Sega Bass Fishing

©2001 Activision Value

Readme File
Version 1.0

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About This Document:

This document contains last-minute information about Sega Bass Fishing. If you
have a question, check to see if it is addressed at:

http://www.activisionvalue.com/

Our most common solution and patches are there, it may save you a call to
Technical Support.
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I. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
II. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
III. PLAYING SEGA BASS FISHING
IV. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
V. SEGA SWIRL INSTALLATION AND GAME INSTRUCTIONS

I. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Required Recommended
CPU Pentium II 300Mhz Pentium III 600Mhz
Memory 32MB 64MB
Hard Drive space 150MB -
CD-ROM Drive 8X 24X
Display Resolution 640x480 16-bit colors -
Graphic Board DX8 compatible video card DX8 compatible video card
w/8MB VRAM w/32MB VRAM
Sound Board Direct Sound Compatible -
OS Windows 95, 98, or ME -

II. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Turn the computer on and start Windows. Please close any other programs that
you are running.
2. Place the Sega Bass Fishing CD in the CD-ROM drive and wait 10 seconds. The
install screen will appear.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Note: If the Autorun feature is disabled or does not work properly, please
follow one of the manual methods below.

MANUAL INSTALLATION METHOD ONE:

1. Turn the computer on and start Windows(r) 95/98/ME. Please close any other
programs that you are running.
2. Place the Sega Bass Fishing CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3. Click on [START] then click on [RUN].
4. Type the letter of your CD-ROM drive (usually "D") followed by a colon (: )
and the word SETUP. Then click the [OK] button. (Example D:setup)
5. The install screen will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions.

MANUAL INSTALLATION METHOD TWO:

1. Turn the computer on and start Windows(r) 95/98/ME. Please close any other
programs that you are running.
2. Place the Sega Bass Fishing CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click on the [My Computer] icon from your desktop.
4. Double-click on the CD-ROM icon labeled [Sega_Bass].
5. Double-click on the [SETUP] icon.
6. The install screen will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions.

GETTING STARTED AFTER INSTALLATION:

1. Place the Sega Bass Fishing CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click on [Start], then select [Programs].
3. Select [Activision Value], [Sega Bass Fishing], Sega Bass Fishing to start
the game.

III. PLAYING SEGA BASS FISHING

Game Controls
Keyboard Sidewinder

Pause game, Game start Enter Start

mode selection, area selection, casting Z (E, W, Q) A
Cancel X, B
Area selection (original mode) A C
Lure selection S X
Slow reeling E R
Middle reeling W L
Fast reeling Q R+L
Hooking a Fish Down Down

Arrow Keys: rod control, move cast indicator, move selection curser

Game reset: ESC, Alt+F2

Quick Exit: Alt+F4

The game is automatically saved when a session is completed.

IV. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

You should read through all of this file before contacting Activision
Value Customer Support. Additionally, if you have internet access, check out our
website at: http://www.activisionvalue.com/

Please ensure that your computer system meets the minimum system requirements
that are listed above. Our Customer Support representatives will not be able to
help customers whose computers do not meet the requirements. So that we can
better help you, please have the following information ready:

- Complete product title (include version number)

- Exact error message reported (if any) and a brief description of the
problem
- Your computer’s processor type and speed (e.g. Pentium 200 MHz)
- Amount of RAM
- Make and model of your video and sound card (e.g. Diamond Viper
V770, Creative Sound Blaster Live Platinum)
- Make and model of your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (e.g. Samsung SC-140)
- Operating System

NOTE: Please do not contact Customer Support for hints/ codes/ cheats; only
technical issues.

NOTE: Support is handled in English only.

Internet:

http://www.activisionvalue.com
Our support section of the web has the most up-to-date information available
including patches that can be downloaded free-of-charge. We update the support
pages daily so please check here first for solutions.

NOTE: You must be at least the age of 13 years old in order for us to assist you
when contacting Customer Support.

E-Mail:

support@activisionvalue.com
The best way for you to help us aid you is through the use of the E-Mail
Support. Simply click on the E-Mail link from our website. You can also e-mail
us directly at the above e-mail address. Please ensure that you include all of
the bulleted information asked above for the computer you are running the
program from when e-mailing to the above address. A response may take anywhere
from 24-72 hours depending on the volume of messages we receive and the nature
of your problem. During the first few weeks of a game release and during holiday
seasons the response time may take a little longer.

NOTE: The multiplayer components of Activision Value games are handled only
through internet/ e-mail.

Phone:

(952)918-9500
You can call our 24-hour voice-mail system for answers to our most frequently
asked questions at the above number. Contact a Customer Support representative
at the same number between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm (Central Time),
Monday through Friday, except holidays. When calling please make sure you are in
front of your computer with the power on and have all the necessary information
as listed above at hand.
V. SEGA SWIRL
Sega Swirl is an addictive puzzle game included free on the CD

To Install Sega Swirl:

1. Browse onto the Sega Bass Fishing CD.

2. Open the Sega Swirl folder located on the root of the CD

3. Double click on the SWIRL105.EXE file and follow the onscreen

instructions.

