Welcome to SpaceKids
SpaceKids is the story of a brother and sister who live on the
Moon with their grandfather, a famous space explorer. One day
Grandpa leaves to explore Earth. When he does not come back,
the SpaceKids fly to Earth to search for him. Along the way,
they discover a strange and wonderful world filled with fantastic
characters.
SpaceKids is an interactive cartoon where you help the kids find
their grandfather. The story changes depending on your actions and
decisions. Every time that you play, you will see something new.
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System requirements:
500K available RAM
VGA display
Fast 386 or better.
SoundBlaster, Pro Audio or compatible sound card.
4 Meg. free space on your hard disk.
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Before you can play SpaceKids you must first install it.
Chances are, you have already done that if you are reading this.
If you already have, skip ahead to setting up your sound card.
1. Make a directory/folder called kids.
2. Copy spkids.exe to the kids directory/folder.
3. In DOS, go to your kids directory and type "spkids"
(no quotes) <ENTER> or from windows, double click spkids.exe.
This creates all the files that you need to play SpaceKids.
The next thing to do is to set up your sound card.
1. In DOS, type install or in windows, double click
install.exe in your kids directory.
2. Click the "Configuration" button.
3. Select the sound card that is closest to yours.
4. Click the "Configure Card" and select the address
for your soundcard. Note: If you are not sure what
you should set it to, try 220.
5. Click OK.
6. Click OK to "Save Configuration".
7. Click to "Exit Install"
8. Click "Exit to DOS".
How to Play
DOS:
From the DOS Prompt, go to the kids directory.
Type: kids
Windows 3.1:
There are two ways to play SpaceKids from Windows, a good
way and a better way.
The "good way" is to just launch it from the File Manager. The
"better way" is to make your own SpaceKids Group and Icon.
There are a lot of steps to make your own Group and Icon but
it actually is quite easy and only takes a minute or two.
To play using the File Manager:
1. Double click the File Manager to open it.
2. Find the kids.exe file in the kids directory.
3. Double-click kids.exe.
To make your own SpaceKids Group and Icon:
First, make a Group:
1. From Program Manager menu, select FILE-NEW.
(The NEW PROGRAM OBJECT Window opens.)
2. Click the PROGRAM GROUP button.
3. Click the OK button.
4. Next to Description, type in Kids.
(Leave Group File blank.)
5. Click OK. You now have an empty Window for SpaceKids.
Then, make an Icon:
6. From Program Manager menu, select FILE-NEW.
(The NEW PROGRAM OBJECT Window opens.)
7. Click the PROGRAM ITEM button.
8. Click the OK button.
(The PROGRAM ITEMS PROPERTY Window opens.)
9. Next to Description, type in Kids.
10. To fill in the Command Line, click the BROWSE
button.
1. Go to the KIDS directory.
2. Find the file kids.exe and double click it.
(The Command Line will show the path and file.)
11. Click the CHANGE ICON button. The message says there
are no icons available among other things. Don't
panic, everything is fine, just click the OK button.
(The Change Icon Window opens.)
12. Click the BROWSE button.
13. Find the KIDS directory again.
14. Find the file kids.ico and double click it.
(You return to the Program Item Properties Window.)
15. Click OK. You are done!
To play using the Icon:
1. Double click the KIDS Icon.
Windows 95:
There are several ways to play SpaceKids from Windows 95.
the best way is to make a shortcut to click on.
The next best way is to play it in a DOS Window. If that
won't work, you can restart in DOS and play it from there.
Making a shortcut for the Desktop, Start Menu or Programs:
1. Click on the Start Button.
2. Select Settings and then Taskbar
3. Click the Start Menu Programs Tab.
4. Click Add and then Browse.
5. Double click on the KIDS folder.
6. Right click kids.exe and select "Create Shortcut".
7. Find the new icon called "Shortcut to KIDS.EXE".
It should already be selected (highlighted), if not,
click its icon.
8. Click Open.
9. Click Next.
10. To put the shortcut on the Desktop, Startup Menu or
under Programs, double click the corresponding
term. ex. to put the shortcut on the desktop, double
click Desktop.
11. Select a Name. Type in SPACEKIDS.
12. Select an icon: click the SPACEKIDS icon.
13. If, when you are done, you don't have the SpaceKids icon:
1. Right click the shortcut for SpaceKids.
2. Select Properties.
3. Select Program.
4. Click the Change Icon button.
5. Select browse.
6. Go to the kids folder and double click the kids icon.
14. Double click the SpaceKids shortcut icon to play.
Playing SpaceKids from a DOS Window:
1. Open a DOS window.
2. Click the START Button in the bottom left corner of
the Widows Task Bar.
3. Select Programs.
4. Click on the MS-DOS Prompt Icon.
2. At the DOS Prompt, type: cd \kids
3. type: kids
Playing SpaceKids from DOS:
If either of the above procedures don't work, try the following:
1. Click on the START Button in the bottom left corner
of the Windows Task bar.
2. Select Shut Down and select "Restart in MS-DOS mode".
3. At the DOS Prompt, type: cd \kids
4. Type: kids
HOW TO PLAY:
When there are arrows on the screen, you can use them to make things
happen.
Keyboard: Press the key on the keypad that matches
the arrow. For example, to use the up arrow,
press the 8 key on your keypad. To use the
down-and-right arrow, press the 3 key on your
keypad, and so on.
Mouse: Move the mouse until the arrow you want to
use is bigger than the rest and then click
the mouse button.
Joystick: Move the joystick in the direction of the
arrow that you want to use. If the joystick
doesn't seem to be working right, center the
joystick and press "J".
The small picture by the arrows shows what the arrows will
control. If you see a "?" by the arrows, it means that you
need to solve a special challenge before moving on.
Press "S" to skip a scene.
Hold "F" down to fast forward at double speed.
Press the spacebar to pause the game. Press any key to
continue.
Press the Esc key twice to quit.
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Cheat Codes:
* You can start the game part way into the story by typing
"KIDS #" where # is one of the following numbers:
1 - The Kids are ready to come out of the saucer.
2 - Deet chooses between the Castle and the Bed.
3 - Zeedle chooses between the Castle and the Bed.
4 - Oliver the pencil is walking in front of Spike the cat.
5 - Deet pulls on Spike's whiskers.
6 - Balboa the pirate tries to get to his ship.
As an example, "KIDS 2" (don't type the quotes) will start
the game with Deet ready to choose between the Castle and
the Bed.
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SpaceKids website: http://www.evryware.com/spacekids
Email: spacekids@evryware.com
Evryware Inc.
P.O. Box 5204
Olympia, WA 98509-5204
