Today I decided to play Western Adventure. It looked interesting and had been on the list of games I wanted to play for a long time. The biggest problem was it is written in Hungarian and I don't speak a word of the language , but I decided to give it a try anyway. I started with making an English map of all the 61 locations. It was not easy to get started because the only thing I could get from the code was a list of objects and the room descriptions. But I found another Hungarian game written by the same author which was written in BASIC and I copied the verb list from that game, translated the verbs and that made it possible to start playing the game . I did manage to solve the first 20% but then I reached a point where I could not get any further. That didn’t stop me because I just skipped to the next room. I think I've managed to solve 70% of the game, but I have still several problems to solve and there are 4 objects I did not manage to find although I'm quite sure where I should find 2 of them, but first I have to solve another problem.
I know at least a few people on this forum speak Hungarian so if they want to give it a try that would be great. Below is a walkthrough until the point where I encountered the first problem. I am inside an Apache camp. There are arrows and a bow and I have to shoot at some straw puppets, but I tried everything but alas I didn't succeed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If someone does manage to get further, the next point where I'm stuck is inside the cave where you have to get rid of the native sorcerer.
Some basic instructions to play this game:
Special keys on the c64:
SHIFT+E =É
SHIFT+U =Ü
SHIFT+O =Ö
SHIFT+A =Á
NY, NY, NÉZ (you see a gun, blanket, black hat and pick), FOG PISZTOLY (you get the gun), FOG TAKARO (get blanket), FOG KALAP (get hat), FOG CSÁKÁNY(get pick), KE, ÁS (you dig with the pick. 5%), NÉZ (you have found some beads), FOG GYÖNGYÖT (get beads), KE, ÉK, ÉNY (a robber is hiding in the bushes, hurry because this is realtime), LÖ BILL (you shoot Bill with the gun. you will get a reward for this later in the game. 10%), ÉK, NÉZ (you see some sort of cape), FOG BÖRZEKE (get cape), DÉ, VISEL BÖRZEKE (wear cape), VISEL KALAP (wear hat), KE (because you wear the cape and the hat the indians don't kill you), ÉK, FOG KÖ (get stone), ÉS, AD GYÖNGYÖT (the chief gives you the knife in exchange for the beads), DÉ, DNY, DÉ, KE, HAJIT KÖ (you throw the rock. the native american goes to the other side to see what made the noise), SZABBADDÁ MARY (you free mary with the knife and she gives you a box of matches. 15%), NY, DNY, VISGÁL FAL (examining the wall you find a secret passage. 20%), DÉ, DNY, KE, DK, GYUJT (you make a fire using the matches), LENGET TAKARO (you wave the blanket to make smoke signals.You receive an answer how to go south), DÉ,
-When you enter the Apache camp you are given bow and arrows and you have to use them to shoot some straw puppets.
The game gives the following hint:
“NE FELEJTS EL CÉLOZNI, KAPASZKODNI ÉS FÉLREUGRANI”
Unfortunately I didn’t manage to translate that one very well and I don’t know what to do.
-What’s the use of the stick?
*** Celebrant city ***
-I don’t know what to do with the 100 dollars. You can play cards with them but you lose all your money.
-I need to buy a suit at the tailor, but I don’t know which command to use.
-What’s is the use of the heavy chest? I can’t manage to open it.
-How to get on the train to San Francisco?
-While on the train. How to get rid of the bandits following you? I guess you need to use the loaded rifle, but I did not manage to find the correct command. This puzzle like some others is real-time so you don’t have a lot of time to try things.
-I did not find the cartridges for the rifle nor the 5 dollar bill. Maybe they are inside the chest?
*** San Francisco ***
I managed to buy the Siemens-shares. After you have entered the “robbers house” and you return to the stock market there is a person who wants to buy the shares:
“egy ur lép hozzád, és megvételre ajánl siemens”
Problem: I don’t know how to do this.
It seems I have solved all the other problems. Help from a native Hungarian person would be nice to solve the above.
Alex wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:57 am
-While on the train. How to get rid of the bandits following you? I guess you need to use the loaded rifle, but I did not manage to find the correct command. This puzzle like some others is real-time so you don’t have a lot of time to try things.
Managed to get rid of the bandits, but for some reason I can't take the rope from the train. I now have 60% and could still use some help,
Just a small update in case some Hungarian speaking user will read this topic in the future.
I’ve been playing this game again and I managed to solve several of the above problems. The main problem for me is I don’t speak Hungarian and at least to me it is a very difficult language with all its punctuation marks giving another meaning to a word. However using my “friend” Google translate and some general knowledge of other languages I managed to solve most puzzles and to make it to the end.
Unfortunately there are a few problems I did not manage to solve (see below). So if anyone should know the answer please let me know.
I did upload a map and a partial walkthrough with a solution to all other puzzles.
***Problem 1 (location 11 on my map):
you are in the city of the Apaches. You get a bow and an arrow. you have to prove your knowledge by aiming. they set up straw puppets far from you, you have to hit one.
NÉZ (you see a bow, arrow and tomahawk), FOG IJ (get bow), FOG NYILVESSZö (GET ARROWS), FOG TOMAHAWK (GET TOMAHAWK)
I did not manage to find the right command to use the bow and arrow.
Help gives:
ne felejts el célozni, kapaszkodni és félreugrani! (Don't forget to aim, hold on and jump aside!)
If you do it right:
You’ve hit the middle of the target! The next task is to train a horse. a white steed gallops out
If you manage to complete that task:
You managed to train the horse! The final test: you have to fight a warrior, throw your tomahawks at each other. You stand up and your opponent's tomahawk flies towards you...
***Problem 2 (location 29 on my map):
You're at the railway station, there's a train waiting south.
The railwayman is also here.
I did not manage to find the right command to enter the train.
Somehow you should get the message:
The conductor says, "You can get on the train to San Francisco"
***Problem 3 (location 2A on my map):
For some reason in the train FOG KÖTÉL (get rope) does not work. I don't know if this is a bug or if you have to use another command.
***Not a problem (location 31 on my map):
You should be able to overhear the conversation by the robbers:
A conversation can be heard from the house: "We taught this farm a good lesson, now I own all his estates, he doesn't have enough money to buy his land.
I did not manage to find a command to get this message. It is not needed to finish the game, but maybe you can get some extra points.
Alex wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2024 7:13 pm
***Problem 1 (location 11 on my map):
you are in the city of the Apaches. You get a bow and an arrow. you have to prove your knowledge by aiming. they set up straw puppets far from you, you have to hit one.
I finally managed to hit the straw puppet. You had to string the bow first. "FELHUS IJ" was the 'magic word'
And I also solved the other tests so the first problem I had has been solved.
Alex wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:26 pm
***Problem 3 (location 2A on my map):
For some reason in the train FOG KÖTÉL (get rope) does not work. I don't know if this is a bug or if you have to use another command.
I also solved the third problem. This seems to be a bug. Take rope does not work, take (without an object) does work. In this game if you use take or drop without an object you take all or drop all.
So I just have to learn how to enter the train and then see if I have to overhear the robbers to get the last 5%. Entering the train also is buggy because when you type 'get train' you take the letter and when you type 'examine train' you read the letter.