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4 LOC=L(LOC/10 3 )="OPEN DOO" 2 holding=holding-1 2 h$(obj)=" ": 2 THE ISLAND 2 HOLDING=HOLDING-1 2 4 Please type either: 2 / "GO TO loc" to continue game, "RUN" to restart. 2 ,OBJ)="1": 2 )="WEAR HAT" 2 )="WEAR CAP" 2 )="PUT EXPL" 2 )="PUT DYNA" 2 )="PLACE EX" 2 )="PLACE DY" 2 '"You open the door."''"Possible routes: S.": 2 '"You dig...": 2 '"I just gave you a perfectly gooddescription!": 2 "ISL MASTER" 2 "Another go? "; 2 by Martyn C. Davis 1 w$="WITH AXE" 1 v$="DYNA": 1 nl=l(loc/10 1 n,n,n,n,820 1 ma=ma+(.25 1 m$="OPEN BOT" 1 m$="KILL SNA" 1 j$="WITH ROP" 1 j$="USING RO" 1 j$="ROPE " 1 j$="JUMP " 1 j$="CLIMB " 1 holding=holding+1 1 h$(obj)="1": 1 a penknife 1 \ I sincerely hope that you did not break into this program in an attempt to cheat by examiningthe listing! 1 TAKE (OBJECT) 1 M$="BASH SNA" 1 M$="ATTACK S" 1 H$(OBJ)="1")+(9580 1 H$(OBJ)=" ": 1 H$(OBJ)=" ") 1 H$(OBJ)=" " 1 Find what you seek"'" In the house of the lord. 1 DROP (OBJECT) 1 D$="FIX WIRE": 1 CONGRATULATIONS! 1 Bluebeard Davis 1 ="8")-(.25 1 ;"signed"; 1 ;"Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!"; 1 ;"This ain't ye treasure, but 1 ;"Something ye seek will be over 1 ;"PLEASE WAIT FOR A FEW MOMENTS" 1 ;"In which direction ?"'"(N,S,E,W) "; 1 ;"If you go north from my old hut,"; 1 ;"B A N G !!!!": 1 ;"1590 A.D." 1 ;"(ye dreaded) 1 ;" ^ THE PARCHMENT" 1 70,90,ls,ls 1 ,obj)="1": 1 ,OBJ)=" ": 1 )="TIE WIRE" 1 )="SMASH DO" 1 )="READ PAR" 1 )="READ MAP" 1 )="READ LAB" 1 )="READ BOT" 1 )="PLAY FLU" 1 )="OPEN CHE" 1 )="OPEN BOT" 1 )="LOOK UP" 1 )="LOOK PAR" 1 )="KILL WIL" 1 )="KILL MAN" 1 )="GIVE RUM" 1 )="FIX WIRE" 1 )="FIX DYNA" 1 )="ENTER BO" 1 )="CONNECT WIR" 1 )="CHOP DOO" 1 )="BREAK DO" 1 )="BOARD BO" 1 )="BLOW FLU") 1 )="ATTACK M" 1 )="ATTACH W" 1 )="ATTACH D" 1 );":"'"You can't go that way": 1 ''"you've failed": 1 ''"You lunge, but the snake darts under your attack." 1 ''"You climb...": 1 ''"TOO LATE!! the snake attacks, and winds its tail quickly 1 ''"Possible routes: N,S.": 1 ''" You put the dynamite at the base of the blockage.": 1 ''" Use keys 8 & 5 to move right & left."''"press a key to commence" 1 ''" The dynamite is connected to the radio socket, and is placed at the foot of the blockage."'" The storm cloud sags heavy 1 ''" Suddenly, the lion springs 1 ''" Some useful commands:" 1 '"pardon?": 1 '"You've left it too late. I'm afraid you caught a particularlyvirulent strain of malaria in the jungle, and now you are dead": 1 '"You take ";o$(obj): 1 '"You start to climb the huge heapof rubble.": 1 '"You smash the wild man on the head with all your strength. He grunts, looks at you, then tearsyour head off.": 1 '"You see, carved into a palm treetrunk, the words,"''" ' 1 '"You put the wire in the socket.": 1 '"You put it on your head when youoriginally picked it up.": 1 '"You open the chest.."''"You can see:"'"inscribed parchment": 1 '"You open the bottle, and see a clear liquid inside.": 1 '"You have the following:": 1 '"You fix the wire to the dynamite": 1 '"You enter the boat.": 1 '"You drop ";o$(obj): 1 '"You don't have that with you.": 1 '"You don't have one": 1 '"You don't have it.": 1 '"You dig..."''"Your spade hits a solid object.": 1 '"You dig..."''"Suddenly your spade hits 1 '"You can't climb that!": 1 '"You can see:": 1 '"You can see:"'"an oaken chest": 1 '"You can see:"'"The 1 '"You can do that if you want, butI'll tell you now that that 1 '"To the WHAT? ": 1 '"The map shows only the location of the island you must explore. It lies many miles due South of your own island.": 1 '"The label is half worn away, butyou can make out, 'Q I NE'.": 1 '"The dynamite exploded. 