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Saigon: The Final Days (Saigon_the_Final_Days_Atari.txt)

Other Venture #5 Saigon: the Final Days Walkthrough/Solution
2019 Nov. by Uncoda

-This Walkthrough is for ATARI 400/800 48KB Graphic+Text version. so it might not be working for
other versions including text-only ones (16KB).

-This Walkthrough is NOT shortest nor minimal. you can cut edges here and there.

Basic Verbs:
LOOK, CLIMB, LISTEN, TALK, KILL, READ, OPEN, UNLOCK, MOVE, DIG, JUMP, PUSH,
FEEL, TASTE, DRINK, SHOO, SMELL, PULL, SAVE GAME, LOAD GAME, QUIT 

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001 @POW hut
LOOK/LISTEN		(MORTAR ROUND HIT THE HUT. THE EXPLOSION THROWS YOU CLEAR)


002 @Near POW Hut
LOOK
LOOK VIET CONG
LOOK JACKET		(IT HAS A SNAP POCKET)
OPEN POCKET		(THE SNAP IS STUCK!)
S


003 @Edge of stagnant Stream
LOOK		(THE STREAM IS TOO WIDE TO JUMP. WATER STINKS)
PUSH/MOVE LOG	(THE LOG ROLLS DOWN THE HILL) 
CLIMB


004 @Edge of Jungle
LOOK		(ACROSS THE ClEARING IS A MACHINE GUN NEST)
E


005 @Center of Clearing
GET PLIERS
W

004 Edge of Jungle
CLIMB

003 Edge of Stream
N

002 near POW hut
OPEN POCKET		(GRENADE AND PAPER ARE HERE)
GET DOCUMENT
LOOK DOCUMENT	(US memo. "CODE=WHITE XMAS")
DROP DOCUMENT
GET GRENADE
LOOK GRENADE	(IT'S RUSSIAN)
S

003 Edge of Stream
CLIMB

004 Edge of Jungle
PULL SAFETY PIN
THROW GRENADE	(THE GRENADE BLOWS THE GUN NEST!!)
E


005 @Center of Clearing
LOOK		(A SHORT HILL LEADS UP TO A BLOWN GUN NEST)
CLIMB << only After destoroying Machinegun


006 @Gun Nest
LISTEN		(BING CROSBY IS SINGING WHITE CHRISTMAS)
LOOK		(DEAD VC SOLDIER IS HERE SOMETHING UNDER HIM)
E


007 @Edge of Mine Field
LOOK
N


008 @Muddy Road #1
LOOK		(DENSE JUNGLE IS E, BUSHES ARE W)
N


009 @Muddy Road #2
LOOK		(ROAD DIPS HERE)
N


010 @Muddy Road #3
LOOK		(DENSE JUNGLE IS E, BUSHES ARE W)
LISTEN		(WHIRRING SOUND COMES FROM BEHIND THE BUSHES)
S

009 Muddy Road #2
LOOK ROCK		(IT'S HUGE)
CLIMB ROCK

003 Edge of Stream
CLIMB

004 Edge of Jungle
E

005 Clearing
CLIMB

006 Gun Nest
LOOK		(BODY IS GONE, MACHETE IS HERE)
GET MACHETE
LOOK MACHETE	(IT'S SHARP)
E

007 Edge of Mine Field
N

008 Mud Road #1
N

009 Mud Road #2
N


010 @Muddy Road #3
CUT BUSHES
LOOK		(ROCK STAIRWAY LEADS W THROUGH THE CUT BUSHES)
CLIMB


011 @Clearing with US Heli
TALK	(VC ARE JUST OUTSIDE SAIGON, WE ARE EVACUATING, CLIMB ON)
CLIMB ON


012 @In Chopper
LOOK		(A SOLDIER IS HERE SMOKING A BRIER PIPE)
LOOK SOLDIER	(HE LOOKS VERY TIRED)
GET RING OF KEYS
LOOK RING OF KEYS	(THEY ARE VEHICLE KEYS)
TALK		("PRESIDENT FORT ISSUED THE ORDERS, WE ARE LEAVING NAM!!")
TALK		("VC ARE JUST OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER, SAIGON IS A MESS")
TALK		("VIETNAMESE ARE TRYING TO CRASH THE EMBASSY AND ESCAPE")
TALK		("WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT'S THAT?") >> Rocket Round comes
LOOK >> A ROCKET STRUCK THE CHOPPER
LOOK >> Chopper goes down


