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: OIL'S WELL SOFTDOX :
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: THE MAN IN BLACK & THE PENGUIN :
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: THE SOUTH POLE....[312] 677-7140 :
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YOU'R RICH...MAYBE. GEOLOGISTS HAVE JUST LOCATED ONE OF THE LARGEST
OIL DEPOSITS IN NORTH AMERICA, ON YOUR LAND! BUT YOU HAVE TO GET IT
OUT OF THE GROUND BEFORE YOU CAN SPEND IT.
THE OTHER OIL BARONS ARE JEALOUS, AND THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING TO
SABOTAGE YOUR OPERATION. THEY HAVE PLANTED OOZIES AND LAND MINES IN
YOUR OIL FIELDS TO WRECK YOUR DRILLING EQUIPMENT
DON'T LET THEM CHEAT YOU OUT OF YOUR
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CONTROLS:
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JOYSTICK-
USE STICK TO DRILL IN ANY DIRECTION.
PRESS FIRE BUTTON TO RETRACT DRILL BIT.
CONTROL KEYS:
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[CONTROL-S] TOGGLE SOUND OFF OR ON
[ESC] PAUSE GAME
[CONTROL-R] RESTART GAME-W/NEW OPTIONS
[SPACE BAR] RESTART GAME-W/SAME
[CONTROL-H] DISPLAY HIGH SCORES PAGE
HOW TO PLAY OIL'S WELL:
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YOUR GUSHER CAME IN, BUT THAT HAS NOT MADE YOU A MILLIONAIRE. NOT YET,
ANYWAY. THE COMPETITION IS GIVING YOU TROUBLE.
EVERY TIME YOU START DRILLING, AN OOZIE ATTACKS YOUR PIPE AND EATS
RIGHT THROUGH IT. OR YOUR DRILL BIT SETS OFF AN UNDERGROUND LAND MIND
THAT SOMEONE HAS PLANTED IN YOUR OIL FIELDS. IF YOU CAN'T AVOID THESE
HAZARDS YOU MAY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN!
AS YOU GATHER IN ALL THOSE PRECIOUS OIL PELLETS, WATCH FOR EXTRA- RICH
DEPOSITS OF HIGH GRADE OIL. LAP UP THAT LIQUID GOLD, LIKE GLEAMING
GOBLETS OF GOLDEN NECTAR.
IN THE DEEPEST, DARKEST CAVERNS BELOW YOU WILL FIND AN OCCASIONAL
DEPOSIT OF PETROMIN. WHILE THIS RARE MINERAL IS FLOWING UP YOUR PIPE
IT CREATES A FORCE FIELD WHICH SLOWS DOWN THOSE OOZIES, GIVING YOU A
CHANCE TO MINE SOME OF THOSE DEEPLY BURIED OIL PELLETS. BE CAREFUL,
THOUGH-THE LAND MINES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY PERTROMINS.
AS YOU MINE EACH OF YOUR EIGHT OIL FIELDS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE
BUSY OVERHEAD BUILDING A REFINERY. CLEAR OUT ALL THE FIELDS AND YOU
REFINERY WILL BE FINISHED. YOU CAN SELL YOUR REFINED OIL, AND LIVE ON
EASY STREET FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? YOUR FIRST FORTUNE IS ONLY MINUTES AWAY!!!
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THE PLAYERS
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DRILL BITS
(THAT'S YOU!) YOU GET 3 TO START WITH, AND ANOTHER EVERY 10,000
POINTS. EACH HAS A LIFE SPAN OF 990 TICKS.
LAND MINES
(BOMB-LIKE) YOUR DRILL BIT WILL DETONATE THIS, BUT IT WON'T HURT YOUR
PIPE.
OIL PELLETS
(DOTS) GOBBLE UP EVERY ONE >10 POINTS< OF THESE TO ADVANCE TO NEXT
FIELD.
PETROMINS
(LOOKS LIKE A SUN)SPECIAL OIL NUGGETS THAT SLOW DOWN THE OOZIES.
OOZIES
(LITTLE SNEAKER MEN!)THESE >20-170 PTS.<THESE WILL DESTROY YOUR PIPE,
BUT YOUR DRILL BIT WILL DEVOUR THEM (POINTS INCREASE AS YOU DIG DEEPER
GOBLETS
YOUR DRILL BIT CAN MINE >1000 PTS.< THESE SUPER-RICH DEPOSITS; THEY
PASS HARMLESSLY THROUGH YOUR PIPE