Product:     Banana/Banana Sbang (VTL/Polistil) Simulator
Version:     1.00
Started:     February 22nd, 2000
Released:    March 10th, 2000
Last update: not updated yet...
Author:      _MADrigal_ (email: lucantignano@rocketmail.com)
                        (write in Italian or English only please!)
Website:     http://madrigal.retrogames.com


                         INFOS and COPYRIGHT NOTICES
                         ---------------------------
This program is a handeld simulator, and it's been completely coded with
Borland Delphi 4.0.
This program is freeware. If you paid for it, you've been ripped; if so,
please contact the author immediately. You are allowed and encouraged to
redistribute it freely, but just in case the ZIP package comes in as follows:

 BANANA.EXE   main program
 README.TXT   this file
 VERSIONI.TXT history file in Italian
 SOUND        folder containing six .WAV files

If you do not agree with these terms DELETE THIS SOFTWARE NOW!

The author is in no way affiliated with VTL/Polistil.
"Banana" is copyrighted by VTL (aka VTech or Video Technology Leisure), 1981
"Banana Sbang" is copyrighted by Polistil, 1981


                           WHAT IS THIS SIMULATOR?
                           -----------------------
It is a program which reproduces the behaviour of an electronic handheld game.
But if you want more infos on handheld simulators, or if you're looking for
similar products, visit my website:
http://madrigal.retrogames.com
There you'll also find five more _MADrigal_ simulators:
- "Motor Cross" Simulator
- "Grab Man" (Casio/Inno-Hit PacMan) Simulator
- "Las Vegas" (Bandai Electronics) Simulator
- "PuckMan" (Tomy Electronic) Simulator
- "Donkey Kong Circus" (Nintendo - Panorama Screen Series) Simulator


                              WHAT IS SIMULATED
                              -----------------
All features of the original handheld game, except:
1) time setting mode:  not simulated due to lack of interest;
2) alarm setting mode: same as above
3) chronometer:        same as above
4) demo mode:          same as above


                                 HOW TO PLAY
                                 -----------
*Press Time button to shift through time 1, time 2, alarm, chrono and date modes.
*Press Game A button to play game A (easy)
*Press Game B button to play game B (hard)
*Instructions: move a busy thrashman around the street to save people from
 falling on some banana-peels
*Misses: one miss per unsafe man
*Five misses and game ends.
*Score: 1 point per safe man
*Highest scores will be saved in the System Registry


                                   CONTROLS
                                   --------
A) by MOUSE
   Press Time button to shift through time, alarm and chronometer modes
   Press Game A button to play game A (easy)
   Press Game B button to play game B (hard)
   Right-click anywhere to activate the popup menu
B) by KEYBOARD
   Q places your man in upper left position
   A places your man in lower left position
   P places your man in upper right position
   L places your man in lower right position


                                   THANKS TO
                                   ---------
Daniele P.      (for providing hardware)
Alessandro P.   (for providing hardware)
Paolo F.        (for providing the original game)
Simone C.       (for additional Delphi programming)

ALL YOUR OLD OR MALFUNCTIONING HANDHELDS WANTED. EMAIL ME!!!

_MADrigal_, March 10th, 2000