013 @Paralized
LOOK		(ALL IS DARK)
MOVEx4
LISTEN		(YOU CAN HEAR GUNFIRE)
LOOK		(YOUR EYELIDS FLUTTER)
OPEN EYES


014 @Shabby Hut
LOOK		(BEAUTIFUL VIETNAMESE GIRL IS STANDING HERE)
TALK		(SHE MUMBLES VIETNAMESE AND SAYS "MY NAME, MING LI")
TALK		(MING LI BRINGS YOU A BOWL OF RICE SOMETHING IS CRAWLING IN IT)
LOOK BOWL OF RICE	(THERE ARE INSECTS IN IT)
EAT RICE	(THE RICE WENT DOWN IT MADE YOU STRONGER)
TALK		(SHE SAYS "WHERE GO? I TAKE...")
SAIGON		("OK, WE GO...")
LOOK		


(MING LI HELPS YOU OUT THE DOOR and SAYS "REMEMBER WAY...")
015 @Glassy Field next to shabby Hut
LOOK		

(MING LI TOUCHES YOUR FACE AND SAYS "NOT FAR...")
016 @End of Wide Ravine
Large Bush is here
LOOK BUSH		(A WIDE HOLE IS UNDER IT)
LOOK		


(SHE LEADS YOU INTO A HOLE BENEATH A LARGE BUSH)
017 @Narrow N-S Tunnel #1
LOOK		 


(YOU'RE LED S IN A TUNNEL. YOU STUMBLE OVER SOMETHING)
018 @Narrow N-S Tunnel #2
LOOK


(MING LI TURNS W IN THE TUNNEL)
019 @Narrow E-W Tunnel
LOOK


(YOU ENTER A CAVERN AND TURN S)
020 @Cavern Full of Stalagtites #1
LOOK


(SHE LEADS TO THE S OF LARGE CAVERN)
021 @Cavern Full of Stalagtites #2
LOOK


(SHE PULLS A CHAIN AND LADDER DROPS FROM ABOVE, BOTH CLIMB)
022 @Dimly Lit Room
LOOK


(MING LI LEADS YOU OUT INTO THE STREET)
023 @Narrow Street in the heart of Saigon
LOOK	(TWO VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS RUN DOWN THE STREET, CHASING AN ESCAPED PRISONER)
LOOK	(ONE SOLDIERS FIRES... BULLET STRIKES MING LI. BLOOD SPLATTERS ALL OVER YOU)
LOOK	(MING LI LIES DEAD. SHE'S BEEN SHOT! A DOOR IS N, STEP LEAD W)
LOOK MING LI	(IT MAKES YOU CRY)
DROP PLIERS
N


022 @Dimly Lit Room
LOOK		(A PIT IN THE FLOOR LEADS DOWN TO DARKNESS)
PULL CHAIN		(A ROPE LADDER UNCURLS)
CLIMB


021 Cavern Full of Stalagtites #2
N

020 Cavern Full of Stalagtites #1
E

019 Narrow E-W Tunnel
E

018 Narrow N-S Tunnel #2
LOOK		(AN OBJECT IS HERE IN THE DARK)
FEEL OBJECT		(IT'S A CORPSE)
LOOK CORPSE		(AMERICAN UNIFORM IS HERE)
GET UNIFORM
N

017 Narrow N-S Tunnel #1
LOOK		(THERE'S A LIGHT ABOVE YOU)
CLIMB

016 End of Wide Ravine
LOOK RAVINE		(A PARTY OF VC ARE AT THE W OF RAVINE)
W


024 @West End of Ravine
E >> Other Commands kills you


016 End of Wide Ravine
N


015 Glassy Field next to shabby Hut
LOOK		(THE HUT HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY A ROCKET)
LOOK GRASSY FIELD	(A CRASHED HELICOPTER AND A DEAD SOLDIER ARE HERE)
LOOK CRASHED HELICOPTER	(A PAIR OF BINOCULARS ARE HERE) >> Binoculars appears
GET BINOCULARS
LOOK BINOCULARS		(THEY ARE INFRA-RED 'NIGHT SCOPES')
LOOK DEAD SOLDIER	(WALLET AND REVOLVER ARE HERE) >> Wallet and Revolver appear
GET WALLET
LOOK WALLET		(SECURITY PASS IS INSIDE)
GET REVOLVER
LOOK REVOLVER	(IT'S AN AUTOMATIC)
S


