
REminiscence README
Release version: 0.1.6 (Jun 5 2005)
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About:
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REminiscence is a re-implementation of the engine used in the game Flashback
made by Delphine Software and released in 1992. More informations about the
game can be found on mobygames [1] and also here [2].

Supported Versions:
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Currently, only the PC DOS version is supported.

Compiling:
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Tweak the Makefile if needed and type make (only gcc3 has been tested so far).
The SDL and zlib libraries are required.

Running:
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You will need the original files, here is the required list :
	FB_TXT.FNT
	GLOBAL.ICN
	GLOBAL.FIB
	GLOBAL.SPC
	*.OFF
	*.SPR
	*.MAP
	*.PAL
	*.ANI
	*.CT
	*.MBK
	*.OBJ
	*.PGE
	*.RP
	*.TBN
	*.CMD
	*.POL
	*CINE.*
	
To start the game, you can either :
- put the game's datafiles in the same directory as the executable
- use the --datapath command line option to specify the datafiles directory

Here are the various in game hotkeys :
    Arrow Keys      move Conrad
    Enter           use the current inventory object 
    Shift           talk / use / run / shoot
    Escape          display the options
    Backspace       display the inventory
    Alt Enter       toggle windowed/fullscreen mode
    Alt + and -     change video scaler
    Ctrl S          save game state
    Ctrl L          load game state
    Ctrl + and -    change game state slot
    Ctrl R          toggle input keys record
    Ctrl P          toggle input keys replay

Credits:
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Delphine Software, obviously, for making another great game.
Yaz0r, Pixel and gawd for sharing information they gathered on the game.

Contact:
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Gregory Montoir, cyx@users.sourceforge.net

URLs:
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[1] http://www.mobygames.com/game/flashback-the-quest-for-identity
[2] http://ramal.free.fr/fb_en.htm
