Zektor

v1.2 for Windows XP and later (Version history at the bottom)

Remake (C) 2008 by Søren Borgquist aka. Sokurah.

Website: http://www.tardis.dk/wordpress/
Email: retrohead@tardis.dk

This game is freeware.

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Installing & Running The Game
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Unzip all the files into a directory and run the EXE file.


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Instructions
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You control a spaceship and your mission is to liberate nine
cities which have been conquered by evil aliens. Fight off
three attack waves of defending enemy ships and moboids and
fire through rotating rings at the alien to gain extra ships.
The original game has 8 levels (cities) but this remake
has 9 levels. When (if) you reach level 9 it will repeat
indefinitely once you beat it, but it will take lots of skill
to get there.

Basically:
* If it moves - shoot it.
* If it doesn't move - shoot it anyway.

When you get a highscore you can upload it to an online
server and see you score compared to other players scores.
Allow the game to access the net or it could lock up when
trying to upload your score. Remember to set you name first.



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Controls
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Rotate left-right: Cursor keys left and right
Thrust: Alt
Fire: Left Ctrl.

All keys can be redefined. 

The game supports the use of a gamepad or joystick.
Select it from the menu first.

Exit game in progress or exit to Windows with the ESCAPE key.


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Files included in the archive:
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The file 'zektor.exe' is the main executable for the game.
Run this file to play the game.

'settings.dat' is the file that contains your settings.
'Etna.dll' is required for online score synchronization.
'fmodex.dll' is for playing the music and sound effects.
'readme.txt' - the file you're reading right now.


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Credits
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The original arcade game was produced Gremlin in 1983.
This remake is programmed by S. Borgquist - aka. Sokurah in 2008.
In-game sounds are mostly taken from MAME.

Music by Chris "infamous" Nunn (http://www.infamousuk.com)

If you like the game then drop me a mail at the mail address
written at the top, or visit my website for more freeware games.


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LEGAL & INFO
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This remake has been made for the Retro Remakes Competition 2008.
Read more here; http://www.retroremakes.com
  
This game is, according to the rules of the Competition,
FREEWARE and must remain freeware and can generally be
distributed however you want, as long as all the files,
including this one,are present and unchanged.
 


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VERSION HISTORY
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v1.0 (2 dec. 2008)
- Initial release.

v1.1 (4 mar. 2011)
- Removed competition splash screen.
- Added "check for update" function.
- Now starts in windowed mode.
- A few miscellaneous updates to the Windows version
- Improved sound (especially the delay present on certain systems earlier).
- A major port to Mac OSX (available at the site).

v1.2 (2 dec. 2014)
- Fixed issues relating to online scoring.
