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- FORBIDDEN CITY OF MATH
- Documentation
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- Hi there!
- For those of you who don't know me, I am Mark Sprague, a tenth
- grade student at Cawthra Park secondary school. Last year, I was
- failing grade 9 math, so my teacher asked me to do a makeup project. I
- wrote an "Educational" video game for said project, and that game is
- now known as Forbidden City of Math.
- I never thought anyone would actually want to play this game, but then I
- was a grade nine. Now I am a professional grade ten, I feel it is time
- to expand my programming horizons. And that is why I uploaded my three
- "educational" video games (Forbidden City, Science Quest and Science
- Quest II) to CRS. By the time you are reading this it may already be on
- Compuserve and other boards.
- This game is shareware.. you are under no obligation to give me
- money for this game. But if Forbidden City proves to be a laugh, or if
- (Heaven forbid) you actually learn something, I would appreciate your
- donations. In fact, if you send me $5 or more, and your address, I will
- send you the Extra Credit hint sheet, with the answers to the puzzles
- that drive people crazy in my games. (How many rollerskates do I need?
- What is the fishbowl used for? How do I get through the Monster Zone?)
- A-nyways.. if you do like any of my games enough to send me $$$,
- you can please send it to Mark Sprague at:
- 1040 Red Pine Crescent
- Mississauga, Ontario,
- L5H 4E8, Canada.
- Your questions and comments are welcome too!
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- THE STORY OF FORBIDDEN CITY:
- The ancient community of Pheel is in grave danger. Darth
- Peadguell, also known as the Dark Mathmaster, has taken the
- sacred Essays and locked them away in the Forbidden City. The
- only person who could stop him is Sir Tchxaylore, a brave Math
- teacher with an unpronouncable name. His mission is to discover
- the hiding places of the Useful items, and make it to the City
- of Math to dethrone Lord Peadguell forever.
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- PLAYING THE GAME:
- Make sure that both NUMLOCK and CAPS LOCK are on when you play
- this game. On screen, you are a little yellow happy face. Sir
- Tchxaylore is moved around using the numeric keypad. (Up down
- left and right). WARNING: Don't hold down the buttons. Just
- press repeatedly. Holding them down will screw you up.
-
-
- Places to go in Forbidden City:
- The House of Wisdom: They usually give dumb bits of
- post - Confucian philosophy. But sometimes they might actually
- divulge a "useful" bit of information..
-
- The Coffee House: When you are attacked by a monster, your life
- points are depleted. A nice hot cup of tea will replenish your
- lost life points. And you can go as many times as you like.
-
- The Pythagorean Dukes: These three nobles have castles. They
- are the keepers of the sacred Mathematical items. To gain the
- items, you must successfully answer a Math question.
-
- Harry the Half-Crazed Hermit: This is a hermit. He is half
- insane.. in fact, he is so crazy he is attending school again
- to get his O.S.D, but he is failing! If you could help him with
- his homework, he might be able to provide you with something
- to help you out..
-
- The Forest of Nightmares/Monster Zone: In the forest, you will
- be attacked by vicious beasts. A normal man would be torn to
- pieces, but you can find something to defend yourself..
-
- The Forbidden City: Once you reach here, you are on your own.
- Many crucial dangers await you in this diabolical place. Beware
- .. use your math skills well and you will win!
-
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- Important items you will need in Forbidden City:
- The Sacred Textbook: Helps you defeat monsters. If you have
- this item, you will not die when you are attacked in the forest
- .. you will just lose fifty life points.
-
- The Banana and Fishbowl: We have no idea what these are for!
-
- The Sword of Sanders: This sword, when used together with the
- Sacred Textbook, will reduce monster damage to 25 points.
-
- The Wand of Bentwey: This magical wand is needed to destroy the
- Dark Mathmaster. It is hidden in the Forbidden City of Math!
-
- PARTING WORDS FROM THE AUTHOR:
- Well, that's about all I can tell you about Forbidden City. I hope
- you enjoy it, and that you at least learn something about the state of
- the Canadian school system while you are playing it. If the game begins
- to trouble your sanity, remember there is a hint sheet to anybody who
- will send me $$$ donation of $5 or more. (That's $5 CANADIAN, eh?!)
- Good luck dethroning the Dark Mathmaster! And don't forget, there
- are other "educational" games by me on CRS and other bulletin boards..
- watch for the upcoming Science Quest series, which have REAL GRAPHICS!
- Bye for now, and thank you for your support..!
- Mark Sprague
- President and sole employee, E.C. inc.