Product:	Turtle Bridge (Nintendo, Game & Watch Wide Screen) Simulator
Version:	5.00 (Standard 5, complete rewrite)
Started:	 6th May,      2000
First release:	10th June,     2000
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
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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

 TurtleBr.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 Nintendo Co. Ltd.
"Turtle Bridge"	(C) Nintendo Co. Ltd., 1982
"Game & Watch"	(C) Nintendo Co. Ltd.
"Wide Screen"	(C) Nintendo Co. Ltd.



                         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: 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).
* Instructions:
  - Tourists attempt to cross a lake from left bank to right bank with their
    luggage by stepping on the backs of turtles.
  - When tourist reaches other side he hands his baggage to other tourist then
    crosses back again.
  - When turtle sees a fish rising to the surface, it dives down into the water.
  - When the tourist is on a turtle that dives, score one miss; miss mark
    appears on screen; three misses and game ends.
  - Once tourist leaves the left bank, he can not climb back without his
    baggage to other tourist.
  - Fishes do not rise from the center of screen in Game A. If tourist remains
    in center area for more than 2 minutes, fish begins rising from center also.
* Score:
  - 3 points each time tourist hand over a piece of baggage.
  - Extra points are scored each time tourist returns to left bank. The faster
    the tourist makes the round trip, the higher the score (Max. points: 12.
    Min. points: 2).
* When player reaches a bonus score (successive units of 200 or 500), any miss
  marks indicated at the time are erased with a fanfare and game continues. If
  a bonus score is reached with no misses, game goes into Chance time for 20 to
  40 seconds. Turtles do not move and fishes do not appear.
* Maximum display score is 9999 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

   Left/Right buttons	Move the main character left/right

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

   Arrow keys (*)	Move the main character left/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
                                   ---------
The Guru		for providing the original game, infos and graphics
Brett Hicks		for providing pictures of the game for the "S4" simulator
David Gschmeidler,
Gerhard Meyer		for providing scans of the manual for the "S4" simulator
