                        EIGHT BALL DELUXE 2.0 DOCS


                            THE PINBALL CAFE

Welcome to the hub of Amtex computer pinball!  Always open.

Explore the Cafe with your mouse or else press the {Tab} key to
cycle through the options, then hit {Enter} to select.  To return
to the Pinball Cafe from any feature, press {Esc}.  Press {Esc} 
again to exit Eight Ball Deluxe.

GAME START

Yes!  Press "S" from anywhere in the Pinball Cafe to go directly
to a new game of Eight Ball Deluxe.  

        Multi-Player Option

        Before launching the first ball, you can set up the 
        machine to keep track of any many as 4 players.  Press
        the "S" key once for each player.

TOP TEN BOARD

Look here for the best scores achieved on your machine under 
tournament settings.

To generate a unique validation code that you can send in to Amtex
to confirm both your high score and registration number, press
{Space-bar} while at the board.  The code will appear on screen
and also be written to disk as HIGHSCORES.TXT.  Great for tourna-
ments.

MAGNET BALL

Click your mouse cursor on the red magnet hanging over the pinball
machine to enable this incredible feature and start the game.  Then
use your mouse as a powerful magnet to draw the pinball around and
explore the game at will.  Pressing the left mouse button activates
the magnet; releasing it allows gravity to take over.

All game features and scoring work just like in the regular game,
except that high scores are not recorded.

Use MAGNET BALL to explore the games rules and formulate your own
strategy.  Discover the many ways to rack up points.  Make the most
of each game, no matter how it develops.

BEHIND THE BACK GLASS

Use your mouse to click on the Back Glass of the pinball machine, or
else {Tab} to the Back Glass and press {Enter}.  It will swing open.

Now use your mouse or {Tab} through the controls until you get to the
one you want, then use your "+" and "-" keys to adjust its value.

        PITCH
        Vary the incline of the playfield and thus the speed of the 
        game.

        VOLTAGE
        Raise or lower game voltage to affect the power of the    
        flippers, thumper and slingshot bumpers.

        RESET
        Punch "+" here to reset all variables for Tournament Play.
        Only Tournament scores make it to the Top Ten Board.

        SOUND SOURCE
        Cycle between Sound Card, PC speaker or OFF.

        MOUSE
        Switch your mouse ON (+) or OFF (-).

SELECTING YOUR PLAYFIELD DISPLAY

Here, behind the Back Glass, you may select your playfield option 
by clicking on the arrows of the Resolution switch.

If your hardware supports SVGA, and your VESA driver is working,
you'll have a choice of resolutions up to 1280x1024.  Selecting 
800x600 will fill your screen from top to bottom with the 
stationary playfield, while 320x240 will fill your screen from side
by side with a scrolling playfield.

For the playfield to be completely stationary, your video card and
monitor must be able to support a resolution of at least 800x600
in 256 colors.  At 640x480, the playfield extends a little above and 
below the screen, but will scroll slightly to keep the ball in view.
This option, combining a large playfield display with a clear view
of flippers and targets, is the choice of many pros.

GAME PLAY ON THE PC

CONTROL KEYS

Like most pinball games, Eight Ball Deluxe has one plunger knob, two
flipper buttons and a start button:

        *Start New Game:                "S" Key
        *Add a Player:                  "S" Key (before the launch
                                        of ball one)
        *Pull Back Plunger:             {ALT} Key
        *Left Flipper:                  Left {SHIFT} Key
        *Right Flipper:                 Right {SHIFT} Key

Additional Computer commands:

        *Synchronize playfield          {Crtl-V} toggles through
         display (SVGA only):            4 VESA modes
        *Score Display Bar              {ENTER} key toggles on/off
         (Scrolling Screen only):
        *Audio:                         "A" Key toggles on/sound 
                                         card/off
        *Game Pause:                    "P" Key toggles on/off
        *Return to Pinball Cafe         {Esc} Key
        *Exit Cafe to DOS:              {Esc} Key

NUDGING OR "BODY ENGLISH"

Once the ball is in play, you can give it extra speed by nudging the
playfield at the moment the ball collides with any object, such as
a bumper or rail.  But watch out or you'll TILT!

        Nudge Up                        {Space-bar}
        Nudge 45 degrees right          "Z" Key
        Nudge 45 degrees left           "/" Key

USING THE MOUSE TO PLAY PINBALL

        Launching the ball:

        Hold down the left button, draw back the mouse, then release.

        Flippers:

        Once the ball is in play, the left and right mouse buttons 
        operate the flippers.

HIGH SCORE REGISTRATION

Rung up a high score while on Tournament settings?  Go on, take credit
for it!  Type in your name and then press {ENTER}.



