Short: Super Breakout
Author: rohrer@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Uploader: psion-adm@nic.funet.fi
Type: s5/game/action

                           Super Breakout for the Psion 5
                                v1.00 September 1997

This is a version of the classic computer game Breakout.  The object
of the game is to use the paddle at left to bounce the ball into the
bricks at the right until all the bricks have been cleared, advancing
you to the next skill level.  Bricks are worth more points apiece as
you reach the rows further to the right, but the ball will move
slightly faster when it is bounced back from a brick further from the
paddle.  You may control the direction of the ball by controlling
where the paddle hit the ball.


1. Installation Instructions

Unzip and transfer the "Breakout" folder into the psion's
"System/Apps" folder using PsiWin and the Windows Explorer.  You may
need to select "view all files" from the explorer in order to see the
Psion system folder.  As soon as this application sits in its own
Breakout folder within the Apps folder, it should appear as an icon on
the Extras bar.


2. How to Play

ACTION	KEYS
------  ----
UP	q, Q or UP ARROW
DOWN	z, Z or DOWN ARROW
STOP	SPACE BAR
PAUSE	p or P
SOUND 	s or S
QUIT	q or Q


3. Registration

This program is shareware.  Enjoy it, playtest it, and then send me a
few bucks if you like it.  If you do, I'll send back a password to
disable the registration reminders.  I'd suggest sending U.S. $10 to
$20, but feel free to send more.  As I'm getting a doctorate in
philosophy, I naturally need all the money I can get (somehow thinking
through philosophical problems is much easier when I can afford good
beer).  Seriously though registrations allow me to keep bug fixes and
updated releases in the pipeline.

If there's enough interest I might have some ideas for future program
enhancements: spiffier animation routines and some challenge levels
(hit the bricks in order for extra points) and so on.  Or maybe I'll
tackle Sideways Tetris.


4. Feedback and bug reports

Email your bug reports, comments, suggestions and whatnot to me at
"rohrer@darkwing.uoregon.edu" In this first release I've left most of
the program un-error trapped, so please describe any errors as fully
as possible and send it along.


5. Tips 			(are graciously accepted)

Pressing the up or down key more than once will accelerate the
paddle's movement in that direction (up to a point--don't overwork
your keyboard).  You can use the opposite direction key to brake as
well.

Use the space key to stop the paddle on a dime.
 
Turn off the sound if the beeps sound weird--your batteries are
getting low.

Learning to aim will require some careful observation and
experimentation, but there is no randomness in the underlying
routines.  In addition to controlling where the ball hits the paddle,
you may put english on the ball by hitting it with a moving paddle.

Try to aim the ball behind a layer of bricks and you may rack up lots
of points very quickly as the ball bounces between brick layers.

In addition to the keys described in the help window, I have left some
of my debugging tools in place as easter egg functionality.  Happy
hunting!

6.  Version History

01 September 1997 V1.0
13 September 1997 V1.01