LOST CAVES ========== Pursued by a band of cutthroat nomads, you stumble across an ancient map, showing the position of the mythical diamond mines the LOST CAVES. For almost a thousand years explorers and archaeologist alike have dreamed of descovering the location of the legendary LOST CAVES and gaining the riches they are said to hold. Dare you enter this subterranean nightmare. Suitable for 48K, 128K, +2, +2a and +3. LOADING THE GAME SPECTRUM: 48K owners must load the game from side A of the tape, type LOAD"" (ENTER). 128K, +2 & +3 owners must load the game from side B, select the LOADER option from the menu. AMSTRAD CPCs 464 hold down CTRL and tap the small ENTER key. 664/6128: Type | (Shifted @) TAPE(ENTER) then type RUN" (ENTER). COMMODORE 64/128: Hold down SHIFT and tap the RUN/STOP key. 128K owners ensure the machine is in 64K mode. THE STORY Pursued by a band of cut-throat Nomads, you stumble across an ancient faded map, showing the position of the mythical diamond mine the LOST CAVES. For almost a thousand years explorers and archaeologists alike have dreamed of discovering the location of the legendary LOST CAVES and of gaining the riches it is said to hold. The unlucky ones discovered its secret entrance. They perished within its maze of corridors, cunning traps and ancient explosives. Now you are faced with a choice, enter this subterranean nightmare, or perish amongst the cold steel blades of a thousand Nomads. THE GAME You control the famous explorer, armed only with his trusty shovel. You must collect ten diamonds in each of the sixteen mines. Once these gems have been collected you must find the wooden door which leads to the next cavern. Your explorer can clear the soft earth using his shovel, however the Nomads who have followed him into the mines are unable to do this. The explorer may also push boulders which will kill Nomads and detonate bombs, on contact. The lost mines feature a number of different wail types: standard walls which can be destroyed by explosives, strong walls which can not be destroyed, disappearing walls, which disappear when a lever is activated and magical walls, which your character can walk through. Metal doors have the same effect as the magical walls, as do signposts, however these only allows travel in the direction indicated. Nomads can not move through these objects. Be careftil around bombs, dropping objects onto these, or dropping them onto other objects will cause an explosion. This explosion in turn may detonate other bombs. Lava works in a similar way, if you allow it to spill out it will spread around the entire mine. Lava will destroy everything that gets in its path. Nomads will hide in cooking pots, so be careful when around Other objects include, extra lives (they look just like your characu and potions which give protection against falling boulders, Noma and explosions. If you die on level two don't worry, you can restart on the level you last completed by pressing the up and down controls when level 00 is displayed. LOST CAVES CREDITS ORIGINAL DESIGN TAG COMPUTER GAMES AY MUSIC & PLAYER PAUL HILEY C64 CODE & GRAPHICS B.C.P C64 MUSIC PLAYER SONIC GRAFFITI Z80 CODE ADAM WARRING LOADING SCREEN JABBA SEVERN STORY, TEXTUALS & SHOTS SIMON DANIELS ARTWORK JON CLARK LOGO PETER AUSTIN INLAY PRODUCTION MIKE, PETE, SIMON, SI, JOHN & STEVE T MASTERING KEVIN PARKER FOR DATA DUPLICATION MAIL ORDER BELINDA & SUNGLASSES McCANN PRODUCTION SIMON 'SOVIET SNOW-CAMO WARRIOR' DANIELS Duplication, Design & Print by Interceptor Limited Check your local stockist for future titles. ©1989 PLAYERS PREMIER All unauthorised copying, hiring, lending or pressure cooking of this software or packaging is highly illegal! So don't do it!