This disk includes the following subdirectories: SOCCER: The Soccer Game - our best selling soccer league management game GOAL: Goal - international soccer management 1-0: One-Nil - NEW RELEASE - soccer league team management GP: Grand Prix - Formula 1 motor racing team management GH: Greyhound - greyhound racing kennel management ROCKSTAR: Adventure in the world of rock music INSANITY: Maze-based adventure game To run a game, move to its subdirectory and enter 'RUN' at the dos prompt. WARNING: do not put more than one game in the same subdirectory. Our games are available only for IBM PCs and compatibles. GOAL, 1-0, and GRAND PRIX will work on any video adaptor, the other games require CGA, EGA OR VGA. ONE-NIL requires 640k RAM. All other games require 512k RAM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE SOCCER GAME : league soccer team management ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You are manager of a 4th division football club of your choice - can you cope with all aspects of football team management and take your team to the top of the first division and on to European success? Programmed by a certifiable soccer maniac, who was fed up with the lack of detail and scope in available soccer management games, the SOCCER GAME uses the power of the PC to create a game far larger in scope and far more demanding than any of the rest. Now on version 2, the SOCCER GAME is our best selling game. "strangely compulsive" - PC Leisure magazine "Even those with no football knowledge will enjoy this game. In fact it can quickly become and obsession" - PC Assist Features include: - five leagues, including a European Super League - 120 teams, each with physio, treasurer, scout, assistant, manager and squad of 15 players. (20 teams per league plus 20 European teams). - cup matches: League and FA Cups and 3 European trophies. Friendlies. - player, young player and manager of the month awards. - player info includes: stability, age, experience, skill, consistency, stamina, field positions, injuries, retirements, testimonials, contracts, transfer requests, goals scored, gamed played, international commitments, top scorers. - buy / sell players via the transfer market. Free loans. Youth team. - hire / fire staff. Staff reports and advice. - play any tactical formation you wish. - match commentary and fast results service. Postponements. Mid-week games. - results for all league and domestic cup matches. Full league tables. - club finances: sponsorship, tv, radio, maintentance, stadium improvements, gate receipts, salaries. Bank loans. Buy / sell club shares. - customise all player, team and staff names. - betting and pools predictions. - detailed history of your progress. - 4 levels of difficulty. - on-line help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GOAL : international soccer team management ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Your big chance to manage an international football team. Choose to manage any of 128 countries. Carefully select your team and squad every match from the best in the land. Find the right team and player tactics to take your team on to become continental, or even world, champions. The tour de force of Goal is the visual presentation of each match - showing every move your players make, and even the referee and linesmen, supplemented by a text commentary. You can adjust individual player tactics and positions, and overall team tactics, before and during each game. You can also watch any other game you wish. Each of the 128 teams in Goal is unique, with its own idiosyncracies. It will be easier to achieve success with Germany or Brazil than with, say, Malta or India. Do well and you will find better players coming through the ranks. Do badly and you may be sacked. Features include - Continental championship (each continent), World Cup, tours, friendlies. - fixture list and results history for every country - results summary and history for each competition - player info includes: skills (shooting, agility, control, passing, heading, kicking, tackling and keeping), fitness and energy, hardness, age, caps, goals, confidence, position (choice of 13), left/right footed, height. - team info includes: style, formation, skills (attack/midfield/defence/ keeping), average fitness, hardness, age, caps, morale, world & continental rankings. - player tactics: stay back / push forward, hold ball / one touch passing, short / long passes, go in hard / avoid injury. - team tactics: half / full pitch defence, zonal system / man to man marking, sag back to box / stand ground, offside trap / defensive safety - nominate penalty, free kick, goal kick and corner takers and team captain - watch every move in each match. Adjust tactics and positions at any time. Cope with booking, sendings off, suspensions, injuries. - Injury time, extra time, penalty shoot-outs. - match statistics. Newspaper reviews. Team history and statistics. - On-line help. Friendly presentation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONE NIL : league soccer team management ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONE NIL : in a different league. ONE NIL takes you right into the heart of soccer team management: selection of the squad and choice of tactical options, in considerable detail. You watch every game your team plays and adjust your players' positioning and tactics from minute to minute, in response to every threat from your opponents. You will have to cope with injuries, suspensions, fluctuating player fitness and confidence. You have access to a comprehensive database of results, fixture lists and detailed information on each team and on each player. Yes, ONE NIL combines the main features of our best selling THE SOCCER GAME with the player detail, tactical choices and visual gameplay of GOAL, to create the most detailed and absorbing soccer management game yet. Choose from any one of 80 teams, from 4 domestic divisions and a European super league. The better the team you select at the start of the game, the easier task you have to achieve league and cup honours. Every team has its own quirks and will present its own challenges. ONE NIL is supplied with alternative Scottish and English team databases with up-to-date squads for each team. Using the ALTER program provided, you can customise all player names, team names, ratings and strips to create your own personal database. As in GOAL, each match is presented visually, showing every move by each player, and even the referee and linesmen, supplemented by a text commentary and match statistics. Many improvements have been made to make the game-play more realistic than ever. If you are impatient, or pressed for time, a quick results facility is available. You can also watch any other match You wish. Features include: - one or two player game: play against a friend, or manage two teams. - 176 teams: 80 league teams, 15 non-league (for FA cup), 81 European - five divisions (4 domestic divisions and a European super league) - league championships. - league, FA, UEFA, Cup