Space Invader5 for EPOC ======================= Space Invader5 is - perhaps not surprisingly - a Space Invaders clone for the Psion Series 5, 5mx, and Geofox machines. If you don't know what Space Invaders is... then you're a lot younger that me! ;-) Installation ============ Space Invader5 is supplied in a single zip file: Invader5.zip. This zip file contains 2 files: Invader5.sis and ReadMe.txt. ReadMe.txt is this text file. Invader5.sis can be installed from your PC via PsiWin 2.1 (or greater) or by using EPOC Install on the Psion/Geofox itself. If you have Message Suite already installed on your machine then you probably already have EPOC Install installed (check your Control Panel for its Add/Remove icon). If not, you can obtain a copy from Psion's web site at www.psion.com. Instructions ============ Controls are given on the quick-help screen in the game. Press the 'Help' button or Ctrl+H to bring this up. Control keys are: Right-handed Controls: Left = Cursor left, Right = Cursor right, Fire = Fn, Pause = P Left-handed Controls: Left = Z, Right = C, Fire = Cursor up, Pause = P The object of the game is to get as high a score as possible by shooting down as many aliens and mystery ships as possible. You get 3 lives to start with. You lose a life every time you're hit by an alien bomb or they manage to land on your base. Once you've lost all 3 lives the game is over. You get an extra life with every 1500 points. Updates ======= Updates to the program will be available from the Pscience5 web site at: http://www.pscience5.net Legal Stuff =========== Space Invader5 is SmileyWare. This means that it's very nearly freeware. All I ask is that you send me a Smiley :-) if you like it. How's that for cost-effective software?! Space Invader5 may be freely distributed. I would ask however that if you want to publish on CD, on another web site, or some other medium that you contact me before-hand so that I can keep tabs on it and advise upgrades, etc. Space Invader5 is copyright and may not be reverse-translated or otherwise de-compiled without my express written permission. Acknowledgements ================ I am completely indebted to my closed beta testers - without whom Space Invader5 would be very much more basic at this point:- Jody Armstrong Fred Botton Malcolm Bryant Ted Johansson Dr Thomas Jones Hilton Lord Dave Mager Dr Joachim von Meyer Richard Neal Bob Norris Dave Thomas Mark Wheadon Guy Whitfield Enjoy! ;-) Martin Guthrie July 1999 martin@pscience5.net