On-line Manual

I.- MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

•100 MHz Pentium (133 Mhz recommended). • Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 95. • 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended). • 1MB of video memory (2 MB recomended). • 4x CD-ROM drive or more. • 16 bit Sound Blaster compatible sound card. • Microsoft compatible mouse. • 28 MB of Hard Drive. II.- EXPLORING The Old Dream God The Old Dream God is the digital version, in English and Spanish, of the story of the same name by the immortal Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. In this telling, created for you by ALLOY 21-07, children can read the story and play with the characters and objects that appear along the way. Nicky, a friendly and intelligent mouse, hosts the program and guides children through the tale, inviting them to participate in fun games that transform them into characters in the story. In the Games Center of The Old Dream God , children will find hours of entertainment. There are one arcade game: MIND EXPLOSION. Initial Selection Window When starting up the program in Windows 95, 98. an initial selection window appears. Here there are buttons for the following options: Play/Juega, to start the game; On-line Manual, to see the on-line manual in English; Who's Who to meet ALLOY's team; Internet Connection, to connect to the Story Games Netground (www.storygames.com) and Exit, to close the program. Languages At the start of the program, you can select the desired language: English or Spanish.

Main Menu The Main Menu has the following options: Read and Play, Hjalmar´s Dreams, and Play. Nicky narrates the story and guides children through the program .

Hello I`m Nicky your storyteller and friend!

The Control Hat In the Main Screen and in the scenes of the option Read and Play you will find a hat. If you place the pointer on it, it will turn and you will be able to choose among the following options:

Click on the arrows to go forward or backward in the story.

Click on the umbrella to return to the Main Menu.

Click on the spider´s web to exit the program.

Read and Play This option can be selected from the Main Menu by clicking on the mouse that appeared from the Jack-in-the-Box. When passing the pointer on it, you will listen to NIcky saying "Read and Play". Here children can read the story at their own pace while exploring the many surprises found on every page. Scene 1

On every page the following options are available:

Click on Nicky to repeat the narration.

Click on the highlighted words to reveal their meaning and pronunciation in the Dictionary.

Click on objects and characters to see them do fun things.

Place the pointer on the hat to find the icons to go forward or backward in the story, to return to the Main Menu and to exit the program.

Click on the space bar to go forward in the scene you are in.

Yalhmar´s Seven Dreams Yalhmar´s dreams are hidden in the Main Menu. Children will discover them and enjoy each dream as a short filmlike adventure. Main Menu

In every dream the following options are available

Click on the space bar to go forward in the scene you are in.

Play To select this option, click on the clown that jumped form the Jack-in-the box in the Main Menu. Play Menu

This screen contains the following options:

Click on one of the following icon to go to:

Dictionary

Mind Explosion

Main Menu Dictionary The Dictionary contains an alphabetical listing of the most important words found in the story. The Dictionary is accessed either from the pages of the story (Read and Play) or directly from the Games Menu. Dictionary from Read and Play Every word in the Dictionary has its own screen with the following options:

Click on a word to learn its meaning and hear it pronounced.

Click on the illustration to see an animation of the definition.

Click on any letter in the alphabet to go to the screen for that letter.

Click on Hjalmar's face to go to Read and Play.

Click on the arrows to go forward or backward.

Click on the speaker to listen the meaning and pronunciation of the word.

Dictionary from Games Menu Every word in the Dictionary has its own screen with the following options:

Click on the illustration to see an animation of the definition.

Click on a word to learn its meaning and hear it pronounced.

Click on the star to go to the Games Menu.

Click on the speaker to listen the meaning and pronunciation of the word.

Click on the arrows to go forward or backward in the Dictionary.

Click on the spider's web to exit the program.

Click on any letter in the alphabet to go to the screen for that letter.

PLAY A series of virtual adventures will take children into challenging experiences that will develop their computer skills and language abilities. Children will have: Mind Explosion. Mind Explosion A journey through mind puzzling adventures will lead children into witty word games, improving their vocabulary and spelling abilities. In Mind Explosion the children can use the next keys:

Press ESC to leave the following scenes and proceed to the Main Menu: option screen, play screen, Hall of Fame screen and game in action screen.

The space bar has the same effect as a click of the mouse.

Main menu In the Main Menu, the child can use the mouse or the keys to access the different options of the game .. To select an option with the mouse, place the cursor on the selected option on the screen and then press the left button; to select an option with the keyboard, press the up and down arrow keys, and select the option using the spacebar. To find out the properties of each key, select with the mouse the question mark located at the lower left hand corner of the screen and click.

How to play This screen shows which keys are to be used in the game. To explore the screen keyboard, the child can use either the keyboard keys or the mouse; if there is no mouse, the highlight keys in the screen keyboard can be explored pressing your keyboard keys to see what will happen in the game.

Bubble zone. This screen is designed to have the child respond to different excercises, such as dictation, image recognition and concepts. The keyboard is used for this purpose. The ESC is not to be used in this screen; the child must finish this excercise in order to continue with the game and earn points, lives and bullets.

The Game The game allows the player the following options:

Use the space bar to shoot.

Use the arrow keys up, down, left and right to move the plane.

Press P to pause the game

Press the ESC key to return to the main menu and save the game.

Enter the bubble zone to earn better conditions

Internet Connection The Old Dream God has a direct connection to the STORY GAMES NETGROUND virtual playground. There the child can visit many places: Hans Christian Andersen's house, the Animation Factory, the House of Games, the Cinema and many other fun and interesting sites. Be sure to visit the NETGROUND at www.storygames.com. III TROUBLESHOOTING Windows 98 and Windows 95.

	The program doesn't start up automatically when I insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.
	From the desktop double-click on the "My Computer" icon. Double-click on the "CD-ROM" icon. If it does not work double-click on the startup.exe program. You may also use the Start menu to lacate the program section, and next the section OldDreamGod, to finish click on the "Run the Old Dream God Program" icon.

	When I start up the program, the following message appears: "Not enough colors".
	If the message stays on screen, click on "OK" to exit the program. Place the pointer over the desktop, press the right mouse button and select "Properties". On the next screen select "Settings". Locate the "Palette" item and select "256". Restart the program.

	When I start up the program, the following message appears: "Not enough memory".
	If the message stays on screen, click on "Continue" to exit the program. Close any other programs which may be open and restart Windows before trying to start up the program again. If the problem persists, verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements.

	The animations are slow and sound playback is erratic.
	Close any other programs which may be open and try to run the program again. If the problem persists, verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements.

There is no sound.

If you have other programs that use sound, verify that these are working properly before proceeding. Make sure to close any other programs before trying to run the program again. Check for any loose speaker connections and make sure any external volume control is turned up. Verify that your system's sound is turned on. Refer to your Windows manual for specific details on how to activate and adjust your system's sound controls. If the problem persists, verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements.

	The mouse pointer does not appear in the Mind Explosion Game.
	To solve this problem, make sure that the DirectX drivers are correct for your PC configuration. You may use the video or mouse drivers that came with your machine. If the problem cannot be solved, the child must use the keyboard.

	The user cannot see the electronic manual.
	WordPad, included in Windows 95/98 CD must be installed. To install, press configuration in the Initial Menu and then press Control Panel; a window will open, select Windows Installation, ask for for details of Icon accessories, locate the icon WordPad on the screen and select it. Then, press OK in the remaining windows.

If the problem cannot be solved, contact us at: E-mail: techsupport@storygames.com

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