VISIONS PRESENTS

DARE DEVIL DENIS

Written by Simon Pick

RISC OS conversion by Michael Foot
RISC OS version 1.04 (27 May 2006)

INTRODUCTION
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So you think you could be a stuntman? Well, test your skills against 
these hazards and see if you're still game. There are only three different
scams in this movie, so you shouldn't find the going too tough!
There's no denying that the money's good, but the question you should
be asking yourself is will you live to spend it?

If you can ride a motorcycle - and wetbike - two of the frames should
be child's play, but for the snow scenes, you'll need to be of Olympic
class. Well, as I said, the work isn't easy, but the lifestyle's great
(if you have a lot of style, you may get to have a life as well) and
the rewards are out of this world...

Please note:

SHIFT  = ACCELERATE
SPACE  = JUMP
RETURN = STOP
ESCAPE = QUIT (only from menu screen)

DARE DEVIL DENIS FEATURES
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* FULL SOUND ("interrupt driven music" while loading)
* 100% Machine Code
* High score table
* Original gaming concept
* On screen scoring
* 30 Multi-colour sprites
* 3 Scenarios (land, sea, snow)
* 6 skill levels (novice-Ace) 
* Fast smooth mode 2 graphics
* 6 intermediate stages giving 36 skill levels
* Automatically gets harder as you get better.

CONFIGURATION
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Inside the game application directory is a configuration file named !Config. Loading this into a text editor will allow you to change the game options.
Initially, the options are set to:

Lives=3

Changing the value after the equals sign (=) will allow you to change the number of lives you start with.
 
Two additional parameters have been added to control the display.
SingleHeight
Set this parameter to 1 to force 640x256 256 colour mode.
RetroFont
Set this parameter to 1 to use a scaled version of the system
font instead of outline font used currently.

COMPATIBILITY
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This version uses a 256 colour mode to make it compatible with the
Iyonix. It should also work on any machine using RISC OS 3.6+.

The game looks best if the monitor supports a 640x512 256 colour
mode, but will fall back to 640x256 256 colour if the monitor
doesn't support 640x512.

You also need a monitor that supports teletext mode (mode 7). On
an Iyonix you get a high resolution Teletext mode if your monitor
is set up to allow a 640 x 500 screen.


KNOWN ISSUES
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None

CREDITS
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BBC version by Simon Pick and distributed by Visions (Software Factory) Ltd, 1 Felgate Mews, Studland St. W6 9JT.
RISC OS conversion by Michael Foot.
RISC OS screen address calculations by Thomas Harte.
RISC OS modifications for the Iyonix and to use outline fonts
for the text by Alan Buckley.

HISTORY
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Version 1.04 (27 May 2006)

- Made Iyonix compatible.
- Use outline font for text.

Version 1.03 (09 Feb 2003)

- Made 26/32 bit compatible.

Version 1.02 (23 Feb 2002)

- Added !Config file to allow setting of initial lives.

Version 1.01 (31 Mar 2001)

- Fixed the text colour on the menu screen which was not correct when cycling through the letters A - F. This was caused by OSBYTE &81 being different on RISC OS than it was on the BBC.
- Fixed some of the in game sounds. The motorbike engine now increases in pitch as it gets faster. The sound made when a piece of gold is picked up is now correct.

Version 1.00 (25 Mar 2001)

- Initial version.

LATER VERSIONS
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The latest version can be obtained from my home page at <http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mjfoot/>.
