Product:	Explorers of Space (Elektronika) Simulator
Version:	5.00 (Standard 5, complete rewrite)
Started:	12th July,     2001
First release:	31st July,     2001
Latest update:	 4th December, 2017

Author:		Luca "MADrigal" Antignano
Email:		lucantignano@gmail.com
Website:	http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/
Donations:	https://www.paypal.me/LucaAntignano



CONTENTS
--------
1. INFO and COPYRIGHT NOTICE
2. REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION
3. WHAT IS THIS SIMULATOR?
4. WHAT IS SIMULATED
5. HOW TO PLAY
6. CONTROLS
7. THANKS TO



                           INFO and COPYRIGHT NOTICE
                           -------------------------
This program is a handeld LCD game simulator, coded and compiled with Borland
Delphi 7.0.
This program is freeware. If you paid for it, you've been ripped off. In such
case, please contact the author immediately. You are allowed and encouraged to
redistribute it freely, but just in case the ZIP package comes in as follows:

 Graphics\Backdrop\	folder to store optional wallpapers (fullscreen mode)
 Graphics\Manual\	folder containing the instructions manual graphics
 Graphics\Skin\		folder containing the game graphics
 Sound\			folder containing audio files

 Egg-MG13.exe		main program
 Config.ini		configuration file
 Fmod.dll		sound library

 Readme.txt		this file
 Whatsnew.txt		history file
 LICENSE.TXT		license file
 FAQ.TXT		frequently asked questions

If you disagree with the above terms, PLEASE DELETE THIS SOFTWARE NOW!

The author is in no way affiliated with Elektronika.



                         REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION
                         -----------------------------
- Pentium-class CPU, 32 MBytes RAM, sound card (optional)
- OS: Windows, any 32-bit or 64-bit version

Simply unzip the archive into your chosen folder with the "full path"
option (right-click on the file icon and select the "extract to folder..."
option), then double click on the application icon.



                           WHAT IS THIS SIMULATOR?
                           -----------------------
It is a program reproducing an electronic handheld game. For more information
on handheld simulators, and download a wide selection of over 50 games,
please visit my website:

http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/



                              WHAT IS SIMULATED
                              -----------------
All features of the original handheld game, except:
1) time/alarm setting mode: not simulated due to lack of interest
2) demo mode (partially): same as above



                                 HOW TO PLAY
                                 -----------
* Press Time button to view current time (hold to view alarm time).
* Press Game A button to play game A (easy).
* Press Game B button to play game B (hard).
* Press Game A + Game B buttons to play game A+B (different).
* Instructions (games A and B):
  - Your ship has landed on a hostile planet. Enemy ships attack your ship by
    shooting homing missiles against it.
  - Move your ship's energy shield to destroy enemy missiles.
  - Misses: one miss is scored per each enemy missile that hits your ship.
  - If your mothership (the large one on top of screen) is on screen while
    missile hits your ship, half a miss is scored; miss marks blinks.
  - If your mothership is not on screen while missile hits your ship, a full
    miss is scored; miss marks appears.
* Instructions (game A + B):
  - Shoot missiles from the screen corners to the ship in the center of the
    screen. Computer controls the ship's energy shield.
  - You have 300 missiles available.
* Score (games A and B):
  - 1 point per destroyed enemy missile.
* Score (game A + B):
  - 1 point per missile hitting the ship.
* At 200 and 500 points, if there are one or more misses, fanfare sounds play
  and all misses are canceled (games A and B only).
* Maximum displayed score is 999 points.
* Highest scores are saved in the System Registry.
* After game ends, time function displays after about 5 minutes.



                                   CONTROLS
                                   --------
A) by MOUSE and TOUCH SCREEN

   Right-click anywhere to activate the popup menu

   Game A 		Game A (hold to view hiscore)
   Game B		Game B (hold to view hiscore)
   Time 		Time (hold to view alarm time)
   ACL			Reset the game

   Directional buttons	Move the main character (Game A and Game B)
			Shoot a bullet (Game A+B only)

B) by KEYBOARD

   1 (*)		Game A (hold to view hiscore)
   2 (*)		Game B (hold to view hiscore)
   3 (*)		Time (hold to view alarm time)
   5 (*)		Reset the game

   1. Game A and Game B only
   Arrow keys		Move the main character

   Q (*)		Move the main character up-left
   P (*)		Move the main character up-right
   A (*)		Move the main character down-left
   L (*)		Move the main character down-right

   2. Game A + B only
   Arrow keys		Shoot a bullet

   Q (*)		Shoot a bullet from up-left
   P (*)		Shoot a bullet from up-right
   A (*)		Shoot a bullet from down-left
   L (*)		Shoot a bullet from down-right

   F1			View "About the author..."
   F2			View "Readme.txt"
   F3			View "Whatsnew.txt"
   F4			View instructions manual browser
   F12			Change video mode (fullscreen/windowed)

   Esc			Quit program

(*) you can redefine the keys from the panel featured in the popup menu



                                   THANKS TO
                                   ---------
Steven Read	for providing the original handheld game
Ilja Judeikin	for translating the Russian instructions manual into English

Beta-testers:	Andy Cole, Werner Moecke, David Calandra, Gautier Caddet
