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From: hclausen@adspdk.UUCP (Henrik Clausen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Adventure (abd20)
Message-ID: <18e18061.ARN1ad2@adspdk.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 91 08:14:09 GMT
References: <16071@chaph.usc.edu>
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In article <16071@chaph.usc.edu>, Walter Dao writes:

> 
> It is a follow up for one of the previous message .
> 
> I posted earlier that the game doesnt let you restore (it let you save it 
> though) the game unless you are a "WIZARD".
> I then received a message from ,  I think the person who ported the game to 
> the Amiga. In a few word, that person kept that "feature" so the it has the 
> feel of the original version (which ran on an antique piece of machinery).

   Nothing to do with the machinery.

   It's there to prevent you from doing a kind of cheating, where you save
before a dangerous move, and then restore (possibly many times) if it
fails.

> Hell, it is like trying to play "bards tale" without a save/restore command. 
> Impossible. NOBODY but NOBODY will stay riveted to the computer for 4 days 
> trying to finish the game. 

   In the old days, I played it without a functional 'Save/restore' feature
and made it through the first phase lots of times. Lots, mind you!

   BTW, anyone has a hint for getting on to the second phase for real?
I was stuck with a lot of sleeping dwarfs and Cave equipment, and just
couldn't figure how to get on.

> I will of course retract everything I said here if the restore feature really
> works.

   You'd better. Try waiting 1/2 hour (this will allow for productive work
inbetween), and then restore the game. All functional.

> (I dont know how, perhaps the magic word ? or was the programmer unable 
> to handle the restore routine). or even a new version. 

   Just do what the program tells you, wait 1/2 hour before restoring.

   There's no need to flame this friendly programmer in public.

> 				Walter
>       			        "I'm gonna knock you out !!!"

   Sure seems so ;-)



                                                      -Henrik
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