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|   /\_\ _ _     o TITLE       : Xevious 1200 Final Update 08 Apr. |
|   \/_/__  _    o COMPANY     : (c) 2023 JOTD                     |
|                o SIZE        : 1 X DMS, 1 X LHA                  |
|                o LANGUAGE    : English                           |
|                o GENRE       : SHOOT'M UP                        |
|                o AMIGATYPE   : AGA                               |
|                o PROTECTION  : None                              |
|                o CRACKER     : N.A.                    __ _ __   |
|                o SUPPLIER    : TEAM LFC              __ _  /_/\  |
|                o RELEASEDATE : 08-APR-2023             __ _\_\/  |

|           o LIGHTFORCE-RATING :    [*******---]                  |

|  ONCE AGAIN, WE FACE THE ETERNAL DARKNESS. ONCE AGAIN THE CAUSE  |
|  SEEMS LOST. THE TIME HAS COME TO UNLEASH UPON THE WORLD, THE    |
| POWER, THE BLINDING LIGHT, THE INFINITE ENERGY OF THE LIGHTFORCE |

|          -- IF YOU LIKE THE GAME - BUY THE ORIGINAL! --          |

| This time we bring you:                                          |

|                    Xevious 1200 Update 08 Apr.                   |

|                          (c) 2023 JOTD                           |

|         This is a transcode from the original arcade game        |
|                   (multiple Z80s) to 68K assembly.               |

|     The original GAME and SUB CPU ROMs were disassembled and     |
|         reverse-engineered. Then the code was transcoded         |
|                    line-by-line to 68K assembly.                 |
|     The 'core' code is platform-agnostic and calls out to an     |
|      operating system dependent (OSD) layer written for each     |
|                          target platform.                        |

|          The original target is the Neo Geo (AES/MVS/CD).        |
|                       It runs in 'tate' mode.                    |

|             Subsequent targets include the AGA Amiga.            |

|     In theory the core can be ported easily to any 68K target    |
|        that can support the resolution, number of sprites        |
|                    (performance) and palette.                    |

|   PROGRESS:                                                      |

|     The core transcode is 100% complete. One "last" gameplay     |
|                      bug to be confirmed.                        |

|     The Neo Geo target is playable with sound on an emulator     |
|      and also on real hardware (tested on an AES with NeoSD      |
|          cartridge and NGCD). Beta1 has been released            |
|                 (https://tcdev.itch.io/xevious).                 |

|                  The Amiga target is playable.                   |
|             A1200 with fast memory is recommended.               |

|   FEATURES:                                                      |

|   - game play is identical to the original arcade game,          |
|      including the pseudo-random number generation.              |

|   - original dipswitch options supported                         |
|     (except cocktail cabinet mode)                               |

|   - all original graphics and colours reproduced perfectly       |
|     on Neo Geo target                                            |

|   - 1 or 2 players supported                                     |

|   - high score load/save                                         |

|   CREDITS:                                                       |

|   - Mark McDougall (aka tcdev): reverse-engineering,             |
|     core and Neo Geo code and assets                             |
|   - Jean-Francois Fabre (aka jotd): Amiga code and assets        |
|   - Andrzej Dobrowolski (aka no9): Amiga music                   |
|   - DanyPPC: Amiga icon                                          |
|   - phx: ptplayer sound/music replay Amiga code                  |
|   - Namco: original game :)                                      |

|   CONTROLS (Amiga: 2-button joystick required):                  |

|   - red/fire: fire/start game (from menu)                        |
|   - blue/2nd button: bomb/insert coin (from menu)                |
|   - green/5 key: insert coin                                     |
|   - yellow/1 key: start game                                     |
|   - play/P key: pause                                            |

|                        For installation:                         |

|             Unpack .DMS to floppy, unpack .LHA to HDD            |
|               or mount it in your favorit emulator.              |

|                       System Requierments:                       |

|               Amiga AGA, fast memory is recommended.             |

|     Personal respect to all the guys still hanging in there!     |

| -/\-This release is dedicated to all LFC membaz in the world-/\- |

|                                   NJOY Signed, THE LFC STUFF     |

|                            LIGHTFORCE!                           |

|      DOES NOT DISTRIBUTE RELEASES TO PUBLIC SITES OR MEDIA!      |

|     IF YOU LIKE THIS GAME - YOU SHOULD GO BUY YOUR OWN COPY!     |

|      YOU CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE - SUPPORT THE DEVELOPERS      |

|                           GREETINGS TO                           |

|               QTX RYL BK TRSi & HLM.. U'RE THE BEST!             |

THE LIGHTFORCE 1987-2023 - WE GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR GREETS

|.    Xevious 1200 Final Update 08 Apr.  ╖:|
|:.            (c) 2023 JOTD              ╖|

`--[-nFO!]-------[23-APR-2023]------[AGA]--'

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