			 PITFALL:  THE MAYAN ADVENTURE
                              DEMO VERSION 1.0   

This is a PRE-ALPHA version of Pitfall:  The Mayan Adventure for Windows 95, 
developed for Activision by Kinesoft Development.  As this is pre-alpha, you
may find bugs.

    ***** THIS DEMO RUNS BEST ON A PENTIUM 90 OR BETTER MACHINE *****

This demo may also be played on a 486DX/66, however you will experience
slight hitches in the frame rate.  The final version will be compatible 
with a 486/33 processor and will include the AutoPlay feature.

If you wish to play the game immediately, double click on the Pitfall icon
inside the PitDemo folder but DO NOT ENABLE SOUND EFFECTS.  This will 
significantly slow the game down because each sound effect when played 
would need to be accessed off the CD.  However, enabling the CD audio will 
have no effect on the speed of the game.    

INSTRUCTIONS:  Copy the folder named PitDemo onto the hard drive.  Leave
the CD in the drive in order to access the music tracks.  The PitDemo folder 
contains the following...

BG           	(directory)
SOUND        	(directory)
SPRITES      	(directory)
WAVEMIX      	*****THIS DIRECTORY CONTAINS WAVEMIX.INI AND WAVEMIX.DLL.  
		WAVEMIX.INI MUST BE COPIED INTO THE WINDOWS DIRECTORY AND 
		WAVEMIX.DLL MUST BE COPIED INTO THE WINDOWS\SYSTEM DIRECTORY 
		ON THE HARD DRIVE (this will be done automatically in the 
		final version).

Dispdib.dll   	*****THIS FILE MUST BE COPIED INTO THE WINDOWS\SYSTEM
		DIRECTORY IF IT IS NOT ALREADY THERE (this will be done
		automatically in the final version).  Also, this file
		will only be visible in the window if the viewing option 
		is set such that it shows hidden files.*****

Pitfall.hlp
Pitfall.exe
Readme.now


If while playing the game you notice that there are ghost images of the
game window on the desktop, check to make sure that REALTIME PRIORITY
in the OPTIONS menu is disabled.  

Additionally, the demo may suffer from jerkiness when sound effects are 
enabled if running on any machine less than a Pentium 90.  This will be 
fixed in the final version.  Ultimately, the final version of the game will 
require a minimum of a 486DX/33 with 8 meg RAM.

Also, if an error message appears stating that you are not running in FAST 
256 COLOR mode, switch to this option by going into SETTINGS section of the
DISPLAY function located in CONTROL PANELS.  After selecting 256 mode, click
on APPLY which will then reboot your machine.  Playing the game in non-256
color mode will result in the game playing at a much slower rate. 


This demo features the following options...

ONE LEVEL		Select either the Title Screen or the First level,
			the Ceiba Jungle.
CD SOUNDTRACK     	Enable redbook audio tracks using the OPTIONS menu.  
                   	This will access music tracks off the CD.
SOUND EFFECTS       	Enable sampled sound effects using the OPTIONS 
                    	menu.  It is recommended that you also enable the 
                  	CD tracks when enabling the sound effects.  Also, 
               		enabling sound effects on a machine less than a 
                    	Pentium 90 will cause jerkiness (see above).
GAME PAD        	Enable use of a Gravis game pad by using the 
                   	OPTIONS menu.  Remember that a game pad will not 
                 	work properly unless it is configured correctly in 
                  	Windows 95.  NOTE:  The game pad will pull to the 
			left if used when sound effects are enabled (current
			bug).
WINDOW SIZE    		Select various window sizes by using the WINDOW 
                     	menu.  Use the SMOOTH FULL SCREEN option only when 
			running the demo on a Pentium 90 or better (see 
			above).
HELP FILE         	Read through a preliminary version of an
                 	all-encompassing help file that will be included
                 	in the final product.


CONTROLS:

The default controls are as follows...

A                 (Whip)
S                 (Jump/Crawl)
D                 (Fire)

Space Bar         (Select weapon - sling stones, boomerang, smart bomb)
Arrow Keys        (Move)

Hold down CTRL and use the directional keys to cheat to anywhere in a level.

You may custom-configure your keyboard settings by choosing ALTER CONTROLS 
in the OPTIONS menu.


We hope you enjoy this pre-alpha version of Pitfall:  The Mayan Adventure
for Windows 95.

ACTIVISION
TEAM PITFALL

