Pet Shop Hop ReadMe Version 1.0

PET SHOP HOP README - Version 1.0

System Requirements

§ Minimum

§ Recommended

Installation Instructions

Controls

§ Mouse

§ Keyboard

How To Play

Known Issues

Credits

Legal Information

System Requirements

Minimum:

PC:

Windows Vista, XP SP1 & 2
Pentium IV 1.2 Ghz processor or faster
256 MB RAM
800 x 600 minimum screen resolution
Sound card recommended
30 MB available hard drive space

MAC:

Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5
G4 800 MHz or faster processor
256 MB RAM
800 x 600 minimum screen resolution
Sound card recommended
30 MB available hard drive space

Recommended:

64 MB Video RAM recommended.

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Installation Instructions

1. Double-click on the downloaded Pet Shop Hop installation executable file to begin the installation program.

2. Follow the instructions in the installation program to install Pet Shop Hop.

3. After installation, double-click on the Pet Shop Hop desktop shortcut, or by using the appropriate shortcut in the Start Menu.

4. To uninstall Pet Shop Hop, use the appropriate shortcut in the Windows program menu or by accessing Windows’ Add/Remove Programs control panel.

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Controls

Mouse:

· The mouse can be used for all actions in the game.

Keyboard:

· Pet Shop Hop does not support keyboard control.

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How To Play

Game Goals:

The goal of Pet Shop Hop is to keep your customers satisfied and serve as many as possible. The faster you help your customers, the more money you make. The more money you make, the faster you can help Cassie save her pet shop from being taken over by MegaPet superstore!

How to Play:

Step 1: Getting the customer’s order

When a customer comes into the shop, he or she will look around to see what kinds of animals are for sale before finding that special pet to take home. After a few seconds of roaming the shop, a speech bubble will appear indicating the color and type of pet that the customer wants. To sell a pet to a customer:

1. Use the mouse to click on the desired animal. Cassie will run over and pick it up.

2. Click on the customer. Cassie will run over and sell the pet to the customer.

Hint: Serving two of the same kind of pet in a row earns a bonus!

Hint: Click the cage (not a pet) to put the pet back in its cage.

Hint: Some customers aren't very picky. A customer with a white question mark will accept any kind of animal. Make a big sale with this one!

Step 2: Keep cages clean

When the cage begins to dirty up (the fish tank grows darker, the pens become more cluttered) or the word “Clean” flashes over the tank, it's time to clean up.

1) Click and hold the mouse button on the cleaning tool.

2) Drag the cleaning tool to the animal's pen (tank for fish, cage for birds, pen for puppies).

3) Release the mouse button.

Step 3: Keep your pets fed

Feeding a pet works the same way. When the food dish is low (or the words Feed flash over the animal's cage) it's time to feed the pet.

1) Click and hold the mouse on the animal's food.

2) Drag the food over the animal's cage.

3) Release the mouse button.

Step 4: Vet certify a pet

Sometimes a customer will request an animal with a plus sign next to it; this customer wants a vet certified pet. To sell a vet certified pet:

1) Use the mouse to click on the desired animal.

2) Click on the vet station. You will have to wait several seconds for the certification meter to fill.

3) Once the meter is filled, click on the pet and click on the customer.

4) You've just sold a vet certified pet!

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Known Issues

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Credits

Mean Hamster Software

·         Original Game Design - John Swiderski

·         Producer - John Swiderski

·         Software Engineering – Ben Amos

·         Story Development and Technical Writing – Jeffrey Casey

·         Art, Animation, and Coloring – Mark Jones

·         Comic Artist – Sean Harrington

·         Level Designer – John Swiderski, Ben Amos

·         Technical Assistance – James Leiterman

·         Quality Assurance – Cassie Craver, Liz Hoskins, Richard M. Spitalny, Robert Rasmusen, Susie Robinson

·         Special Thanks – Cassie Craver, Pamela Swiderski, Joe Rugan, Thomas & Ashley Kuperstien, Cougar the Cat

PlayFirst, Inc.

·         Producer – Michael Murguia

·         Design Consultant – Alexei Othenin-Girard

·         Art Director – Nick Stern

·         Quality Assurance Manager – Chris Dunn

·         Quality Assurance – Cesar Lemus (QA Lead), Victor Kunkel (Project Lead), Amy Belden, Devin Grayson, Adam Gourdin, Brian DeGraf, Guy Romhild, Kim Schroeder

·         Director of Publishing – Craig Bocks

·         Executive Producer – Kenny Shea Dinkin

·         Technology – Tim Mench, Jim Brooks, Brad Edelman

·         Audio – Somatone Interactive Audio

·         Special Thanks – Maria Waters, Kristina Tomalesky, Angel Inokon, Aaron Norstad, Heidi Perry, Hung Chang, and Sheridan Hitchens

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Legal Information

Copyright © 2008 PlayFirst, Inc. Protected by copyright and licenses restricting use, copying, distribution and decompilation. PlayFirst, the PlayFirst logo, Pet Shop Hop, and the Pet Shop Hop logo are trademarks of PlayFirst, Inc., or its suppliers in the United States and other countries. Mean Hamster Softwares and the Mean Hamster Softwares logo are trademarks of Mean Hamster Softwares.

This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group

This software uses OGG/Vorbis, which is distributed under the following terms:

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Lua 5.0 license

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