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Sewersoft presents.....


                                 WILLOW
                              by Mindscape

                            (Typed by Scotty)

                              INTRODUCTION

In a far off time  when magic was real, and an evil queen
threatened all that was good,  a trio of unlikey heroes joined in
an epic quest.  The story of their adventures is recorded in  the
magical scroll you now possess.

                             GETTING STARTED

Before  the  scroll  can  tell the  tale,  you  must  follow  the
installation  and loading instructions on the enclosed  reference
card.

                                THE SCROLL

The scroll tells the story of Willow Ofgood and his quest to save
Elora Danan and defeat the evil Queen Bavmorda.  The scroll  will
flow  past until its story is told and then it will begin  again.
If you want to stop the scroll, or if you want to back up or skip
forward,  use  the  controls on the enclosed  reference  card  to
control the motion.

The scroll is more then just a story,  however. It is also a door
way into the world of Willow.  Throughout the scroll you will see
words  highlighted.  When  you  move the wand  to  one  of  these
highlighted words and press the button, you will be drawn through
the  scroll and into the story.  Once there,  you will guide  the
actions  of  one of the heroes of the Willow saga in his  or  her
part of the quest.

In ancient writings of this sort, each and every word may hold its
own special meaning, so the player should explore the scroll very
carefully-not all the words of power will be readily apparent.  A
wise player will take nothing for granted.  For example,  if  you
use  your  wand to select the words Daikini crossroads  from  the
scroll-just below the image of Nockmaar woods- you will enter the
Daikini Crossroads game in practice mode.

                            PLAYING WILLOW

There  are two ways to play Willow:in practice mode and in  quest
mode.  The  first,  the practice mode,  is provided to allow  the
would be hero a chancer to see the dangers that lie  ahead.  When
you  play in this way,  almost every segment of the game  may  be
accessed individually as many times as you like. You can also use
it has a chance to learn your opponent weaknesses and  strengths,
to  find  your way through treacherous mazes,  and to  hone  your
magical  abilities  before actually attempting  to  defeat  Queen
Bavmorda in the quest.

To practice any game, simply click on the appropriate word in the
scroll.  If  you click by accident,  you can escape back  to  the
scroll  by pressing the key on the reference card.  You can  also
quit a game the same way.

The quest mode of play is to start at the beginning of the story,
and  play through each of the game segments in  order.  You  must
successfully  complete each segment to save the child and  defeat
the  queen.  You will have eight chances to fail,  one  for  each
candle  in  the  Ritual of Obliteration that  Queen  Bavmorda  is
performing to destroy ELora Danan. To play the game in this mode,
click  on the word  WILLOW  at the beginning of the  scroll.  You
will  be taken to the first game,  "Dungeons" and from there  you
will  trace  the  journey of Willow step by step  to  victory  or
defeat.

                              THE GAMES

DUNGEONS
The  child Elore Danan has been born in the dungeons of  Nockmarr
Castle,  the  fortress of Queen Bavmorda.  You take the  part  of
Ethna,  the  Daikini,  as  she  flees with  the  baby  through  a
treacherous maze of cooridors.  You must find your way quickly-if
you linger to long in one place the guards will surely catch you.
The corridors are tricky and many of the rooms are traps,  so you
must move carefully but quickly if you are to escape.

You will have the option of going left, right or straight-as long
as there is a passage in that direction.  You can also  back  up.
When  you back up,  you will remain facing in the  direction  you
were going prior to backing up.

WOODS
The first part of Willow's journey is to the Daikini  crossroads.
to  get  there  he must traverse treacherous  woods  filled  with
searching Nockmarr troops and Death Dogs.

You  control  the  figure of Willow as  he  tries  to  reach  the
crossroads.  Willow  can run in any of eight directions,  and  is
armed with three magical acorns which can turn anything they  hit
to  stone.  More acorns can be found in the woods,  but they  are
scarce  so  use  them sparingly.  Avoid the Death  Dogs  and  the
Nockmaar troops.  If you are attacked and cannot escape, throw an
acorn at the attacker.  Don't fall in the pits or the swamp,  and
be   sure  to  cross  the  river  only  by  bridge  or   stepping
stones.  Speed is of the essence and you must move quickly on the
path, but you will need to leave the path to find acorns.

