Vasco da Gama
Hints by Alex Dijkstra for the c64
This game has a lot of random elements. Luckily you can play the game on an emulator and save as
many times as you like. The original game only gives the opportunity to save 1 game when you stop
playing.
**** Getting around ***
To start:
ANKER LICHTEN
SEGELN SETZEN
While sailing oyu have to watsch the position of your ship:
LBB G LSB
BB ship SB
HBB K HSB
G=straight on
SB=starboard
K= turn around
BB=port
The other four directions are in between.
On land you can use the normal cardinal directions
Other useful commands:
?I Status information and inventory
?G Degrees
?S List of founded treasures
?O Room description
?E End game
U change between sailing and going ashore.
Make sure to lower the anchor ANKER WERFEN before you go ashore U. If not the ship drifts away.
**** Goal ***
Travel to India and collect as many treasures as possible and return to Lisbon.
To get 100% You should obtain 12.000 Real (points).
These treasures can be found:
0100 Bart des Heiligen in 81
0050 Henna in 82
0200 Rubine in 90
0250 Elfenb in 143
0025 Orchideen in 145
0100 Statue in 153
1000 Vanille in 179
1000 Nelken in 189
0075 Handschrift in 157
1000 Zimt in 118
1000 Muskat in 122
1000 Kardamon in 137
1000 Koriander in 137
1000 Pfeffer in 138
1000 Ingwer in 135
1000 Anis in 135
You also get points to reach the following locations:
025 reach location 50
025 reach location 80/3
050 reach location 92/4 by yourself (not using the camel)
025 reach location 55
025 reach location 54 (water)
025 reach location 94
025 reach location 58 from 212 (seems a bug)
025 reach location 209
050 reach location 71
025 reach location 74
050 reach location 72
100 reach location 153
025 reach location 75
050 reach location 65
200 reach location 196
050 reach location 160
050 reach location 156
025 reach location 166
100 reach location 203
100 reach location 70
Other actions
025 SCHIESSE KANON in 34-2 to scare pirates away.
100 EROBER GALEERE in n14 you free the Portuguese prisoners
100 PRINZ FREIKAUFEN in 101
*** Wind ****
The wind changes randomly. You can't sail against the wind. If there is no other way you can
enter the command WARTE to wait a few days with a chance of making the wind change. It is faster to
make another move/command. Just 1 day instead of 3.
*** Food and Drink***
There are several places to replenish your food and water. See my map and the room descriptions
below. Some food also heals your crew if they are sick. While at sea you can try ANGEL FISCH to
catch some fishes.
***Sickenss
Find nutricious food (see food) and also there are some locations:
-Oasis
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**** Mutiny ****
To make the crew happy again when they want to mutiny GEBE BRANNTWEIN. In India you can replenish
your stock.
**** Windless (keinleuft) ***
If you enter one of these locations you lose several days until you can sail on.
**** Thunder ***
When there is a storm or thunder :SEGELN REFFEN
If you were too late you can repair the sails with REPAR SEGELN. This will take some time. If the
cannon gets dirty (VERDRECKT) type PUTZE KANON to clean it.
**** Whales and giant turtles****
The turtles are found at some of the eastern island. TOETE SCHILDKROETEN > You have 13 days of
food.
The wales can be found in the southern locations.
Locations (see my map on CASA for the numbers):
Locations where you can board land:
**1/213: 39 N Lisbon
This is were you have to return after you have collected sufficient points (reales)
**5: 38N Island
-You get 25 points for reaching the island
-77 TOETE HASE > Food for 18 days
-78 NEHME WASSER > water supplies filled.
**8: 33N Madeira
-58 your food and water are replenished (multiple times).
**13: 31N Wadi
-There is a random chance the wadi becomes flooded. This happens when you read in the description
there is a noise.
-If the flood comes your water supply is replenished.
-80/3 You get 25 points for reaching this location.
-81 GEBE BIBEL > you get a relic (100 points), water and food.
-82 KAUFE MELONEN (14 days food for 2 gold pieces), KAUFE HENNA for 2 gold pieces(50 points)
-111 You can RAUCHE PFEIFE, but not needed.
-112 Don't enter or you will be killed.
**12: 28N Spanish fortress
If you want to go to the fortress you are captured by the Spanish, ending the game.
