.TEXT GAMES



These are old text games, roughly sorted by EXE or COM filename.
Most of these games have instructions included.  There are
notes on each game below. Usually each game tells you how to quit, but for
those that don't, try the following in this order:

1.  If there is a hint in these notes use it
2.  Press Esc
3.  Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
4.  Press Reset

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DEADLINE, ENCHANTER, HITCH-HIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, The WITNESS, SUSPENDED, SEASTALKER,
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ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire, ZORK III: The Dungeon Master
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Text-based adventure games. Run SETUP first to set your preferences.
To quit, type in 'Quit'.

Use -d option when unzipping Zorks. See below for some hints.

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                                D R A G O N
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This is a text-based game. You must stand in a room adjacent to the one
with the dragon, then shoot the dragon through the doorway. There are
water and wind hazards. The water hazard will kill you. The wind will
blow you into another room selected at random. If you step into the room
with the dragon, you die.

       Commands:

       A-E move to that room
       T take an object eg T L to take the lamp
       P drop the object
       S shoot the crossbow eg S B to shoot through door B
       L 'look'
       I 'inventory'
       H command help
       X quit
       Q quit
       | cheat (see below)

Cheating:

To cheat, enter '|' as a command instead of 'a' or whatever. This will tell
you what room number you are in, and the contents of the adjacent rooms. If
none of them show 'dragon', move to any room that has nothing in it, then
enter '|' again.  Continue doing this until you find a room with the dragon
in it.  You then shoot into that room, and you've won.

NOTE: The dragon can be in a different room each time the game is run.

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HIDDENWORD
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Hide words in printed puzzle
Start:          HIDCWORD.COM
Quit:           Ctrl+C

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HOBBIT
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I don't have this game. Here are some hints.

I keep getting captured by goblins and thrown into jail. How to get out?

Ask Thorin to carry you through the window.

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STARCROSS
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I don't have this game. Here are some hints.

How to get into the control bubble with the blue rod?

Put the gold rod in the slot, and the clear rod in the slot.
Five slots will appear. Put the coloured rods into their
respective slots. Push the large pink square to set the
course towards the inner solar system. Push the brown spot
to choose your destination. To get to earth, press it 4
times. The violet spot chooses how you want to come in.
Press it 3 or 4 times. The green button chooses speed.
Push it twice. Push blue to launch. You have now won!

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ZORK 2
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Text adventure game.
Start:          ZORK2.EXE
Other files:    ZORK2.80A
Quit:           Type in 'Quit'
Notes:          Screen must be 25 lines before starting.
                Has been known to crash.


Zork Hints:

1. Zork III - To sneak by the Guardians of Zork. Be polite, give them plenty to drink.

2. Zork III - How to get the jewels. There is a chest on cliff edge. Take it, and
              wait for a man to come down. He will ask you to tie the chest to the
              rope. Do it. After a while he will ask you to grab the rope. Do it.
              He will have now opened the chest and taken the jewels out. Don't
              try to take them. He will give you a staff. Keep it, you will need
              it later.

3. Zork II  - How to get by Cerberus. Put the collar from the kennel on the dog
              to go east.

4. Zork I   - How to move the coffin. Get the sceptre which is inside the coffin.
              Wave it, then put it in the boat and go to the Altar.

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ZYLL
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Must be 25 lines before starting.

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