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TOMMY'S GORILLA BALLS is a quick game in which you must dodge "gorilla
balls" that roll out onto the screen from the four corners of the game
table.  The game ends when you are rolled over by a gorilla ball, and
you are given a score based upon the amount of time that you stayed
alive.  If you stay alive long enough, the game table will gradually
begin to shrink and you will have less room to maneuver.  The strategy
of this game is to make two gorilla balls run into each other, causing
both of them to disappear from the game board.

TOMMY'S METEORS has you avoiding falling meteors while your character
gobbles up blocks of buildings for points.  Periodically new buildings
will appear on the screen to replace the previous ones. The game ends
when you are hit by a meteor or when you are inadvertently caught
underneath a new building that appears on the screen.  Your score is
based upon the amount of time that you are able to survive.

Both games on this disk automatically keep track of the top ten scores,
have on-line instructions, and work with both color and monochrome
monitors.

Disk No: 1604                                                           
Disk Title: Tommy's Gorilla Balls/Tommy's Meteors                       
PC-SIG Version: S1.1                                                    
                                                                        
Program Title: Tommy's Gorilla Ball/Tommy's Meteors                     
Author Version: 1.0                                                     
Author Registration: $2.00                                              
Special Requirements: None.                                             
                                                                        
TOMMY'S GORILLA BALLS is a quick game where you must avoid moving       
"gorilla balls" that roll out onto the screen from the four corners of  
the game table.  The game ends when you are rolled over by a gorilla    
ball, and you are given a score based upon the amount of time that you  
stayed alive. you stay alive long enough, the game table will gradually 
begin to shrink and you will have less room to maneuver.  The strategy  
of this game is to make two gorilla balls run into each other, causing  
both of them to disappear from the game board.                          
                                                                        
TOMMY'S METEORS is a game where you must avoid falling meteors while you
character gobbles up blocks of buildings for points.  Periodically new  
buildings will appear on the screen to replace the previous ones.  The  
game ends when you are hit by a meteor or when you are inadvertantly    
caught underneath a new building that appears on the screen.  Your score
is based upon the amount of time that you are able to survive.          
                                                                        
Both games on this disk automatically keep track of the top ten scores, 
have on-line instructions, and work with both color and monochrome      
monitors.                                                               
                                                                        
                                                                        
PC-SIG                                                                  
1030D East Duane Avenue                                                 
Sunnyvale  Ca. 94086                                                    
(408) 730-9291                                                          
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.                                         

TOMMY'S GORILLA BALLS (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-007-1A

INSTRUCTIONS:

HAVE YOU EVER HAD THE FEELING YOU WERE BEING PURSUED ... AND LIKED IT?
WELL, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.

YOU FIND YOURSELF ON A TWO-DIMENSIONAL BILLIARDS TABLE SURROUNDED BY A GANG OF
GORILLA BALLS ENTERING FROM THE 4 CORNERS.

TO MANEUVER:
YOU MUST USE THE 4 ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD TO MANEUVER SO AS TO
AVOID BEING GORILLA BALLED.

SCORING:
WHEN TWO GORILLA BALLS COLLIDE, THEY ANNIHILATE EACH OTHER AND YOU GET ONE
POINT.

THE BIG CATCH:
OF COURSE, YOU MUST EVENTUALLY FACE UP TO THE FACT THAT THE TABLE IS
CONTINUALLY S-H-R-I-N-K-I-N-G.

GAME MODES:
FUNCTION KEY F1 SWITCHES BETWEEN THE THREE GAME MODES: PLAY, AUTO, AND DEMO.
THE LEGEND FOR THIS FUNCTION KEY IS IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE
SCREEN: IT INDICATES WHICH MODE YOU ARE ACTUALLY IN AT THE TIME.

   1. THE PLAY MODE IS THE NORMAL MODE: EACH TIME YOU PRESS AN ARROW KEY
      YOU MOVE ONE HOP.

   2. IN AUTO MODE, THE ARROW KEYS SET THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT ONLY AND
      YOU MOVE AT A CONTINUOUS SPEED.

