welcome to snake -- my entry for the Allegro Speedhack competition 1999

very short readme.. very much out of time.


INSTALLING  

the makefile assumes you have gcc, not visual C, sorry.
copy makefile.dos or makefile.lin to makefile, depending on
your operatingsystem. 

Use makefile.dos for djgpp, it should work under windows and dos.
Use makefile.lin for linux.


run make

run 'snake'.. and have fun :)


RUNNING

the game has a few command line options, type snake --help to see them
they should be self explanatory. command line options are the only way
to select the number of players.


PLAYING

controls:     left               right             action
player 1:     arrow left         arrow right       keypad enter
player 2:     z                  x                 q
player 3:     ,                  .                 space
player 4:     left mouse         right mouse       middle mouse

that's right, player four uses the mouse BUTTONS to steer, and the middle 
mouse button for action, so you need a three button mouse for a 4 player
game.


BONUSSES

green bonusses let you burrow (go underground to avoid hitting things)

red bonusses give you a chainsaw (not visible, but the sound will tell you)
to saw through other players or your own tail. you will gain points for 
breaking other players, but you'll loose points if you get 'sawed'.

bonusses with a number make you grow longer.


OBJECTIVE

the game ends when all players are dead, or when the first player reaches
a score of 500 points.
