The objective of the game is to clear the screen of eggs! To assist you are
Steggy and Tank, your dinosaur helpers at the bottom of the screen.
Under your careful aim, they will catapult eggs up the screen. Where you
manage to hit a group where there are already two or more of the same color,
Tank will push the plunger and explode the dynomite holding them up!
To Fire Your Eggs - you can either shoot using the stylus, or using
keys. With the STYLUS you tap and hold somewhere on the screen (aiming at
least partially upwards). You'll get a pointer showing where it will fly to,
which will help you to aim. Adjust your aim a little by dragging, and when you
release your hold, sproing - the catapult is released! With the
KEYS you use the left two buttons on your Palm to adjust your aim, and
one of the keys on the right to fire! What could be easier!
In CONTINUOUS mode, the eggs are always moving down the screen with
more coming from above. You have to work quickly to keep them clear, because if
they reach the rope along the bottom of the play area, then SQUISH - Mama
Brontosaurus will squash the whole screen flat!
You'll also need to watch out for that flying pest WHIRLEY, who makes
an appearance occasionally... Each time he'll bring on a new color of egg, just
to make the game harder. If he makes it to the top of the screen, then that
color will start appearing from the top as new lines come down. So you have to
be sharp and whack Whirley as soon as he appears, and knock the egg from
his grasp!
In STOMPED mode, you'll be making your way up through a whole series
of levels, each progressively trickier than the last. Time isn't critical here,
so you can plan your shots strategically and aim even more accurately!
The aim is similar - clear all of the eggs, and once there are none left, you
can go on to the next level. But... after firing a certain number of eggs, Mama
Brontosaurus will press down just a little further, giving you less room to work
in. And, if you get any eggs below the line... CRUNCH!
Combos - If you are really good, and can hit group after group each
shot, then you'll rack up Combos! These give you more points, and you work up
through more powerful combos until you get to a DYNOMITE COMBO - which is
a huge dynomite filled bomb! Fire this up the screen and it'll blast a big hole,
and even knock all the other eggs backwards, buying you some extra space!
Baby Dinosaurs - every so often you'll see one of the eggs shake as a
baby dinosaur inside, just ready to hatch, struggles to break out! If you help
it out by cracking the shell by including it in a group you explode, then the
baby will escape and fall down to you at the bottom. As a reward, you'll get a
Bonus egg to fire on the next shot.
Bonuses - your bonus egg just acts as a normal egg of that color -
until it gets exploded as part of a group, then you'll get a special effect! It
could be a light beam which helps you plan your shots by showing you the
rebounds. It could be bonus points, or even an effect to move the walls in or
out, or maybe even ask Mama to give you a break and lift up her foot just a
little!
Mama-Meter - On Stomped levels, you need to know how angry Mama is!
For this purpose there's a Mama-Meter on the bottom left of the screen. When
this reaches full, Mama gets angry and pushes down some more. Careful planning
is important, otherwise you'll shoot an egg at a critical point, and Mama will
move all of the eggs, causing you to miss. You've been warned!
If you downloaded the game straight from the internet, from Astraware's web
pages, or from one of the popular handheld download sites, then your copy is in
'Demo' form.
In Demo form, you can play 10 games of Dynomite! for free, as you decide
whether you like it or not. After these games are up, the program will display a
short message asking you to register on the internet or purchase a full version
from a shop!
If you beam a demo to someone else, and they also like the game, then
they can register it either by purchasing a copy from a local store, or by
purchasing online.
Registering Online:
For those that like the speed and convenience of buying of the internet, when
you register for the game, you'll get a key which will unlock the game and
remain valid for future 1.x upgrades. Go to the web page at http://www.astraware.com/games/popcap/dynomite
for
more details.
You'll need to know your HotSync ID which you can find by running
Dynomite!, and going into the menu, and selecting the 'register' option. Your
HotSync ID (or username) will be filled in for you below.
When you
register, Astraware will generate a key based on your ID, which will normally be
sent out by email within 48 hours of you registering. When you receive your key,
go to the same register option, and enter the key into the space provided.
You can find out about Astraware and the product range we have for the
Palm-powered platform by visiting our website at www.astraware.com/.