016 End of Wide Ravine
CLIMB


017 Narrow N-S Tunnel #1
S

018 Narrow N-S Tunnel #2
W

019 Narrow E-W Tunnel
W

020 Cavern Full of Stalagtites #1
S

021 Cavern Full of Stalagtites #2
PULL CHAIN
CLIMB

022 Dimly Lit Room
S

023 Narrow Street in the heart of Saigon
CLIMB STEPS


025 @Security Gate
LOOK		(THE SOLDIER IS ARMED. STEPS LEAD E)
TALK		("SHOW YOUR PASS AND I'LL LET YOU THROUGH")
SHOW PASS


026 @Narrow E-W Street #1
LOOK		(nothing especially)
LISTEN		(you just hear GUN FIRE again)
E


027 @Narrow E-W Street #2
LOOK		(A SOUTH VIETNAMESE SOLDIER STOPS YOU...)
TALK		("GIVE ME SOMETHING TO HELP ME ESCAPE SAIGON, OR YOU WON'T)
GIVE UNIFORM	(SOLDIER TAKES IT AND LEAVES)
W

026 Narrow Street #1
N

025 Security Gate
CLIMB
SHOW PASS

023 Narrow Street in the heart of Saigon
GET PLIERS 
E


-- Items so far 6/6 (Pliers, Machete, Ring of Keys, Wallet, Revolver, Binoculars)


024 @Square Courtyard
LOOK		(FLIMSY WOODEN DOOR IS S)
CHOP DOOR	(THE MACHETE BREAKS THE DOOR)
LOOK DOOR	(A WOODEN DOOR IS OPENED. ANOTHER DOOR IS INSIDE)
OPEN DOOR	(IT'S TIE'D SHUT WITH WIRE)
CUT WIRE	(PLIERS REMOVE THE WIRE)
OPEN DOOR


025 @Dark Warehouse
LOOK		(ALL IS DARK)
LISTEN		(YOU HEAR HEAVY BREATHING in S)
LOOK INTO BINOCULARS	(YOU CAN SEE A FIGURE TO S)
SHOOT REVOLVER	(THE GUN FIRES, THE FIGURE DROPS)
S


026 @South part of Warehouse
LOOK		(A DEAD FIGURE IS HERE)
LOOK DEAD FIGURE	(THE TOP OF HIS SKULL IS GONE)
DROP PLIERS
DROP MACHETE
DROP BINOCULARS
GET SHOVEL
GET DOG TAGS
GET PARACHUTE
LOOK PARACHUTE
LOOK SHOVEL		(IT'S G.I.)
LOOK DOG TAGS	(THEY READ A.K.C. REGISTERED)
LOOK PARACHUTE	(IT'S PACKED)
DROP DOG TAGS
N >>now, get back to 024 West of Ravine


-- Items so far 5/6 (Ring of Keys, Wallet, Revolver, Shovel, Parachute)


025 Dark Warehouse
Open Door
W

023 Narrow Street in the heart of Saigon
N

022 Dimly Lit Room
PULL CHAIN
CLIMB

021 avern Full of Stalagtites #2
N

020 Cavern Full of Stalagtites #1
E

019 Narrow E-W Tunnel
E

018 Narrow N-S Tunnel #2
N

017 Narrow N-S Tunnel #1
CLIMB

016 End of Wide Ravine
LOOK	>> SOLDIERS ARE GONE
W

024 West End of Ravine
LOOK		(A DEAD CAMPFIRE AND A DIRT MOUND ARE HERE)
DIG MOUND	(A BODY IN PLASTIC BAG IS HERE)
OPEN BAG
DROP SHOVEL
GET PLASTIC BAG
E >> Now, Return to the heart of Saigon

