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Saigon: The Final Days (Saigon_the_Final_Days_Atari_Text.txt)

Other Venture #5 Saigon: the Final Days (Text only version) Walkthrough/Solution for ATARI 400/800
2019 Nov. by Uncoda

-This Walkthrough is for ATARI Text only version. so it might not be working for other versions.

-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, REMOVE, SAVE GAME, LOAD GAME, QUIT 

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001 @POW hut
LOOK/LISTEN		(MORTAR ROUND HIT THE HUT. YOU"RE THROWN CLEAR)


002 @Near POW Hut
LOOK
LOOK VIET CONG	(HE WARES A JACKET)
LOOK JACKET		(IT HAS A SNAP POCKET)
OPEN POCKET		(YOU CAN'T)
UNSNAP POCKET	(IT'S STUCK!)
S


003 @Edge of stagnant Stream
LOOK		(THE STREAM IS WIDE, SOMETHING STINKS)
SMELL		(THE SMELL COMES FROM A LOG)
ROLL LOG	(THE LOG ROLLS DOWN..)
LOOK		(A LOG BRIDGE THE STREAM) 				
CLIMB


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


005 @Center of Clearing
GET PLIERS
W

004 Edge of Jungle
CLIMB

003 Edge of Stream
N

002 near POW hut
UNSNAP POCKET	(SOMETHING'S HERE)
GET DOCUMENT
LOOK DOCUMENT	(IT READS, "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	(O.K.)
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 SINGS WHITE CHRISTMAS)
LOOK		(DEAD VC SOLDIER IS HERE SOMETHING'S 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		(THE ROAD DIPS HERE)
LOOK ROAD	(A LARGE ROCK IS HERE)
N


010 @Muddy Road #3
LOOK		(DENSE JUNGLE IS E, BUSHES ARE W)
LISTEN		(NOISE 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
CHOP BUSHES	(THE MACHETE WORKED)
LOOK		(ROCK STAIRWAY LEADS W)
CLIMB


011 @Clearing with US Heli
TALK	(HE SAYS, climb in!)
CLIMB 


012 @In Chopper
LOOK		(A SOLDIER IS HERE)
LOOK SOLDIER	(HE'S TIRED)
GET RING OF KEYS
LOOK RING OF KEYS	(THEY ARE VEHICLE KEYS)
TALK		(HE SAYS, FORD issued the orders,we're all leaving now!)
TALK		(HE SAYS, v.c. are outside saigon)
TALK		(HE SAYS, The vietnamese are trying to crash the embassy and escape)
TALK		(HE SAYS, Wait..What's that?) >> Rocket Round comes
LOOK >> A ROCKET HIT THE CHOPPER
LOOK >> Chopper goes down


013 @Paralized
LOOK		(ALL IS DARK)
MOVEx4 		(YOU CAN MOVE..)
LISTEN		(I HEAR NOTHING INTELIGIBLE)
LOOK		(YOUR EYELIDS FLUTTER)
OPEN EYES


014 @Shabby Hut
LOOK		(A CUTE VIETNAMESE GIRL IS HERE)
TALK		(SHE SAYS, my name...Ming LI)
TALK		(MING LI BRINGS YOU A BOWL OF RICE SOMETHING CRAWLS IN IT)
LOOK BOWL OF RICE	(BUGS ARE IN IT)
EAT RICE	(THE RICE HELPED YOU)
TALK		(SHE SAYS, Where go? I take..)
SAIGON		(SHE SAYS, O.K...we go)
LOOK		


(SHE HELPS YOU OUT THE DOOR AND SAYS, Remember way)	
015 @Glassy Field next to shabby Hut
LOOK


(MING LI TOUCHES YOUR FACE.. "Not far")
016 @End of Wide Ravine
Huge Bush is here
LOOK BUSH	(A WIDE HOLE IS UNDER IT)
LOOK


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


(YOU GO S IN A TUNNEL. YOU TRIP OVER SOMETHING)
018 @Narrow N-S Tunnel #2
LOOK


(YOU GO W IN THE TUNNEL)
019 @Narrow E-W Tunnel
LOOK


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


(FARTHER S..)
021 @Cavern Full of Stalagtites #2
LOOK


(SHE PULLS A CHAIN AND YOU BOTH CLIMB A LADDER)
022 @Dimly Lit Room
LOOK


(MING LI LEADS YOU ONTO THE STREET)
023 @Narrow Street in the heart of Saigon
LOOK	(TWO SOLDIERS RUN DOWN THE STREET, CHASING A PRISONER)
LOOK	(ONE SOLDIERS FIRES.. BULLET STRIKES MING LI)
LOOK	(MING LI LIES DEAD. HER FACE IS GONE. A DOOR IS N, STEPS LEAD W)
LOOK MING LI	(IT MAKES YOU CRY)
DROP PLIERS
N


