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THE SHRINKIT ARCHIVE - SFB4.SDK - IS A (5.25 DOS 3.3) DISK ARCHIVE.
WHAT IS SCARY FOOTBALL VERSON 4? WELL, IT'S A FREEWARE FROM THE AUTHOR:
AHTI ERIC ROVAINEN
4021 MERAMEC #5
ST. LOUIS, MO 63116
EMAIL: ahti@mail1.i1.net
WITH ALL THE EXCITEMENT OF REAL NFL FOOTBALL WITHOUT TV TIMEOUTS, INJURIES,
CHEATING REFEREES, OR PLAYERS' UNION STRIKES!!!
WANT INSTRUCTIONS? THEY ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE PROGRAM! BUT, FOR YOUR OWN
INFORMATION - BEFORE DOWNLOADING IT, I'VE MADE SOME AVAILABLE HERE - FOR
YOUR REVIEW.
SCARY FOOTBALL VERSION 4 - IS AN APPLE II BASIC AND ASSEMBLY PROGRAM IN
DOS.3.3 AND IT'S GRAPHICS ARE IN LO-RES MODE. IT'S COPYRIGHT (C) 1984 AND 1987 BY
A. ROVAINEN."PORTIONS OF CODE COPYRIGHTED BY MICROSOFT, INC. AS OF 1/28/97 IT'S
BEING RECLASSIFIED AND RE-RELEASED AS FREEWARE. IT'S BEEN TESTED AND SHOWN TO
RUN JUST FINE ON ANY APPLE II (64K AND UP) - EVEN THE IIGS WITH A TRANSWARP OR
ZIP CARD.
PRESS ANY KEY FOR OPTIONS - TYPE Y IF YOU WANT SOUND, N IF YOU WANT NO SOUND.
TEAM NAMES: TYPE 'COMPUTER' TO HAVE THE COMPUTER CONTROL A TEAM. IT' POSSIBLE
TO HAVE THE COMPUTER PLAY ITSELF. IF YOU HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE, LET THE
COMPUTER PLAY ITSELF TO GET A FEEL OF THE GAME.
YOU CAN USE A JOYSTICK OR KEYBOARD.
IF YOU PLAY AGAINST COMPUTER, JOYSTICK MOVES AND BUTTON 0 PASSES. IN KEYBOARD
I,J,K, L MOVE AND SPACEBAR PASSES, OR YOU CAN SELECT CUSTOM KEYS. IN 2 PLAYER
GAMES, JOYSTICK CONTROLS OFFENSE AND IJKL CONTROL DEFENSE. IN 2 PLAYER GAME
WITHOUT JOYSTICK, IJKL CONTROL OFFENSE AND ESDF CONTROL DEFENSE = PRESS ANY KEY.
PRO (1-5) IS DIFFICULTY LEVEL. IT'S INFINITELY ADJUSTABLE. YOU CAN SELECT A REAL
VALUE LIKE 2.24. MOST GAMES ARE PLAYED BETWEEN PRO 2 AND 3. PRO 1-2 ARE FUN FOR
BARNBURNER GAMES AND LONG BOMB CONTESTS. WHEN YOU PLAY AGAINST COMPUTER, YOU CAN
HADNDICAP, A DECIMAL NUMBER BETWEEN -1 AND 1. POSITIVE NUMBER FAVORS COMPUTER
NEGATIVE FAVORS YOU.
MOST PEOPLE SELECT 0. YOU CONTROL MAROON PLAYER ON OFFENSE, BLUE PLAYER ON
DEFENSE. PURPLE PLAYERS ARE DEFENSE, ORANGE IS RECEIVER. SPECIAL KEYS; K: KICK
(PUNT OR FIELD GOAL). ON DOWN IT WILL PAUSE, PRESS K TO KICK OR ANY KEY TO GO FOR
IT! ON 1ST-3RD DOWN PRESS K BEFORE PLAY BEGINS TO KICK. B: BOMB! A LONG PASS,
OVER 20 YARDS.
RECEIVER SPEEDS DOWNFIELD, WAIT UNTIL OFF SCREEN BEFORE PASSING. BALL WILL GO AT
LEAST 20 YARDS. A RISKY PLAY,INCREASES ODDS OF SACK OR INTERCEPTION - TIMEOUT
KEYS: OPEN APPLE / BUTTON 0 FOR ONE TEAM, CLOSED APPLE/ BUTTON 1 FOR VISITORS. 3
PER AS IN PROS. EVERYTHING ELSE IS SELF-EXPLANATORY - IF YOU KNOW ABOUT FOOTBALL.
ENJOY VIEWING STATISTICS AT END OF GAME. COMPUTER'S AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE)
IS VERY GOOD, SO BEWARE! IF YOU PLAY AGAINST COMPUTER!
THIS IS ANOTHER OLDIE BUT GOODIE - APPLE II PROGRAM RESCUED FROM THE DUSTY LOST
VAULT OF TIMES PAST. AND RELEASED AS A FREEWARE COURTESY OF THE PROGRAMS AUTHOR.
IN RETURN FOR MY MAKING IT AVAILABLE FOR HIM ON THE ASIMOV FTP SITE, AS A DISK
IMAGE FOR HIS USE WITH APPLE II EMULATORS, HE AGREED TO ALLOW ME TO DISTRIBUTE
IT WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS AS A COPYRIGHTED FREEWARE. IT'S REALLY A VERY INTERESTING
OLD CLASSIC APPLE II SPORTS GAME, I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY IT.
UPLOADED BY: CHARLES T. TURLEY
115 SANTA CLARA ST.
BRISBANE, CA 94005-1736
VOICE: (415) 468-1609
EMAIL: cturley@wco.com