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"The future of gaming can be summed up in two words -- Pong and Joust"
     -- otter@oz.net, rec.games.video.classic

"JoustPong - what a great idea! Two great tastes that taste great together! 
  Hey, your Joust is in my Pong! Well your Pong is in my Joust! "
     -- smedley@gte.antispam.net, rec.games.video.classic

So here's the beta.  Pretty simple-- it's Pong with a Flap Button.
Version .3 adds a title and setup screen as well as adding a new 
game mode, Computer v. Computer.

Written in Visual Basic 3.0  (For stuff this simple, I like 
to go 'old school' ;-) so you'll need VBRUN300.DLL, available
at my website, http://www.alienbill.com/abp/ which is where 
future updates of this game will also be located.

Source code is available upon request.

			--Kirk Israel, kisrael@alienbill.com
				http://www.alienbill.com

VERSION HISTORY:
.1 Beta: Basic one on one "Pong with a Flap Button"
.2 Beta: Option for computer control of Player 2
         Limit added to vertical speed of egg after scored point
         Bugfix: can no longer resize main arena window
.3 Beta: The Game Now Ends at a set amount of points
         New mode, Computer vs. Computer
         Title screen and Setup screen replaces old MessageBox
         (Winner's screen still sucks)

POSSIBLE FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS (in rough order of probability):
*Better Winner Screen
*Sound Effects
*Better Graphics (ripped from original?)
*"Frogs and Flies" like takeover of inactive players
*Smarter/Dumber AI opponents
*More Joust Elements, such as enemy riders or the pteradactyl
*Possible Additional One Player Modes: Handball, or control
 both paddles with one button (movement linked)
*Option for more "joust-like" play with 2D movement?

(Feedback (e-mail or RGVC comments) will make changes/
improvements more likely to happen!)
