FLAMEOUT
(Zenobi Software)

Spectrum 48K/128K+2


Modern technology has come a long way since the old days and every step forward
has been brought about by scientists and inventors eager to improve the "lot" of
the masses. And with each successive "improvement" there have been many less obvious
endeavours afoot. For behind all the "glitz" and the "flash" there must also be a
great deal of attention paid to the relative safety of the products and systems that
are thrust upon the waiting masses.

So it was with the invention of the aeroplane - and all other "flying" things -
because when man entrusts himself to a method of travel that he was never really
intended for it must be ensured that all efforts will be made to return him to ground
safely. With this in mind the scientists perfected, or so they thought, a system that
would guard against any such events and thereby a safe and reliable journey to all
parts of the globe. However nothing is ever "100%" and even this new system could
not cope with everything - nothing is ever that good.


THE STORY SO FAR

For years now you had been planning this trip and even though it was to take you
almost halfway around the world you felt secure in the knowledge that present-day
air-travel was about the safest way to travel there was - or so you had been told by
the nice girl behind the travel-agency counter.

It had long been your wish to visit friends far away and now was the time to take that
chance. So you booked your ticket, put the cat in the cattery, cancelled the milk and
set out on the journey of a lifetime.

The in-flight meal had been enjoyable and you had found yourself falling asleep in
the middle of the in-flight movie - one of those "all-action" epics that always seem
more vivid than the real thing - and so when you awoke to find the cabin slowly but
surely filling with smoke you thought for a moment that you were still half-asleep
and that it was the film that was occupying your thoughts. However, a quick glance
around soon convinced you otherwise ... this was for REAL!!!

Will you be able to find a way out of the aircraft, and if so, what is there waiting
for you on the outside ... Only time and an inventive mind will tell.


NOTES

This game will accept all the standard commands such as GET, EXAMINE, HELP and WAIT,
and in most cases a simple "verb/noun" input will suffice. The game also recognises
such abbreviations as ... QQ for QUIT, LUND for LOOK UNDER SOMETHING, LIND for LOOK
BEHIND SOMETHING, and LIN for LOOK IN SOMETHING. It is also possible to change the
style of the typeface by typing in either FONT 1 or FONT 2.

The game will allow you to save a position to MEMORY by way of the usual RAM SAVE and
RAM LOAD routines - though always use the more permanent method of saving to TAPE by
using the standard SAVE and LOAD commands.