DAIKINI CROSSROADS
Here  you  must  choose  which cage  holds  the  Daikini  warrior
Madmatigan,  and which cage holds death. Select the right cage by
moving the cursor to it and pressing the button.

SPELLCASTING
Spellcasting is a game of sorcery. You must use all your magic to
transform  the  good sorceress Fin Razial back from  her  current
beastial  form.  Because your magic is uncertian,  you must  play
this game three times throughout the course of the adventure. The
first time transforms Fin Raziel from a possum like creature into
a  raven.  The second time she transforms from the raven  into  a
goat. And the third time she finally regains her humanity.

At the bottom of the screen you will see a row of thirteen  runic
charms.  Three  of these symbols must be combined in  the  proper
order  to cause the desired transformation.  If the  symbols  are
chosen  in the wrong order,  then Fin Razial will be  transformed
into  some monstrous thing.  If a symbol that is not part of  the
spell  is chosen,  terrible things will happen and you will  have
failed.

ICE CAVES:  To escape the mountain top snow camp of General Kael,
Madmartigan  and  Willow  must take a  desperate  run  down  the
mountian on an enemy's shielf. They find themselves in a twisting
network of icey  caves and  tunnels  which  they  must  carefully
negotiate.

At each junction you will have the option of going left, right or
continuing straight. There is no way to back up and there is only
one exit.

BATTLE
In  the  final  assault on  Nockmaar  Castle,  General  Keal  and
Madmartigan  finally  face eack other in a battle to  the  death.
Madmartigan  must  defaet  Kael himself on  the  steps  of  Queen
Bavmorda's tower.

In  this contest of master swordsmen,  you control the figure  of
Madmartigan.  There  are seven basic movements available to  you,
and just the right combination will serve to defeat Kael.

Movements with joystick, mouse or numeric key pad;

                          without 'fire' pressed

                     move left     jump      move right

                     move left     stand     move right

                     move left     duck      move right

                            with 'fire' pressed

                     slash high      jump    slash high

                     thrust middle   stand   thrust middle

                     slash low       duck    slash low

Note:  attack  direction  depends on which way the  character  is
facing.  The game is won when either Kael or Madmartigan falls.

THE FINAL BATTLE
This game cannot be played in practice mode, it only is available
if  you  overcome  all the previous challenges  and  have  proved
yourself  worthy to face Queen Bavmorda in a test of  magic.  You
must complete the necessary spell before she can  reach the altar
and  destroy Elora Danan.  The mechanics are similar to those  in
the  spellcasting game, but the spell is made up of nine  symbols
instead  of  three.  The outcome is uncertian,  but if  you  have
studied the lessons of Fin Raziel carefully, you will prevail.


                        CHANGING THE GAME

Once  you  have played through and won Willow,  you may  want  to
reset  the  game to create new challenges for  yourself.  If  you
select the Mindscape logo at the end of the scroll, you will have
various  options available to you.  Among these is the option  to
reset various settings in the game. If you choose this option all
of the choices in the game which are variable will be  randomized
to create a fresh game experience.


                       WILLOW REFERNCE CARD

                         GETTING STARTED

You need an Atari 520,1040 or mega with at least 512K. One or two
disk drives and a color monitor. A mouse or joystick is optional.

( I am sure everyone knows how to load a game by now!)

                           THE CONTROLS

Willow  can  be  played  using  one  of  three  control  devices-
mouse,joystick or keyboard (numeric pad).  A general  description
of  each  is given below.  Detailed instructions  for  each  game
follow.

Mouse:
The mouse is normally used to move  a small,  wand shaped  cursor
around the screen.  Selections are made by pointing to the choice
and pressing the left button.  Occasionally,  specific motions of
the  mouse in the direction you wish the on-screen figure  to  go
will do the trick.

