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                            THE DAME WAS LOADED
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      NON-PLAYABLE PREVIEW                      	12th November, 1995
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Dames are trouble, but trouble is your business.  For a dame, and maybe a 
hundred bucks in advance, you'd lose a few teeth and a few friends.  For 
sweet Carol Klein, you might even stand in front of a gun or two.  In a 
sleazy world of corrupt officials, stolen diamonds, lust and murder, you 
must solve the case and stay alive.  

You're a Private Detective.  That's your job.


WHAT IS "THE DAME WAS LOADED"?
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"The Dame Was Loaded" is a slick, 1940s-style detective adventure game, 
featuring you, Scott Anger, a world-worn private eye who doesn't miss a 
trick, and a large cast of shady characters to push your interrogative 
skills to the edge.

Rife with adventure, mystery and more than a few laughs, "The Dame Was 
Loaded" immerses you in an engaging non-linear plot, where you must use 
your wits and detective know-how to untangle the criminal web surrounding 
the missing Dan Small.  Gather clues, talk to people, make friends, avoid 
enemies.  It's a dangerous world in there, and when the action heats up and 
the corpses pile up, you'd better know who to trust.

Full-screen video, 2 CDs packed with adventure, gameplay, action and 
humour.  The 1940s never looked so good.   



WHAT IS THIS PREVIEW?
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This file, though non-playable, is a mind-blowing trip into the 1940s world 
of Scott Anger, Private Investigator.  It is a full-screen video sequence 
introducing you to characters and themes from the game, as well as 
demonstrating the VideoBeam (TM) full motion video technology used to bring 
"The Dame Was Loaded" to life.



DOES MY MACHINE RUN FULL-SCREEN VIDEO?
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Full-screen video only used to be possible with super-fast machines or at 
the expense of frame rate or detail.  With the VideoBeam demo you are about 
to see, you will get:

		*  FULL-SCREEN VIDEO at
		*  12.5 frames per second, with
		*  22 Khz sound!
		
and this will run effortlessly THROUGH SOFTWARE on a machine with only a:

		*  486DX33 processor (IBM PC or 100% Compatible)!
		*  SINGLE speed CD-ROM!
		*  Standard video card!

You won't believe it until you see it running.  "The Dame Was Loaded" 
welcomes you to the new age of FMV adventure gaming.


WHAT DO I NEED TO RUN THIS PREVIEW?
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First, you'll need 16 MB free on your hard drive (though for the full game, 
you'll only need 6 MB).  This preview runs best under DOS, with at least a 
486 DX33 and at least 4 MB of RAM. You will of course need a soundcard!


WHERE CAN I GET THE PREVIEW FROM?
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You can FTP the file titled   DAMEDEMO.ZIP   from the following sites:

Australia:
	ftp.next.com.au		/pub/incoming
	ftp.midnight.com.au	/incoming

U.K.:
	wcl-l.bham.ac.uk	/pub/djh/demos
	http://www.gamesdomain.co.uk/

U.S.A.:
	gamesdomain.com		/pub/demos
	ftp.cdrom.com
	ftp.pht.com


WHEN WILL THE FULL GAME BE RELEASED?
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The full, 2 CD game of "The Dame Was Loaded" will be released in 
Australia in November 1995 and the rest of the world in the first quarter of 
1996.



WHERE CAN I GET THE PLAYABLE DEMO?
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A one-room, fully playable demo exists, but is much too large (over 100 
MB!) to download over the Internet.  

It is available on Issue 4 of `The Disc', an Australian CD-ROM magazine that
uses the same full-motion-video technology as this preview.

If you are outside Australia, send a BANK CHEQUE in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS to 
the value of $25 Australian, as well as a note explaining which issue you 
wish to buy, to:

		Robot Madness Pty Ltd,
		Level 2, 11-17 Dorcas Street,
		South Melbourne,  VIC,  3205
		AUSTRALIA

For residents of Australia, send a BANK CHEQUE for $14.95, with a note 
explaining which issue you wish to buy, to the above address.

Any questions regarding payment, the playable demo or The Disc CD-ROM 
Magazine can be directed to:

		editor@thedisc.com.au



WHO IS THE DISTRIBUTOR OF "THE DAME WAS LOADED"?
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Questions, news and general information can be obtained from the Australian 
distributors, Dataflow.  Their address is:

		Dataflow,
		1 George Place,
		P.O. Box 123,
		Artarmon   NSW   2064
		AUSTRALIA

		Ph: 	+61-2-417-9710
			+61-2-417-9700

		Fax:  (Australian Residents only)
			1-800-227-460  (toll free)