016 End of Wide Ravine
CLIMB

017 Narrow N-S Tunnel #1
S

018 Narrow N-S Tunnel #2
W

019 Narrow E-W Tunnel
W

020 Cavern Full of Stalagtites #1
S

021 Cavern Full of Stalagtites #2
PULL CHAIN
CLIMB

022 Dimly Lit Room
S


023 Narrow Street in the heart of Saigon
CLIMB STEPS


027 Security Gate
SHOW PASS


028 Narrow E-W Street #1
E


029 Narrow E-W Street #2
OPEN DOOR


030 @Wide Plaza with Sleeping Refugees
LOOK		(A BRICK WALL IS N, A DOOR IS W)
TALK		(LEAVE US TO DIE, YANK!)
E


031 @Burnt Courtyard
LOOK FENCE	(YOU CAN SEE A RIVER)
W

030 Wide Plaza
S


032 @South of Plaza with Tank
LOOK		(A LARGE TANK IS PARKED HERE)
LOOK TANK	(A SOUTH VIETNAMESE OFFICER SITS IN THE TURRET)
TALK		("LEAVE HERE OR GET SHOT")
SHOOT REVOLVER	(THE OFFICER TUMBLES OUT, DEAD!)
CLIMB TURRET


033 @Inside Tank
LOOK		(A SQUARE HOLE IS IN FRONT OF YOU)
LOOK SQUARE HOLE	(YOU SEE A PLAZA, AND REFUGEES)
DRIVE TANK		(THE TANK LURCHES AHEAD)
LOOK			(YOU ARE HEADING TOWARDS A BRICK WALL) >> that is, facing to N
TURN RIGHT		(THE TANK TURNS INTO A COUTYARD)
TURN RIGHT		(THE TANK CRASHES THRU A WOOD FENCE INTO A RIVER. IT IS SINKING
)


034 @Bottom of the River (Still in the Tank)
OPEN HATCH


035 @In Dirty River
DIVE

034 Bottom of the River
LOOK		(RUSTY KEY IS HERE)
GET RUSTY KEY

035 In Dirty River
LOOK RUSTY KEY	(IT'S CORRODED AND OLD)
SWIMx5


036 @E Bank of River #1
>> Red Building is E
DROP RING OF KEYS
DROP WALLET
CLIMB


--items so far 3/6 (Revolver, Plastic Bag, Rusty Key, Parachute)


042 @Large Make Shift Arena
**Just Keep "LOOK"ing. first trial becomes just Tutorial of Snake Game. and you will be
kicked out from Arena automatically. 

036 E Bank of River #1
S


037 @E Bank of River #2 Rocky Hillside
LOOK ROCK		(THE ROCKS HAVE WHITE STREAKS)
RUB HANDS		(YOU HAVE CHALK ON YOUR HANDS)
S


038 @Barbed Wire Gate
LOOK		(VIETNAMESE GUARD IS HERE)
TALK		("ONLY MY PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED IN THE GATE") >> Gate is E
S


039 @S end of Street
LOOK		(A BRICKED UP BUILDING IS S)
LOOK PIPE	(IT'S SLIPPERY)
CLIMB PIPE


040 @Roof of the Buikding
>>YOU CAN SEE MORTAR FIRE AT THE EDGE OF THE CITY.
LOOK		(A WATER PIPE IS N, A FIRE LADDER IS S)
CLIMB LADDER


041 @in front of Pavillion
>> Steps to Entrance is N, Fire Ladder is S
LOOK		(A South VIETNAMESE SOLDIER STOPS YOU)
TALK		("YOU CAN ESCAPE FROM HERE.. BUT IT COSTS YOU!")
CLIMB LADDER