**15: 22N Oasis
-85 NEHME WASSER. water for 2 weeks.
-87 TOETE SKORPION (not needed)
-90 OEFFNE KISTE >rubine. You find a ruby (200 points)
-79 MIETEN KAMEL (1 gold piece). You are taken to the oasis, but you better go yourself to obtain
the points.
-92/4 You get 50 points for reaching this location by yourself (without using the camel) GEBE
MESSER> you get food and water and your crew gets well.
**16: 16N Brook
-55 You get 25 points for reaching this location.
-93 NEHME WASSER> Your water supplies are filled. Don't take the fruits, you will get
diarrhoea.
**54: 13N Swamp
-94 You get 25 points for reaching this location.
-95 NEHME HIRSE > You get 24 days of food.
**21: 7N Rainforest
-57 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
NEHME KOLA(-nuesse) >For 9 days fresh food.
-209 You get 25 points to reach this location. NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
-211 NEHME OELFRUCHTE >Vitamins for 13 days.
**27: 4N Elephant graveyard
-140 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
NEHME ERDNUESSE > Food for 11 days
-143 If you go west the elephant kills you.
NEHME ELFENBEIN (250 points)
**28: 3N Village
-167 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
-168 Wild animals. your crew is afraid and you can't move.
**30: 6S Statue and waterfalls
-145 NEHME ORCHIDEEN you get 25 points
-148 NEHME MANIOK >Vitamin rich food for 11 days. Your crew gets healthy again. You can eat this
several times here.
-146 NEHME WASSER > Your water supplies are filled
-147 Wild animals. your crew is afraid and you can't move.
-149 NEHME WASSER > Your water supplies are filled
GREIFE LIANE to cross the river.
-150 NEHME WASSER > Your water supplies are filled
-152 NEHME WASSER > Your water supplies are filled
-153 You get 100 points for reaching this place. GEBE GOLD(5 pieces) or GEBE GLASPERLEN or GEBE
STOFF. You get food and a statue (100 points)
-154 Don't touch the black statue. They get angry and you are transported to 151.
-151 NEHME WASSER > Your water supplies are filled
SCHWIMME to 155. Part of the food has been destroyed. Better:
FAELLE BAUM > you get wood. MACHE FLOSS > you go to location 155.
-155 NEHME WASSER > Your water supplies are filled
-62 NEHME WASSER > Your water supplies are filled
You can first take the statue, return to the ship, return to the island and take the maniok. This
way you have more food.
**22: 7S Brazil
-71 You get 50 points for reaching this location.
NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
NEHME MANIOK >14 days fresh food
**29: 16S Rocky island
-74 You get 25 points for reaching this place.
-102 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
**31: 17S Crocodile infested waters
-63 Don't try to kill the crocodiles or take water.
-169 Don't try to kill the boa.
-170 Don't try to kill the crocodiles or take water.
-171 NERHMER KUERBISSE> vitamin rich food. Your crew is healthy again.
-172 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
Eastern lands:
**46: 15N Beach
-203 You get 100 points for reaching this location.
-115 NEHME KOKOSNUESSE> Water is filled, food is filled and crew is healthy again
-116 NEHME KOKOSNUESSE> Water is filled, food is filled and crew is healthy again
-117 NEHME BANANEN, 8 days of fresh food.
-118 GEBE GOLD (5 pieces) or GEBE STOFF> you get ZIMT (1000 points)
-122 GEBE GLASPERLEN or GEBE GOLD (5 pieces) > You get muskatnuesse (1000 points).
-123 NEHME WASSER > water supplies filled.
**45: 15N
-198 The people from Venice don't want to trade with someone from Portugal.
**49: 11N
-70 You get 100 points for reaching this location.
-125 NEHME WASSER > water supplies filled.
-126 NEHME BANANEN, 13 days of fresh food.
-127 SPRECHE WAECHTER> you should give gold to the king.
-128 GEBE GOLD (20 pieces) >erlaubnis zum handel mit gewurzen
-135 KAUFE KORIANDER (25 pieces)> you get 1000 points
KAUFE INGWER (25 pieces)> you get 1000 points
-136 KAUFE WASSER (2 pieces) >water supplies filled.