1 '"The door swings open..."''"Possible routes: N,S,W.": 1 '"The WHAT?": 1 '"Suddenly, you lose your footing,and tumble to your death.": 1 '"Something tells me you're not a musician...": 1 '"SPLAT! you just jumped 50m!": 1 '"Possible routes: N,S,E,W.": 1 '"Possible routes: ";: 1 '"Please just state the direction you wish to travel in.": 1 '"Pardon?": 1 '"It's too heavy to lift!": 1 '"It's locked...": 1 '"It sails through the air...": 1 '"It is up to you to discover whatthe many other commands are." 1 '"I do enough for you already!!": 1 '"How do you throw something whichyou have not got?": 1 '"He takes ";o$(obj)'"and smashes it to bits with his club." 1 '"He snatches the bottle of rum from your grasp, bites off the top, and downs the entire 1 '" You CAREFULLY place the dyna- mite on the ground...": 1 '" Remember you must find the tre-asure, and then get it back to 1 '" As you gently blow down the flute, the snake starts swaying,mesmerised.Suddenly he keels over, in a deep,deep sleep.": 1 "a penknife","a torch","a bottle of rum" 1 "a coil of rope","inscribed parchment","a smooth stone","an ancient map","a gold compass","a sailor's cap","an ornate flute","a gold sovereign","an oaken chest","a human skull","the 1 "You'll kill yourself!"'': 1 "You'd need a spade with this ground...": 1 "You manage to open the bottle.": 1 "You have nothing to drink...": 1 "You drink down the quinine. 1 "You can't carry any more!": 1 "You are lost at sea.": 1 "You are in a concealed clearing.The soil looks disturbed in thisarea.": 1 "With what? "; 1 "The house's door is shut.": 1 "The ";d$;"? Where?": 1 "SOUTH " 1 "PLAY FLU" 1 "Nothing of interest.": 1 "Nothing at all": 1 "It's lucky that you're wearing the cap.": 1 "It lands nearby."'': 1 "ISL M.M." 1 "BLOW FLU") 1 "Attach wire to what? "; 1 "Attach dynamite to what? "; 1 ","a stick of dynamite","a torch battery","some electric wire","a hefty spade","a labelled bottle","a sharp axe" 1 " You've ripped the bottom of your boat out on a very jagged rock, and you have now drowned.": 1 " You stand under a massive, 1 " You stand over a small, but very fast flowing stream. It leads east, to a blue lagoon.": 1 " You stand outside a broken downold wooden house,its entrance toyour south." 1 " You stand in a charred and 1 " You stand by your boat in a small, sheltered cove.": 1 " You stand by a gushing spring. The water is clear and babbles quietly as it flows by.": 1 " You stand by a fallen tree, which has fallen over the path.": 1 " You stand at the entrance of a narrow ravine. The mountainous sides tower above you, men- 1 " You stand amongst some high sand-dunes. The sound of the seais loud.": 1 " You seem to have come across the remains of some kind of 1 " You see a wild man lying on thefloor, snoring loudly, with an empty rum bottle in his hand.": 1 " You see a rusted heap of metal,which on closer inspection turnsout to be an ex-army jeep.": 1 " You see a dead lion at your feet, with a sharp axe embedded straight between the eyes.": 1 " You hack south through thick jungle, until you come flat up against a very large, very well constructed wall.": 1 " You go south."''" You stop and look north. "'"Suddenly a mighty lightning boltflashes to earth via the radio aerial. A tremendous explosion rents the air.": 1 " You go further along the cave. Suddenly a very large snake 1 " You find yourself looking eye to eye with the largest, most ferocious man-eating lion you'veever seen.": 1 " You find yourself in a flat area. A large bulldozer stands close by.": 1 " You fall, and break your neck.": 1 " You come to the abrupt end of the jungle. To your west is a huge, smooth wall.": 1 " You come to a turn in the moun-tain path. As you turn it, you are treated with a spectacular view of the sea.": 1 " You come to a small native 1 " You come to a sheer drop. Belowyou you see your little boat on the beach you landed on.": 1 " You come to a bend in the 1 " You are within the cave. It is dim and cool, and you see more evidence of excavation.": 1 " You are walking along a well- worn path.": 1 " You are wading through swamp land. You feel very faint, and you start shaking.."''" You drop to the ground." 