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                            M E C H A   E I G H T

                   (c) Copyright 2012-2017 scar Toledo G.
                             All rights reserved.

                            http://nanochess.org/

                  DEMO FOR SMS COMPETITION 20TH ANNIVERSARY

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  >> 1 <<  LICENSE
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  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
  warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
  or loss arising from the use of this software.

  It is prohibited to modify, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer
  this software.

  All trademarks are property of their respective owners.

  The following text applies to Pletter-0.5c decompressor:
  
    Pletter v0.5c - XL2S Entertainment 2008
    Copyright (c) 2002-2003 Team Bomba

    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
    copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
    "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
    without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
    distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
    permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
    the following conditions:

    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
    in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
    OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
    MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
    IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
    CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
    TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
    SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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  >> 2 <<  REQUIREMENTS
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  Hardware:

  o A Sega Master System console with Flashcart or Fusion emulator.
  o 8K of base RAM
  o 16K of VRAM
  o If the FM synthesis is detected it will be indicated at title screen and
    you'll hear enhanced instruments for background music.

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  >> 3 <<  THE GAME
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  Merciless aliens are overrunning a small planet, they took by surprise to
  all the army. Now the last remaining defense is the Mecha Research's Lab
  and its unique two mechas, but these are the most powerful!

  Go ahead and guide Tricia Thunder on board Mecha-8 to gain again the
  freedom!

  The demo will end after level 3, the full game contains 6 levels and it's
  available for a small fee at my website http://nanochess.org/

  Use controller 1 or 2 joystick to move mecha and button 2 to shoot.

  Launch your devastation attack using button 1, you'll need to 
  fill gauge for this weapon.

  Collect capsules containing energy, power-ups and extra speed.

    E  - One unit of energy.
    Ex - Two units of energy.
    P  - Weapon power-up.
    Px - Double weapon power-up.
    S  - Extra speed.

  Unfortunately Mecha-8 doesn't have shields finished, so you'll depend on
  your speed to evade enemy's bullets rain. A hit will decrease your speed,
  when you reach minimum speed you'll start losing your weapons.

  Check indicators at right side of screen (power, speed, energy and
  gauge for your devastation weapon)

  Caveat with aliens, they aren't alone, they are supported by powerful
  bosses wanting mercilessly to transform you into smithereens.

  Select your preferred difficulty in title screen:
    Normal - You're new in army.
    Veteran - After some battles you feel like you can beat any alien.
    Destroyer - You've gone to hell and returned, you eat aliens for breakfast.

  Controls in title screen:
    Wait a few seconds to see further game information and a demo.

  Controls while story appears:
    Button 2 - Accelerates text speed.
    Button 1 - Skips story.

  Controls while game runs:
    Start - Pause, press again to get out from pause

  Controls when mecha is defeated: (shows GAME OVER / CONTINUE message)
    Button 1 - Replay level (score is reset to zero)

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  >> 4 <<  DISTRIBUTION 
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  The Colecovision version was distributed by Team Pixelboy circa 2013, if
  you're lucky you can find a physical copy of this game in eBay with
  beautiful box art.

  There is also a MSX version with FM music, some cartridges are still
  available from Matra at:

    http://www.matranet.net/boutique/msx/card/mecha8/mecha8.php

  There is yet no physical edition of this game for Sega Master System.

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  >> 5 <<  CREDITS
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  MECHA 8

  A GAME BY:
    scar Toledo G.

  SPECIAL ADVISOR AND
  LEVELS MUSIC:
    Adn Toledo G.

  BETA TESTERS AND
  SUGGESTIONS:
    David Frost
    Tobie St-Aubin

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Last updated: Mar/27/2017
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