Possible solution problem - Theseus and the Minotaur

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Possible solution problem - Theseus and the Minotaur

#1 Post by hackersanon » Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:52 am

Juan Duc does say in is solution that the first part of the solution is based on the Amstrad version while the second part is based on the Spectrum version (because he couldn't get the second part to load).

RZX Adventurer feedback for playing the solution on Spectrum says:

"Part 1 immediately goes wrong:

N, W, W, U, Examine trees, Take berries

The trees are mentioned in the location, but examining them we "see nothing special" (I tried SEARCH too) and thus no berries are available. "

So there's a good chance that the second part of the solution won't work on the Amstrad either :)

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Re: Possible solution problem - Theseus and the Minotaur

#2 Post by Strident » Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:35 am

I will take a look at this. There were at least five different versions of Theseus... it started life as a GAC game before later being reworked by Tony as a PAWed title... so there were Amstrad, Spectrum & C64 GACed versions out there as well as the later PAWed Spectrum and CP/M versions...

The solution makes reference to one of the early Amstrad club 50/50 versions... which was GACed... so that would not tie up with the later Spectrum & Amstrad CP/M PAWed versions; I am not surprised if it doesn't work exactly.

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Re: Possible solution problem - Theseus and the Minotaur

#3 Post by Strident » Thu Aug 20, 2020 9:00 am

There are no berries in the PAWed version of the game.

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Re: Possible solution problem - Theseus and the Minotaur

#4 Post by hackersanon » Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:37 pm

Thanks for confirming this.

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Re: Possible solution problem - Theseus and the Minotaur

#5 Post by hackersanon » Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:22 pm

An update from RZX Adventurer which might be of use :)

I just tried it ignoring the BERRIES stuff since it is said that this version has no berries.

For the Zenobi version, it works (mostly) with the following corrections:

1. CARCUSS, SANDELS misspellings not present -- spellings are OK.
2. Periphetes does not immediately attack and you cannot kill him until he has attacked, so you have to wait a little while for him to do so.
3. Must REMOVE HELMET before you can DROP HELMET.
4. GO OUT does not work, but LEAVE does.

I got stuck again near the end:

..Go out, E, SE, Give tablet to guard...

You just can't do that SE command too fast, as you have to wait until you have been taken across the Styx by the boatman first.

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