   3. IN DEMO MODE, THE COMPUTER SHOWS YOU HOW EASY IT IS TO RACK UP THE
      POINTS.

**WARNING ** CHANGING THE MODE RESETS THE SCORE TO 0!

FUNCTION KEY    FUNCTION
------------    --------
    F5          DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS
    F7          QUIT (YOU CAN ALSO HIT THE ESC KEY OR THE "Q" KEY)
    F10         TOGGLE SOUND EFFECTS.  WHEN THE LEGEND SAYS "MUTE", PRESSING
                F10 TURNS OFF THE SOUND; WHEN IT SAYS "SOUND", PRESSING IT
                WILL TURN ON THE SOUND.

COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
   S    START UP WITH SOUND EFFECTS OFF
   M    FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
   C    FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE

EXAMPLE: >GBALLS MS

DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED GAMES AND TOYS FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES.  OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S.
(U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK).  PLEASE SPECIFY 5.25 INCH OR
3.5 INCH DISKETTE.  IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.

GOOD LUCK!


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║         <<<<  Disk #1604  TOMMY'S GORILLA BALLS/METEORS  >>>>           ║
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║ To start METEORS, type:  METEORS.EXE (press enter)                      ║
║ To start GORILLA BALLS, type:  GBALLS.EXE (press enter)                 ║
║ To print METEORS documentation, type: COPY METEORS.DOC PRN              ║
║ To print GORILLA BALLS documentation, type:  COPY GBALLS.DOC PRN        ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

TOMMY'S METEORS (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-038-1A

INSTRUCTIONS:

THINK FAST! USE THE 4 ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD TO MOVE.

TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7 OR THE ESC KEY.

FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.

FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE ON AND OFF.  PRESSING THIS KEY ZEROES
THE SCORE.

FUNCTION KEY F5 DISPLAYS THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

FUNCTION KEY F9 DECREASES, AND FUNCTION KEY F10 INCREASES, THE BASIC PITCH
USED IN THE SOUND EFFECTS.

TO SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW, HIT <ENTER> TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN RUNNING THE
PROGRAM FROM DOS.

COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
   S    START UP WITH SOUND OFF
   M    FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
   C    FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE

EXAMPLE: >METEORS MS

DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES.  OUR 5.25 INCH (360KB) OR 3.5 INCH (720KB) DEMO DISK,
CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY
U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S. (U.S. FUNDS OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK).  IF
YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.

ENJOY!


                 *WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF TOMMY'S TOYS*

DEAR EARTHLINGS,

HELLO!  MY NAME IS TOMMY.  I AM AN ALIEN FROM OUTER SPACE.  I DESIGN NEAT
FUN SOFTWARE TOYS AND GAMES FOR IBM PCS AND COMPATIBLES AND SELL THEM AT
ASTOUNDINGLY LOW PRICES ($3 TO $6 EACH) TO NICE EARTHLINGS LIKE YOU TO PAY
FOR MY REESE'S PIECES AND MAKE EARTHLINGS HAPPY.  I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY TOYS.

THE TOY(S) ON THIS DISK ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED BY AN AUTHORIZED SHAREWARE
DEALER WITHOUT ANY STRINGS ATTACHED IN THE HOPES THEY WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO
SEND A TOKEN $2 FOR MY NEAT DEMO DISK CONTAINING, AMONG OTHER GOODIES (REALLY
IT IS A LOT OF VALUE), AN ELECTRONIC CATALOG OF THE AWESOME ASTOUNDING LINE
OF OTHER TOYS I HAVE FOR SALE, CURRENTLY WELL OVER A HUNDRED, INCLUDING SUCH
CLASSIC GOODIES AS TOMMY'S TREK, TOMMY'S WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE, TOMMY'S TRIVIA,
TOMMY'S CROSSWORDS, TOMMY'S PATIENCE (SOLITAIRE), TOMMY'S GIN RUMMY (AND GOBS
OF OTHER NEAT CARD GAMES), TOMMY'S BACKGAMMON, TOMMY'S DOMINOES, TOMMY'S DICE,
AND DOZENS OF NEAT OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD ARCADE STYLE GAMES (TOMMY'S HYPERDRIVE,
TOMMY'S E-NET, TOMMY'S SPACE GOBLINS, ETC.), WORD GAMES (TOMMY'S HIDDEN-WORDS,
TOMMY'S JOTTOMANIA), AND SPACE GAMES, ..., WHEW, GET THE CATALOG AND READ FOR
YOURSELF!

