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1 then and only then
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1 When in doubt make music
1 Tygers of Gekko
1 TOLD YOU SO
1 READY ? START TAPE AND PRESS KEY
1 Gekko Four
1 DO NOT READ THIS BIT
1 ;"yo uha veb roke nint";
1 ;"t odi scovers omethi";
1 ;"o the listing hoping";
1 ;"ng useful. Well, for";
1 ;"king little pluke. Th";
1 ;"isis myprog ramOpp it"
1 ;"if you can read this";
1 ;"ge tityoun astys nea";
1 ;"When you have found and blasted every tyger, re-crystallized the Shivering Gem of Klaarzqtt, hypnotized the oyster, achieved the status of Mega-mega-Warlock,bored the weregerbil to death, recruited the Shadow-Armies of the Outcast, barbecued the Dove of Peace, rescued the nineteenthiridescent owl from the flaming pit, remembered where you left your foot, spoken the Spell of Oblivion from the lexicon of theUndead, abandoned your C5 ..."
1 ;"THE BRILLIANTLY WITTY";
1 ;"STOP TAPE":
1 ;"REALLY USEFUL INSTRUCTIONS"
1 ;"Press to continue this rubbish"
1 ;"Press any key to learn the worst"
1 ;"Of course, things then begin to get a mite difficult."
1 ;"OK, enough of this gay banter. Press a key and note the really useful instructions.
1 ;"Not so hot on the old languages,eh ? Oh, well, here are a few tips in plain English..."
1 ;"N,S,E,W,NE,NW,SE,SW,UP,DOWN,GET,DROP,WEAR,REMOVE,EAT,DRINK,SCORE(I)NVENTORY,LOOK and EXAMINE areprobably the least imaginative commands you can try
1 ;"If by chance you can't read ancient Sumerian press any key."
1 ;"INTRODUCTION (Y/N
1 ;"IMMEDIATELY PLEASE";
1 ;"DO YOU WISH TO READ";
1 ;"Congratulations ! You have beenvolunteered..."
1 ;" Press any key for more of this gripping tale ..."
1 ;" ... embraced the fragrant redbadger,tricked the Arch-Mage outof his truss, used the narwhal as a tuba, extracted the stone from the sword, escorted Perseusback to the right myth, stomped the tapioca, forgiven the sins of the eggplant, read the small print, set the potted shrimps ablaze, boldly gone, sheepishly returned, stifled the soprano walrus, embalmed the nine elms, hurled the turtle at the albino kidney, solved the crow, baffledthe beaver, disabled the lilac trenchcoat, stampeded the kelp, arranged the iceberg into a wellknown phrase or saying, poleaxedthe honey, psychoanalyzed the tea-bag ..."
1 ;" ... befriended the homicidal dwarf, hopped backwards over thelava-fields blindfolded, hacked the Zombie Legion to ribbons, distilled the Dew of Morning andquaffed it, charmed the granite turkeys with hot wax, sought andfound every ingredient of both potions of prescience, waltzed with the deaf octopus, ignored the damsel in distress, endured the wrath of The Worm, rescued the droid's peanut-butter, savedthe Universe (twice)
1 . Press a key."
1 . Gekko is an unimportant star in a rather boring sector of a much-ignored galaxy. Sounds fun doesn't it ?"
1 , You realise this won't give a whole new meaning to your life ?"
1 , QUIT if you can't hack it
1 , HELP usually doesn't
1 ' SAVE any position (but without atitle so note where you've tapedthe bytes) and LOAD back at will
1 "Suddenly, massively weedy jaws clamp down on your toe. From theoverflow pipe a muffled voice emerges (it's not easy to talk with a foot in your mouth) ..."
1 "Soon you will sleep. When you wake you will find yourself on the planet
1 "Right now my hypodermic teeth are releasing an irresistible hypnotic drug into your blood. Don't think I enjoy doing this. If I had my way I'd be sinking my fangs into the soft throat ofa succulent Transylvanian wench.As it is, I'm acting on behalf of Certain Parties who have justarranged an enormous transfusioninto my blood-bank account.
1 "Now, about this job ...
1 "Now for the good news...
1 " ""This is Arbogast, your friendly neighbourhood vampire speaking."
1 " So there you are, up to your ears in bath-foam, contemplatinga career as the Albanian anchovyski-jump coach, when you are hitby a strange urge to slide your toe into the cold tap ...
1 are you trulyready to progress onwards to thesecond level."
1 When you succeed in saving the universe or whatever, they may let you return home. Real big ofthem, eh ?""":
1 These parties need a volunteer to do a little job for them ..."
1 Certain Parties were a bit vagueabout that. All they told me isthat it's vital to the survivalof the universe. Personally, I'dsay that's about as likely as wings on a lobster. But then, I'm a notorious cynic."
1 * Then press any key to continue "
1 (alias Certain Parties) operate,I seriously doubt that."
1 The strategy just outlinedonly applies to the version of this game specially designed forthe entire computer-network of the U.S. Missile Defense System.If you do not have access to theSystem please ignore all this. If you do have access you are either an about-to-be-jailed hacker or you are wasting your time when you should be scanningyour screen for incoming blips. Pay attention !"
1 Only one more page of really useful instructions (honestly) and you can get on with your holiday on
1 Obscenity will get you nowhere Ditto violence. Lizards rule OK
1 I suggest you just mooch around and see if anything makes sense.Knowing how the
1 ...A perfectly normal evening inSuite 919 of the Penge Hilton...