022 @Dimly Lit Room
LOOK		(A PIT LEADS DOWN..)
PULL CHAIN	(A ROPE LADDER UNCURLS)
CLIMB		(A LADDER RETRACTS)


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		(SOMETHING'S HERE)
GET UNIFORM
LOOK UNIFORM	(IT'S U.S.ARMY)
N

017 Narrow N-S Tunnel #1
LOOK		(A LIGHT IS ABOVE)
CLIMB

016 End of Wide Ravine
LOOK RAVINE		(A PARTY OF VC ARE DIRECTLY W)
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 HIT BY A ROCKET)
LOOK GRASS FIELD	(A CRASHED HELICOPTER AND A DEAD SOLDIER ARE HERE)
LOOK HELICOPTER		(SOMETHING'S HERE) >> Binoculars appears
GET BINOCULARS
LOOK BINOCULARS		(THEY ARE INFRA-RED 'NIGHT SCOPES')
LOOK SOLDIER		(SOMETHING'S HERE) >> Wallet and Revolver appear
GET WALLET
LOOK WALLET			(SECURITY PASS IS INSIDE)
GET REVOLVER
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		(HE IS ARMED. STEPS LEAD E)
TALK		(HE SAYS, Show me your pass!)
SHOW PASS


026 @Narrow E-W Street #1
LOOK		(I SEE NOTHING SPECIAL)
LISTEN		(I HEAR NOTHING INTELIGIBLE)
E


027 @Narrow E-W Street #2
LOOK		(A VIETNAMESE SOLDIER STOPS YOU..)
TALK		(HE SAYS, Give me something to help me escape..or you won't)
GIVE UNIFORM	(HE 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		(A WOOD DOOR IS S)
LOOK WAREHOUSE	(ITS A BIG, WITH NO WINDOWS)
CHOP DOOR	(THE MACHETE BREAKS THRU)
LOOK DOOR	(A WOOD DOOR IS OPEN. ANOTHER DOOR IS INSIDE)
OPEN DOOR	(IT'S TIED WITH WIRE)
REMOVE WIRE	(PLIERS REMOVE THE WIRE)
OPEN DOOR	


(THE DOOR SHUTS..)
025 @Dark Warehouse
LOOK		(IT'S DARK)
LISTEN		(YOU HEAR BREATHING S)
LOOK BINOCULARS	(YOU SEE A FIGURE S)
SHOOT		(YOU HIT HIM, HE FALLS)
S


026 @South part of Warehouse
LOOK			(A DEAD MAN IS HERE)
LOOK DEAD MAN	(THE TOP OF HIS SKULL IS GONE)
DROP PLIERS
DROP MACHETE
DROP BINOCULARS
GET SHOVEL
N >>now, get back to 024 West of Ravine


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


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 RAVINE	(I SEE NOTHING SPECIAL)>> VCs ARE GONE
W

024 West End of Ravine
LOOK		(A DEAD FIRE AND A DIRT MOUND ARE HERE)
DIG MOUND	(A BODY IN BLACK BAG IS HERE)
REMOVE BODY	(O.K..)
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


-- items so far 4/6 (RING OF KEYS, WALLET, REVOLVER, PLASTIC BAG)


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 W)
TALK		(A REFUGEE SAYS, 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 HUGE TANK IS HERE)
LOOK TANK	(A VIETNAMESE OFFICER SITS IN THE TURRET)
TALK		(HE SAYS, Leave!!)
KILL OFFICER	(HE FALLS OUT..DEAD)
CLIMB


033 @Inside Tank
LOOK			(A SQUARE HOLE IS HERE)
LOOK SQUARE HOLE	(YOU SEE A PLAZA, AND REFUGEES)
DRIVE TANK		(THE TANK JUMPS AHEAD)
LOOK			(YOU'RE HEADED TOWARDS A BRICK WALL) >> that is, facing to N
TURN RIGHT		(YOU GO INTO A COUTYARD)
TURN RIGHT		(THE TANK CRASHES THRU A FENCE INTO A RIVER)
LOOK