-137 KAUFE KORIANDER (25 pieces)> you get 1000 points
KAUFE KARDAMON (25 pieces)> you get 1000 points
-138 KAUFE PFEFFER (25 pieces)> you get 1000 points
KAUFE SCHNAPs (15 pieces) > Branntwein is filed (only place where you can do this).
**69: 11N Desolate island
-166 You get 25 points for reaching this location.
NEHME KOKOSNUESSE> Water is filled, food is filled and crew is healthy again
**32: 10N Monastery
-56 KLINGE GLOCKE The door opens
-156 You get 50 points for reaching this location. SPRECHE ABT > Abbot asks you to enter the
church
-157 BETEN> you get water and Handschrift (75 points)
**159: 3N Island
-160 You get 50 points for reaching this location.
-161 NEHME KOKOSNUESSE> Water is filled, food is filled and crew is healthy again
-162 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
**96: 2N Market
To be able to enter the port you must type the following commands from location 73: GRUESSE
KOMMANDANT, BITTE KOMMANDANT, BITTE LOTSENBOOT, ANKER WERFEN. >you have reached the port.
-97 KAUFE WASSER (2 pieces)> >Your water supplies are filled
KAUFE PROVIANT ( 5 pieces)
Message between food: "Bin im Palast Gefangen. Kauft mich frei. Prinz Edoardo"
-98 GEBE GOLD (5 pieces) >you get some friends
-101 SPRECHE WAECHTER> PRINZ FREIKAUFEN (20 pieces). You get 100 points.
**42: 4S Mount Kilimanjaro
186 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
187 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
189 NEHME NELKEN > You get 1000 points.
190 NEHME MANIOK >You get 15 days food and the crew is healthy again.
NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
191 NEHME ERDNUESSE > Food for 24 days.
192 NEHME ERDNUESSE > Food for 17 days.
193 NEHME HIRSE > 11 days of food. Don't try to kill the leopard.
196 You get 200 points for reaching this location.
**183: 6S Tiny Island
-184 NEHME KOKOSNUESSE> Water is filled, food is filled and crew is healthy again.
NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
**67: 6S Windy island
-182 NEHME KOKOSNUESSE> Water is filled, food is filled and crew is healthy again.
**40: 15S Steppe
-202 GEBE GOLD (5 pieces) or GEBE GLASPERLEN>you get maniok, The crew is healthy again.
-206 NEHME ERDNUESSE > food for 19 days
-207 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
**41: 20S Madagaskar
-65 You get 50 points for reaching this location
-173 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
-174 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
-176 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
-177 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
-179 NEHME VANILLE (1000 points)
**36: 25S Meadows
-75 You get 25 points for reaching this location.
-105 TOETE OCHSEN > You are killed by the local inhabitants.
If you first GEBE BRANNTWEIN. The inhabitants become drunk and then you get food by TOETE OCHSEN for
30 days. However you can better use the alcohol for your crew.
GEBE GLASPERLEN or GEBE GOLD (5 pieces), you get 5 oxen.
-109 NEHME WASSER >Your water supplies are filled
**180: 47S Rocks
-181 NEHME WASSER> 14 days of water.
**38: 57S South pole
-72 You get 50 points for reaching this location. TOETE PINGUIN>19 days food.
-102 NEHME EI > Food supplies replenished.
-104 TOETE SEELOEWE>17 days food.
I've omitted the places where there is nothing to see (Oede Gegend)
Locations at sea:
15 22N RETTE MAN. He tells you there is treasure to be found in the desert.
n34-2 SCHIESSE KANON You scare the pirates away. (25 points)
n14 EROBER GALEERE. You free the Portuguese prisoners (100 points)
n11 Sometimes the galley with prisoners is in this location.
s2 SCHIESSE KANON >the boats with armed man escape.
73 GRUESSE KOMMANDANT, BITTE KOMMANDANT, BITTE LOTSENBOOT, ANKER WERFEN. >you have reached
the port.
Questions?
-Is there a way to escape the location with wild animals (location 147 and 168)?
-How to kill a whale?
-What to do against the Arabian pirates in location 197?
-Is there a useful place for KLETTER BAEUME?
-Should you do something in 41 with the ship with the yellow flag?
The real Vasco reached 23 May 1498 India and returned in September 1499 to Portugal. You get a
higher score if you make the journey fast.