/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/ \/ / ARCADE BOOT CAMP \ \ / / SOFTDOX BY \ \ / / THE PENGUIN \ \ / / WRITTEN FOR \ \ / / THE SOUTH POLE.....[312] 677-7140 \ \ THE SAFEHOUSE......[612] 724-7066 / / SOUND BARRIER......[618] 797-0656 \ \ THE OUTPOST........[312] 441-6957 / /\ /\ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ SO YOU DECIDED TO ENLIST IN THE ARCADE ARMY,EH? WELL, AROUND HERE THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO DO THINGS-- THE ARMY WAY! SO STAND UP STRAIGHT, WIPE THAT SILLY SMILE OFF YOUR FACE AND LISTEN UP,SOLDIER! TO BEGIN -------- PUT THE DISK IN THE DRIVE AND TURN THE COMPUTER ON. WATCH THE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FILM THAT APPEARS ON THE SCREEN. AFTER YOU HAVE MEMORIZED IT, YOU CAN BYPASS IT BY PRESSING THE KEY. SIGNING UP ---------- ENTER YOUR SERIAL NUMBER. (THIS IS A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 5, INCLUSIVE). THE COMPUTER WILL ASK YOU YOUR NAME. TYPE IT IN. FROM NOW ON, EVERY TIME YOU BOOT THE DISK IT WILL DISPLAY YOUR NAME,RANK, AND SERIAL NUMBER. NEVER TELL A FOREIGN (OR DOMESTIC) SPY ANY MORE THAN THAT, IT MIGHT LEAD TO YOUR DEMISE. IT'S ALSO AGAINST REGULATIONS AND IN THIS ARMY,WE DO THINGS THE ARMY WAY! TO PROCEED TO THE TRAINING AREA, PRESS THE KEY. ONCE THERE, YOU WILL BE GREETED BY THE DRILL INSTRUCTOR. THE DI'S PRIMARY OCCUPATION IS THE MOTIVATION OF RECRUITS. HE WILL MOTIVATE YOU TO PICK ONE OF FIVE TRAINING AREAS. SHOULD HIS METHODS FAIL TO PERSUADE YOU TO MAKE A DECISION, YOU'LL BE BOOTED OUT OF THE ARCADE ARMY AND YOU'LL HAVE TO REENLIST IF YOU EVER WANT TO AMOUNT TO ANYTHING. WATCH OUT FOR LAND MINES. THEY COULD TURN UP AT ANYTIME,JUST TO KEEP YOU RECRUITS ON YOUR TOES. BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH POWDER IN THEM TO WASTE YOU, ONLY TO TEACH YOU TO WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING. GET SMART AND MAYBE WE'LL REMOVE THE MINES LATER. ORDNANCE REGULATIONS -------------------- THE MILITARY HARDWARE USED IN YOUR TRAINING HAS SOME BUILT-IN FEATURES WORTH TAKING ADVANTAGE OF. THE "P" KEY WILL PAUSE THE SIMULATION. WILL TOGGLE THE SOUND EFFECTS OR HOLDING DOWN BOTH JOYSTICK BUTTONS AT THE SAME TIME WILL ALLOW YOU TO BYPASS THE MUSIC THAT FOLLOWS FAILURE DURING ANY TASK. PLEASE NOTE THAT OFTEN THE REASON FOR YOUR FAILURE WILL BE POINTED OUT ON THE SCREEN WITH A SMALL ARROW. STUDY IT CAREFULLY. RANK ---- THE PURPOSE OF YOUR TRAINING IS TO WORK YOUR WAY UP TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT MAJOR. RIGHT NOW YOU'RE A LOWLY CIVILIAN AND UNLESS YOU SHAPE UP YOU'RE GOING TO STAY ONE! SHOULD YOU SHOW SOME APTITUDE, YOU MAY EARN YOUR STRIPES AS FOLLOWS: RECRUIT..............NO STRIPES PRIVATE..............ONE STRIPE PRIVATE 1ST CLASS....TWO STRIPES CORPORAL.............THREE STRIPES SERGEANT.............FOUR STRIPES STAFF SERGEANT.......FIVE STRIPES SERGEANT 1ST CLASS...SIX STRIPES MASTER SERGEANT......SEVEN STRIPES SERGEANT MAJOR.......SEVEN STRIPES & 1 STAR -------------------------------------- REMEMBER-> THE SOUTH POLE 312-677-7140 -------------------------------------- KRAKED BY THE INTERN/BB & THE PENGUIN -------------------------------------- WRITTEN BY JOHN BESNARD -------------------------------------- THE PENGUIN -------------------------------------- 1,38.MW 6/14/84