THESE SHAREWARE VERSIONS ARE IDENTICAL WITH THE PRODUCTS I SELL DIRECTLY,
THAT IS, THEY ARE NOT CRIPPLED JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE GETTING THEM FOR FREE
(TRUE, THEY ARE UPDATED CONSTANTLY SO YOU MIGHT GET A NEWER VERSION BY
WRITING DIRECT TO ME).

AND DON'T FEEL GUILTY FOR NOT SENDING IN YOUR REGISTRATION FEES, THEY DON'T
HAVE ANY!  RATHER, THEY ARE "FREE SAMPLES" (THOUGH I RETAIN THE COPYRIGHTS)
SO YOU CAN TASTE A LITTLE OF WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN MISSING.  YOU SEE, I
AUTHORIZE ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF MY TOYS FOR SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION, AND
ONLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, BECAUSE, TO BE FRANK, I'M TRYING TO GET YOU
*ADDICTED* TO MY TRADEMARK BRAND OF CEREBRAL SILLINESS!  THEN I AM BANKING
THAT SOONER OR LATER YOU WILL *WISE UP* AND QUIT BUYING EARTHLING VIDEO GAME
AND TOY PRODUCTS AT $25, $35, OR $50 APIECE WHEN YOU CAN GET MINE FOR A TENTH
OF THAT -- WHY MANY EARTHLING COMPANIES CHARGE $3 TO $5 JUST FOR SHIPPING AND
HANDLING.

WHEN YOU WISE UP, YOU WILL BREAK DOWN YOUR PREJUDICES AGAINST ALIENS FROM
OUTER SPACE (HA HA) AND BEGIN ORDERING FROM THE LONG LIST OF OTHERS WHICH YOU
CAN ONLY GET DIRECT FROM ME!  (ACTUALLY US, WE HAVE A LITTLE BAND OF ALIENS
ON YOUR PLANET RIGHT NOW -- JUST A FRIENDLY LITTLE BAND OF GALACTIC TOYMAKERS,
NO INVASION INTENDED).

AND NO, WE DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR LID ON THE EARTH MARKET BY COPY-
PROTECTING THEM, SO EVEN IF WE DID RAISE PRICES THE ROBIN HOODS OUT THERE
WOULD BEGIN PIRATING THEM AT CUT-RATE PRICES AND SAVE YOU FROM SELLING YOUR
PLANET OFF TO ALIENS FROM OUTER SPACE LIKE YOUR FOREBEARS DID (HA HA -- JUST
KIDDING TO SEE IF YOU ARE AWAKE).

YOU MIGHT WONDER HOW WE CAN GIVE AWAY REGISTRATION-FREE SAMPLES AND STAY IN
BUSINESS, OR HOW WE CAN CHARGE SO LITTLE FOR OUR HOT SOFTWARE IN THE PRESENT
DAY EARTHLING COMMERCIAL ARENA, OR WHY WE DON'T HAVE A $10-$25 SHAREWARE
REGISTRATION FEE.

WELL, SIMPLE MY DEAR EARTHLING.  1. WHO PAYS FOR A MOVIE ON THE WAY OUT?
2. WHO CAN SELL A RECORD ALBUM IF THEY DON'T GET SOME TRACKS PLAYED FOR FREE
ON THE RADIO?  3. WHO WANTS TO PAY A BUNCH OF MIDDLEMEN AND ADVERTISERS WHEN
THEY CAN GET IT DIRECT FROM THE SOURCE?  ENJOY THE TOMMY'S TOY(S) ON THIS
DISKETTE WITH MY COMPLIMENTS -- I FIGURE THAT THEY DO MORE GOOD ON YOUR PC
THAN GATHERING DUST ON MY SPACE SHIP ... AND WHEN YOU ARE DOWN IN THE DUMPS
AFTER HOURS OF ANGUISHING OVER SPREADSHEETS, WORD PROCESSING, OR NUMBER
CRUNCHING, AND WANT SOME MORE FUN, YOU WILL KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GET IT, CHEAP,
VIA AIR MAIL, FROM A CONVENIENT, HIGH-ALTITUDE, CENTRALLY LOCATED EARTH
ADDRESS.

