﻿The Gold Collection

Volume 1



Released from the difficulties of machine code programming by the power and

versatility of The Quill, the fertile imaginations of adventure authors have

roamed free to produce this fine collection of adventure scenarios:



AFRICA GARDENS - What is the secret of the deserted hotel and who is Mr

Robinson?

MINDBENDER - Only you alone have the will to resist and thus save the

world from the terrible power of 'The Mindbender'.

DEVIL'S ISLAND - Escape from this infamous prison island is said to be

impossible, but what alternative have you?

DIAMOND TRAIL - Where in this city of death and intrigue is the stolen

Sinclive diamond?

MAGIC CASTLE - Only the sharpest witted adventurer will survive the leathal

booby traps and perils to rescue the princess.

SPYPLANE - Written by an ex RAF pilot.  Spyplane is an amazingly accurate

simulation of a reconnaissance flight.  Can you survive high over enemy

territory and collect vital intelligence information?

BARSAK THE DWARF - Set in the mythalogical underworld you must help

Barsak in his perilous task of recovering the treasures of his ancestors.



How do I play adventure?



In an adventure game the computer becomes your eyes, hands & senses and

you, must direct it with commands of the form VERB NOUN eg REMOVE

HAT, TAKE GUN, //use plank, etc.  If you type in more than two words the

computer will try to work out what you mean but sometimes it will get it

wrong, so it is best to stick to two words of the form, VERB NOUN.  If you have

trouble then you probably just need to try a few more words (The computer

will have quite a large vocabulary).  If using different words doesn't help then

you could be attempting something that is impossible and you should try a 

different tack.

The game position can be saved on cassette with SAVE GAME and loaded

back with LOAD GAME.

The computer only looks at the first four letters of each word so you only need

to type in the first four letters of long words.  It also knows some abbreviations.

R & I are short for REDESCRIBE LOCATION and TAKE INVENTORY.  Also all

directions can be shortened to one letter e.g N means GO NORTH.