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intro
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this is my first real game, fishing v1.01 for the ti-82. 
its not much but its a really fun fishing game. it takes up about 3600
bytes of memory. its not programmed great, but i used what i know to do the best i could. this is the first version of my game, its a beta (i guess) and the future releases will have more items to buy, more interactivity, a boat, some better graphics, hopefully speedier, if i ever learn how to program it to make it save, then i will. it will include different rods, more baits, more lures, more controls. a quit option =P, better animation, and probably a fishing contest. thats all i can think of, if you know what i can improve on please email me (doomsday2001@hotmail.com). 



Controls
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okay, when you first "install" this, goto fishin, under the programs menu. it will say FISHIN', press enter and your on your way =). to start fishing immediatly, goto location, you will be presented with a map, you are the "*" for know you can fish anywhere (even on land) because i need to work the out. the "o" is the bait store. you can either go there or goto "go to shop" on the menu. its the same thing. to start fishing you need to be on the map. press enter wherever you want to on the map. then it asks you to bait your hook. it gives you a menu like


bait? 

1.lure        0
2.cheese      0
3.salmon eggs 0
4.cracker     2
5.buy bait

type the number in front of the bait i.e."(1).lure       0"
you would type 1. the number to the right is how many you have, if you have none then you cant fish with that. so pick another. you start put with 2 crackers. you can buy more later, ill tell you how later.
okay, agter you pick your bait, it asks if you want to cast. type 1 for yes, 2 for no.
after you type "1", you will see a bar like this:


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(*********  )
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thats your power bar, the higher it is when you press enter the easier less time you have to wait to catch more fish. press enter to cast away!

then you will see an animated screen, of the line dropping in the water, and the water swaying. now you have to wait to get a bite =) this should take anywhere from 1-30 seconds, depending on how far you casted and what bait you used. sometimes it can take a real long time, in this case, press enter and go to another spot on the map. right now it lets you even fish on land, i will fix that later. 


okay, now to buy and sell things =)
to buy an item, or bait. on the main menu goto "go to shop", and then you will be presented with a menu that asks what you want to buy. bait, items, or advice. i havent finished with the advice yet, so he tells you to go away. okay, you have 5 bux to spend. so far. you can buy a whole bunch of crackers if you want, but it will be harder to catch fish. the better the bait the more fish you catch. okay, now if you want to make money, you have to goto the map, its under "location" and you will see near the bottom left a place that looks like this "()" thats red lobster. if you walk up to it you will "go inside" and you can sell your fish for 50 cents a pound. press enter and push the right arrow to make the number go up, and left to go down. it wont do anything if you dont have any fish! press enter and you will receive your money, and your fish will go away =)

thats all i can think of now. please email me if you find bugs or anything. im not responsible for any damage done to your calculator. although there should be none. just dont dip it in water for a more realistic game. doomsday2001@hotmail.com

and have fun. remember, this is my first game i have ever made. so dont expect much. thanks for trying it though. please send me bad comments =P