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Argon Factor, The (Argon_Factor.txt)

THE ARGON FACTOR
Written by Tony Rome
Walk Through by Dorothy Millard (C64 Version)

Scenario
Your objective is to recover videotape to prove your innocence.

Walk Through
PART I
(Start in your spaceship), EXAMINE SHIP (you see a large viewing screen, computer and a button), ASK
COMPUTER (you enter the black hole and emerge by a strange planet), E (you land on the planet
Argon), OPEN LOCKER, GET PISTOL (web pistol), EXAMINE PISTOL, SEARCH LOCKER, GET CRYSTAL, EXAMINE
CRYSTAL (it emits a powerful light), PUSH BUTTON (the escape hatch below opens and a ladder slides
down), D (beneath your ship).

E (high plateau), D (you are in a hole), S (dark tunnel - some rocks fall and block your retreat), W
(large cave), SEARCH CAVE, GET GEIGER (counter - the ray flashes then fades), S (ventilation shaft -
you lose your grip and finish up in a laboratory), EXAMINE LABORATORY (hidden in an alcove is a
disk), GET DISK, EXAMINE DISK, S (chamber), OPEN CASE (a huge mutated fly is released), EXAMINE
CASE, GET GLOVE, EXAMINE GLOVE, N, E (conservatory), WEAR GLOVE, GET STONE, W, S, E (refrigerated
storeroom), PUT STONE IN FREEZER (it fuses with the ice and frees the canisters), GET CANISTER,
EXAMINE CANISTER (a spray can), W, W, S (guard's quarters), WATCH HOLOGRAM (movie), REMOVE
SPACESUIT, GET UNIFORM, EXAMINE UNIFORM, WEAR UNIFORM, SEARCH UNIFORM (a red counter falls out),
DROP CRYSTAL, GET COUNTER, EXAMINE COUNTER (marked "PASS NO. 23907"), N, D (must be
wearing the guard's uniform), E (tunnel), E (a computerised voice says "Show pass and
enter combination"), SHOW PASS, 23907 (the door slides open).

E (nuclear waste compound - the door closes behind you), S, E, EXAMINE DOCUMENTS, E, S (you are
confronted by a giant mutated fly), FIRE PISTOL (a huge web opens up and covers the fly), DROP
PISTOL, W (passage), DROP GEIGER (counter), GET BERRIES, EAT BERRIES (this stops you feeling
hungry), S (large hall), EXAMINE RELICS (amongst them is a Space Invaders machine still in working
order - don't play it though), SEARCH MACHINE (on top is a coin), GET COIN, EXAMINE COIN (an
old penny), W, EXAMINE BOOKS (one holds your attention but you can't read the title).

W (you travel across an underground lake and find yourself in an underground complex simulating the
prehistoric era), N (a large spider blocks the way), SPRAY SPIDER (it is temporarily stunned), N
(cavern), E (Valdera's novelty room), READ NOTE, W, N (into Valdera's waxworks), EXAMINE
CHAIR (on it is Valdera's pet snake and beneath it is a blue card), EXAMINE FIGURES, EXAMINE
PIPER (pied - holding a pipe, not made of wax and is mechanically operated), PUT COIN IN HAND (it
drops into a hole in his hand... he plays and charms the snake), GET CARD, EXAMINE CARD (circular
and marked "BC/AD"), S (cavern), INSERT CARD IN SLOT (the panel opens), W (a metal
detecting field prevents you), DROP COUNTER, DROP CANISTER, W (red chamber), EXAMINE SYSTEM
(computer - there is a cable leading to a plug on the wall... next to the plug is a lever), PULL
LEVER (the system lights up), INSERT DISK (Well done! Part 1 negotiated).

PART 2
"Valdera's obsession with history is now a reality, he has constructed a module that will
travel through time... he threatens to transport me back to some forgotten century... by now I could
be anywhere... please find me!"  Anikra.

