Diner Dash 2 README

Diner Dash 2 README - Version 1.0

System Requirements

§ Minimum

§ Recommended

Installation Instructions

Controls

§ Mouse

§ Keyboard

How To Play

Known Issues

Credits

Legal Information

System Requirements

> > Minimum:

> > - Supported OS: Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP (Diner Dash 2 does not officially support Windows NT)
> > - Tested Service Packs: Win XP - Service Packs 1 & 2
> > - Processor: Pentium® III 600 MHz
> > - RAM: 128 MB
> > - Minimum Screen Resolution: 800x600
> > - Sound Card: recommended
> > - DirectX® Version: DirectX 7.0
> > - Hard Drive Space: 12 MB

> > Recommended:

> > - Processor: Pentium® III 700 MHz
> > - RAM: 256MB recommended for 2000/XP
> > - Video Card: 3D Video Card with at least 4 MB Video RAM
> > - DirectX® Version: DirectX 8.0 or higher

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Installation Instructions

1. Double-click on the downloaded Diner Dash 2 installation executable file to begin the installation program.
2. Follow the instructions in the installation program to install Diner Dash 2.
3. After installation, double-click on the Diner Dash 2 desktop shortcut, or by using the appropriate shortcut in the Start Menu.
4. To uninstall Diner Dash 2, use the appropriate shortcut in the Windows program menu or by accessing Windows’ Add/Remove Programs control panel.

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Controls

> MOUSE:

> - You can use the mouse for all of the actions in the game .

> KEYBOARD:

> - Diner Dash 2 does not support keyboard control.

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How To Play

- HOW TO PLAY DINER DASH

  The key to Diner Dash is this: keep the customer satisfied.

  The faster you serve, the happier your customers are, the happier they are, the bigger your tips, the bigger your tips, the more improvements you can make to help pay off Mr. Big! Take too long to serve your customers and they’ll get up and leave. Get enough tips and you finish your shift and win the level. Fail to earn those tips and you lose tip money. Fail to reach the goal score and you lose the level.

  Action 1: Seat customers
  Click and drag a customer group to seat them at a clean, open table.
  Color matching: Re-arrange customers and match them with the same color seats to make them happier.

  Action 2: Taking orders
  Take order: when customers put down their menus, click on their table to pick up the order
  Drop ticket: click on the spinning ticket station to drop it off

  Action 3: Serve food
  Pick up food: click on the food at the counter to pick it up
  Serve food: click on the corresponding table to serve food

  Action 4: Settle the bill
  Give check: when a table is finished eating, click on the table to give the check and customers leave.

  Action 5: Bus the tables
  Pick up dirty dishes: click on a table to pick up the dirty dishes
  Drop off dirty dishes: click on the bus station to drop them off

  *You can only carry two items at once.

  *Earn bonus points by doing the same action many times in a row!

  *Checkmarks show you all the restaurant locations Flo has queued to visit. Two checkmarks in the same location mean Flo will perform two actions (i.e. give check and pick up dirty dishes).

  CUSTOMER TYPES
  Young woman: Orders and eats at a moderate speed; Moderately patient; Moderately dislikes noise;Average tipper

  Family: Orders and eats at a moderate speed; Moderately patient; Noisy when they're not happy; Doesn't mind noise

  Cell Phone Addict : Fast to order and eat; Not patient; Always noisy; Doesn't mind noise; High tipper

  Bookworm: Slow to order and eat; Very patient; Strongly dislikes noise; Average tipper

  Kindly Senior : Slow to order and eat; Very patient; Moderately dislikes noise; Low tipper

  Jogger: Orders and eats at a moderate speed; Moderately patient; Doesn't mind noise; Average tipper

  Businesswoman: Fast to order and eat; Not patient; Moderately dislikes noise; High tipper

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Known Issues

- The game may not run in windowed mode on graphics cards with very low video memory (under 4MB). You can play the game in full screen mode instead.
- In some rare cases, music programs such as iTunes can interfere with the proper running of the game. If you encounter any problems with the game, try closing any music programs you have running.
- Graphical anomalies may sometimes occur on systems that use S3 video cards.

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Credits

> > Executive Producer
> > Kenny Dinkin

> > Producer
> > Michelle Woods

> > Associate Producer
> > Chris Bennett

> > Art Director
> > Nick Stern

> > Original Diner Dash Game Design and Development
> > Gamelab

> > Software Engineering
> > Jim Brooks

> > Artists
> > Jeff Troupe
> > Barry Prioste

> > Quality Assurance
> > Rebekah Hash
> > Valerie Gorchinski

> > Additional Art Work and Animation
> > Barbara Bayne
> > Mark West
> > Jenny Hansen
> > David Winn

> > Audio
> > SomaTone Productions

> > Level Design
> > Michelle Woods
> > Chris Bennett

> > Special Thanks
> > John Welch, Brad Edelman, Heidi Perry, Philip Sison, Brad Simon, Sheridan Hitchens, Irene Kaufman, Crosby Woods

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Legal Information

© Copyright 2006, PlayFirst, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PLAYFIRST, the PLAYFIRST LOGO, DINER DASH and DINER DASH 2: RESTAURANT RESCUE are trademarks of PlayFirst, Inc. PLAYFIRST is registered in the U.S. Protected by copyright. Any use is governed by the end user license agreement which restricts, use, copying, distribution, and prohibits decompilation and resale.

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