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by dave
Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:05 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

Dave, would it be possible to tell us what actions result in the creation of a mystic spirit?We can already discount the 7 we know. If the other 5 are achievable then the game is possible to complete. If not, then we are probably best off abandoning it as a bad job. My apologies for landing you all ...
by dave
Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:58 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

What iron rod? How can I row without an oar?

I think that we should ignore these as not completed sections of the game. I can't see anything that the iron rod can do and the boat just seems to move you between room 50 and room 53.

Yes I got to the lagoon, looked at the waterbed??? and got the ...
by dave
Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:45 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

I may not be in the same room as you are. My description says "You are on a riverbank. The water laps against the bank. You can also see a chocineal." If I look around, I see nothing. If I GET IN BOAT, I get nothing. If I go S, I am inland, on an island. Then if I go N, then I can get in the boat ...
by dave
Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:32 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

I have discovered an alternative disc image of 12 Lost Souls that you can download (Telecharger) from here
http://www.planetemu.net/index.php?section=roms&dat=41&action=showrom&id=26541
(warning - the site seems to be plagued with pop-up and pop-under windows).

The game database seems to be the ...
by dave
Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:57 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

Yes. Dave, please be more explicit. I have tried get into the boat, even though I can't see it. Plus what object does one need to power the boat.
It is actually an object that exists:
Object 42: a rowing boat Weight: 200 Starts in: 50: You are on a riverbank. Across the waters is an island.

Looks ...
by dave
Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:01 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

With the moaning farmer, I have tried every object I have (with the exception of the frayed rope which I did not get), and get nowhere - he is still moaning. It doesn't seem to matter whether you get the giant to dig a mound first or not.

The object is rather more specific than that it's:
Object ...
by dave
Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:51 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

Thanks, but you can already reach these locations without needing to climb the sand dune to the Red Desert, so does something else happen when you climb the dune (similar to the apple appearing after you give the hammer to the giants)?

From the code, when you're in room 101 ("You are in the Red ...
by dave
Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:39 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

Alastair wrote:Has anyone found any reason for giving the spade to the giant on the sand dune? Are we meant do something with the mound that he uncovers?
This opens exits to the E and W
by dave
Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:37 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

[Greemon]Yes I tried that, but somehow it didn't work. He ran off, but I still couldn't get out.

You need to: DROP GORSE and ATTACK COCHINEAL in that order, then you can go E. If you ASK GREEMON, he'll tell you why.

Yes, you did. I meant getting off the island.

Ah; I didn't realise that ...
by dave
Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:31 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

When you BLOW HORN as Dave suggested, nothing reallly happens, but when you enter where the Fralgs are and try to take the sword, it gives you the message that "a spell has been cast" but you die. So it seems to me you need to do/give something to the giant.

Whenever you take the sword it will ...
by dave
Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:41 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

I can't seem to give the crown to the king.

You should be able to just do "GIVE KING CROWN", this is the King of Lancs. The verbage seems to be quite specific.

How do you get out of the enchanted place once you have dropped the gorse there?

You need to give the Greemon something else (see ...
by dave
Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:07 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Acorn/BBC hardware cheat sheet
Replies: 0
Views: 4908

Acorn/BBC hardware cheat sheet

Hardware
The Acorn BBC series comprises of several sets of machines which share a similar OS and similar hardware (all 6502 based). The range is as follows: Acorn Atom, the original machine with a slightly older OS
Acorn BBC Micro A, a 16K original machine
Acorn BBC Micro B, the 32K classic ...
by dave
Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:49 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Emulation cheat sheets
Replies: 4
Views: 2272

Gunness wrote:If by "cheat sheet" you mean a guide to getting people started with various systems, such as the Beeb, I think it's a tremendous idea and I'm all for it.
That's what I meant; having struggled through trying to work discs on CPC and Apple ad nauseam I thought it'd be helpful...
by dave
Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:10 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

Where is this field? I can't seem to find it, nor the limb.

The field can be got to by going U from "You are in an icy place. A sheet of ice stands to the south." (this is illogical - how would you know to go up then)?

You should also look for treasure in that field using a digging implement ...
by dave
Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:14 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: 12 Lost Souls
Replies: 104
Views: 35472

I've fixed a bug in the code with parsing some of the condition code and this has shown me that there's more to the Hags.

If you have the limb (found in "You are in a field and a cold breeze blows from the north."), you can LIGHT HAND and then THROW LIMB AT HAGS to get another spirit.

This ...