035 @In Dirty River
DIVE


(YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM)
034 Bottom of the River
LOOK		(SOMETHING'S HERE)
GET RUSTY KEY

035 In Dirty River
LOOK RUSTY KEY	(ITS CORRODED)
SWIMx5		(YOU REACHED IT)


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


--items so far 2/6 (Plastic Bag, Rusty Key)


042 @Large Make Shift Arena
LOOK	(A WRINKLED CHAINAMAN GRABS YOUR ARM AND SAYS, Not for you my son but watch..)
LOOK	(TWO MEN SIT AT THE TABLE. THEIR HANDS ON MARKS. ANOTHER MAN STANDS ARMED)
LOOK	(THE GUNMAN SHAKES A BURLAP BAG. OUT DROPS AN ENRAGED COBRA)
LOOK	(THE CHINAMAN SAYS, The snake kills.. the first to move his hands off the marks loses, the
other wins $1000)
LOOK	(THE SNAKE STRIKES ONE MAN. HE FALLS. THE CROWD ROARS)
LOOK	(A HUGE ORIENTAL THROWS YOU OUT !) >> you will be automatically kicked out to the bank of
river


036 E Bank of River #1
S


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


038 @Barbed Wire Gate
LOOK		(VIETNAMESE GUARD IS HERE)
TALK		(HE SAYS, Only my people allowed in gate) >> Gate is E
S


039 @S end of Street
LOOK		(A BRICKED BUILDING IS S)
LOOK BUILDING	(A WATER PIPE LEADS UP)
LOOK WATER PIPE	(ITS SLIPPERY)
CLIMB PIPE


040 @Roof of the Buikding
>>YOU SEE GUNFIRE AROUND THE CITY.
LOOK		(A WATER PIPE IS N, A FIRE LADDER S)
CLIMB LADDER


041 @in front of Pavillion
>> STEPS LEADS UP, A LADDER IS N
LOOK		(A VIETNAMESE SOLDIER STOPS YOU..)
TALK		(HE SAYS, You can escape from here, but it'll cost 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
LOOKx4		(THE GUNMAN SHOUTS, Who will play? raise a hand!)
RAISE HAND	(YOU ARE SEATED. YOUR HANDS ON THE MARK)
LOOK		(THE GUNMAN SHAKES A BURLAP BAG OUT OF IT DROPS AN MAD COBRA)
LOOK		(THE SNAKE WEAVES..)
LOOK		(THE SNAKE STRIKES.. THE OPPONENT JUMPS)
LOOK		(YOU WON THE MONEY. THE CROWD ROARS)
GET $1000
LOOK		

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've only half the price, HE SAYS) >> 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?, HE ASKS)
MING LI

(YOU ARE ADMITTED)
043 @Crowded Courtyard
LOOK		(THE DOOR IS S)
LISTEN		(A VOICE IS IN YOUR HEAD)
LISTEN VOICE	(IT'S MING LI'S VOICE, Keep the box..Key in depth)
TALK		(NO ONE SPEAKS ENGLISH BUT MANY SPEAK)
UNLOCK DOOR		(THE KEY BROKE..)
OPEN DOOR

044 @Smashed Apotchecary Shop
LOOK			(A BOX OF AMPULES IS HERE)
GET AMPULES		(THE AMPULES BROKE. LIQUID SPILLS ON YOUR HANDS)
GET SMALL BOX
LOOK SMALL BOX	(CHINESE PRINTING IS 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 the box!)
LOOKx4
RAISE HAND
LOOKx4	>> you won. your money should be added up to $2000
LOOK

036 E Bank of River #1
DROP SMALL BOX
S


--items so far 2/6 ($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 LEAVES)
CLIMB STEPS	


045 @Ramp with Helicopter
LOOK		(A SOLDIER SAYS, We're moving the dead. come back later, THEN LEAVES)
DROP PLASTIC BAG
GET INTO BAG


046 @Inside Plastic Bag
LOOkx2		(I SEE NOTHING SPECIAL)
LOOK		(YOU'RE LIFTED..)
LOOK		(YOU'RE DROPPED)
LOOK		(YOU'RE GOING UP)
LOOK		(YOU FEEL VIBRATION..)
GET OUT


047 @Inside U.S. Chopper Flying towards The China Sea
LOOK	

THE END