SoftSide Adventure of the Month #12
Dateline Titanic
By Peter Kirsch
Published by SoftSide Publications, May 1982
For Atari 400/800/XL/XE (same or very similar for Apple II and TRS-80)
Solution by Garry Francis
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This is a minimal solution. You'll need to LOOK at lots of things for this solution to make
sense. Scores are given in brackets as A/B, where A = points awarded, B = cumulative points awarded.
Maximum score is 3175 points.
LOOK WINDOW
TURN WHEEL
E
SEND SOS (100/100)
W
S
E
MOVE SAFE
GET NOTE
READ NOTE
DROP NOTE
OPEN SAFE
GET JEWELRY (200/300)
W
S
D
E
DROP JEWELRY (-200/100) (we'll come back for it later)
E
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
LOOK PASSENGER (cabin key #101 appears)
E
E
E
E
E
S
E
GET BONE (from table)
(when puppy dog appears GIVE BONE, GET DOG)
LOOK SOUP (soup cools down)
EAT SOUP
GET KEY (from soup bowl)
MOVE TABLE
GET VANDERBILT
OPEN REFRIGERATOR
GET MARGARINE (from refrigerator)
GET CUBE (from refrigerator)
W
N
W
PUT VANDERBILT (200/300)
W
OPEN DOOR
DROP 104
GO DOOR
GET KEY (from dog's collar)
GIVE DOG
GET CHILD
N
W
PUT CHILD (75/375)
W
OPEN DOOR
DROP 102
GO DOOR
GET GIRL
N
E
PUT GIRL (50/425)
E
E
E
S
S
S
E
GET DICTIONARY (from shelves)
READ DICTIONARY
DROP DICTIONARY
GET LIBRARIAN (from desk)
GET NEWSPAPER
W
N
W
PUT LIBRARIAN (100/525)
OPEN DOOR
GO DOOR
N
RUB MARGARINE (on naked lady's toe)
DROP MARGARINE
GET LADY
S
S
PUT LADY (450/975)
W
OPEN DOOR
GO DOOR
GET LADY
S
W
PUT LADY (350/1325)
W
W
W
W
D
S
W
W
E
GET BULB (from broken chandelier)
W
GO STAIRS (ice cube melts from furnace to reveal cabin key #103)
W
CUT WIRE (in fuse box using broken bulb to cut power to cabins)
DROP BULB
E
GO STAIRS
E
E
COFFEE
GET WAITER
N
U
E
E
PUT WAITER (50/1375)
OPEN DOOR
GO DOOR
GIVE COFFEE
GET LADY
S
PUT LADY (400/1775)
E
OPEN DOOR
GO DOOR (she's angry 'cause you cut the power)
GET LADY
S
W
PUT LADY (300/2075)
W
S
W
N
DROP NEWSPAPER
SLIDE NEWSPAPER
HIT DOOR
GET NEWSPAPER (you also got cabin key #106)
DROP NEWSPAPER
OPEN DOOR
DROP 106
GO DOOR
GET STEWARD (from bed)
W
N
OPEN DOOR
GO DOOR
EMPTY VACUUM (diamond ring and dirt appear)
GET RING (300/2375)
LOOK DIRT (cabin key #105 appears)
GET 105
W
N
E
S
E
PUT STEWARD (50/2425)
GET 101
OPEN DOOR
DROP 101
GO DOOR
LOOK CRIB (baby appears)
GET BABY
MOVE CRIB (hearing aid appears)
GET AID
N
PUT BABY (75/2500)
E
E
OPEN DOOR
GO DOOR
GIVE AID
GET LADY
N
PUT LADY (150/2650)
E
E
OPEN DOOR
GO DOOR
GET DAISY
N
PUT DAISY (50/2700)
(You must now rescue the 11 frantic passengers and recover the jewelry. GET PASSENGER every time one
appears. Otherwise follow the sequence given. LOOK BOAT if you need to confirm that there's a
spare seat. The lifeboat will sink if it's overloaded.)
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/2725)
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/2750)
W
W
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/2775)
W
W
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/2800)
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/2825)
W
GET JEWELRY (200/3025)
S
S
E
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/3050)
E
E
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/3075)
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/3100)
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/3125)
E
E
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/3150)
LOOK (repeat until frantic passenger appears)
GET PASSENGER
PUT PASSENGER (25/3175)
GO BOAT
***THE END***
