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Lucasfilm Games(tm) Presents
PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE
A Sampler of Lucasfilm Games╒ Graphic Adventures
Version 1.0 9/10/90
This will help you get started up and running Passport to Adventure.
Included is information on installing the game on a hard disk, how to start
the program, and special configuration options. Enjoy!
System Requirements:
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IBM/Tandy and 100% compatibles with 640k free memory
-graphics adaptor (Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA, or MCGA) w/
display
-a 1.2 Megabyte disk drive
recommended:
a hard drive (with 1.5 Megabytes free)
a Microsoft(r) compatible mouse (with driver installed)
-OR-
a joystick
To play Passport to Adventure from the floppy disk:
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1. Turn on your monitor first, then your computer.
2. Boot your computer with DOS. If you have a mouse or joystick,
make sure it is connected and the mouse driver is installed.
3. Insert the floppy with label side up into the disk drive.
4. Switch to the correct floppy drive (for example, type A: and
press <enter>).
5. Type SAMPLER <enter> to start the game.
Installing Passport to Adventure on a Hard Drive:
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1. Boot your computer. If you have a mouse or joystick, make
sure it is connected and the mouse driver is installed.
2. Insert the floppy with the label side up into drive A.
3. If your hard drive is drive C, type INSTALL C: <enter>
This will create a directory called SAMPLER on your hard drive and will
copy all games files to the hard disk. Also it will put you into the
SAMPLER directory, and prompt you with on-screen instructions to run the
Sampler.
Loading instructions for Hard Drive:
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1. Turn on your monitor first, then your computer.
2. Boot your computer with DOS. If you have a mouse or joystick,
make sure it is connected and the mouse driver is installed.
3. Type the correct hard drive letter (for example, if you installed
the Sampler on drive C, type C: <enter>)
4. Change to the Sampler directory: Type CD\SAMPLER <enter>.
5. Type SAMPLER <enter> to run the Sampler.
Options for the Passport to Adventure:
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Although the Sampler automatically determines which is the best
graphics mode to use, you may force the Sampler to use different options:
c CGA graphics
t Tandy(r) graphics
m MCGA graphics
e EGA graphics
v VGA graphics
k Keyboard
j Joystick
mo Mouse
i Internal speaker
ts Tandy sounds
g CMS/GameBlaster sounds
a AdLib(tm) or CMS/SoundBlaster sounds
For example, in order to play with EGA Graphics and a mouse,
type: SAMPLER e mo <enter>
Choosing which game to play:
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After the Lucasfilm Games logo appears on your screen, you will see
three icons for the three games included on the disk. Moving the cursor
(with either your mouse, joystick, or the arrows on your keyboard) over
the icons will bring up a short description of each game.
To select a game to play, move the cursor over an icon until a
highlighted box appears around it and "click" with the mouse or joystick
button, or press <enter> (if using keyboard). The screen will fade to
black and the selected game will begin.
Keyboard Controls explained:
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F1 - Help
F5 - Save-Load
F6 - Sound/Music control (Loom only)
F8 - Restart Sampler
ESC - To skip certain cut-scenes
space - To pause game
+ key - To speed up text speed
- key - To slow down text speed
Ctrl-S - Sound Toggle (internal speaker only)
Ctrl-R - Screen Scroll Toggle
Ctrl-C - Quit to DOS
F1 - Help
A help screen can be brought up almost anytime by pressing F1. This
game-sensitive screen will have all the instructions needed to interact
with the current game environment. Also available at the main menu.
F5 - Save-Load menu
This screen, available at anytime, will allow you to save the
progress of each game and load any of the previously-saved games.
Play and Quit buttons are also found on the screen.
F6 - Sound/Music control (Loom only)
In the Loom portion of Passport to Adventure, pressing F6 will turn
on and off the sounds and the music.
F8 - Restart Sampler
This completely restarts Passport to Adventure from the menu screen.
You may want to first save your game!
ESC - Skip sequence
This button allows the player to skip certain non-player-action
sequences.
space bar - To pause game
This will pause and unpause the game.
+ key - Text speed-up
This will speed up the text in the game.
- key - Text slow-down
This will slow down the text in the game.
Ctrl-S - Toggle Sound (internal speaker only)
This will turn on and off the sounds coming from the internal speaker.
Ctrl-R - Screen Scroll Toggle
This allows the player to choose a scrolling style.
Ctrl-C - Quit to DOS
This will Quit to DOS. Make sure you save your game before you use
this command.
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Lucasfilm Games is a trademark of LucasArts Entertainment Company. Tandy
is a registered trademark of Tandy Corporation. AdLib is a trademark of
AdLib Inc. TM and (C) 1990 LucasArts Entertainment Company. All rights
reserved. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.