SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE

FLASH BEER Trilogy

PUBLISHER
WSS Team

AUTHORS
Edy
Pg

YEAR OF RELEASE
1984 - 2003

DESCRIPTION
Flash Beer is a Boulder Dash clone, but with no moving screen.
The object of the game is to go throught every level.

INSTRUCTION

CONTROLS

KEYBOARD CONTROLS
UP   : Q
DOWN : A
LEFT : O
RIGHT: P
RESTART LEVEL: SPACE

JOYSTICK CONTROLS
Flash Beer can be controlled using either Sinclair, Cursor or 
Kempston controlled joysticks by selecting the correct mode.

CHEATS
Press Caps Shift, Symbol Shift, V (FLASH) simultaniously to 
step the next level. It works on the first 19 levels.

SEQUELS/PREQUELS
Flash Beer   - The First Challenge
Flash Beer 2 - The Way of the Beer    with 44 new levels and nice music.
Flash Beer + - Castle of Beer         with special 13 new levels.

INLAY CARD TEXT

Flash Beer - The First Challenge

Welcome in the first challenge of Flash Beer !
You like beer very much, but your wife has hidden all the bottles of beer 
in your large house. There are only 44 rooms and if you solve them all, 
you'll find the way to heaven. Unfortunately she has been cleverer then 
you though and she has set some guards on to take care of those bottles.

You must avoid all rocks and guards and find the way to your drink !

Loading instructions:
     Step 1.  Connect lead to ear socket of Spectrum from ear socket on tape.
     Step 2.  Rewind tape and set volume level the correct value (not too high).
     Step 4.  Press J, after press Symbol Shift and P simultaniously twice.
                 LOAD "" will appear on the bottom row. Press Enter.
     Step 5.  Press play on your tape.
     Step 6.  Your program will now load. If the program doesn't load first time,
                 repeat steps but try a different volume setting.

Starting and controlling
You can use keyboard (Up: Q   Down: A   Left: O   Right: P) or 
many types of joystick (Cursor, Sinclair, Kempston) in the game. 
For the selecting move up or down your man with Q or A keys,
stand beside the suitable control and press SPACE to start game.

In the game if you get stuck somewhere by rocks, press SPACE to restart level
(of course you will lose one life).

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Flash Beer 2 - The Way of the Beer

Welcome to your Birthday Party !
Your friends are throwing a party to celebrate your 30. birthday. 
They have invited you to a large mansion and prepared a surprise for you. 
When you enter the hallway you won't see anybody but you'll see a nice present,
a bottle of BEER.  To reach the beer isn't too easy because  your friends wanted
to prevent you from drinking. There are only 44 rooms and if you get through
them all, you'll have a fantastic night.

You must avoid all rocks and friends and find the way to your drink !

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Flash Beer 3 - Castle of Beer

Welcome to the Land of Dreams !
One day you are sleeping soundly and you have a dream. In your dream you are 
locked in a castle with many bottles of beer. What a nightmare ! Every beer is
 guarded by ghosts ! There are only 13 rooms and if you get through them all,
you'll wake up and the nightmare will end.

You must avoid all rocks and ghosts and find the way to your drink !

The 'Loading instructions' and the 'Starting and controlling' are same the
first episode. The episodes are following each other on each side of cassette. 
They are separated by 5 seconds long silent.

SCORES/REVIEWS

SNAPSHOTS/URLS

FACTS ABOUT THE GAME


NOTES