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----------------------------- [ Alphabet Zoo ] --------------------------------
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----------------------------[by Ice Queen Zero]--------------------------------
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    /__\  (  )  (  _ \( )_( )  /__\  (  _ \( ___)(_  _)  (_   )(  _  )(  _  )
   /(__)\  )(__  )___/ ) _ (  /(__)\  ) _ < )__)   )(     / /_  )(_)(  )(_)( 
  (__)(__)(____)(__)  (_) (_)(__)(__)(____/(____) (__)   (____)(_____)(_____)

                                       for
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    / __)(  _  )(  )  ( ___)/ __)(  _  )( \/ )(_  _)/ __)(_  _)(  _  )( \( )
   ( (__  )(_)(  )(__  )__)( (__  )(_)(  \  /  _)(_ \__ \ _)(_  )(_)(  )  ( 
    \___)(_____)(____)(____)\___)(_____)  \/  (____)(___/(____)(_____)(_)\_)

                                  by Spinnaker Software

Also available for the Commodore 64 and the Atari 8-bit.

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      INTRODUCTION
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Alphabet Zoo is an educational videogame designed for teaching children how to
spell the name of the image that appears on the screen. It teaches kids the
letters of the alphabet a little at a time. For us readers, this FAQ probably
is not necessary but for readers with kids looking to teach their children the
alphabet on a gaming console, this is a good FAQ to read in case you lost or
missing a manual. 

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       DISCLAIMER
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Alphabet Zoo and its characters are trademarks of Spinnaker Software and all of
its copyrights belong to them.

This FAQ/Walkthrough is the sole copyright of Andrea "Azul Fria" Castillo aka
Ice Queen Zero and cannot be put on other sites or posted without my given 
permission nor can it be reproduced w/o proper consent.

For more guides by myself visit this link:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/74803.html

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       CONTROLS
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D-pad: move player
Any button: Pick letter

X key: Resets the game on Commodore 64.
Start key: Resets the game on Atari 8-bit.

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        GAMEPLAY
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The game starts out with you pressing a button to begin.

Then you go to this menu:
Start (begin the selected game + level)
Player: Blue (choose the character you want to control)
Player: Red (if another player decides to join then another character appears).
Letters (Do you want Caps, Caps + lowercase, or all lowercase for game 1)
Level (1-6): Explained below
Game (1-2): Explained Below

Both games consist of mazes with letters all around it and a picture displaying
the object. You are given a time limit for both games.

Level 1
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Game 1: Uses the easiest consonants: D, F, G, M, S
Game 2: Uses two and three letter words.

Level 2
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Game 1: Uses B, J, N, P, T, W
Game 2: Uses four letters words.

Level 3
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Game 1: Uses the most difficult consonants: C, H, K, L, R, V
Game 2: Uses five letter words.

Level 4
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Game 1: Uses all consonants
Game 2: Uses six letter words

Level 5
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Game 1: Uses the vowels: A, E, I, O, U
Game 2: Uses seven to nine letter words.

Level 6
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Game 1: Uses entire alphabet
Game 2: Varies from two to nine letter words.

Game 1: First letter game. When the picture appears, your goal is to collect
the first letter of the object's name as many times as you can before the time
runs out. Whenever a letter is collected, it will hop to another part of the
maze. 2 of each letter will be on at the time. You score 10 points for each
correct letter collected. 10 points are deducted for each incorrect letter. The
game runs endlessly. Once time runs out, it goes to the next picture.

Game 2: Spelling game. You play up to 5 rounds after which the game will end.
Your goal is to run around the maze and collect the letters to spell the name
of the object. You are given a time limit based on how long the word is. If the
time runs out then its game over.

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        CREDITS
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God almighty for he created everything you see before us.

Spinnaker Software making the game.

ASCII Generator (http://www.network-science.de/ascii/) - for the cool ASCII
title effects.

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      CONTACT ME
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azulfria[at]hotmail[dot]com 
[at] = @ and [dot] = .
Don't want any email bots.

You can also find me at Zophar.net updating the emus on console so you can buzz
me there if you have an account. http://www.zophar.net/forums/member.php?u=2683

Here is my Youtube account I share with my sisters. We still haven't added any
videos yet but they'll be mostly game-related: 
http://www.youtube.com/user/PurrfectTrio

Thank you for reading

-Ice Queen Zero