Top 10k strings from Ronnie Goes to Hollywood - Help (1987)(8th Day Software).tzx in <root> / bin / z80 / software / Sinclair Spectrum Collection TOSEC.exe / Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Games / [TZX] /

Back to the directory listing

   1 Created with Ramsoft MakeTZX
   1 CAT       F
   1 CAT       
   1 A$="--*--H.R.H. THE GAME FOR ALL THE (ROYAL) FAMILY--*--8TH. DAY--*--H.R.H. THE GAME FOR ALL THE " 
   1 ;"~If I could just find a new arm for my Teddy - but everyone     seems to want to stop me,AND    I'M GETTING MAD......~                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ":
   1 ;"selling the corgis to           Mac Donalds to pay for a new    chainsaw for Prince Williams    birthday present....? How is shegoing to afford meals on wheels for the Queen Mother....? And   what about her clothing bill    from Oxfam....? Hoping to save  the threatened dignity of our   most gracious monarch you see   yourself being knighted as you  hand the Queen her dole money...                                                                                               ":
   1 ;"giro! Thunder-struck you rack   your brain for a local pub      called the Queen Elizabeth....  until you notice THE address!    The giro slips to the floor,thelong line of zeros on it staringaccusingly up at you like       Princess Margaret after you've  nicked her last bottle of brown ale. Your heart throbs violentlylike Prince Andrews chopper-but what can you do? It looks as if you've got the Queens' giro-    surely she must have yours?      Will she have to resort to    ":
   1 ;"_______________________         ________________":
   1 ;"______                          ":
   1 ;"Using these as examples,REMOVE  COAT can be cut down to typing  REMO COAT,or CLIMB LADDER to    CLIM LADD.Though it may take    some getting used to,this can   save considerable time and help make the game more fun.As well  as these commands,there are alsosome additional words which are invaluable to the player        seriously involved in completingthe game.                                                                                                                       ":
   1 ;"To play the adventure,the playercontrols a character using a    VERB-NOUN format to manipulate  any objects they may find withinthe game.For example,~GET SWORD~or ~TAKE SWORD~ or ~DROP SWORD~.The game uses far more commands than these,the vocabulary of thegame reflecting the possible    manipulation of any objects to  be found within it.I.E:-If the  game contains a coat,the player should be able to WEAR it,etc.                                                               ":
   1 ;"To move around the game world,  the player uses compass         directions.EG:NORTH,SOUTH,EAST, SOUTHEAST etc.Note the use of UPand DOWN are also allowed,as areIN and OUT.Most of these can be abbreviated from say,NORTH to   just N.This obviously saves time-SOUTHEAST becomes SE and DOWN  becomes D.Not only can          directions be shortened either, TAKE becomes T-though as a rule,only the 1st 4 letters   are    necessary.                                              ":
   1 ;"The main verbs in all adventuresare as follows:-TAKE,DROP,WEAR, REMOVE,EAT,DRINK,OPEN,PRESS,    PULL,TIE,CLIMB,PUSH,READ,LOOK,  SEARCH,EXAMINE,HELP.This is by  no means an exhaustive list,and is meant only as some indicationof the flexibility allowed.All  verbs can be followed by a noun,though there are some words thatcan be used as a single word    entry,and therefore have specialimportance.                                                                                  ":
   1 ;"The bar of chocolate for examplemay just be poisonous!Above all persevere-even the hardiest     adventure players get stuck the first time they play a game,and it is quite likely you will be  killed off a few times at first!But eventually you will         ~acclimatise~ yourself and face even the toughest quest without any qualms!If really stuck of   course,hint-sheets are availabledirectly from us on receipt of aSAE.                                                           ":
   1 ;"Secret manuals must be retrievedan evil traitor dispensed with  and a top secret crippled ship  destroyed before the Federation can rest in peace once more.The fate of the Universe is in your hands!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ":
   1 ;"QUANN TULLA(Moderate difficulty)Highly advanced robots,automaticdefence traps,advanced computer systems all play a part in this challenging Science Fiction     adventure in which the player   takes on the might of the evil, corrupt Empire on the behalf of the ailing Federation.The battletakes place in the energy       shattered hull of a once proud  flagship,through deep space,and finally to a desperate          conclusion on a far distant     alien world.                     ":
   1 ;"Playing Tips                                                    The secret of adventure games isto be curious-try examing every thing;search objects,try using  the objects in different ways;isthe bar of chocolate to be eatenor should I give it to the      Dragon?Also remember that you   are very rarely told everything and most things are left for youto discover.                                                                                                                   ":
   1 ;"PLAY ADVENTURES":
   1 ;"One thing is certain - this     Midsummer Nights Fantasy will   have you bemused for a          long time!!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ":
   1 ;"One person though,may be able toapproach unseen and evade       Stirlings defences. In any othersituation the idea would be     ludicruos but Stirling must be  stopped. The freezing polar     ice-cap must be crossed. Then   the real battle will begin as   you attempt to first find,then  outwit,Stirling. Yet the Arctic wastes hold more dangers than   sub-zero temperatures. You are  about to discover what          they are.....                                                   ":
   1 ;"It is in this area that the mainbody of the adventure rests.To  be able to successfully completethe quest,find all the treasuresetc.they will have to be able touse the objects found,and the   objects should be capable of    being used as one whould expect.A gun for example,should be ableto be fired FIRE GUN,a door     could be opened OPEN DOOR,but a key may be required first!UNLOCKDOOR.Notes or books can be read READ BOOK.                                                    ":
