templeofterror-manual - Museum of Computer Adventure Game
Contents
1. turning just once to wave goodbye to old Yaztromo Walking through the tall grasses a shiver runs down your spine at the thought of Malbordus s assassins coming after you You travel steadily south only deviating twice to circumvent danger spotted by the crow Three hours later you arrive at the banks of Catfish River at a point where it is spanned by a rope bridge Lg aE ee ee ene eeenweene eee eee eee ee ee ee side Alt least We are Warned Of our I pcnaing groom Chalks to my pet crow who overhead the conversation between the Dark Elves and Malbordus What we must do now is find somebody who can reach the lost city before Malbordus and destroy the Dragon artefacts We need a fearless young warrior who is willing to risk life and limb to save us all Is there one among you who would volunteer Each Dwarf looks around to see if another has dared to accept the challenge Standing there watching the worried Dwarfs you realize that there is only one thing you can do With a wry smile on your face you raise your arm in the air and offer your services Yaztromo sees you and says Haven t I seen you somewhere before Never mind you look like the kind of person we want Make way for our brave volunteer We must leave for my tower immediately Come ierpple FRE ji adl Adventure Soft U K Ltd PO Box 786 Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B75 7SL Some help on how to play Temp2. Penguin Books Ltd All rights reserved 1986 Adventure Soft U K Ltd Written and published by Adventure Soft U K Ltd distributed by U S Gold Ltd Copyright subsists on the program All rights of the producer reserved Unauthorised broadcasting diffusion public performance copying or re recording hiring leasing renting and selling under any exchange or repurchase scheme in any manner is prohibited
3. ensuring it is fully rewound and switch on your computer Ensure that your machine is in the correct loading mode by typing TAPE then press RETURN and if you have a filing system other than Tape installed type PAGE amp EOO then press RETURN if you are uncertain as to whether this applies then do it anyway Type CHAIN then RETURN followed by PLAY on the cassette recorder at which point the screen will display Searching then when the programme is found Loading Shortly after a title page will appear whilst the main program is loaded When a load is complete a message will appear asking if you wish to start a new game or load a saved game To commence play simply answer the prompt for a new game and you will be at the start of one of the most fascinating computer experiences available If you wish to continue a Saved game respond appropriately to the prompt and insert the cassette of your saved game fully rewound into your cassette recorder press PLAY and the press RETURN as instructed on the screen If you wish to save a game to continue at a later time simply insert a blank tape into your cassette recorder then press PLAY amp RECORD Type SAVE GAME and press RETURN and follow the instructions on the screen which will prompt you to ready your cassette and press RETURN Doso and your current position will be saved Please note that as per the instructions above it is essential to load the program first before loading a Sa
4. Background Perhaps it was because he was born during a full moon with wolves howling around his mother s forest hut that Malbordus s nature was evil Perhaps it was something more sinister than that But it is certain that after his mother abandoned him Malbordus grew up in Darkwood Forest in the care of Darkside Elves He was taught the Elves wicked ways and also discovered powers of his own He could make plants wither and die simply by snapping his fingers he could make animals obey him with his piercing gaze The Elves urged him on and helped him develop his powers so that they could teach him the arcane and evil magic of the ancient Elf Lords magic so vile and powerful that it kills unworthy users In pursuit of such evil powers Malbordus grew into manhood In order to prove to the Elves that he was ready to receive the Elf Lords knowledge he first had to pass a test He was ordered to journey south to the Desert of Skulls to find the city of Vatos In the city were hidden five Dragon artefacts which he would have to find and collect A simple incantation would bring the Dragons to life to serve the forces of evil Malbordus would then instruct them to fly him back to Darkwood Forest where a massive army would be assembling He would receive the ancient powers and lead the hordes of chaos across Allansia in an unstoppable wave of death and destruction It was only by a stroke of luck that these terrible plans were discove
