HARD HAT MACK GETS A BIG GUN - A game by Derrick Ward in 1998 for CrASH
12-18-98  V1.0 (14 levels) 1-5-99
			   1-23-99 level errors reported and fixed

from the creator of FrAWgGutS......

	As Hard Hat Mack the construction worker you must wield a shotgun to
 destroy the evil Satanic robots and zombies that have invaded your 
construction site.  You must collect all of the magical crystals of 
 Zorthian  throughout fourteen levels of horror to render the slain corpses 
useless to Satan's further use. Hurry before it is too late!!    


History of Hard Hat Mack:
	Fifteen years ago Hard Hat Mack embarked on his first adventure
on the Commodore and Atari computers.  In the original there were three
surreal levels in which you had to repair the constuction site while
jumping over pits and avoiding vandals.  This game was inspired by the 
original.  Of course, in the original you didn't have a big gun.  


Controls:

mode - descend/ascend elevator
2nd   -   shoot 
left/right - move around
clear  - exit
up/down- descend/ascend staircases
STO- retrieve/save game
enter - pause game

Yes, that's right, that's an elevator at the far left of each level.
You can use the elevator to your advantage (or disadvantage) to reach
otherwise inaccessible areas in the levels. You must be all the way to 
the left in the elevator to operate it. 


Powerups and points:
Ammo (shotgun shells are scattered throughout the site) - 1 bullet
diamond - 50 pts
kill enemy - 100 pts
heart - 500 pts
umbrella - 1000 pts
extra life - it looks like an x sort of... very hard to come by as well
up warp - touch it and you go up two beams
down warp - touch it and you go down two beams

You start out with three lives.

The bottom of the screen shows the following information:
score, diamonds needed to beat level, timer (when it reaches zero you die), 
and the number of bullets you posess

Enemies:
There are three types of enemies:  Zombies, Robots, and Aliens.  Enemies
can descend/ascend stairs and go up warps but are not allowed to go down
warps.  Enemies also may not use the elevator.  They get faster and faster
as the game progresses and your time limits dwindle. 

Saving Your Game:
	You can save your game at the beginning of each level 
by pressing the STO button.  Do not move an inch or you won't be allowed
to save your game (no cheating allowed)!! You won't notice that anything has
happened but the game has been saved.  You may not save your game unless you 
have progressed to level four or above.  To retrieve your game press the STO
button from the title screen.

TIPS:

-Don't use up all your ammo in one place!  Conserve it.  You'll 
 really need it.  You don't have to kill every enemy you know.  Play a 
defensive game...

-Don't hang around staircases too much because you never know who might
 be coming up/down one!


There is a cheat code to instantly pass levels but I won't tell you as of now
what it is.  It's not quite as easy as pressing '5' in FrAWgGutS to skip 
levels. You did know that didn't you? There's another cheat to get infinite
points but you'll never figure that one out....Maybe if you email me enough
and beg me I'll tell you. 

Visit the Galaxian and FrAWgGuts Page at
  www.cswnet.com/~ddward/the82/index.html

visit my musical page of mods and wavs and my radio station: 
 www.cswnet.com/~ddward/index.html

Be sure and email me with any suggestions or comments or
questions or if you just feel like talking or if you would
like a copy of the source code to port the game 
(should you dare to try) at ddward@cswnet.com   


Thanks:  Sam Heald, Jason K., George, Jonathan, Roger Zare