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                          <==K O M B A T==>
                              CREATED BY
                            Aaron Morrison
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v1.21          "...the best damned nibbles game out there..."

Get the Latest version here:
http://nibbles.virtualave.net

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   Table of Contents
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1> List of stuff to do
2> System Requirements
3> Why Nibbles Kombat?
4> Story
5> How to play
6> Controls
7> Contact
8> LEGAL NOTICE

[If the text is off the screen goto |edit| and select |wordwrap|]

Please read the History.txt to see what's new!
Please see Multiplayer.txt for more information on multiplayer settings!
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1> List of stuff to do:
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             As long as you people play Nibbles Kombat, I will continue to upgrade it
[1] Add network play, this may take some time.  The only place I can test this at is during study hall on my school's network.
[2] Add new levels
[3] Fix up the code for the bot to make it move recursively

[IF ANYONE WANTS TOO, FEEL FREE TO MAKE LEVELS AND SEND THEM TO ME--YOUR LEVELS COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT RELEASE WITH YOUR NAME IN THE CREDITS]
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2> System Requirements
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Windows, preferably 95.
At least a 486 processor (recommended).
A 640*480 screen resolution for single play and a 800*600 resolution for the large arenas used in a multiplayer game with 3 or 4 players.  You will also need a modem or some type of network connection for multiplayer over multiple computers.

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3> Why Nibbles Kombat?
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I've played many versions of Nibbles(Ti calculator, Qbasic, Atari, Windows)and I have grown to love the game.  Most of them sucked.  The Qbasic version keeps giving me "divide by 0 errors" and it's gay 2-player mode is virtually unplayable.  The calculator version has very few levels and only keeps 1 highscore for all the skill levels.  Although a lot of the Windows versions has many levels and nice graphics, they left out multiplayer.

Soooo, here I am, bringing YOU the game of Nibbles that everyone has been waiting for!  Now YOU can be sitting at home trying to beat that impossible highscore in the fast speed mode, or competing against up to 4 other people across the planet for world domination!

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4> Story:			-I made this one up myself :)
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Your colony used to be cheerful and carefree, with nothing to worry about.  Time passed, generation after generation, still uncaring of the world around them.  Then, another colony came into your soil.  They didn't seem like much of a threat at first.  Slowly, more began to step in, digging around and eating what they could find.  The food supply slowly depleted; hunger quickly spread through the population.

Wars broke out between the two civilizations.  Your colony was slaughtered and killed for food.  The other colony took over your homeland and all of the remaining worms prisoner.  With little food, you and your colony grew very weak.

For their entertainment, the other colony set up arenas of death for the prisons to fight in.  They would place one piece of food in the arena at a time and watch the worms fight for it.  The worms that were clever and got to the food first grew strong and healthy; worms that did not grew weak and were eaten.

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5> How to play
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Simple: EAT, EAT, EAT!!!  You want to grow strong so you can go to the next arena and live another day.  You might even get desperate enough to eat yourself, DON'T, the consequences could prove deadly!

If someone gets in your way, plan out a way to trap them.  If they try to eat through your armor, they will die and the food is yours.  Remember, your trying to eat food: don't go trying to eat rocks and anything else, your digestive track can't handle that stuff.  There are 4 types of food: cheese, ladybugs, ants, and flies.  The cheese just sits there, but the insects move, making it harder to eat them.  Don't worry, they can't hurt you.  The cheese and ladybugs are both worth 1pt.  Ants are worth 2pts.  And the quick moving flies are worth 3pts!

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6> Controls:
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Player1:
Move Left...............Left Arrow		|
Move Right..............Right Arrow	<-		->
Move Up.................Up Arrow		|
Move Down...............Down Arrow

Player2:
Move Left...............A			W
Move Right..............D		A		D
Move Up.................W			S
Move Down...............S

MAKE SURE NUMPAD is ON!
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Player3:
Move Left...............Numpad Left		8
Move Right..............Numpad Right	4		6
Move Up.................Numpad Up		5
Move Down...............Numpad Down

Player4:
Move Left...............J			I
Move Right..............L		J		L
Move Up.................I			K
Move Down...............K

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7> Contact:
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Got an IDEA, BUG REPORT, cool level you made, or just liked the game... please send all comments to me, 
Aaron Morrison at:
nibbles_kombat@hotmail.com

Visit our website:
http://nibbles.virtualave.net
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8> -LEGAL NOTICE-
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--- BY RUNNING NIBBLES KOMBAT, YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS/CONDITIONS ---

Nibbles Kombat is freeware and therefore cannot be sold without permission from the creators!!!

The creators of Nibbles Kombat WILL NOT be held responsible for any damage that may occur to your computer or files on your computer after, or during the running of Nibbles Kombat.  Nibbles Kombat has undergone many hours of testing to help ensure that nothing will happen to your system, but again, we cannot guarantee it.

You may freely distribute the install file included as long as all the original files are included and no modifications have been made without permission.  Any levels created with NKedit may be freely distributed, but MAY NOT BE SOLD without permission from me, Aaron Morrison.

All references to Mortal Kombat are copyright by Midway Inc.

Midway is in no way affiliated with Nibbles Kombat.

All references to companies or their products are registered trademarks of
the respective company.

