Buggerman: The Xmass Heist
v1.1 (November 28th, 2014)
 
By S. Borgquist aka. Sokurah.
Website: http://tardis.dk/wordpress/
E-mail: retrohead@tardis.dk


In ‘Buggerman’ you play the titular creature, Buggerman, an evil anti-Christmas
creature, on a mission to steal all the gifts from Santa’s HQ. It’s a platform
action game and a remake of the classic arcade game, Bagman.

In this game your character is a robber of all things Christmassy, who runs
around a Santa’s headquarters, collecting presents and depositing them in his
wheelbarrow at the top of the screen. You climb ladders and ride elevators to
avoid the angry elfs. Grab pickaxes to temporarily stun your pursuers, or to
break down the wall in the middle of the screen -- to grab an extra heavy and
valuable present (this present is not required to finish a level, though).

Gameplay description (from KLOV.COM but rewritten to suit this re-themed version):
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Santa’s headquarters are two screens wide flips when cross the edge of the screen.
You must grab all the presents and carry them up to the surface and place them into
the wheel-barrow and you must so before the bonus points on the timer run out.
Every time you pick up a present, it will slow you down to half speed (or slower)
allowing one of the angry elfs to easily catch up to you. If you are carrying a
present while climbing a ladder and an elf is pursuing you, you can drop the present
on the elf’s head to temporarily stun him. Another way to stop an elf from pursuing
you is by picking up and using a pick-axe to stun him. The pick-axe can also be used
to dig a big hole in a wall. You can also escape from the elfs by getting into a
minecart but the minecarts can kill you, if they run into you. Avoid moving minecarts
by grabbing handles on mineshaft roof. Then let go of the handles when the cart is
below you to ride the cart. To get out of the cart, you must press LEFT, RIGHT or UP
at the appropriate time. You can also use the elevators to escape the elfs and the
elevator will also help you reach the surface quicker, especially if you are carrying
a present. Most of the presents are red, but there is usually a purple one behind a
wall that can only be penetrated by a pick-axe. Even so, the purple bonus present is
twice as heavy as the standard presents but also worth a greater amount of points,
however it’s not required for being able to complete a level).
 

Installation:
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On Windows:
Unpack the ZIP file and you’ll end up with a folder called ‘Buggerman’
that contains the game files. Run the executable file to run the game.
The game has been tested and is works on (at least) Windows XP, Vista
& Windows 7. The game will write a configuration file to your Document
folder. To reset the settings just delete this file.

On Mac:
Mount the DMG file and drag the game to where you want it. Run the game
from the programfile which is identified by an icon with Santa on it.
The game will write a configuration file to your Documents folder. To
reset the settings just delete this file. A new one will be written instead.


Controls:
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Use the ARROW keys to control Buggerman, and LEFT-CRTL to interact with things.
All keys can be redefined. Press ESC to exit from game to menu or back to operating system.


Legal Blurb:
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This game is FREEWARE and must remain freeware. The game can generally be distributed
however you want, as long as all the files are included and unchanged. It shouldn't be
sold or given away on any kind of compilation without my permission. I would like to ask,
that if you're going to include this game on a CD for a magazine or somewhere else, that
you contact me first – I would like to know what kind places my little project goes.
...also it shouldn't be asking too much, but then I'd also like a copy of the magazine or CD.


Copyright:
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This remake was programmed by S. Borgquist (aka Sokurah), 2012.
Graphics by Lobo: (http://infectuous.com/)
Music by SpaceFractal (http://www.spacefractal.com)
Copyright for the original game belongs to Valadon Automation who made the original arcade game in 1982.

Version history.
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v1.0 - December 10th, 2012
Initial release.

v1.1 - November 28th, 2014
Fixed issues relating to online scoring.

