Short: vector-based rock-shooting game Author: orta1 wp pl (Artur Jarosik) Uploader: orta1 wp pl (Artur Jarosik) Type: game/shoot Version: 1.1 Requires: CGX or P96 Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 3.0.0 Vectoroids 1.1.0 Original © 2001 Bill Kendrick AmigaOS port © 2008 Artur Jarosik --- about ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Vectoroids" is a vector-based rock-shooting game similar to the arcade classic "Asteroids." It is an SDL game based on the source for "Agendaroids," an X-Window game written for the Agenda VR3 Linux-based PDA written by the same author. (This game is being entered into the "SDL Game Under 1 Megabyte" contest held by No Starch Press / Loki Entertainment Software in late 2001.) The AmigaOS version is basically a simple compile, but with a few enhancements for the sound output. --- requirements ----------------------------------------------------------- - AmigaOS 3.0.0+ - SDL.library - CGX or P96 --- usage ------------------------------------------------------------------ Simple start from icon. --- controls --------------------------------------------------------------- The game can be played with either the keyboard, or a joystick/pad (which I highly recommend). * [Left] / [Right] on the keyboard [Left] / [Right] on the joystick Rotate ship counter-clockwise and clockwise, respectively. * [Up] on the keyboard [Fire-B] or [UP] on the joystick Thrusts the ship in the direction it is currently facing. * [Space] on the keyboard [Fire-A] on the joystick Fires a bullet in the direction the ship is facing. * [Shift] on the keyboard Re-spawns your ship after you die, even if the game thinks there are still too many asteroids near the center of the screen... --- status display --------------------------------------------------------- The following is displayed at the top of the screen during the game, from left to right: * Score Your current score. * Level The level of the game you are currently playing. * Lives Miniature spaceships which represent how many extra lives you have left. Also, sometimes text (for example, what level you are on when you enter a new level) appears on the center of the screen for a moment. --- scoring ---------------------------------------------------------------- Each rock you shoot (or crash into) gains you points. The smaller the rock, the more points you gain. Every 10,000 points, you also receive an extra ship. --- levels ----------------------------------------------------------------- After all rocks have been destroyed, you move on to the next level, which begins with more rocks than the previous started with... --- full credits/ license/ source ------------------------------------------ Full credits and the license (vectoroids is released under the GPL) you find inside the docu/ directory which contains the unmodified original documentation. Full source with all changes is in the source/ directory. Happy asteroids-shooting! -- orta , 08.09.2008