Lost Ark of the Covenant (apple)

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terri
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Lost Ark of the Covenant (apple)

#1 Post by terri »

Among my current frustrations... this game...

Not among great ambience games. Limited parser (ar at least when combined with certain nouns). Has a maze, so Amby, be prepared.

I am stuck.

I have mapped the tunnel, I believe reasonably well, no probably not, as I thought I had something before. I have in my possession:

coconut, torch, matchbook, glasses, insecticide spray can, sugar cane plant. pressurized canister, whip.

I have navigated through the maze and got out to the oasis.

Now what?
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#2 Post by Amby »

I'll join in. Just made it to the tunnels - so far have found all but the pressurized can.

Off to map the maze...
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#3 Post by Amby »

I just discovered that there are already hints and a map for this game at GUE. http://gue.vintagegaming.org/galleries/ ... _hints.pdf

The game could probably still benefit from a walkthrough though. I, for example, followed the hints to the dead end in the tunnels (after picking up the canister) but then I was not sure what to do next. I think I am going to ignore the hints and see how far I can get...
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#4 Post by terri »

Thanks for finding the hints, Amby. I'll see how I get on with help. At this point I can't find the pistol.
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#5 Post by terri »

I managed to finish the game with the help of the hints. I don't think I could have done so without them. They are pretty complete, and other than WAIT not being recognized as a verb, it does make time pass. So I'm not sure it really warrants a walkthrough.

How are you making out without resorting to the hints? And ow did you (who hate mazes) navigate through this one?

I see some games on the apple site that look promising (one may even have some hints), but I don't know what to do with games with 4 disks. Any advice? I am patient, but it does not appear to load.
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