Keyboard:
When  using  the keyboard,  you will have  several  options.  The
cursor keys are always active and map the motions of a joystick.
If you have a seperate cursor cluster,  you may need to press two
keys simultaneously to cause diagonal movement. In both cases the
space bar will act as the fire button.

Joystick:
The joystick does exactly what you would expect. Moving it any of
the eight directions causes corresponding movement on the screen.
Whenever the fire button is called for,  use button #1. Button #2
is never used in Willow.


                        SPECIFIC GAME CONTROLS

Each game in Willow has its own way of using the input  devices.
The following details each game's control system.

The Scroll:
While in the scroll, you can scroll forward or backward, stop the
motion, and select highlighted words to enter specific games.

To scroll forward and back;
With  a  mouse  or joystick - Move the wand to the bottom  of the
screen to move move forward and to the top to move backward.  The
closer to the top or bottom you move the cursor,  the  faster the
scroll will move.

With  the keyboard - Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the
top or bottom of the screen.

To select a word - Point the tip of the  wand on the desired word
and press the left  mouse button, joystick button #1 or the space
bar.


The Dungeons:
In the dungeons game,  you have the option of moving left, right,
straight ahead or back one move.

With a  mouse - Move the cursor to the exit you  want to use  and
press the left mouse button.

With a joystick - Move the joystick in the direction you  wish to
go,left, right, forward or back and press button #1.

With  the  keyboard - Press the cursor keys to  move left, right,
forward  or  back.  You can use either of the  keyboard  clusters
described previously.


Woods:
In the woods game,  you must escape the Nockmaar troops and Death
Dogs on your way to the Daikini Crossroads.  Throw acorns to stop
your opponents; pick up acorns by running over them.

With  a mouse - Move the mouse in the direction you want  to run.
Press  the left mouse button to throw an acorn in  the  direction
you are facing.

With a joystick - Move the joystick in the direction you  wish to
go, left, right, up, down  and the diagonals.  Press button #1 to
throw an acorn in the direction you are facing.

With the keyboard - Press the cursor keys to move left, right, up
down or diagonally.  Press the space bar to throw an acorn in the
direction  you are  facing.  You  can use  either of the keyboard
clusters described previously.


Daikini Crossroads:
Choose the left or right cage to free Madmartigan.

With a  mouse - Move the mouse left or right to face the  cage of
your choice. Press the left mouse button to open the door.

With a joystick -Move the joystick left or right to face the cage
of your choice.  Press button #1 to open the door.

With the keyboard - Press the cursor keys to face left  or right.
Press the space bar to open the door.


Spellcasting:
Choose the three symbols to free Fin Raziel.

With a mouse or joystick -Move the wand to the symbol you wish to
select.  Press the left mouse button or button #1 on the joystick
to choose the symbol.

With the keyboard -Use the arrow keys or the cursor keys  to  the
symbol  you  wish  to choose.  press the space  bar  to  make the
selection.


Ice Caves:
In the ice caves  you need to quickly choose left or right  turns
to find your way through the mountain.

With the joystick or mouse - Move left or right to turn.

With the keyboard - Press the cursor keys to move left or right.


Battle:
This has been described in prior pages.


                             SPECIAL KEYS

F1 - Allows  the game sequence just played to be replayed without
first returning to the scroll.  Works only in the practice mode.

ESC - Exits  a  game  and returns to  the scroll.  Works in  both
practice and quest modes.

P-Pauses the action.  Press this key again to continue.  Works in
both modes.

SPACE BAR OR BUTTON - Wheneverthe game pauses, pressing the mouse
button, joystick button, or the space bar will continue the game.

Game Reset:
Clicking on the Mindscape logo in the scroll will cause a  dialog
box to appear asking if you want to reset the game. Answering yes
will  cause all maps to be randomized all spells to be  scrambled
and  the cages in the Daikini Crossroads to be varied.  You  will
then return to the scroll,  ready to begin your new adventure. If
you  choose  no,  you will return to the  scroll  without  making
changes.


(Edited by Sewercide)