Robotron 4096
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Writen Bv Jerason Banes
Entry for the 2005 4K Game Programming Contest


Table of Contents

1. Story
2. Features
3. Controls
4. Scoring
5. Tips
6. Special Thanks

1. Story

In 2084, Robotron valiantly attempted to save his own life after the demise of
the last family. He continued to gain powerups, nuclear bombs, shields, and
other defenses against the robot invasion. However, just before the robots
were able to overwhelm Robotron, he was suddenly snatched from their grasp
by an unknown force! 

Displeased that a human still remained alive somewhere, the robots hatched a
plan. They would build a time device that would pull Robotron into the future,
just before he disappeared. 

The robots spent over two-thousand years on the project, and in that time they
came up with a new battleplan. Robotron's weapons were far too effective. The
only method that worked for defeating him was to overwhelm him to where he
could no longer stave off the avalanche of attackers. Thus the robots began
mass production of the inexpensive Hoover Vacuum Cleaner robot, as well as a
more heavily shielded mechbot. It was felt that these should be able to 
overwhelm Robotron without overstraining the robot economy's resources.

On January 23, 4096, the robots (unaware of the causality loop they were about
to produce) snatched Robotron from the year 2084 and placed him in an arena
with invisible forcefield walls. This time the robots were certain that they
would finally be victorious...


2. Features

  * Full 3D Action!
  * 4 Beautiful Color Graphics!
  * Fast Paced Gameplay!
  * Radar that Tracks Robots in Realtime!
  * Battle Your Friends for the Highest Score!


3. Controls

Up - Move Forward
Down - Move Backward
Left - Turn Counter-Clockwise
Right - Turn Clockwise

Control - Fire
Escape - Exit
Space - Restart After Death


4. Scoring 

Points are scored for destroying enemy robots. 

HooverBot - 100 points
MechBot   - 200 points


5. Tips

  * Watch your radar! Those robots will sneak in behind you if they can!
  * You're faster than the robots. Use that to your advantage!
  * Keep moving! The more you move, the harder it is for robots to follow.
  * When in doubt, charge! They won't expect it! ;-)
  * Watch out for the force fields! The robots might back you in a corner!
  * Never give up, never surrender!


6. Special Thanks

Special thanks goes to Caspian Prince for inspiring the Robotron ripoff, to 
the author of Blask4K for inspiring me to do the game in 3D, and to 
Rocketboy680 and Majik Monkee for their amazing robot images. I couldn't have
done this without you guys! :-)