NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/sys/mac/games/13709

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From: [e-mail] (Andrew Glassner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: S.C.OUT Help Wanted!
Keywords: s.c.out
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Date: 4 Jan 93 01:48:14 GMT
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I would like to make sure that S.C.OUT is running properly
on my machine, since I suspect something.

>>>> WARNING!  SPOILERS BELOW!  SURPRISES GIVEN AWAY! <<<<
>>>> Stop reading now if you haven't played Level 46! <<<<

My question is for level 46.  I understand the basic idea
behind the little green arrows, but I can't make them work
right.  When I'm on the normal board, each arrow moves me
one space.  When I'm on the wheels, each arrow moves me
two spaces.  This makes the second step of the puzzle im-
possible.  To the right and below "YEEH!" there's a bunch
of guns and arrows.  There's a safe spot three squares to
the left of the upper gun and down one.  But there's no
way I can get the arrows to move me an odd number of squares.
I've tried all sorts of combinations, with gaps in between
and different timings, but experimentation with the first
gun confirms I can only move in chunks of two.

Perhaps there's a slight clock problem with this game on
my Mac II?  It's a generic Mac II (nothing else printed on
the front panel).

Has anyone else solved this puzzle?  Do you also move in
chunks of two for each arrow when you're on the wheels?
Please mail me; no need to accidentally give away a spoiler
on the net!

-Andrew

(Andrew Glassner ; [e-mail])
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-Andrew  (Andrew Glassner - [e-mail])