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- The Goldhunt Adventures...
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- Program Designed by William Soleau
- Version 1.0 December 1990
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- Requires: EGA (not MCGA)
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- Goldhunt.exe : Main Program File
- Goldhunt.ovl : Goldhunt Screen 1
- Goldhunt.ov1 : Goldhunt Screen 2
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- Welcome to the Goldhunt Adventures. The object
- of the game is to reach all 10 levels of the
- adventure. Your man in Blue, is trying to pick up all
- the Green Gold Pots on each level. There are 12 pots
- per screen. Once these 12 pots are taken, a special
- door will appear. Reach that door and you will move
- onto the next level.
- Of course there are things which are trying to
- prevent you from reaching your destination. The
- first obstacles, are the red devils that move around
- the grid. These monsters will capture you if you are
- located on the same row or column. However, there
- are light blue blocks scattered around the maze which
- you can hide behind. These blue blocks can be pushed
- around by your man. The devil cannot capture you are
- behind one of them. The other object you can
- shield yourself from these creatures with, are the
- green pots of gold. Once you capture a green pot
- though, it disappears and you will not be able to
- hide behind it.
- Once you have captured all the Pots of Gold, you
- must then try to enclose the devils so that they
- cannot move in any direction. If all the pots are
- taken (12), then the devil will disappear and a
- special door will appear allowing you to move to the
- next stage. If the devil is surrounded by blocks
- before all 12 pots are taken, then he will instantly
- appear in another part of the maze.
- Some levels have one devil and some have two.
- Remember once the pots are all taken, you must
- surround all the devils on the grid with blocks
- before the special door will appear.
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- The other obstacle which appears on the screen,
- are 4 stationary purple floor sensors. These flash
- on and off at various times. When they are lit up,
- they will capture you (like the devil), if you are in
- the same column or row. These too can be avoided by
- pushing blocks in front of them. The purple sensors
- cannot move, however you must be very careful to
- create blockades with the blocks, so that you can
- reach all 12 pots of Gold. On the levels with the
- sensors, once all the pots are taken, the door will
- appear.
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- There are a total of 10 floors which you must
- complete to finish the game. Of course this is
- rarely done... however, you will soon develop
- strategies which will help you acquire more points
- and further levels.
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- On each level there are yellow stars which are
- worth 1000 bonus points. However these stars will
- not shield you from the Sensors or the Devils. If
- you push a block into them the will disappear and
- will not be captured.
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- Scoring and Time Limit:
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- Each level has a time limit of 3:00 minutes.
- The clock is on the top right of the screen. If time
- runs out before you reach the door (after the pots
- are taken...and the devils surrounded) then the game
- will be over, even if you still have men remaining.
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- This version gives you 5 men to play the game
- with. See the registration details within the
- program to allow for more men.
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- Points are acquired for each pot and bonus star
- taken. The point value of the pots however goes down
- as the time runs out. The value of the pots is
- shown also at the top of the screen. The sooner you
- capture the pots, the more points you will acquire.
- There are times when a pot will be surrounded by
- blocks and you will not be able to reach it.
- Therefore, there is a special key <R>emove Blocks,
- which will randomly make 5 blocks from the board
- disappear. Using this key each time however, will
- cost you 3000 points.
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- So now you know the basics of the game. The
- best way to learn is to just start right in and play.
- The key definitions are shown at the bottom of the
- game board. They are as follows:
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- Keys:
- Arrow keys : Move Man
- <P>ause : Pause Play
- <S>ound : Toggle Sound (on/off)
- <R>emove Blks : Remove 5 blocks(-3000pts)
- <H>igh Scores : Top 10 high scores
- <Q>uit : Exit Program
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- ENJOY............
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- William Soleau
- 163 Amsterdam Ave.
- Suite 213
- NYC, NY. 10023
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