'SPRITE-TOPIA'

                     A Screen adapted video game

                                 By

                             Paul Panks

                         (dunric@yahoo.com)


===:: PRIMARY CHARACTERS ::===

DOCTOR RAMITHIUS: an old wizard who once knew the ways of the Sprite, but has since
seen his entire world -- that of "Sprite-Topia" -- fall into Polygonal Decay.

DRACONIUS: a midevil dragon from the Sprite World, DRACONIUS is called upon by DOCTOR
RAMITHIUS to unravel the mysterious disappearance of Sprites in Sprite-Topia. It is
suspected by both parties that Polygons and the evil SIRIUS LAN are to blame.

SIRIUS LAN: an evil Polygon sorcerer, he reportedly banished all the Sprites in Sprite-Topia
to his castle lair -- "CASTLE POLYGON". He is secretly devising a scheme to eliminate all
sprites within Sprite-Topia.

===:: SECONDARY CHARACTERS ::===

JACK FIZZLE: a small RAM chip, JACK FIZZLE is a mechanical sidekick to DOCTOR RAMITHIUS. JACK
accompanies DRACONIUS to CASTLE POLYGON to rescue the Sprites held captive there.

WEREHOUNDS: mythical beasts guarding the inner realms of CASTLE POLYGON. They breathe fire
on all things Sprite. They show no mercy.

POLY-BATS: polygon, wing-shaped creatures that inhabit the outer realms of CASTLE POLYGON. They
swoop down and steal items from Sprites, while also poisoning their victims.

SKELE-GONS: polygon, skeletal warriors cast from the deepest realms of CASTLE POLYGON. They
carry shields marked with a crow's beak, and wield swords of glass. They fear nothing and have 
only one mission: to destroy all Sprites they encounter.

===:: GAME INTRODUCTION ::===

VOICE: "Years ago, in the world of Sprite-Topia, Sprites lived about with carefree frivolity.
        They existed in a land of two-dimensional being, for they knew nothing of Polygons nor
        three-dimensions. For centuries they lived without any fear of occupation or rule.
        Until one day, that is, when the world of the 3-D conquered the world of Sprites, led
        by the evil magician SIRIUS LAN. He enslaved all of Sprite-Topia, taking Sprites as
        captives in the dreaded CASTLE POLYGON. Soon, he envisioned, all of Sprite-Topia would
        be in shadows..."

(Play eerie music, followed by...)

VOICE: "One day, an old man named DOCTOR RAMITHIUS began working on a fantastic device known as
        a 'Sprite Machine'. It's determined function was to re-populate the world of Sprite-Topia
        with sprites, thereby offsetting the loss created by SIRIUS LAN. RAMITHIUS recruited a
        young Sprite to help him -- a so-called 'Sprite Dragon' named DRACONIUS. DRACONIUS was
        a brave dragon, yet shy and uncertain of his creation. For he was a hybrid, a mixture of
        both worlds, that of Sprite *and* Polygon. He could do things no other Sprite could do,
        while blending in seamlessly with the world of the Polygons..."

(Shift to CASTLE POLYGON...)

VOICE: "On the eve of SIRIUS LAN's master plan to exterminate all the Sprites in Sprite-Topia, 
        RAMITHIUS sent forth DRACONIUS and his computer sidekick JACK FIZZLE to do battle against
        the WEREHOUNDS and POLY-BATS of CASTLE POLYGON. For RAMITHIUS was not scared of even
        the SKELE-GONS, skeletal warriors SIRIUS LAN created. And even though they wielded swords
        of glass and wore crow-marked shields, DRACONIUS was not the least bit afraid...for he
        had JACK SIZZLE, a small computer chip with enormous powers. 

       "Side by side, bit-by-byte, they set out at dawn to rescue Sprite-Topia from the evil
        clutches of SIRIUS LAN..."

(Voice trails off, followed by darkness)

(Game introduction ends; Player selects "Options" to change settings; "Start" to begin game)

P.S. How does this sound so far? Would a Sprite vs. Polygon HLA/Assembly game be interesting?

Sincerely,

Paul Panks
dunric@yahoo.com