Version 1.0

Contents

1. About Boom Time

2. Installation

3. How To Play

4. Controls

5. Buy The Full Game

6. Credits

7. Contact Details

8. Legal Stuff

About Boom Time

Chip “Boom” Harrow is in trouble.

As an avid geologist he loves to collect interesting rocks. Armed with his trusty explosives he explores caves and old mines in search of new discoveries.

Today he has come across the find of the century. A fissure in the Earth has opened up spewing mysterious blue stones onto the surface. But that’s not all that’s come out of the fissure. Strange and deadly creatures have emerged and they seem intent on making Chip their first surface meal.

Can he collect all the blue stones and avoid being captured by the monsters?

It’s up to you to help Chip in his quest!

Requirements
Boom Time requires Palm OS 3.5 to work.
It supports gray scale and color Palms.

To make the game play slower turn Turbo Mode off in the Preferences screen.

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Installation

Double click on the boom.prc file to launch the Palm Software Install Tool. Follow the prompts that the Install Tool gives you. For further information please refer to the User Documentation that came with your Palm.

To complete the install press the hotsync button on your cradle.

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How To Play

· Collect all the blue stone on each level while avoiding enemies.

· Destroy enemies and blocks with BOMBS.

· Drop bombs by pressing the BOMB button (default is TASK LIST button).

· Press and hold the BOMB button to power up bombs (a small red dot appears at Chip’s feet). This more dots, the greater the blast distance.

· Avoid being hit by your own bomb blast.

· You can move freely over your own bombs.

· Some blocks can only be destroyed by powered up bombs.

· Steel blocks cannot be destroyed by bombs.

· Dead enemies regenerate after a short time.

· You start the game with 1 bomb.

· Find more bombs to increase the number you can drop at one time.

Save Slots
There are 3 save slots. These appear at the bottom of the start screen.
You can continue from a previous game at any time. Your current level and score are displayed next to the save slot.

Blocks

	Block These can be destroyed by a single bomb.
	Steel Block These cannot be destroyed by bombs.
	Lock Block These blocks can only be destroyed by powering up bombs. Press and hold the BOMB button to charge the bomb. The number of red dots corresponds to the amount of power required to destroy the block.

Enemies

	Mud Slide From the depths of the Earth, these slow creatures are keen on catching Chip. However their bad eyesight makes it hard for them to keep up with him.
	Bullet These mechanical nasties are fast and reckless. Keep out of their way!
	Electro Hopper Renowned for their keen tracking abilities, Electro Hoppers also have the uncanny ability to expel an electric charge. They can use this charge to explode blocks.
	Deadly Heart Slow and methodical best describes these enemies. They will never rest until they track Chip down and catch him.
	Lazy Eye Lazy Eyes tend to wander aimlessly about, but they can be quite dangerous due to their ability to release electrical charges.
	Helmet Head These are perhaps the nastiest of all the enemies. They are fast and clever and will track Chip down wherever he goes. They always travel alone.
	Evil Eye The Evil Eye is the faster, smarter cousin of the Lazy Eye.

Other Items

	Monster Generator When an enemy has been blown up they will re-appear from the Monster Generator after a short time. The generator cannot be destroyed, so be careful!
	TNT After a certain amount of time a TNT case may appear on screen. Touch the TNT to instantly destroy all enemies.
	1 UP Collect this to receive an extra life.
	Bomb Up Every time you collect one of these the number of bombs that you can carry (and therefore drop) increases by 1. You can carry a maximum of 8 bombs.

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Controls

The default controls can be re-mapped from within the game by selecting Preferences under the Options menu.

Calendar (1^st app button)	Move left.
Address (2^nd app button)	Move right.
Up	Move up.
Down	Move down.
Task List (3^rd app button)	Drop bomb. Press and hold to charge up bomb. WARNING: The greater the bomb charge, the further the bomb blast distance. Make sure you keep out of range of the blast radius!

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Buy The Full Game

The demo version of Boom Time only allows you to play 5 levels. To play the full 64 levels you must register the complete game.

To purchase a Registration Key from Handango: 

1. Click on the link below to purchase a Registration Key from Handango’s secure server.

2. Follow the on screen instructions.

3. The Registration Key will be emailed to you immediately.

4. Start playing the game and select Register under the Options menu.

5. Enter the key in the Reg Key field and tap the OK button.

6. You have now unlocked the complete game and have access to all 64 levels.

You can purchase the registered version from PalmGear.com:

1. Click on the link below to purchase the registered version from PalmGear.com.

2. Follow the on screen instructions.

3. The registered version will be emailed to you.

4. Install the new boom.prc file.

5. You now have the complete game and access to all 64 levels.

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Credits

Boom Time is copyright Krome Studios, 2001.

Programming / Art	John Passfield
Front End Graphics	Steve Stamatiadis
Chief Executive Officer	Robert Walsh

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Contact Details

We appreciate your feedback. Please email any comments or suggestions to:  palm@kromestudios.com

Visit Krome Studios on the web. 

Visit the official Krome Pocket site to find out about our other handheld games.

For more information on Boom Time visit Passfield Games.

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Legal Stuff

The Licensor's Liability

The software is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement the licensor does not accept that the software will be error-free or that such errors will be corrected and the licensee is solely responsible for all costs and expenses associated with rectification, repair or damage caused by such errors. In no event shall the licensor be liable for any special consequential or indirect losses.

Intellectual Property Rights

All copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property rights subsisting in or used in connection with the Software (including but not limited to all images, animations, audio and other identifiable material relating to the Software) are and remain the sole property of their respective copyright owners.

Boom Time © 2001 Krome Studios