5. any tone control is on maximum treble the tape is fully rewound and if necessary experiment with the recorder s volume See Chapter 20 of your Spectrum manual When the load is completed you will be asked if you wish to start a new game or reload a Saved game To commence play simply answer the prompt for a new game and your computer will open the doors on a new world for you If you wish to continue a Saved game respond appropriately to the prompt and insert the cassette of your Saved game fully rewound into your recorder Press PLAY and the press RETURN as instructed on the screen If you have any problems loading a Saved game bear in mind that your recordings are probably at a different level to commercial tapes and you may need to adjust the recorder s volume level in compensation If you wish to save a game to continue at a later date insert a blank tape into your cassette recorder and type SAVE GAME and RETURN on your Spectrum Follow the instructions on the screen to ready your cassette press PLAY amp RECORD then press RETURN Your current position will now be saved but please note that as per the instructions above it is essential to load the program first before attempting to reload a Saved game Spectrum 128K Place in 128K mode type LOAD then press PLAY on your yy _ se 5 To load TEMPLE OF TERROR for the BBC computer ensure that your cassette recorder is correctly connected insert the cassette
6. down into his old oak chair by now looking quite tired from the long journey He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a fragile pair of gold rimmed spectacles After placing them on his nose he peers at you over the top of them and you feel quite unnerved by his piercing gaze Finally he says Anybody who would hope to defeat Malbordus must certainly know a little magic So I will give you a copy of my spell book By the way I would like you to know how privileged you are to learn my magic But a crisis is a crisis Now let s get on with it The old Wizard looks at you solemnly and says Every minute is vital you must begin your journey immediately Without doubt Malbordus will learn of your mission to thwart him and may send an assassin or two after you My crow will lead you as far as Catfish River A grim task is ahead of you but our thoughts will be with you Yaztromo leads you back down the spiral staircase and out into the open Suddenly he gives a shrill whistle a large crow immediately swoops down from the top of the tower and settles on his shoulder Now crow guide our friend as far as Catfish River and make sure you keep a good lookout The last thing we want is an ambush on our own doorstep You shake hands with Yaztromo and reassure him that you will destroy the Dragons of Vatos before Malbordus can attain his evil goal He then commands his crow to fly south The crow squawks and flies off You hurry after it
7. hen be restored at a later date by answering YES to Do you want to RESTORE a saved game LOAD GAME Loads a saved game from tape WAIT There may be times in the game when being able to wait has a distinct advantage This command will let the game move on by one move longer waits can be entered by WAIT 5 WAIT 10 BOM Very useful this particularly if you are playing in a cavalier manner constantly being killed by wandering nasties and ending up as lunch for some hideous looking quadruped Typing BOM back one move does just that you will be given another chance to wipe the egg of your face If one of your thoughtless actions results in death then by typing BOM as your first command after the title page at the restarted game position you will get another chance at survival from your last move GET ALL Picks up all the available objects in your current location but will not get objects that you have yet to discover and will not allow you to carry more than you are capable of DROP ALL Drops everything that you are carrying NOTE A wellknown firm of BUG exterminators has been on a round the clock mission to eradicate these elusive little pests we think we have found them all but you never know If you think you have found one please write and tellus LOADING INSTRUCTIONS instructions of the screen to press PLAY on the recorder and then return If you have any problems loading check that your recorder is correctly c
8. le of Terror has an extensive vocabulary of words which can be used to enter player COMMANDS To enter a COMMAND just type in the action you want to perform as an example some possible commands are listed below GO BRIDGE ATTACK ELVES WITH SWORD CUT THE ROPE THROW NET AT SKELETONS GO WEST AND NORTH GET BOX OPEN THE POUCH DROP BOX GO EAGLE LOOK BODY These are a few sample COMMANDS but as you can see they range from simple two word verb noun instructions to multiple action COMMANDS Several actions can be strung together but should be seperated from each other by the use of AND or by a comma GET THE BOX AND OPEN ITP GO BRIDGE S CUT THE ROPE SPECIAL WORD COMMANDS LOOK This will re describe your current location if you lose your bearings for a closer look at an object just use the word look or examine followed by the name of the object you wish to inspect and if appropriate the computer will give you further information I or INVENTORY This will tell you what you are carrying and wearing QSAVE This will save your current state of play to RAM so that if you should accidently be killed you may QLOAD to return to the scene of the crime without reloading a saved game from tape QLOAD Loads previously Qsaved game QUIT This command will ask you if you want to play again and also ask if you want to RESTORE a saved game SAVE GAME This allows you to save the current game position to tape The saved game can t