2155 (First time)
(The vibration of the disk drive causes something to fall onto the carpet), EXAMINE CARPET (you see
a ball), GET BALL (it lights up and activates part of the north wall revealing a gantry), EXAMINE
BALL (it has eight panels), N (you are on a small gantry), W (recreation area), PLAY CHESS (your
opponent is the Planet Champion... keep playing if necessary until you find a brilliant combination
and your opponent resigns giving you a gold centon), EXAMINE CENTON, W (ante-room), EXAMINE
EQUIPMENT (find a length of cable), GET CABLE, EXAMINE CABLE (long and fluorescent), BRIBE GUARD
(with the gold centon... he slips a microchip into your hand), EXAMINE MICROCHIP, E, E, N (into the
Asteron time warp module, INSERT BALL IN HOLE (the Asteron is activated... enter desired year from
the menu on the screen), READ MENU.

1174 AD
1174, GET BALL (the hatch opens), S (Town, E (Square, EXAMINE URN (filled with water), EXAMINE
BEGGAR (he is crippled and cannot move easily... he carries an empty bowl), TILT URN (the water
fills the beggar's bowl... he drinks and whispers "R.T."), W, N (into the Asteron,
INSERT BALL IN HOLE.

1594 AD
1594, GET BALL, S (you are outside a cottage), W (into the cottage, READ WRITING (on a manuscript
dated 23rd April are the letters T.O.), E, N (into the Asteron, INSERT BALL IN HOLE.

1866 AD
1866, GET BALL, S (outside a wooden hut, S (there's an explosion and the hut door flies open...
a happy man staggers out), EXAMINE FIRE (a stuffed pig roasts on a spit), EAT PIG (this stops you
becoming weak from hunger), N (into the Asteron, INSERT BALL IN HOLE.

776 BC
776, GET BALL, S (open arena, S (you are by a Great Statue of a Greek god), EXAMINE STATUE (it has
one arm missing), EXAMINE ARM (scratched on the arm are the letters S.O.), N, N (into the Asteron,
INSERT BALL IN HOLE.

1945 AD
1945, GET BALL, S (city savaged by warfare, E (small shop, READ CALENDAR (May 7th), ASK WOMAN ABOUT
CLOCKS, ASK WOMAN ABOUT CHINA, EXAMINE FIGURINE (an inscription reads "W.F."), W, N (into
the Asteron), INSERT BALL IN HOLE.

1758 AD
1758, GET BALL, S (you are on a mountain where a man holds a banner), READ BANNER (you see the
letters L.A.R.), N (into the Asteron), INSERT BALL IN HOLE.

64 AD
64, GET BALL, S (you are at the entrance to a rocky cave), EXAMINE TREE (carved on it is W.E.), TIE
CABLE TO TREE, S (catacombs, W, W (cavern, MOVE STONE (you uncover a trap door), OPEN TRAP door (you
find Anikra who gives you a laser gun), FOLLOW CABLE (you retrace your steps back to the entrance),
DROP CABLE, N (into the Asteron, INSERT BALL IN HOLE.

2155 AD (Second Time)
2155, GET BALL, S (back to the small gantry), E, E (planetary viewroom - a guard questions you),
SHOOT GUARD, DROP GUN (laser), DROP BALL, D (reactor room), PULL ROD (a siren blares out
"OVERLOAD - 15 MINTONS and counting"), S (astro room), REMOVE UNIFORM, GET SPACESUIT, WEAR
SPACESUIT, W (tunnel), W, U (planet surface), N (beneath your ship), U (inside ship - Lap quickly
repairs the circuitry... the computer takes over and you are soon travelling at warp speed.... the
planet explodes).

CONGRATULATIONS
With Anikra and also the video tape proving your innocence, 
you head for Earth in the safe knowledge that you mission has been a total success.
SCORE 100%

Taken from Dorothy Irene's site: http://dorothyirene.fateback.com/

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