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<title>Adventure</title>
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<B>ADVENTURE</b><br>
Game Program Instructions
<p>
Use your Joystick Controller with this ATARI(C) Game Program.(tm)
Be sure the Controller is firmly plugged into the LEFT CONTROLLER jack
at the rear of your ATARI Video Computer System.(tm) Hold the
Controller with the red button to your upper left toward the television
screen. See Section 3 of your Owner's Manual for further details.
<p>
Note: Always turn the console power switch OFF when inserting or
removing an ATARI Game Program. This will protect the electronic
components and prolong the life of your ATARI Video Computer System.
<p>
Note: For more enjoyment of the ADVENTURE Game Program, please read
all instructions carefully before beginning play. Keep this
instruction booklet handy for quick reference.
<p>
<b>HOW TO PLAY</b>
<p>
An evil magician has stolen the Enchanted Chalice and has hidden it
somewhere in the Kingdom. The object of the game is to rescue the
Enchanted Chalice and place it inside the Golden Castle where it belongs.
<p>
This is no easy task, as the Evil Magician has created three Dragons
to hinder you in your quest for the Golden Chalice. There is Yorgie,
the Yellow Dragon, who is just plain mean; there is Grundle, the Green
Dragon, who is mean and ferocious; and there is Rhindle, the Red
Dragon, who is the most ferocious of all. Rhindle is also the fastest
Dragon and is the most difficult to outmaneuver.
<p>
There are three castles in the Kingdom; the White Castle, the
Black Castle, and the Golden Castle. Each castle has a Gate over the
entrance. The Gate can be opened with the corresponding colored Key.
Inside each Castle are rooms(or dungeons, depending at which Skill
Level you are playing).
<p>
The Castles are separated by rooms, pathways, and labyrinths. Common
to all the Skill Levels is the Blue Labyrinth through which you must
find your way to the Black Castle. Skill Levels 2 and 3 have a more
complicated Kingdom(see SKILL LEVELS section).
<p>
<b>USING THE CONTROLLER</b>
<p>
You can move in any of eight directions with the joystick in that
direction(see diagram). Each area shown on your television screen
will have one or more barriers or walls, through which you CANNOT pass.
There are one or more openings. To move from one area to an adjacent
area, move "off" the television screen through one of the openings, the
adjacent area will be shown on your television screen.
<p>
Scattered throughout the Kingdom are certain objects to help you in
your search for the Enchanted Chalice. To pick up an object, all that
is necessary is to touch it. You will hear a sound that will notify
you that you have the object in tow. To drop the object, press the red
controller button. You will hear a different sound that will tell you
that the object has been released.
<p>
To open any Castle, touch the Gate with that Castle's corresponding
colored key. The GAte will slide open and you can enter the Castle by
moving upward through the Gate. If you are leaving the Castle, it is
advisable to push the Key out first or you may inadvertently close the
Castle Gate behind you.
<p>
<b>CONSOLE CONTROLS</b>
<p>
Choose the Skill Level you wish to play by depressing the game select
switch. To begin play depress the game reset switch.
<p>
If you get "eaten" by one of the Dragons, do not despair! Just depress
the game reset switch and you will be "reincarnated" and placed back in
front of the Golden Castle. Unfortunately, any Dragons you may have
slain(see GOOD MAGIC) will also be reincarnated. If you were
carrying any object with you, it will remain where it was.
<p>
If you have finished one game and wish to begin another depress either
the game reset or the game select switch. The number of the skill level
at which you were playing will appear on the television screen. Depress
the game reset switch and begin play.
<p>
<b>DIFFICULTY SWITCHES</b>
<p>
By using the difficulty switches you can increase or decrease the
difficulty of the game at each Skill Level.
<p>
When the left difficulty switch is in the b position, the Dragons will
hesitate before they bite you. Therefore, when the left difficulty
switch is in the a position, it is more difficult to escape them.
<p>
<b>GOOD MAGIC</b>
<p>
While the Evil Magician has created many hazards to slow you in your
quest to rescue the Enchanted Chalice, there is some Good Magic on your
side:
<p>
<ul>
<li> You have a Sword that you can use to slay the Dragons To do this, you
must touch him with it.
<p>
<li> If the right difficulty switch is in the a position all Dragons will
run from the Sword.
<p>
<li> There is a Bridge that can be used to pass over the walls of any
portion of the Kingdom. The Bridge CANNOT be used to pass through
any barrier into the next portion, nor can it be used to move from
right to left or left to right over a barrier or wall. It also
CANNOT be used to get past a locked Castle Gate.
<p>
Pick up the Bridge the same way you would any other object. Place the
Bridge across the wall that you wish to pass over and release it by
pushing the red controller button. The ends of the Bridge must be
visible on both sides of the wall for it to work. After releasing
the Bridge you can then pass through it to the other side of the
wall or barrier.
