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	ASPIRIN V3.00
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started : 08/19/2003 by Jean-Francois Geyelin

08/22/2003 v1.00: can be played.

08/28/2003 v1.10: corrected a very annoying bug + you are able reset the scores.

12/13/2003 v1.20: Corrected Minor bug + prettier interface (i think).

02/16/2004 v1.30: Serious size diminution+external HighScore+compressed into a PPG+Icon & info string+Ti92+ version...

03/26/2004 v2.00: reprogrammed most of the program: "multiplayer" added + a sort of status bar+splash screen (might be a waste of memory...)
size: 10176 Octet, 8474(ppg) + 1686(ASM) + 16(HSC)

07/28/2004 v3.00: re-reprogrammed most of the program: Aspirin isn't anymore a little game that takes lots of memory for nothing. I think Aspirin was "evolving" in the wrong direction. I deleted the splash screen and the link mode, I simplified the menu, changed how the difficulty affected the game and added a "Pause" mode.  I think the new gameplay is really great.
I really optimized a lot and I was pleasantly surprised to see that simply using functions from vat.h removed 1000 octet of the size of the program (see credits).
size: approx 4300(ASM) + 50(HSC)

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This program was written in C and compiled with TIGCC v0.95 Beta 14  (Library v2.6)

This game is an adaptation of a (old) macintosh game named Aspirin.
I also programmed this game in action script (Flash MX) under the name "Eskiv" a while ago. You might want to check it out ("The stupidest game ever is also ridiculously fun." from http://www.shift.com/filter) or ("115, best I can do at work while not trying to be noticed." from http://www.madville.com/comments.php?id=73828).

The same files will correctly work on the following 68k calculator: 89, 92+, v200 and the 89 titanium with (or maybe without) ghostbuster.

Keys :
The 4 arrows to move, [ESC] to quit, [2ND] to pause the game, [ENTER] to end the pause.

Goal :
Catch as many as possible little squares with the small dot that you control with the arrows while dodging
the increasing number of little moving spikes.


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Thanks to * Me ?
	  * The tutorials at technoplaza.net (actually, the dude who MADE the tutorials...)
	  * Kevin Kofler with his backgammon : I simply adapted his routines for the external file system.

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email : Jfgeyelin@hotmail.com
website: http://oragestudio.free.fr