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- COMPLETE DOCS FOR VALHALLA
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- Contents
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- Playing from the Floppy...........1
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- Installing on HardDrive...........2
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- Playing the Game .................3
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- The Action Icons .................4
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- The Rucksack .....................5
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- Under the Influence ..............6
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- Having More Control ..............7
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- Playing from the Floppy
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- 1.Switch on your computer and your moniter.
- 2.Inset the Valhalla Disk into your disk drive.
- 3.Double click on the Valhalla Icon.
- 4.Double click on the Valhalla Icon.
- 5.You will now be asked to type in a word from this manual.After typing in
- the relevanyt word,press return.
- 6.After the Introduction sequence,you will be asked to type in a level
- code.If you are playing the game for the first time,simply press return to
- start from level one.As you progress on to other levels,you will see a code
- on the beginning title screen of that level.You are advised to write this
- down,so next time you play the game you can gain access to that particular
- level.
- 7.After entering your level code or pressing return,you will then be asked
- to insert the data disk,followed by the relevent-swapping until you
- progress on to the next level.
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- Installing on HardDrive
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- 1.Create a new drawer on your HardDrive and call it anything you like,or
- use an existing drawer and open it.
- 2.Insert the Valhalla disk into your floppy drive and double click on the
- disk icon to reveal its contents.
- 3.Drag the Valhalla icon and the 1994 icon into the drawer on your
- HardDrive.
- 5.When you have finished,the drawer on your HardDrive should contain seven
- icons that read: Valhalla and the Lord of Infinity 1994.
- 6.Now simply double click on the Valhalla icon to play the game.
- 7.If at any point you are asked to insert any of the six disks,it is an
- indication that the installation wasn't correctly executed.
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- Playing the Game
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- Welcome to the Ultimate Speech Adventure! You play the part of the Prince's
- guide and mentor.Your task is to assist him in his quest to destroy his
- father's murderer,The Lord of Infinity.
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- The game is set in the castle of Valhalla,which consists of four vast
- levels,each one packed with logical puzzles that can be solved utilizing
- the many objects you find within the course of the game*.The game is
- completely controlled by joystick and all gameplay options are accessed in
- this way.
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- Decide where you wish the Prince to walk,by pushing the joystick in the
- appropriate direction.Pushing the fire button allows access to the Action
- icons described in detail on the following manual.
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- *The one to look out for is under the floor,which will help you find your
- way.
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- The Action Icons
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- By pressing the fire button on the joystick,you will gain access to various
- icons.An indicator will appear and can be moved left or right by the
- joystick to highlight the desired icon.Pressing the fire button once more
- will activate that Action.These are outlined below:
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- Look
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- This is represented by the icon of the eye.Access this function and the
- Prince will inform you of the contents of the square directly in front of
- him.
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- Take
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- This is represented by the icon of an open hand.Access this function and
- the Prince will attempt to take the object from the square directly in
- front of him.
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- Operate
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- This is represented by the icon of a finger.Access this function and thge
- Prince will attempt to operate the object in the square directly in front
- of him.
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- Joystick
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- Accessing the icon of the joystick will take you back into walking mode.
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- Restarting,Saving,Loading
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- Accessing the icon of the disk will change the screen and you will be faced
- with three more disk icons,supporting the letters R,S,L.
- R - Restarts the level from the beginning
- S - Saves your current position to disk*.
- l - Loads in your previously-saved position.
- If you do not wish to choose any of these optipons,then choose the
- joystick icon to take you back to the main screen.
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- *When playing from floppy,your save positions are made directly to the
- level disk - so please ensure that the level disks are not write-protected.
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- The Rucksack
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- Any item you pick up will automatically appear in your rucksack at the top
- of the screen.You have enough room to carry nine objects.
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- By pressing the fire button on the joystick and then pushing the joystick
- up,you will have access to any of the objects in your rucksack.A
- highlighter will appear - and can be moved left or right by the joystick to
- select the desired object.Pressing the fire button once more will give you
- access to various actions.These are outlined below:
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- This is represented by the icon of the eye.Access this function and the
- Prince will inform you about the object in your rucksack or,if it's
- readable,the screen will change to a close-up of that oibject.
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- Drop
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- This is represented by the icon of an open hand.Access this function and
- the Prince will attempt to drop the object from your rucksack into the
- square directly in front of him.
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- Insert
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- This is represented by the icon of a finger.Access this function and the
- Prince will attempt to insert the object from your rucksack into the object
- directly in front of him.
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- Drink
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- This is represented by the icon of a cup.Access this function and the
- Prince will attempt to drink from your rucksack.
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- Joystick
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- Accessing the icon of the joystick will take you back into walking mode.
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- Under the Influence Potions
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- fter drinking a potion,the Potion indicator on the left of the main screen
- rises to the top and slowly begins to descend.When it reaches the
- bottom,the potion has run out and the Prince is no longer under the
- influence.He can drink only one potion at a time,as a mixture could be
- fatal.
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- Stamina
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- If the Prince hurts himself,the Stamina indicator on the right of the main
- screen will go down.When it reaches the bottom,you have no more stamina and
- the Prince will die.Do not be disheartened,though,as you can always load in
- your previously-saved position or restart the level from the beginning.
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- Stamina can be found during the course of the game so you can top-up your
- supply.
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