9. onnected rewind the tape completely and try again If you wish to continue a game at a later time insert a blank tape into your cassette recorder then press PLAY amp RECORD Type SAVE GAME and press RETURN then follow the screen prompts which tell you to ready your cassette and press RETURN Do so and your current position will be saved Please note that as per the instructions above it is essential to load the program before attempting to load a Saved game Commodore 64 Disk FIGURE 1 Place the disk into drive FIGURE 2 Type LOAD 8 1 FIGURE 3 Pressthe RETURN key FIGURE 4 After the word READY appears type RUN FIGURE 5 Again press the RETURN key Commodore 16 and Plus 4 When loading TEMPLE OF TERROR for a Commodore 16 or PLUS 4 computer ensure that your cassette player is correctly connected and insert the cassette making sure that it is fully rewound and that your computer is switched on Type LOAD and then press return and then press play on your cassette player At ready type RUN then press return Save game instructions as for Commodore 64 _ Spectrum 48K When loading TEMPLE OF TERROR into your Spectrum ensure that your cassette recorder is correctly connected put the tape in your recorder and check that it is fully rewound Type LOAD then press PLAY on your cassette recorder and ENTER on your Spectrum If you have any loading problems check that your recorder is correctly connected that
10. red On the edge of Darkwood Forest lived a strange old Wizard named Yaztromo Something of an eccentric he lived alone in his tower practising simple magic and communicating with animals and birds He was always willing to sell small magic items so that he could afford to have brought to him delicious cakes from all over Allansia His sweet tooth was the cause of his only link with the outside world as he rarely left his tower It was therefore much to everyone s surprise that he came huffing and puffing into the village of Stonebridge What could possibly have forced old Yaztromo to venture through Darkwood Forest to Stonebridge All the Dwarfs who lived there were eager to find out and a message was sent to Gillibran their king After the rigours of a recent quest you are resting in Stonebridge enjoying the merry company of the Dwarfs Your wounds are almost healed and the local blacksmith has honed the blade of your sword as only Dwarfs can Resting on a porch with your feet up on the railing you are intrigued by the commotion in front of you in the village square Followed by a throng of inquisitive Dwarfs Yaztromo climbs the stone steps of Gillibran s house and is warmly greeted at the top by the king The crowd falls silent when Gillibran raises his hand and Yaztromo turns to speak You slide out of your chair and join the crowd to hear what the Wizard has to say With a glum expression his face almost as long as his beard Yazt
11. romo relates the bad news concerning Malbordus The Dwarfs look up apprehensively as though expecting the five Dragons to descend upon them at any moment He calls on them to show courage saying Friends look on the bright along let s be off You have a lot to learn but I cannot teach you much until we are safely through Darkwood Forest and inside my laboratory You hardly have time to cram your belongings into your backpack before the impatient Wizard leads you out of Stonebridge towards his tower on the southern edge of Darkwood Forest For an old man Yaztromo is surprisingly sprightly You cross Red River and the ploughed fields beyond and soon reach the edge of the forest Yaztromo still doesn t stop He takes a narrow path leading into the dark wall of trees The light fades branches and knotted roots obstruct the twisting path and make the walk very tiring You ask Yaztromo why he seems unconcerned at the possibility of being attacked by forest monsters He chuckles and tells you that his magic is well known and respected by all the creatures for miles around none would dare challenge Yaztromo After spending a peaceful night in the forest you reach Yaztromo s tower by mid morning the next day You follow him up the spiral staircase to a large room at the top of the tower Shelves cupboards and cabinets line the walls and are filled with bottles jars books boxes and all manner of strange artefacts Yaztromo slumps
12. ved garme B B C Disk Type CHAIN LOADER and press RETURN and the game will load and run automatically Electron As for BBC Commodore 64 Cassette When loading TEMPLE OF TERROR for a Commodore 64 computer ensure that your cassette recorder is correctly connected and insert the cassette making sure it is fully rewound and that your computer is switched on Press SHIFT RUN RETURN and then PLAY on your cassette recorder as instructed on the screen which should then display SEARCHING When the program is found the display will change to LOADING and when completed the program will run with an initial message asking if you wish to start a new game or continue a saved game To commence play simply answer the prompt for a new game If you wish to continue a Saved game respond appropriately remove the Game cassette from the recorder replacing it with the cassette of your Saved game fully rewound and follow the Illustrations on Instruction Sheet by Bill Houston Cassele recorder ala MINION OF your OPeerrunr Amstrad When loading TEMPLE OF TERROR on the Amstrad computer use the command RUN and follow the instructions on page F1 10 of your user manual Save game instructions as for Commodore 64 Temple of Terror by lan Livingstone Book 14 in the series of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks published by Penguin Books Ltd Fighting Fantasy devised by Steve Jackson and lan Livingstone This game is produced under licence from
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search