1 " You are wading through a large amount of long grass.": 1 " You are standing between two large tree trunks, planted in the ground, about 1.5m apart, each with a leather thong aroundits middle.": 1 " You are on very marshy ground. Your boots start sinking slowly into the quagmire.": 1 " You are on the sandy shore. To your south is a blue lagoon.": 1 " You are on the beach. To your south, behind a palm grove, liesa lagoon." 1 " You are on the ash slopes of anactive volcano. Smoke trickles from the mouth of the volcano.": 1 " You are on muddy ground.": 1 " You are on a small bridge 1 " You are on a narrow promontory:the waves are quite rough here, spraying you with surf.": 1 " You are on a grassy plain. At your feet are three deep holes, about 30cm. in diameter,arrangedin a perfect triangle.": 1 " You are on a beautiful beach ofwhite sand that stretches far tothe east. To your north is the sea.": 1 " You are now on a fairly steep mountain path.": 1 " You are now in dark,quiet 1 " You are now at what seems to bethe rock face, and blasting 1 " You are in your house, on your island. To your south is your front door.": 1 " You are in what seems to have once been a kitchen. Cobwebs areeverywhere.": 1 " You are in very thick jungle area.The light is being cut off by the dense foliage.": 1 " You are in very thick jungle area.": 1 " You are in the ravine. Your passage to the north is blocked by a recent fall of boulders."'" A drop of rain from the storm cloud hits you on the nose." 1 " You are in the northern end of the ravine. Rain starts falling.": 1 " You are in the middle of a rockpool. Crabs scuttle from your feet as you splash through the water.": 1 " You are in the lion's den. Morehuman bones are scattered on thefloor.": 1 " You are in the cool, shady 1 " You are in bushy jungle area, with vines hanging from the talltrees, and exotic plants litter-ing the floor.": 1 " You are in an open area. Heavy footprints are in the mud at your feet, and they look as if they were made quite recently..." 1 " You are in an extremely over- grown area of jungle. You can only just make out your possibleroutes.": 1 " You are in an area which is full of old,rotting tents.": 1 " You are in an area of thick bushes.": 1 " You are in an area bounded to the north by very craggy 1 " You are in a wide plain: all grass on the ground is burnt black.": 1 " You are in a very thick jungle area, full of swampy ground, flies and mosquitoes.": 1 " You are in a very open and 1 " You are in a valley path: 1 " You are in a valley path. 1 " You are in a small cornfield, where you see the frightened villagers, hiding from the 1 " You are in a small clearing, with a very large cliff face to your west.": 1 " You are in a palm grove. The sun shines through the waving fronds, and a blue lagoon lies to your west.": 1 " You are in a mysterious set of stone ruins. They look like 1 " You are in a green clearing, with gigantic palm trees 1 " You are in a foul-smelling 1 " You are in a deserted area, scattered with human bones.": 1 " You are in a dark jungle. A mosquito settles on your shoul-der.": 1 " You are in a damp & narrow 1 " You are crossing some hills, which are no impedance to your progress.": 1 " You are by a stagnant pool, andweeds grow around it.": 1 " You are at your boatyard. Your motor boat stands at anchor.": 1 " You are at the east end of the beach. To your north is the sea.": 1 " You are at sea, fog clouds yourview of the horizon.": 1 " Well done."'"You now stand far enough away from the palm tree so as not to be in any danger.": 1 " Well done."'"The fog has now descended again.": 1 " To your east is a very deep crevasse. You cannot make out what is at the bottom, nor on the other side.": 1 " The information is saved."''"Press V to verify or any other key to continue the game."'''"If during VERIFICATION program execution stops, then type"'" 'GO TO loc' to continue." 