Playing Sega Swirl:

SEGA Swirl Rules and Instructions

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General Gameplay and Game Rules

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This document has been created to help users learn how to play SEGA Swirl.
Most of the following information can also be found online at

http://www.SegaSwirl.com/instructions.htm

or by leaving SEGA Swirl idle for 30 seconds on the Mode Select Screen
(do not move the mouse and one of several self-running demos will
automatically start).

The goal of the game is to align Swirls of the same color to make bigger
combos. You can take out any number of Swirls, but you receive a penalty
for taking out one Swirl by itself (also known as a Single). Swirls of
the same color connect up, down, left, and right (but not diagonally).
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SEGA Swirl contains several different game modes. Users can play by themselves,
with up to four players, and over email (against PC, SEGA Dreamcast, and CPU
opponents). Players can also submit their high scores to be posted online.

Level Mode / Level Challenge

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In Level Mode, users attempt to satisfy all of the requirements in order to
qualify for the next level. These requirements include:

1) Largest Combo: The largest number of Swirls that are removed in one move at
any point during the current level.

2) Number of Singles: A swirl that is not connected to any other swirls of the
same color is called a "Single". You can remove Singles at any time, but
there is a -100 point penalty for each Single that is removed. To satisfy
this requirement, the user can only remove the number of Singles specified
(or less). If the user removes all of the Swirls in the current level without
 removing any Singles, their score for the current level will be doubled.

3) Big Column Bonus: Whenever a user removes all of the remaining swirls from a
column, they receive a Column Bonus. The more columns that can be removed in
a single move, the larger the Column Bonus. If the Big Column Bonus
requirement for a level is 3, the user must remove 3 Columns in a single move
at some point within that level to satisfy this requirement.

4) Total Combos: Each time you remove a group of swirls (of any size) this
counts as a Combo. To satisfy this requirement, you must do less moves than
the number of combos allowed. This requirement is almost impossible not to
satisfy and has been included for future support and additional levels.

5) Score: This requirement is the total points that the user has scored for the
current level. This includes points for combos, column bonuses and penalty
points for Singles. The SEGA Dreamcast version also includes Time Bonus for
Timed Modes of Level Challenge and Single Game Challenge (Practice Mode).
Once again, if the user removes all of the Swirls in the current level
without removing any Singles, their score for the current level will be
doubled.

6) Time: The SEGA Dreamcast version of the game includes Timed and Untimed
options for both Level Challenge and Single Game Challenge. In the Timed
Modes, the user is given 120 seconds to remove all of the Swirls If the user
removes all of the Swirls before the time runs out, they are given a 50 point
bonus for every second remaining on the clock. If the time runs out before
the user completes the current level, they fail to satisfy this option and
will lose the current level. The points earned during the time bonus are
added to the overall score for the level and can help the user to satisfy the
score requirement. This requirement is only included in the SEGA Dreamcast
version of SEGA Swirl.
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Practice Mode
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The gameplay is very similar to Level Mode except the game is complete after all
of the Swirls have been removed. If the user removes all of the Swirls without
removing any Singles in a Practice Mode game, their score for that game will be
doubled.
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Versus Mode
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In Versus Mode, two to four players can compete in a head-to-head challenge where
each player is trying to have the most points at the end of the game.

1) Each player can be a human or computer opponent and is designated a color:

Player 1 is Orange, Player 2 is Blue, Player 3 is Purple, and Player 4 is
Green.
2) Swirls of your own color are worth twice as much for you. If Player 1 does a
combo of 3 blue swirls, it is worth 20 points, but a combo of 3 orange swirls
is worth 40 points to player 1. Watch out for singles of your own color.
Since Singles are worth -100 points, Singles of your own color are worth -200
points!!

3) When all of the Swirls of your color have been removed, you are knocked out
of the game. Sometimes it is good to get knocked out of the game, other times
you want to try to stay in as long as possible!

4) When all of the players have been knocked out, the game is finished.
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Swirl Email Mode

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The gameplay is very similar to Versus Mode except each turn is sent over email.
PC and SEGA Dreamcast users can play head-to-head with up to four players in a
Swirl Email Game.

We are currently working out some compatibility issues with certain email
programs and hope to fix known compatibility issues with AOL and other email
programs.

AOL and Lotus Notes users should download a free email program from the web and
then set that email program as the default mail client.
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Split Screen Challenge

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This mode is only currently available in the SEGA Dreamcast version of SEGA
Swirl.

1) Gameplay is real-time, not turn-based. This makes action fast and furious,
although the fastest person is not always the player with the highest score!!

2) Users play to until one of the players reaches the score designated at the
beginning of the game. Games can be from 3000 points up to 25,000 points.

3) Each player has their own quarter of the screen. Two to four players can play
with each player being designated a color, just like Versus Mode and Email
Mode: Player 1 is Orange, Player 2 is Blue, Player 3 is Purple, and Player 4
is Green. Combos of your own color are worth double.

4) When any player removes all of the Swirls of any color from their quarter of
the screen, all of the remaining swirls of the same color are automatically
removed from the other players screens with no points for these swirls.

5) Once all of the Swirls have been removed, new boards instantly appear and
 gameplay continues until one of the players reaches the desired score.
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If you have any further questions, please feel free to email us at

segapc@sega.com.