040 Roof of building
CLIMB PIPE
N

039 S end of Street
N

038 Barbed Wire Gate
N

037 E of River #2 Rocky Hillside
N

036 E Bank of River #1
CLIMB

042 Large Make Shift Arena
LOOK		(TWO MEN SIT AT THE TABLE PLACING THEIR HANDS ON MARKS ANOTHER MAN STANDS WITH A GUN)
LOOK		(THE GUNMAN SHAKES A BURLAP BAG. OUT OF IT DROPS AN ENRAGED COBRA)
LOOK		(SNAKE STRIKES ONE MAN'S NECK HE SCREAMS AND FALLS. THE CROWD ROARS!)
LOOK		(THE GUNMAN SHOUTS, WHO WILL PLAY ? RAISE A HAND !)
RAISE HAND	(YOU ARE SEATED AT THE TABLE. YOUR HANDS ON THE MARK)
LOOK		(THE GUNMAN SHAKES A BURLAP BAG OUT OF IT DROPS AN ENRAGED COBRA)
LOOK		(THE SNAKE WEAVES AND BOBS)
LOOK		(THE OPPONENT JUMPS BACK AS THE SNAKE STRIKES)
LOOK		(YOU WON... THE CROWD ROARS)
GET $1000
LOOK		(A BURLY ORIENTAL THROWS YOU OUT.)

036 E Bank of River #1
>> now, back to Pavilion to brive soldier with $1000
S

037 E Bank of River #2 Rocky Hillside
S

038 Barbed Wire Gate
S

039 S end of Street
CLIMB PIPE

040 Roof of building
CLIMB LADDER

041 in front of Pavillion
PAY SOLDIER		("YOU HAVE ONLY HALF PRICE") >> needs 2000 dollars ? what a scum.
CLIMB LADDER

040 Roof of building
CLIMB PIPE

039 S end of Street
N

038 Barbed Wire Gate
TALK		("ONLY MY PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED IN THE GATE")
TALK		("WHO SENT YOU ?") << This phrase appears only after reaching pavilion
MING LI


043 @Crowded Courtyard
LOOK		(THE DOOR IS S)
LISTEN		(THERE'S A VOICE IN YOUR HEAD)
LISTEN VOICE	(IT'S MING LI'S VOICE, KEEP THE BOX... KEY IN DEPTH)
TALK		(NO ONE SPEAKS ENGLISH BUT EVERYONE SPEAKS)
UNLOCK DOOR		(THE KEY BROKE, BUT WORKED)
OPEN DOOR

044 @Smashed Apotchecary Shop
LOOK		(A BOX IS HERE WITH AMPULES IN IT)
GET AMPULES	(THE AMPULES BROKE. LIQUID SPILLED ON YOUR HANDS)
GET SMALL BOX
LOOK SMALL BOX		(IT HAS CHINESE PRINT ON IT)
N >> NOW, you can do snake game again to get another $1000. go to Red Arena

043 Crowded Courtyard
W

038 Barbed Wire Gate
N

037 E Bank of River #2 Rocky Hillside
N

036 E Bank of River #1
CLIMB

042 Large Make Shift Arena
LOOK	(THE WRINKED CHINAMAN SMILES... I HOPE YOU USED THE SNAKE REPELLANT IN THAT BOX, IT WILL SERVE
YOU WELL!)
LOOKx4
RAISE HAND
LOOKx4 >> You won. and your money should be added up to $2000
LOOk

036 E Bank of River #1
DROP SMALL BOX
S


--items so far 4/6 (Revolver, Parachute, $2000, Plastic Bag)


037 E Bank of River #2 Rocky Hillside
RUB HANDS << you need to coat CHALK on your hands again for its washed out by Ampules
S

038 Barbed Wire Gate
S

039 S end of Street
CLIMB PIPE

040 Roof of building
CLIMB LADDER

041 in front of Pavillion
PAY SOLDIER	(HE SAYS, "GO ON IN. AND LEAVES")
CLIMB STEPS	


045 @Ramp with Helicopter
LOOK		(A SOLDIER STOPS YOU, HE SAYS "WE ARE TRANSPORTING THE DEAD NOW COME BACK LATER.. THEN HE
TURNS AWAY")
DROP PLASTIC BAG
GET INTO PLASTIC BAG


046 @Inside Plastic Bag
LOOkx2		(YOU SEE NOTHING SPECIAL)
LOOK		(YOU FEEL HANDS LIFT YOU)
LOOK		(YOU ARE DROPPED)
LOOK		(YOU'RE GOING UP)
LOOK		(YOU FEEL VIBRATION AND SWAYING)
GET OUT


047 @Inside Chopper Heading towards a Carrier
LOOK

THE END >> you have completed the game ! congratulations !!