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	                         SETUP
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Noggin Knockers 2 requires a 486 or better with 4mb of memory.

You must run NOGSETUP and configure your hardware before you play the game.
You may run setup at any other time to change your configuration.

You may redefine the keyboard setup to use a variety of different keys.

Type NOGGIN2 at the command line to start the game.

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	                       GAMEPLAY
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At the title screen you can pick from a 1 Player game, a 2 Player game, or
options.

At the selection screen, you can pick from 8 characters.

This game is really easy to play. You just hit the bloody rotting severed
head back and forth till you puke. It's almost as much fun as doing it in 
real life (almost, not quite..but almost). To spice things up a bit, we threw 
in some special attacks for each character. There are two different attacks
that each character can make, and they are initiated by pressing either
button on the joystick or pressing the defined keyboard key. Some attacks
require the button to be held and then released (such as Buddy!'s drool or
Ed Bujone's head grab).

Each player has an energy meter, and each special move requires some energy.
Some special attacks drain energy constantly as they are being used. You 
replenish your energy by just hitting the severed-head back normally.
Some attacks require a lot of energy, so use them sparingly.

The winner of the round is the player who's score reaches the goal. The number
of points needed to win can be changed in the options. In one player mode,
you will have to battle each character and if you beat them all, you'll see
a quick-thrown-together-ending that we did at the last minute.

Special keys for use during the game:
   Ctrl-P:  Pauses the game
   Ctrl-B:  Disables the background
            (increases the frame rate a lot at the expense of not seeing
             our pretty faces)
      ESC:  Quits game

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                           MEET THE KNOCKERS
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Klubbor:
 Big guys like to bash little guys with big clubs. It has always been
 this way, and Klubbor is no exception. Klubbor enters the Nogginknockers
 contest to bash Stumpy, the leader of the Great Midget Rebellion, because
 midgets are the epitome of all that is bashable.

  Bash:      Klubbor bashes the ball
  Bash Bash: Klubbor bashes the ball real hard (takes a lot of energy)

Fetus:
 Squirmy little monster who was aborted by anti-abortionists to
 demonstrate the cruelty of the act at a rally. Being anti-abortionist, they
 botched the job and Fetus was the result. Now he seeks out Stumpy in the
 Nogginknockers tournament because he knows Stumpy can build him an artificial
 womb he can call home.

  Vernix Spit: Fetus hocks up vernix and uses it to slow down his opponent
  Tongue Lash: Fetus stretches his neck and fires out his tongue to reach
                  the ball when it is high above him

Hard Hat Henry:
 Henry lives to see big buildings come tumbling down. Remember that
 guy you heard about who attacked the Berlin Wall in a bulldozer? That
 was Henry in one of his disguises. Henry rides atop his Groundscraper 500
 mini-bulldozer to try to find Stumpy's secret midget headquarters, "The
 Nationwide Midget Emporium", the biggest and most potentially destroyable
 building on the planet.

  Grab and Chuck: Henry shovels the ball up and pushes it forward.
                   (if timed right when the ball contacts the 'dozer)
  Earth Mover:    Henry plows a big rock at his opponent to knock them away
                   from the ball

Gurdip:
 Owner of a Quick-o-Mart which is slowly going bankrupt, Gurdip uses
 his mystical cow god powers to hunt down Stumpy, who has an enormous stash
 of money donated for the Great Midget Rebellion. If Gurdip cannot get the
 money by selling Stumpy his Cherry Slushie stock, he is prepared to hypnotize
 him to bend his will.

  Teeny Tiny: Gurdip fires a blast from his mystical gem that will shrink
       his opponent for a short amount of time, or, if it connects with the
       ball he has brief control of it as long as he holds the button down
       and has enough curry power to keep it going.
  Tool Displacement: Gurdip summons the powers of the cow god to teleport
       him directly in front of the ball.

Cannibal Ed Bujone:
 Cannibal to some, Cannibal to others. Ed does not try to
 hide the fact that he has a taste for human meat, in fact he owns many
 restaurants which make all of their dishes from dead humans. Ed enters the
 Nogginknockers tournament with his trusted meat cleaver because it is common
 knowledge that athelete meat=the best meat.

  Meat Cleaver:  Ed throws his trusted meat cleaver, Bessie, to deflect the
       ball or to hack into his opponent, draining their energy.
  Com'ere Child: Ed uses his severed arm paddle to grab the ball, if the
       button is held down, energy is drained and Ed holds onto the ball.

Mistress Sinammon:
 Give an innocent librarian a leather whip for a Christmas joke 
 and this is what you get. Sinammon became one with her whip and realized
 the power she held over men. Along with her sister Spice, Sinammon just may 
 be the worst thing for "man"kind since Mrs. Bobbit. Sinammon enters the 
 contest to find out if Stumpy is really more than just half a man as he
 claims.
 
  Whippit:  Sinammon whips up or down depending on where the ball is for
       greater range.
  Manslave: Sinammon sends one of her many male slaves to fetch and control
       the ball.

Buddy!:
 Buddy Tardinski is the mascot for Bloodlust Software. After playing our
 game, Timeslaughter, he suffered severe mental retardation. We have adopted
 him (and his mom) to show the world what we are capable of creating. Buddy
 enters the Nogginknockers tournament because we told him to and we also
 promised him a groovy chick that he can hug.

  Drool:  Buddy drools little bubbles which deflect the ball the longer the
       button is held, the further the drool moves.
  Huggy!: Buddy flies across the screen to give his opponent a hug. 


Gonzoles the Wonder Midget:
 By mixing the DNA of Hellbent Deathspew, Smegma, a goat, 
 twenty virgin midgets, a mini-fan, and Juan Valdez (we hand-picked
 every strand), Bloodlust Midget Genetic Lab produced their ultimate warrior,
 Gonzoles the Wonder Midget. Gonzoles started pumping iron as a wee little 
 test tube, so now he can dodge snails, win every limbo contest, reach the
 discount cereal at the grocery store, is an expert mini-stilt sander, and 
 can leap a chair in a single bound. Gonzoles enters the contest to free 
 his creators so Stumpy so they can give him his greatest wish: limb 
 lengthening surgery. Gonzoles has the inherant midget ability to fly around 
 the screen, it is common knowledge that all midgets fly well when
 propelled.

  Midget Drain: Gonzoles can fire bolts of raw midget power to drain his
        opponent's energy.
  Midget Dash:  Gonzoles summons all of the midget particles in the air
       around himself to boost his speed until the button is released.

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                    SPECIAL HINTS AND TASTY CHUNKS
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  *If Fetus happens to squirt some vernix on you, and you find yourself
    moving really slow...move the controls up and down to shake off the
    green goo.

  *Although hugging people with Buddy! may seem addictive, you leave your
    side open to an oncoming flying head.

  *If you hit the head with Gurdip's Tool projectile, you will be able to
    have control of the ball if you hold down the button, but your energy
    will drain away faster than a hairless camel.


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