Catch
What is it?
A Flea scampers around the screen bouncing off the walls while leaving a trail behind him. After a while, the Flea disappears and a different colored one appears. Chase him around the screen with your Mouse and try to catch him. As you move your Mouse, it will also leave a trail, but with a couple of differences. Your Mouse trail is a different color than the Fleas and leaves a series of lines that point to the Flea.
Menu Options:
The Menu at the top of the screen has several options. You may display the About and Help screens as well as the Current and High scores. You may also turn the Flea Trail and Mouse Lines on or off.
Click the Mouse:
The colors are picked at Random, therefore, there are times when the Flea may be extremely dark so that you can't even see him. If that happens, you can just wait for the next Flea to appear, or, simply click the Left Mouse button, anywhere on the screen and you will instantly get a new Flea and trail.
You may also click the Right Mouse button. That will open a Pop-Up Menu that includes this Help file as well as a few other options.
You may also click the Right Mouse button. That will open a Pop-Up Menu that includes this Help file as well as a few other options.
Here are a few things to try:
Try to catch the Flea (this is excellent Hand-Eye coordination training) and if you are not very adept at using the Mouse, this will be good practice for you. If you can regularly catch the Flea, try using your non-dominant hand.
Another thing to try is to stay away from the Flea. Note: Your Mouse trail is only created when you are moving the Mouse, so if you get tired of chasing him, rest for a couple seconds, then try again. Sometimes this can produce some interesting patterns. Are you good enough to draw just a single line?
Another thing to try is to stay away from the Flea. Note: Your Mouse trail is only created when you are moving the Mouse, so if you get tired of chasing him, rest for a couple seconds, then try again. Sometimes this can produce some interesting patterns. Are you good enough to draw just a single line?
The DoD Factor:
I was going to try to sneak this one in, but then I decided that I better tell you about the DoD factor. Every time you catch the Flea, he explodes into all sorts of colors with some sound effects. That wasn't the secret. Just to make it a little more interesting, I added the DoD (Degree of Difficulty) factor. Here's how it works: Every time you catch the Flea, it will get a little harder to catch him. After about 16-18 hits, it becomes virtually impossible to catch him. Send me an E-Mail to let me know your High Score (press the 'Print Screen' Key and send me a JPG). Now, here's the Good News, every time you start the program, the DoD factor is reset.