Monadius  for Windows with OpenGL

            presented by Hideyuki Tanaka & Takayuki Muranushi


  ... is a functional power-up horizontal scrolling shooter,
  dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Gradius series,
  those who love games,
  those who love game programmings.


**  how to install

  extract monadius.zip to any folder.
  then execute monadius.exe
  to play monadius you need OpenGL
  installed into your computer.


**  controls

  move           arrow keys
  shoot          z
  missile        x
  power up       c
  start          space
  bail out       g
  quit           q,escape

**  how to play

  operate your ship, shoot and destroy them all.
  avoid bullets, enemies, landscapes, or you'll be crushed.


**  power up

  some enemies are carrying power up capsules.
  collect them and press power up button to improve your ship.

  SPEED
    improve speed.

  MISSILE
    effective against ground enemies.

  DOUBLE
    split your shots into two ways.

  LASER
    equip a penetrating laser.

  OPTION
    launch a support device that lazy-evaluates your ship's position.

  �H
    create two shields that protects your ship.


**  command-line options
  
  -r
    disable replay generation. 
    without this, replays are saved automatically.

  -f
    attempt full screen mode.
    
  <filename>
    to playback a replay data, just pass its filename
    to monadius.exe


**  special thanks

  monadius is written in Haskell, compiled by Glasgow Haskell Compiler 6.4 .
    The Haskell Home Page
    http://www.haskell.org/
    The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
    http://www.haskell.org/ghc/

  utilizes OpenGL for rendering.
    http://www.opengl.org/

  inspired by ugo-tool,
    http://mclover.net/Program/Ugo.htm
�@gradius2.com,
    http://gradius2.com/
  and entire series of Gradius.


** more information about us

  a scientist's toy box.
    http://www.geocities.jp/takascience/index_e.html