IN SUMMARY, EARTHLINGS, THIS IS NOTHING LESS THAN A BOLD NEW ALIEN METHOD OF
MARKETING (OF COURSE WE ALIENS *INVENTED* THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT AND IMPLANTED
IT IN YOUR MINDS TO START WITH, MAKING YOU THINK IT WAS YOUR OWN IDEA) AND,
AFTER IT WORKS AS WE ALIENS HAVE PLANNED (SO THAT EVERY PC IN THE WORLD IS
CRAWLING WITH !TOMMY'S TOYS!) YOU THE EARTHLING CONSUMERS WILL REAP THE
BENEFITS -- AND WE ALIENS HAVE PULLED OFF YET ANOTHER COMPUTERIZED TAKEOVER
OF A LIVE PLANET (HA HA, JUST KIDDING, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR
PLANET, JUST MAKE EARTHLINGS HAPPY, YOU KNOW THE STORY, SURE).

AS AN ALIEN TOYMAKER WITH A LONG GALACTIC TRADITION TO UPHOLD, BELIEVE ME, I
REALLY LIKE GETTING ORDERS AND LETTERS FROM NICE EARTHLINGS, SO TRY WRITING
TO ME AND SEE IF IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.  THIS IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN
A JAUNT TO DEVIL'S TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT IN SEARCH OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, NOW
ISN'T IT?

NOW PLEASE SEND FOR YOUR DEMO DISK AND JOIN THE GROWING NUMBERS OF EARTHLINGS
WHO APPRECIATE GOOD EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENGINEERING AT DOWN TO EARTH PRICES --
BEFORE WE GET FRUSTRATED AND LEAVE THIS PLANET FOR A KINDER, GENTLER GALAXY
(HA HA HO HO, JUST KIDDING, WE LIKE YOUR SILLY PLANET EVEN IF YOU PRIMITIVES
STILL THINK OF PCS AS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS <YUK> MACHINES.)


YOUR FRIEND,

             TOMMY

             TOMMY'S TOYS, BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA

                   "SEND ME AN ALIEN -- RIGHT NOW!"
                   "NOW YOU'RE PLAYING WITH *ALIENS*"
                   "DID YOU EVER DANCE WITH AN ALIEN BY THE BIG BLUE LIGHT?"

NOTE:
PLEASE SPECIFY 5.25 INCH OR 3.5 INCH DISKETTE.  OUTSIDE U.S. PLEASE ADD $1.
U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK.

* * *
NOTE: CENTER THIS ORDER FORM ON YOUR SCREEN, THEN TURN ON YOUR PRINTER, INSERT
PAPER, HOLD DOWN THE SHIFT KEY, AND HIT THE PRTSC KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD TO
PRINT THE ORDER FORM OUT.

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               ORDER FORM FOR TOMMY'S TOYS DEMO DISK

DEAR TOMMY,

    PLEASE SEND YOUR NIFTY DEMO DISK.  I CERTIFY THAT I AM A NATURAL-BORN
    EARTHLING AND NOT A BORG.  AS PAYMENT I ENCLOSE

                              ( ) $2.00         ( ) $3.00 (OUTSIDE U.S.)

    IN U.S. CURRENCY, CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK, OR INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY
    ORDER PAYABLE IN U.S. DOLLARS.

    DISK FORMAT DESIRED IS    ( ) 5.25 INCH     ( ) 3.5 INCH

    MY NAME AND ADDRESS:




    MY BIRTHDAY (MO.-DAY):

    ( ) I AM SENDING A CASE OF REESE'S PIECES BY SEPARATE FREIGHT AS A FREE
        WILL LOVE OFFERING (OPTIONAL, HA HA).
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(C) 1989 BY TOMMY'S TOYS.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


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