MYSTERY OF THE NILE
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THE GAME

As the chill of the arabian night settled over the desert, Al-Hasan pulled his blanket 
around his shoulders and shivered. Only one day was left to foil the plans of Abu-Sahl.

That most precious of antiquities, the Jewel of Luxor, would shortly be on its way to 
Baron von Bloefeldt, the notorious South American collector, and the people of Egypt 
would be deprived of their greatest treasure.

Dawn would soon be upon him, and Al-Hasan fell into a restless sleep.

Four miles away, in the ruins of the ancient Luxor, Nevada Smith was still at work; maps, 
charts and documents were piled high upon his desk, and he was sure that at last he had 
the answer.

"Janet, get in here at once!"

The canvas folds of the tent parted and in walked Janet Dwight, third year student of 
Egyptology, cheerleader and voted 'Girl Most Likely To' when she graduated from High 
School (most likely to 'What' was never mentioned).

"What is it, Doctor, what's happened?"

"The jewel, Janet, I know where they've taken it."

Nevada pointed to a decayed map at the centre of his desk, "The excavations came 
remarkably close to a series of catacombs that haven't been touched since Professor Jones 
was here in the late Seventies."

"Don't tell me, Doctor, you suspect that Abu-Sahl's men burrowed through and stole the 
jewel before we could get there.'

"Dammit, Janet, you're right, and what's more they would have taken it through the 
catacombs to the military complex at Jarga. It's going to be tricky, but Al-Hasan'll have 
to get me inside the base in the morning."

"But Nevada, it'll be..."

"I thought I told you never to call me that at work."

"Sorry, Doctor, but I'm so nervous, it won't be curtains will if?" She gasped in 
desperation, her chest swelling with every breath.

"Pull yourself together, Janet, with Al-Hasan's help and my trusty Smith and Wesson, 
we've got every chance."

Janet gazed in awe at Navada as he returned his attentions to the map on his desk. With 
moonlight shooting across the tent, she watched the furrows on his brow ripple as 
concentration tensed every part of his body. She knew then that if they ever got out of 
this, she'd let him know exactly how she felt.

"Time we got some sleep, Janet, tomorrow's gonna be a long day."

As dawn broke over the Nile valley, Al-Hasan was walking towards the market at Luxor, 
where he would wait for Navada. He didn't know what the plan would be, but he had 
a feeling that Navada could do it. He'd known the crazy American for many years; they'd 
worked at every site of importance on the Nile, and retrieved some exceptional artefacts.
Al-Hasan was sure that Nevada wouldn't let Abu-Sahl get away with the Jewel of Luxor. 
There was too much at stake.

Meanwhile, in a tent amidst the ruins, Janet dreamt of Milwaukee.


KEYBOARD CONTROLS

		Amstrad		Spectrum	C64		MSX

Left		O		O 		O		O
Right		P		P 		P		P
Up/Jump		Q		Q 		A		Q
Down/Crouch	A		A 		Z		A
Fire		SPACE		M		SPACE		SPACE
Pause		ESC		SPACE		C=		ESC
Unpause		Any Key 	Any Key		C=		Any Key
Abort game	SHIFT ESC	CAPS/SPACE 	F1		SHIFT ESC


CHARACTER SELECTION

Navada		1		1		1		1
Janet		2		2		2		2
Al-Hasan	3		3		3		3

On the C64 title 	
P to enter password 	
J for joystick (port 2) 
K for keyboard	
SPACE for Fire to start 

On all other versions your position in the game is saved automatically alter every ten 
screens and reloaded at the beginning of game.

C64 the password is given to you every ten screens and maybe entered at the beginning of 
the game if you wish to resume play.


LOADING INSTRUCTIONS

SPECTRUM 
Type LOAD"" Press ENTER. Press PLAY.

COMMODORE 
Hold down SHIFT and press RUN/STOP. Press PLAY.

AMSTRAD CPC 6128, 66 and CPC 464 with disc.
Hold down SHIFT and press the @ key. Type TAPE, then press RETURN. Now follow the CPC 
464 loading instructions.

CPC 464
Hold down CNTRL and press the small ENTER key. Press PLAY.

MSX CASSETTE 
Type LOAD "CASS:", R

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