Here are our top
products at time of writing:
| Astraware Palm Packs |
| GameHouse Games Pack
1 |
Get
shuffling with Nisqually, blast those blocks with Collapse and test your
word power with TextTwist! |
| GameHouse Games Pack
2 |
Make crazy
chains in Glinx, match stunning gems in Gem Drop, and get them balls
bouncing in Bounce Out! |
| It's A Blast! Shooting
Pack |
Let out
your tension with some target practice with Galaxy Ranger, Police Range
and Bang Bang! |
| Palm Games Pack 2001 |
Zap!2000,
Biplane Ace and Bzzz! together for under $25 - save over 25% |
| PopCap Games Pack |
Get the web
games revolution that is Bejeweled, plus Alchemy, Seven Seas, Mummy Maze
and Atomica! |
| Astraware Palm Games |
| Abysma |
It's a race
against time as you attempt to fill in the puzzle pieces before the
descending bar of doom! |
| Alchemy |
Turn lead
into gold in Astraware's addictive PopCap puzzle game! |
| Astro Defence |
Defend your
city from the asteroid threat! |
| Atomica |
Make
Molecules in Dr. Atomica's Laboratory in Astraware's addictive PopCap
puzzle game! |
| Bang! Bang! |
Backyard
blasting fun |
| Bejeweled |
Bejeweled
is a Palm version of the incredibly popular and addictive online game by
PopCap |
| Big Money! |
Coin
collecting fun in another Pop Cap classic! |
| Biplane Ace |
Dogfight
against rival fighter pilots |
| BookWorm for
Palm |
Feed the
bookworm’s loquacious appetite with words made from connected letter
tiles. |
| Bounce Out |
Brain
bending ball matching action |
| Bzzz! for Palm |
Fly-catching action for the Palm |
| Candy Cruncher for
Palm |
Candy
Crunching Fun |
| Collapse! |
Tap
matching blocks in this simple but frantic GameHouse game. |
| Elixir |
Collect
valuable elixir from a stack of capsules without upsetting the balance in
this ultra addictive game from Trixiam
Studios. |
| Eye of Horus |
Unleash
your magical powers with this Astraware puzzle game. |
| Galaxy Ranger |
Be a Galaxy
Ranger, Save the Universe! |
| Gem Drop |
Gem
dropping, jewel matching fun |
| Glinx |
Make chains
of gems as long as you can! |
| Link Letters for
Palm |
Form chains
of words by altering single letters in Astraware's version of a classic
word linking game |
| Mad Gab |
...It's not
what you SAY, it's what you HEAR! |
| Mahjongg |
Relax your
mind with the most authentic Mahjongg solitaire game for Palm-powered
handhelds |
| Mars Needs Cows |
The
challenging PopCap puzzle game of animal abduction! |
| Mummy Maze |
Escape the
maze and outsmart the mummy in this great PopCap game! |
| Nisqually |
Make lines
of blocks to clear the screen and complete the level |
| Noah's Ark |
Save pairs
of animals from the rising water in this great PopCap game! |
| Police Range |
Police
Range is a fast game of reactions, dexterity, accuracy and good
judgment! |
| Rooks
Revenge |
Try to kill
king in this real time chess game from ASAP Games. |
| Round Up |
Marble
Moving Madness |
| Seven Seas |
Ship Ahoy!
Blast pirates with a broadside and navigate through dangerous waters, in
this PopCap puzzle game |
| T-Blaster |
Practice
your graffiti/text entry by blasting aliens! |
| TacTic |
A twist on
the classic Tic-Tac-Toe game pits you against the brain |
| Text Twist |
Juggle
letters to make as many words as you can in a limited time! |
| What Word for Palm |
Word
finding fun on your palm |
| Zap!2000 |
Arcade
gaming on the Palm has never looked so good! |
| Zap!2016 |
The
essential showcase for your 16-bit color Palm |
| Astraware Palm Applications |
| e.Guide |
Your
essential TV episode guide for Palm |
| Timetable Lite |
Know whats
when with Timetable! |
| Timetable ProPlus |
The
essential tool for teachers and students, with assignment
tracker |
| Astraware Pocket PC Games |
| Abysma for
PocketPC |
It's a race
against time as you attempt to fill in the puzzle pieces before the
descending bar of doom! |
| Abysma/Elixir TwinPack for
PPC |
Buy the
brain-busting Elixir and Abysma together and save $5! |
| Alchemy for Pocket
PC |
The Pocket
PC version of this gold making game |
| BookWorm for
PPC |
Feed the
bookworm’s loquacious appetite with words made from connected letter
tiles. |
| Bounce Out! for Pocket
PC |
Brain
bending ball matching action for the Pocket PC |
| Collapse! for Pocket
PC |
Tap
matching blocks in this simple but frantic GameHouse game. |
| Diamond Mine |
The Pocket
PC version of the addictive PopCap gem-swapping game,
Bejeweled |
| Elixir for Pocket
PC |
Collect
valuable elixir from a stack of capsules without upsetting the balance in
this ultra addictive game from Trixiam
Studios. |
| Nisqually for Pocket
PC |
Make lines
of blocks to clear the screen and complete the level |
| Rooks Revenge for Pocket
PC |
Try to kill
king in this real time chess game from ASAP Games |
| Text Twist for Pocket PC |
Juggle
letters to make as many words as you can in a limited time! |
| What Word for Pocket
PC |
Word
finding fun on your Pocket PC |
| Release
Revision History! |
Release 1.0 : 1st January, 2003
If you've got suggestions about how to improve Astraware Dynomite! - or with
reports of any problems you've had, then please contact us!
Dynomite! enquiries/feedback: dynomite@astraware.com
Registration
problems: registrations@astraware.com
General Astraware enquiries: feedback@astraware.com
Astraware Ltd takes no responsibility for any adverse effect that this
software could cause to your machine or the data on it: backup important data
before using Dynomite!. Dynomite! is protected by copyright laws and
international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws
and treaties. Dynomite! is licensed, not sold.
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this
software.
Astraware’s and its suppliers’ entire liability and your
exclusive remedy shall be, at Astraware’s option, either (a) return of the
price paid, if any, or (b) replacement of the product that does not meet
the warranty and which is returned to Astraware with a copy of your receipt.
This warranty is void if failure of the product has resulted from accident,
abuse, or misapplication. Any replacement software product will be warranted for
the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is
longer. These remedies are not available without proof of purchase from an
authorized source.
Written permission must be obtained before distribution of this game,
either in demo form or full form, through any online or offline
methods.
Copyright (c) 2002 Astraware Ltd, 2001, 2002 PopCap.
Astraware and the planet logo are trademarks of Astraware Limited. All
rights
reserved.