Winner's, and European cups. - friendlies - fixture list,statistics and results history for every team. - results summary for each competition. - maximum squad of 40 players. - check out trialists, hire/fire youth players. - buy/sell players through transfer market, or poach from other clubs - scout 'find a player' facilities - negotiate player contract terms. - detailed analysis of each player, includes - skills - 22 skill categories - confidence,hardness,fitness,energy,age,leadership - games played (experience) - goals scored - position (from choice of 14) - left/right footed - salary and valuation - tactics - suspensions,bookings,sendings off,international duty,injuries - analysis of each team, includes - formation and tactics - skills - attacking,midfield,defence, and keeping - average fitness,hardness,confidence - staff details: manager,assistant,scout,physio: name,rating,salary - chairman details: name,rating,overdraft facilities. - stadium and support sizes. - hire/fire staff. - financial management: cope with your chairman. Cash flow after every game. - set detailed tactics at both team and individual player level before and at any point during each match - visual presentation of each of your matches, linked with text commentary - watch every move in the game, with variable speed control and display options, and 'skip to next major incident' quick result option. - optional viewing of any other match you desire - bookings,sendings off,suspensions,substitutions,injuries, internationals - crowd attendances. - stadium improvements. - offers to manage other teams. - year-by-year history and statistics for your team - review your career - customisation of all main game data, including player, team and staff names, strip colours, stadia capacities, etc. - on-line help. ONE NIL - advanced management for football addicts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRAND PRIX : formula 1 motor racing team management ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRAND PRIX: a game of formula 1 racing team management. Can you build up your team over the seasons to win the constructors' and drivers' championships? Can you avoid being sacked? This powerful game takes you realistically into the world of Grand Prix motor racing. You hire and fire drivers and staff, control the design construction and testing of you cars, and make critical financial and race day decisions. Competition is strong, and you will need your wits about about you and a good deal of determination to keep your team solvent and to work your way to the top. Features include: - 16 races per season, over 16 circuits, each with unique and realistic characteristics. - compulsory qualifying for each race. - select drivers from transfer market. - hire staff from transfer market, or poach from other teams. - select the manufacturer and model of your car engine, transmission, chassis, electrics, and body, or use your team's expertise to build your own. - test new cars on a circuit of your choice. - select tyre manufacturer, and compounds. - pit stops,crashes,breakdowns,lap records, race commentary. - 20 teams, 100 drivers of differing skill and temperament. - manage finances: sponsorship, bonuses, prize money, cash flow forecast, bankrupcy. - detailed statistical information on all teams and drivers, including 10 year performance history. - customise driver and team names. - slick presentation - easy and fast to operate. - on-line help and instructions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREYHOUND : greyhound racing kennel management ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Become the owner of a racing greyhound kennel.. - there are a thousand dogs for you to choose from.. - vie with other trainers to top the league table and ultimately win the championship trophy.. - buy your dogs from breeders or auction races.. - train and race them over three different distances.. - look after the health of your dogs and keep them from the vet.. - do your best to improve your dogs from lowly grade tenners to the heights of grade one.. - watch the action in every race.. - bet on the results.. - cope with the complexities of finance on a tight budget.. - review your performance from season to season A unique and engrossing game designed to keep you glued to your computer screen for hours at a time.. with the depth of detail, speed, slickness and friendliness you might expect from the wizard games stable.. sorry, but the authors can accept no responsibility for resulting marital strife.......... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROCKSTAR : become a star in the crazy world of sex,drugs and rock and roll ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You have learnt to play, and got a band together, and now you are chasing the big time. You want to be a star: to top the single and album charts and popularity polls worldwide. To succeed you must work hard: tour extensively, spend lots of time and money in recording studios, and video studios, do radio and tv sessions and interviews, and generally plan a campaign for world domination. Of course you will also find time to enjoy yourself: there will be groupies and parties, and holidays, and plenty of opportunities for over-indulgence. But you mustn't overdo it, or you'll end up in hospital or even dead! Luckily your manager, Dodgy Sam, your band, and your friends(?), are there to give you loving advice and protection! But are you up to it all? Can you cope with the music business and be a rock star ?? Features include: - Tours - pubs,clubs,halls,stadiums. Support tours. - Recording - singles and albums - various studios. - Film videos - various producers. - Negotiate record contracts, and loans. - TV and radio appearances; promotional tours. - Parties,holidays,health sanitorium. - Drug taking, addiction, rehabilitation and busts. - Hospital. Analyst. Doctor. - Bankrupcy. Death. - Top 100 local,UK,Euro and US single and album charts. - Popularity polls. - Detailed history of releases and tours. - Record, video and gig reviews. - Advice from manager, band and friends. - Slick friendly presentation. On-line help. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSANITY : a maze based adventure game where anything can happen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSANITY is a huge maze-based adventure game, where INSANITY rules. Find clues, solve puzzles and riddles, and try to stay alive in a place where the unexpected is common, and pandemonium is found at every turn. As you try to find your way out of the labyrinth, you'll encounter many strange things. You'll meet a wizard, pass through stars, collect ammunition to defend yourself against little red fiends who are after your blood. You'll explore a castle and church along the way, play games like seven card challenge and a fast paced soccer match. Most things won't make sense, but if you can find a method to the madness, you could find the key to end your search for a way out of INSANITY. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------