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Hopy-ONE(TM) Copyright 1996
Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Unauthorized duplication of this
software product is prohibited!
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HOPY-ONE(TM) System Requirements
- 80386 33 Mhz or higher
- 1 Meg of free RAM memory
- 3.5 Megs of free hard disk space
- VGA graphics card
- MS-DOS 3.0 or higher
(or DOS shell in Windows)
Optional
- Soundcard
- Joystick
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Instructions
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IMPORTANT! You don't have enough free
memory to run the game?
If the game can't find enough free
memory to run, you can make a bootable
floppy that will optimize your startup
files and allow you to play.
After you install the game, type
MAKEBOOT at the command prompt when you
are inside the game's directory. Follow
the instructions on-screen, which will
ask you to place a blank floppy diskette
into your floppy drive. When MAKEBOOT
finishes formatting and creating the
boot diskette, you can reset your
computer with this bootable floppy still
inside the floppy drive.
The bootable floppy will automatically
run the game for you. When you are
finished playing the game, remove this
floppy from your floppy drive and reset
your computer. Your computer will not
boot as usual.
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IMPORTANT! You don't hear sound?
To hear sound, you must shut-down
Windows before running this game.
This game will only recognize the
SoundBlaster(TM) type of soundcard (and
compatibles). If you don't have a
SoundBlaster(TM) or compatible, you can
configure HOPY-ONE to play the music and
sound effects out of your normal PC
speaker.
To change your sound options, select
the 'Configuration' option from the
game's main menu. The first option will
allow you to cycle through the options
for 'No Sound', 'SoundBlaster', and
'PC Speaker'. Simply hit the spacebar
to cycle through the options, and hit
return to select.
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Installation: Before Running the Game
First, install the game to your hard
drive. It's best to accept the default
path given the installation program:
C:\GAMES\WEBFOOT\HOPY-ONE
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON SCREEN!!!
The installation program will take you
through the process of choosing a place
on your hard drive to install the game.
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Windows(TM)
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This game will run under Windows(TM) 3.x
and Windows 95(TM). Simply double click
on the HOPY-ONE.EXE file located in the
game directory/folder.
IMPORTANT! You will not hear sound if
you run this game from Windows. To hear
the sound effects and music, you will
have to shut down Windows and run the
game from DOS. When you first try to
load the from Windows, it will ask you
if you wish to create an icon to start
the game and close Windows. Follow the
directions Windows 95 provides you and
you will be able to launch the game and
close Windows by simply clicking on this
icon.
You can also manually close Windows by
hitting the 'Start' button and choosing
'Shut Down...', then select 'Restart
the computer' and hit the 'Yes' button.
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How To Run the Game...
We receive many questions here at
Webfoot from people asking how to start
the games. Well, here's how you do it!
You must first REMEMBER where you
installed the game to on your hard
drive. The installation program will
place the game in the following folder
by default, unless you specify another
location:
C:\GAMES\WEBFOOT\HOPY-ONE
In DOS, CD to the directory containing
this game, and at the DOS prompt type
'HOPY-ONE' to run the game.
<or>
From Windows, double-click on the
HOPY-ONE.EXE icon in the game's folder.
NOTE: You must shut down Windows and
run the game from DOS to hear the sound
effects and music!
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Keyboard Summary
Use the following keys to the bio-droid
HOPY-ONE:
Key Action
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Cursor Left/Right Move left/right
Cursor Up/Down Stretch and shrink
Spacebar Shoot
ALT Extend tentacles
(also morph)
I Information
J Joystick control
K Keyboard control
ESC Back to Main Menu
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Joystick Summary
Hit 'j' on the keyboard to activate the
joystick at any time. You MUST first
calibrate the joystick before you can
use it!).
Use the following joystick actions and
buttons to control HOPY-ONE:
Joystick Action
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Left/Right Move left/right
Up/Down Stretch and shrink
Button 1 Shoot
Button 2 Extend tentacles
To use the joystick, you must first
calibrate it. This is done by choosing
'Configuration' from the game's main
menu and hitting the down arrow key to
highlight the 'Adjust Joystick' option.
Hit return and follow the directions on
the screen, which will ask you to center
your joystick and hit a button.
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The Menus
Use the up and down arrow keys to change
menu selections. Hit 'Enter' to
activate your choice.
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Gameplay
The objective is simple:
HOPY-ONE must collect samples of the
F.L.V. (Fast Line Virus) at each level
before moving on to the next.