1 " The cliff face sweeps round to the south, making this route a dead-end.": 1 " Suddenly you feel very light headed,and you drop to the floor."'"You've died of sunstroke.": 1 " Suddenly the fog clears: just in time. In front of your speed-ing boat you see menacing rocks jutting out of the water."'" There's no time to slow down, you're going to have to dodge them." 1 " Barring your path is a very bigvery hairy and very savage- 1 " As you look up, you see a rustyradio aerial standing on the mountainous slopes and a wire connecting the aerial to a 1 " A very large coconut landed on your head, and you are now in nofit state to continue your questfor treasure.": 1 !!!"''" A blinding lighting flash hits the radio aerial.The electricitycourses to earth via the wire, igniting the explosive, which you were standing by."''" You've been blown clean off the island!": 1 y Martyn C. Davis 1 wooden statue."'" The place is deserted. Suddenlyyou realise why there are no people. To your north, you see aman-eating lion.": 1 will restart the game." 1 village. Mud and thatch huts are huddled around a large 1 towards you with a thunderous roar, and sinks his teeth into your neck.": 1 thy nut." 1 they've been here centuries.": 1 surrounding you. You look up, and see, in the tree tops, mena-cing apes, brandishing huge 1 springs up, poised to attack." 1 something:a yellow glint catchesyour eye.": 1 some electric wire a hefty spade 1 solved the hardest adventure I have written to date."''"Well done! "'''"Martyn Davis April '83": 1 socket,set into a small concretepillar near you, marked, 'RADIO'": 1 smooth wall, which lies to your west.": 1 saves your position to tape 1 repeats location description."'" 1 passage.": 1 passage way. Burnt-out torches line the walls.": 1 overhead." 1 move you in that 1 mountains, & to the west by the giant wall, which has been builtinto the mountains.": 1 monstrous lion.": 1 looking wild man. He's got his club over his shoulder,& he 1 loads it back."'" 1 little battery is flat.": 1 jungle swamp. A fly bites your neck.": 1 inscribed parchment a smooth stone 1 hallway of the house. A broken door swings to your north.": 1 forest. Pine needles litter the ground, and no birds sing.": 1 feet once more.": 1 exposed place. The sun burns down upon your head.": 1 excavation: the ground is full of holes & trenches, and a cave is to your north.": 1 equipment is scattered around.": 1 drops it."'" 1 don't be glum:"; 1 doesn't look very sociable!" 1 direction.": 1 crossing a very small stream.": 1 contents in one gulp. 1 colourful vegetation overcrowds the scene.": 1 coconuts."'" Suddenly they start throwing the nuts at you: you'll have to dodge them to get across the clearing..."''" keys 5 & 8 for left & right."''"press a key to commence." 1 blown the rocks over a wide area": 1 blackened place where the rubbleonce lay. The explosion has 1 around you. It then sinks its venomous fangs into your neck.": 1 an ornate flute 1 an ancient map 1 acingly."'" Storm clouds darken the skies.": 1 a sailor's cap 1 a labelled bottle a sharp axe 1 a human skull 1 a gold sovereign an oaken chest 1 a gold compass 1 a coil of rope 1 a bottle of rum 1 You see foot prints at your 1 You have been blown clean off the island." 1 You eventually start to feel better.": 1 The information is saved in twoparts. Be ready for a second ""START TAPE & PRESS ANY KEY"" message. 1 I sincerely hope that you did not break into this program in an attempt to cheat by examiningthe listing! 1 He hiccups, then keels over, unconscious.": 1 1983 VIRGIN GAMES LTD 1 - T H E I S L A N D -" 1 "THE ISLAND" 1 you have 1 takes an object"'" 1 PRESS ANY KEY TO COMMENCE 1 gives an object inventory"'" 1 a stick of dynamite a torch battery