<p>
If you should happen to touch the inside of the Bridge while you are
passing over the barrier, the Bridge will close and you may become
trapped as well.
<p>
To release yourself, press the red controller button. If, for some
reason, your magic should fail and you still cannot release yourself,
press game reset and "reincarnate". Use reincarnation as a last
resort, especially if you have slain one or more Dragons.
<p>
<li> In all games, Yorgie, the Yellow Dragon, is afraid of the Gold Key
and will run from it. He will also stay away from whatever room or
area of the Kingdom in which it may be.
<p>
<li> To remove objects that are stuck in a wall and out of reach, there
is a Magnet that affects all inanimate objects, including the Bridge.
The Magnet can also be used to move objects in an adjacent part of
the kingdom by putting it in front of you before entering that part
of the Kingdom.
</ul>
<p>
<b>BAD MAGIC</b>
<p>
The Evil Magician has cast a spell to make it difficult for you to
succeed in resucing the Enchanted Chalice. Not only do the Dragons
rally around and try to stop you from getting the Enchanted Chalice,
they guard other objects in the Kingdom:
<p>
<ul>
<li> Grundle, the Green Dragon, guards the Magnet, the Bridge, and the
Black Key.
<p>
<li> Rhindle, the Red Dragon, guards the White Key.
<p>
<li> When not guarding the Enchanted Chalice, Yorkle, the Yellow Dragon,
roams freely about the Kingdom. Sometimes he will assist Grundle or
Rhindle in guarding whatever it may be that they are guarding.
<p>
There is other Ba Magic that you must overcome in order to rescue the
Enchanted Chalice:
<p>
<li> You cannot pick up and carry a slain dragon.
<p>
<li> In Skill Levels 2 and 3(see SKILL LEVEL descriptions), besides the
Dragons, the Evil Magician has created a Black Bat that carries
objects arround throughout the Kingdom and trades them for an
object that you may be carrying. The Black Bat may trade a live
Dragon for the Sword and leave you defenseless, or it may trade
you something for the Enchanted Chalice just as you are ready to
put it into the Golden Castle.
</ul>
<p>
<b>GOOD OR BAD MAGIC</b>
<p>
Some Magic can be good or bad, depending on the situation:
<p>
<ul>
<li> You can catch the Black Bat and carry it and whatever the Black
Bat may be carrying. However, sometimes the Black Bat will
escape(usually at the most inopportune times).
<p>
<li> If there are four or more objects(including the Castle Gates) in
your area of the Kingdom, your magic may or may not work. Sometimes
you can slay a Dragon, sometimes you can't. However, it is easier
to avoid being swallowed by a Dragon.
</ul>
<p>
If you have slain a Dragon, and he is blocking your path, so you cannot
get through, you can use this to your advantage by placing one or two
objects in the same area and then move through the slain Dragon.
<p>
Sometimes the Black Bat can be used to your advantage by getting it to
swap for an object you need that may be stuck in a wall.
<p>
<b>SKILL LEVELS</b>
<p>
Level 1
This is the simplest Skill Level. When you depress the game reset switch
to begin play, you will see the Key to the Golden Castle. Unlock the
Castle and enter. You will find the Sword inside the Golden Castle. The
Key to the Black Castle is being guarded by Grundle, the Green Dragon.
Yorgle, the Yellow Dragon is roaming free and may or may not be found
guarding the Enchanted Chalice, which is hidden with the Magnet inside
the Black Castle.
<p>
Level 2
This Kingdom is much larger than Level 1. There are Catacombs (in which
you can see only part way). The Key to the Golden Castle is hidden here.
You must pass through the Catacombs to reach the White Castle. The Key
to the White Castle is hidden in the Blue Labyrinth. Inside the White
Castle is the Red Dungeon. There is a Secret Room in the Red Dungeon
where the Key to the Black CAstle is hidden. To get to the Secret room
you must use the Bridge.
<p>
To get to the Black CAstle you must pass through the Blue Labyrinth.
Behind the first room of the Black Castle is the Grey Dungeon, which is
similar to the Catacombs. The Enchanted Chalice is hidden here, guarded
by Rhindle, the Red Dragon.
<p>
All objects, the Dragons, and the Black Bat will start in the same place
in the Kingdom each time you play the game at Level 2.
<p>
Level 3
The Kingdom is the same as Level 2, but is more difficult to play as the
Evil Magician has placed all the objects and the Dragons randomly within
the Kingdom. You will never know for sure what is in the next area of
the Kingdom until you enter it, nor will you know for sure where the
Enchanted Chalice may be hidden. The Dragons could be inside any of
the Castles.
<p>
Atari, Inc. Consumer Division<br>
1195 Borregas Ave.<br>
Sunnyvale, CA 94086<br>
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