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Why save the universe? Better worry
about saving your butt! The Time
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They'll yank your status, terminate your
entity, and zap you into the netherest
of the nether regions. Your journey
begins when Executive Time Spinner (ol'
T.S., you know) drops you ill-prepared
and poorly armored into the fray,
fighting off everything the Razerrians
(antiquated holdouts from the Snarr
Sector) can drop, kick or throw at you.
Blast through their defenses, traverse
the 75 levels of time blocks they will
use to impede your travel. They'll
tantalize you with pictures from your
home planet, hurl you through space,
instead of merely time, and dazzle you
with nefarious patterns reminiscent of
the arcades in the Neo-Draconian Sector
in a celebrated age long past. It's no
cakewalk. Some of the time blocks are
deceptive. So what if you fail? So
what, indeed!
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H2O
A mind-teasing original. FORTY levels
of graphics and mind jarring music.
Guide falling droplets to a drainpipe
at the bottom of the screen. You won't
BELIEVE the smooth scrolling playfield!
It's not as easy as it looks, either.
Each level is a new puzzle. H2O runs
under DOS and requires a standard VGA
graphics card. Sound card is optional,
strongly recommended.
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Chain Reaction
Align 3 or more nuclear particles, and
cause them to disappear into a chain
reaction. VERY addicting.
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D.R.O.D.: Deadly Rooms of Death
A real 'killer.' More news in the
obituary columns. (Evil laugh)
In order to complete a level, Beethro
must destroy all of the monsters and
find the exit. When all nine levels
have been cleared, Beethro will collect
enough money from King Dugan to retire
from the thankless dungeon
extermination trade and open a
restaurant. 'I'll call it Beethro's
Roasted Roach Grill!'
D.R.O.D. runs under Windows and
features detailed graphics and an
awesome MIDI sound track.
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Interpose
Fulfilling the Webfoot promise of
incredible graphics and music, Interpose
is a stunningly fast scrolling action
game. The action - and that DOES mean
action! - takes place in space. Shoot
3D enemy ships while conserving energy
and fire-power. Over 18 levels packed
with great graphics, music, and
animation.
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Farocar
A strategy game with 200 mind-bending
levels. Includes 3 different choices
of difficulty per level and a full level
editor.
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Hopy-ONE
In the year 2013, seven of the
Planetariums decided to initiate a plan
to eradicate the F.L.V. (Fast Line
Virus), the deadliest strain of mutating
virus in the galaxy. The virus caused
total population decimation on 17
Astrocolonies. No survivor of the
dreaded virus was reported. A team of
researchers assembled to obtain a sample
of the F.L.V. and devise a vaccine
against it. Professor Jonathan Silt was
one of the team members sent to the
dying colonies. He spent 13 years on an
intergalactic base, and was infected,
while learning about the infection of
F.L.V. The bio-droid, HOPY-ONE, was
created in a laboratory Silt had set up
to research the virus. Silt was
cryogenically frozen in 2026. HOPY-
ONE's mission was to collect samples of
the virus to aid in the production of a
vaccine. The fate of Silt, who waits in
cryosleep, and the fate of the entire
universe, rests with HOPY-ONE.
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Keep an eye out for other Webfoot games
available through usual shareware
channels.
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About Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
If you have a great game you'd like
published, or if you're an aspiring
programmer, 3D renderer, artist, or
musician who would like to work on some
games, please contact us!
Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 15
Lemont, IL 60439
USA
http://www.WebfootGames.com
e-mail: Webfoot@msn.com
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The Credits
Programming
Jean-Michel Martin
Graphics
Wayne C. Timmerman
Rodolphe Bono
Jean-Michel Martin
Additional Graphics
Dana Dominiak
Additional Programming
Pascal Pochol
Story
Isabelle Martin
Wayne C. Timmerman
Publications Editor
Jay A. Gross
ANSI Artist
Jon Shiring
Produced by
Dana Dominiak
Germany/Switzerland/Austria Distribution
Juergen Egeling, Ticsoft
Scandinavian Distribution
Morten Eriksen, Twilight Zone Software
French Distribution
Jean-Michel Martin, TLK Games
Australia/New Zealand
Benjamin Slabak,
Spectrum Pacific Publishing
Special Thanks To:
Mike Speyer
Robert Dominiak
Debra Osborn
Susan Dominiak
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Hopy-ONE(TM)
(C)1996 Webfoot Technologies, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Hopy-ONE is a trademark of Webfoot
Technologies, Inc.
All other trademarks
are the properties of their owners.
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