
MiniRPG1 Boardgame (c) JAWS V soft. 1999-2000.
(using Nexus_13 Pure QBasic library)

note. many character designs in this game are based on RPG School Dante98's character
(some of them are heavily modified from Dante98 character template. rest of them are Full-Scratch-Built)
and Most of the Background Texture were from RPG School 95(by ASCii japan)

No sound or music. Sorry about that.(I used too much memory on 
 graphics/animation/frame-perfect-fine-tuning, I couldn't add all the 
features I wanted) 
anyways, I increased the random ratio for the moneybag. You 
will get more moneybags, but that also helps NPCs too.
(now, game can be finished within an hour)
Even if NPC wins(or you win... it doesn't matter) you will see ending 
for that character.

The .BAS file needs Nexus_13 library to run(compile)
Download Nexus_13 library from X-tech home page at
 http://members.aol.com/eclipzer/x-tech/init.htm

if you want to look at graphic files, download  SPRITE 2.0 shareware
from  nocturnal creation home page at
  http://members.aol.com/TimTruman

I wrote my own sprite grabbing utility , but I use SPRITE shareware version
to check my grabbed sprites.

-< KEYS >--------------------------------------------------------------------

 on title
  [Esc] : exit demo
  [Space] : start demo(demo? I mean game)

 on intro
  Cursor keys + [Space] : choose player

 on map screen<don't forget the F1 key!!>
  [Esc] : quit menu
  Cursor keys : choose direction, move menu cursor
  [Space][Enter] : select Menu
  
  [F1] : toggle speed-up feature!! ignore delay routine. everything will
         speed up(including map part).good for slow boring battle.

 on battle screen
  [Space][Enter] : select Menu(you can only select magic if you have magic
                   stone)
  Cursor keys : Move menu bar

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story : (way before MiniRPG2. the story is based on MiniRPG1 for MSX computer)
        big bad red dragon called Saurdox has eacaped from Banana Kingdom.
        king Banana summoned 4 brave warriors to catch him back.
        he will give big reward to anybody who catches first.
        so, hurry up, before other players catch first

task : catch dragon... pretty simple? I don't think so, because other dragons
       protect him with barriers. so you need to defeat them first.
       (actually you only need to defeat 1 mid boss)
       ooops I almost forgot. dragon Saurdox has magical power. 
       he can freeze player with his stare. so avoid his stare zone(or you will
       lose your turns until he looks the other way).

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characters : 
 Rom : he needs big GP to buy things to impress pretty girls.

 Cindy : not much interest in reward. she just wants to test her martial art
         skills.

 Change V : needs funds for making next game : MiniRPG2.

 Cookie : she wants to have her own shop. with big reward and little bit of
          help from Candy, she might be able to buy(?) new shop.

 Candy : owner of item shop. friend of Cookie, but when it comes to business,
         nothing's free even if you are her best friend.

 King banana : lost his pet dragon. will spend big GP to get him back.

 Dragon Saurdox : escaped from Banana kingdom and hide(?) on top of skull
                  mountain.(well... flat mountain)

-< Game Features >-----------------------------------------------------------
 Simple hexgonal map(using 12x12 2D array)
 use roulette to move/attack/heal
 1 on 1 battle with 1 attack animation for each characters
 smooth animation(not as smooth as MiniRPG3)
 1 playable character and 3 CPU-controlled NPC
 shopping!!(not much to shop)
 pure random battle(no experience points, no level up, just simple game play)
 very confusing attack method(based on color)

-<More Information>----------------------------------------------------------
 attack/counter/block are based on color. not numbers(rule is very confusing)

 ATTACK command : attack with color. reduce enemy hp marker to the color on
                  roulette

 Enemy's turn : enemy can attack when roulette arrow stops on gray color.
                Strength of enemy's attack is based on -3 -4 -5 bar (below
                enemy hp bar). Enemy gets weaker as he/she/it loses hp

 Blocking :    you can sometimes block enemy's attack with defensive
               weapons if its color is the same as enemy's hp color and 
               weapon matches as on enemy's attack element(the weapon 
               picture on top of enemy's hp bar)

               for example : when enemy's hp marker is on blue spot under 
                             dagger-element box, you can block with blue 
                             dagger weapon(no damage will be taken, but you 
                             will lose that weapon).

 MAGIC command : you can only use magic if you have magic stone(blue rock)
                 magic is also based on color. enemy hp marker will go down
                 to same hp color

if these color things still confuse you, run the game and watch the battle a few times

-< Items >-------------------------------------------------------------------
 elixir : if you have one, it will be used automatically when your
          character's HP drops to 0. it will give full hp(10)
          you can carry only one at a time

 coin/money bag : coin is 1GP, money bag is 5GP

 colorful weapons : used only for defensive purpose. can not be used in
                    attack (can't sell either)
                    lose after blocking enemy attack
                    you can carry only one per each weapons
                    if you get same type of weapon, new one will replace old
                    one.

 magic stone : powerful magic stone. enemy can not counter(since magic
               doesn't use roulette).
               good for fighting stronger enemies or mid bosses
               you can carry only one at a time

< Adventure-Items >: required to enter mid boss barrier. you can only enter
                     the barrier that has same symbol as your adventure-item.
                     there are 6 of them(buy at shop)
                     if you buy another item, new one will replace old one.
                     you can not buy adventure items if you have dragon
                     slayer weapon

< dragon-slayer > : no. I just call these magical weapons a dragon-slayer.
                    get from mid-boss. each mid-boss has different weapon
                    it only helps you from final boss's attack
                    there are 6 of them(paired with each adventure items)
                    each D.slayer has different color(some has 2 colors!!)
                    this weapon can defend final boss's attack over and
                    over(without losing it)
                    the color rule is little bit simpler than normal
                    defensive-weapons. it can block final boss's attack if
                    boss's hp color matches the D.Slayer color

< Shopping >
 most of items are very expensive(almost 10GP!!). so fight.. fight.. fight
 to get more GP!!

-< hint/tip >----------------------------------------------------------------
1) do not buy elixir from shop. since you can get it from battle
2) magic does not work on final boss(use it on mid-boss instead..)
3) look at enemy hp color carefully before using magic
   do not use magic when enemy's hp is 4 or 8, because it will damage only 2
   hp(distance between next-same-color is so close)
4) heal often, because you can't heal during battle
5) you can not run from battle and if you used your magic stone, only thing left
   to do is attack(tap space key. tap tap tap... it will become pretty boring
   battle...)
6) it is possible to lose to NPC player. so hurry up.
7) most important thing, battle is based on pure random(you will lose many
   battle).
8) when you lost battle, you will restart from castle with full HP(and all
   GP and items you got)
9) for easier gameplay, the barrier you can go(with the item you bought from
   shop) will be different color(blue).
10) if NPC is blocked by wall, he/she will turn left and follow the wall.
11) you can carry only 10 GP at a time, because they are too heavy..
12) don't expect too much from defensive weapons, it rarely blocks enemy's
    attack(because of confusing combination)
13) you can quit only at the map screen on your turn..
14) hmm...hmm... I think I forgot something... this game does not have cheat
    or save feature. this means you must finish game in one sitting to see
    the ending(become pretty boring after a few battles)

very special thanks to Quinton Roberts (Eclipzer) 
  and his excellent pureQB graphic library Nexus-13.

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