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by Juan
Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:09 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Re: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K

Alastair wrote:The first download on the World of Spectrum page may be bugged, thanks Eriorg, but the second "MinesOfSaturn(different).tzx.zip" appears to work.
Yes, duly noted. I hadn't thought about testing that other version.
by Juan
Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:09 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Re: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K

Maybe we can interest one of the programming wizards around here to take a look at the program and see if they can figure out how in blazes are you supposed to cross that bridge?
It's actually supposed to be a random element with 9 chances out of ten to succeed (see line 2970 in the program), but ...
by Juan
Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:01 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Re: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K

Yes, I am playing this version too. However, when you search about this game, it gives you two publishers, and says that it is a Spectrum 48 game.

Regardless, I still can't finish it.

The listings do state a "pothole".

I thought that "cover" referred to the manhole cover. Just thought that I ...
by Juan
Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:48 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Re: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K

The listings also refer to a "pothole". Have you found one, or do you suppose this refers to what you get after blasting the ants?

I don't remember encountering such a thing yet.

Also the word "cover" is in the list of verbs, not in the list of nouns. That's the only verb I haven't used ...
by Juan
Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:17 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Re: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K

Turns out that I had written down where I found the ladder. But I can't seem to use it anywhere. Any suggestions?

No, none so far. But it is quite sure that the ladder has a use in some place (apparently to climb up some smooth surface or something like that) because I found the following message ...
by Juan
Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:52 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Re: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K

No, I haven't found the ladder. Can you give me some hints about where it is?

OK, it's difficult to give a hint without giving it away too easily. But let me try this: the reason why it's very tricky to realize where the ladder is is because the game doesn't actually call your attention about it ...
by Juan
Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:01 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Re: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K


"You made it across the bridge, WHAT LUCK!"


As always, I'm just a voice from the off (i.e. not playing the game myself)... Did you already try to just cross it several times? The expression "WHAT LUCK" might indicate that it's simply an annoying random element.

Yes, since I have tried many ...
by Juan
Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:47 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Re: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K

OK - I found my notes and the limited map I made.

I got the torch, took the rope, took the boat, found the flask and filled it, found the hammer (with the help of the torch), used the explosive. It seems I can't get past the ants once in the mines.

Have you gotten further than that?

Not much ...
by Juan
Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:15 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Mines of Saturn, early adventure for the Spectrum 16K

Has anyone played this early (1982) adventure for the Spectrum 16K?:

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006694

Most of it seems pretty easy, except the part about crossing the rope bridge: it always collapses under your weight, even if you drop everything you are carrying. Out of ...
by Juan
Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:50 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Most overutilized/underutilized themes?
Replies: 31
Views: 8268

Re: Most overutilized/underutilized themes?

Sherlock Holmes: A Matter of Evil

I have finished that one and written a walkthrough for it (you will have it soon, Jacob, along with other solutions.) It's OK. Kind of short for a 128K title, actually. It also has no graphics (except the title) or music, so I wonder why did the programmer feel ...
by Juan
Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:29 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: chalice of mostania (apple)
Replies: 14
Views: 4046

I played this one a while back. I stopped playing it when I was around a mountain, if I remember correctly. Maybe I'll retake it where I left off.
by Juan
Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:30 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Paranormal/Occult/Horror Themed Games
Replies: 24
Views: 8068

You could try Opera House (scroll down til you find it) where we were, and still are, I believe stuck in.

Quite correct. And I still haven't heard a peep from one of the programmers (as you will recall, I sent him a message through his guestbook.) Maybe he does not want to give away what exactly ...
by Juan
Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: What happened to Lantern of D'Gamma
Replies: 53
Views: 19648

Rather belatedly I've decided to have a crack at this game.

Anyway I have some answers to some of the questions that have been posed.

How were we supposed to know what page to read in the cookbook?
Thanks to the internet I've discovered that there are 2 US cups to 1 US pint. So you take the ...
by Juan
Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:55 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: What happened to Lantern of D'Gamma
Replies: 53
Views: 19648

But are they exactly the same? They seem pretty useless, except to describe the staff, which would serve to tell you who has the diary and which room they might hide it in. In any case, you need clues to the location of the diary, because as soon as you open a painting, and you get it wrong, the ...
by Juan
Sun May 31, 2009 12:00 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: What happened to Lantern of D'Gamma
Replies: 53
Views: 19648


Did you also point out that the diary probably appears behind a different painting w/each game you play?

No, I did not notice that. I'll make a note of it and re-send the solution to Jacob.


And that the clues to which painting to pry open is probably in the scraps of paper you find?

The ...