DINOSORCERER

by
Jim Weiler
IBM PC Version by
John Romero


THE POWER OF THE MIND

    You come back home after a hard day.  Your friends think you will simply 
 eat dinner, watch TV, and go to bed.  Little do they know that when you go 
 home, you turn into...DINOSORCERER!  You, yes, you, oh mighty Dinosorcerer, 
 have the power to create any dinosaur you wish!  Who knows?  Sometimes you 
 might even create a dinosaur that actually existed in the distant past! 
 You just never know what you might create next! 


THE POWER OF DINOSORCERER

    As the great and powerful Dinosorcerer, create dinosaurs from your Magic 
 Vials of mystic dinosaur parts.  There are vials labeled HEAD, FORE (legs), 
 REAR (legs), TAIL, and BACK. 

    You have scoured the Cretaceous and Jurassic in search of dinosaur parts 
 to fill your Magic Vials.  On your way back to the present you even gathered 
 up parts of one ice-age mammal.  Not even the great Dinosorcerer is perfect! 
 
    Not content with the gathering of mere body parts, you have also gathered 
 up dinosaur names from near and far. 

    You have boiled down this interesting hodge-podge of names into a sort 
 of "prefix" pasta covered with "suffix" sauce.  Mmm . . . Now every time you 
 create a dinosaur, you will scoop a unique name out of this Cauldron of 
 Mystery and apply it to your prehistoric masterpiece. 


THE TYPES OF DINOSAURS

    You can make two types of dinosaurs: those that waddled around on all 
 fours, and those that stood on their hind legs. You can change between these 
 two types by pressing [C]. 

    The great scientists assure us this simple distinction is NOT the way THEY 
 classify dinosaurs. THEY classify them according to true relationships, such 
 as the arrangement of their hip bones, or their ancestry. 

    Of course, the great Dinosorcerer is not limited by such mundane 
 considerations. 


HOW TO PRESERVE A DINOSAUR

    Press [P] to print out your dinosaur for coloring and display purposes --
 just make sure that you're printing to the right printer!  To choose which 
 printer you want to print to, type [N] for a New Printer.  You can also choose 
 which size you wish to print at.  If your printer isn't listed, try the Epson 
 selection.  If that doesn't work, try them all! 
 
    Press [S] to save your dinosaur as a picture on disk -- if your disk has 
 room on it for a dinosaur, that is! 

    Press the [F1] key at any time for Help on what keys to press. 


THE REAL DINOSAURS

    If you happen upon a real dinosaur, you will have a chance to read about 
 it and find out all sorts of interesting and informative things.  If you print 
 the real dinosaur out, the dinosaur's information will be printed as well. 

    To quit DINOSORCERER, type [ESC] and you will exit back to DOS.

    Kids and adults alike will find that DINOSORCERER is both fun and 
 educational -- a powerful combination!  If you liked Dinosorcerer, you may
 also enjoy: 

DINOSAUR DAYS
by Pelican Software
or
DESIGNASAURUS
by Britannica

Call 1-800-831-2694 today to order from Softdisk.


DINOSORCERER requires a Graphics Adapter.

To run this program outside "Big Blue Disk", type: DINO.

 DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
DINO.EXE