   1 ;"It is important to remember thatany movements after the save arenot remembered by the program,  and so it is advised to use the SAVE facility regulary.         (Especially after successfully  completing any difficult        section!).To re-commence at yoursaved position,rewind the tape, connect the earphone leads and  type RESTORE or LOAD.To QUIT thegame and return to basic type   QUIT.For a list of your current posessions type INVENTORY or I.                                  ":
   1 ;"IN SEARCH OF ANGELS    (ModerateDifficulty)                     One of Britains early warning   attack satellites is missing anda C.I.A. agent is found dead in the Thames.You believe that the two incidents are linked.       If you dare to take on the role of COBOL in this ~Fleming-style~international adventure then youwill enter the world of car     chases,deadly assassins and     intrigue.                                                                                        ":
   1 ;"ICE STATION ZERO    (Moderate   Difficulty)                     An international terrorist knownonly as Stirling has issued a   mad decree: ~Pay me one billion dollars or I will wipe out New  York~. Emergency radio          transmissions create panic. A   remote polar research station   taken by force seems to be in   Sterlings hands. All out attack is unlikely to guarantee        success.....                                                                                    ":
   1 ;"How to Play Adventure Games.                                    Text Adventure games can best bedescribed as ~computerised      novels~ in which the player     moves about the game world in   search  of some end objective,  which may vary from locating    buried treasure, or taking up   some perilous quest;the format  is of no set topic,imagination  being  the only limit.                                                                                                      ":
   1 ;"HOW  TO":
   1 ;"H.R.H.":
   1 ;"FOUR MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT        (Advanced Difficulty)           Four Minutes to Midnight is a   unique strategy adventure       program set in a world          devastated by a bacteriological disaster in which 90% of the    population have died from a     breed of super-plague. In the   aftermath a new hierarchy of    technical and engineering skillsarises,on which the future      societies will be based.                                                                        ":
   1 ;"FAERIE     (Advanced difficulty)                                Lateral thinking is definately  required to progress in this    surrealistic fantasy. Not for   the faint hearted,you will have to find hoards of treasure in   scenarios varying from the long forgotten grottos of the demonicunderworld and open countryside populated by eccentric          characters blocking your every  move;to the mystic granite      reliefs of animated chess pieceson an immense board.            ":
   1 ;"Enter: [P] to page or,                 [R] to return to MENU":
   1 ;"Can you guide a party of five   people across America,organisingevery characters movements in a blend of strategy and adventure in search of a nuclear-free     Utopia? First you will have to  disarm your dead countries      latent nuclear capability.      Everyone of the five people at  your disposal will play their   part in your eventual success orfailure!!                                                                                                                       ":
   1 ;"CUDDLES - The game for BIG kids.(Moderate difficulty).          ~Mummy's gone to the shops and  that NASTY NANNY is glaring at  me again - and I'm bored!       What's this do? Why am I in thisplaypen? Why is.....            Pack lots of nappies,take a nicewarm romper suit and escape fromthe tedium of the nursery into  the intriguing Land of Make-    believe.                        ~Things seem to be getting      curiouser and curiouser.....                                   ":
   1 ;"As you travel around the World  piecing the clues together,you  discover that society as we knowit is in terrible danger - and  time is running out.....                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ":
   1 ;"As the games are without        exception very large and complexthere is a facility to save the game at any particular point.   This is of great value,as you   will obviously not want to startfrom the very beginning every   time you play the game.The      command to save a game at any   position is SAVE.Connect the    microphone leads to your tape   recorder and insert a fresh tapethen start recording and press  any key.The SAVE is very quick, and the game will then continue.":
   1 ;"48K SPECTRUM ADVENTURES         JUST `2.50 EACH.               ":
   1 ;"********************************"
   1 ;" PLEASE WAIT "
   1 ;" 8TH.DAY ":
   1 ;"   __________________________   "
   1 ;"   _______________              ":
   1 ;"   _____                        ":
   1 ;"   [I] How to get your 8TH. DAY        adventures.                                                                                                              "
   1 ;"   [C] FOUR MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT    [D] CUDDLES                     [E] QUANN TULLA                 [F] ICE STATION ZERO            [G] IN SEARCH OF ANGELS         [H] FAERIE                   "
   1 ;"   [A] HRH: The storyline.         [B] How to play Adventure           Games.                                                   ":
   1 ;"   OTHER 8TH. DAY ADVENTURES.   ":
   1 ;"   MENU:":
   1 ;"   LOADING   ":
   1 ;"   GAMES AT `2.50:              ":
   1 --*--H.R.H. THE GAME FOR ALL THE (ROYAL) FAMILY--*--8TH. DAY--*--H.R.H. THE GAME FOR ALL THE B
   1 "********************************":
   1 " At last it's Wednesday morning!Sitting hunched beneath the     letter box waiting for your dolegiro,you rummage through an ash tray for a last remaining dog   end. After what seems an        eternity,the letter arrives!!    Hallelujah!! Eagerly ripping   open the DHSS envelope you      clutch the giro to your heaving chest,gibbering uncontrollably. Regaining your composure you    notice with a gasp of horror    that it isn't your name on the ":
   1 "                                 4 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT;CUDDLES; QUANN TULLA;ICE STATION ZERO;   IN SEARCH OF ANGELS and FAERIE  are available from:                 8TH. DAY,                       18 FLAXILL,                     MORETON,                        WIRRAL,                         MERSEYSIDE,L46 7UH.         Please enclose crossed cheque/POfor `2.50 per game,made payable to 8TH. DAY SOFTWARE.          ":
   1  8TH. DAY SOFTWARE,1984.