list disappears again. * If the scorelist is on, it will be updated at the end of the game, to reflect the new scores. SameGame 1.20 F Netbook * Colorized all graphics * Added color to the Scorelist * Moved the play-area to the bottom (for optimal screen use on series7/netBook) * Added a check for $MachineName. If it's a netBook/series 7 it makes use of the extra options on the Toolbar (color and extra buttons). This makes SameGame playable on ER5 emulator with the Large Screen. * Added the Cascade Sounds from the Revo * Added the options for changing the Volume level * Added my name in the aboutbox ;)