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                 FINDING EVERYTHING IN JUMPJOE


    This file will give you MOST of the solutions to the Game
JUMPJOE2.EXE, which was written by Kevin Bales.

    First, I will talk about the different levels.  Level 1 is
obviously the easiest.  You should have very little problems
completing this, but there is one skill you should know that I
find works rather well on Level 1, but not so well as you
progress.  I don't know exactly why this works, but I think it
is due to the fact that the program looks for a white space for
JOE to land on.  When you near robots, and you are having
problems jumping them, try this.  Jump and hold down the space
bar UNTIL you have landed on the ground again.  This, for some
reason, may cause you to `bounce' off the robots head if you
fall short on the jump.  Once you hit the ground again, release
the space bar (Or the button if you are using a joystick)
IMMEDIATELY.  If you hold it down too long, JOE may jump again
when he hits the ground.  And, if you are on a Level other than
1, this will usually give the robots time to catch up with you,
meaning death. Also, I have found that there is only one robot
you MUST jump to complete all 5 stations.  The one robot is the
lowest robot (the one nearest the ground) on Station 1.  This,
of course is the first robot you will encounter.

    The second Station (The Slides) is one of the more difficult
ones to find all the easy routes on.  If you are on Level 1, it
isn't extremely difficult, but it gets harder if you are on
Level 4 or 5.  To get by this Station, you do NOT have to jump
the robot on the island near the bottom center of the screen.
All you have to do is jump on the island he is on when he is at
the opposite end.  Then, quickly run to the center and go down
the slide.  This will put you on a smaller island below the one
with the robot.  From here jump to the left.  Move JOE using the
1 key until the middle of his body is directly under the right
leg of the ladder.  From here, he won't fall down the slide on
his left. If you move any closer though, he will fall, and so
you will have to do it all over again.  Once up the ladder, it
is relatively easy.  Continue until you are up to the island in
the top left hand corner.  To get this key quickly, wait until
the robot gets to the very left of the island.  Then dodge up
and to the right. Go down and grab the key then use the right
ladder to go down. From this island (the one right below the top
one) you use the slide to go down and get the next key.  But,
don't be lax.  Immediately after using the slid, press the 2
(down) key, so that JOE won't continue to the right.  If you
aren't near the extreme left of this island, use the 1 key to
get there.  Now, jump to the right.  You should be near the
extreme left now.  Time you run so that when you get the key,
and fall down the middle slide, you won't hit the robot below.
After getting the key, let JOE continue and he fall down the
slide and (if you have timed it correctly) he won't hit the
robot.  He will pass the first island (with the robot) and will
continue down to the next one.  From here jump left and go down
the slide.  Then go back to the right and continue up the
ladder.  From here jump to the right from the point directly
above the ladder.  You should be able to get the key on this
island by using the 1 key to move to the right.  Once you have
the key, jump back to the left and then take a running jump and
jump from the extreme right of the island.  This will put you
past the slide in the island to the right.  From here, continue
over and up until you get to the island where the robot is.
Wait for the robot to go all the way down to the left of this
island, then go up and left and down the slide, all in one
move.  Watch that JOE isn't moving either way when you get to
the bottom of the slide by pressing 2.  Then just go left and
get the key.


    Station 3 (The Elevators) is one of the easier ones once you
learn how to use the elevators.  They are rather difficult to
use, because must center yourself every time.  The elevator on
the right side is an up elevator as is the one on the left.  The
one in the middle is a down elevator.  To use an up elevator,
move JOE until he is below it, then stop him using the 2 key.
From here, jump and JOE will move upwards.  To get off, you move
JOE either left or right, depending on which way the platforms
are. Watch it, because if you get off and you are too high up
for the particular platform you want to use, you will die.  To
get on an elevator from a platform it is a little more
difficult.  Move JOE onto the elevator like you were moving
across a platform.  Then, once he is moving up and is in the
middle of the elevator, press 2, so that he will stay put and
won't continue all the way across and out the other side.  To
finish this station, if you make sure of getting all the key on
the right hand side first, it makes it much more easy.  Then,
simply use the center elevator to go all the way down to the
first platform, and go right.  Let JOE go all the way across the
left elevator, and drop on the platform to the left.  Then from
this platform, jump left and get the key.  Jump right and
continue up on the elevator, but make sure you don't get off
prematurely, else you perish.  Continue collecting the rest of
the keys.


    Station 4 (The Invisible Ladders) I find to be the most
difficult of all.  First, let me tell you where the invisible
ladders are.  One of them extends from ground level to the
island near the right hand side of the screen with the key on
it. To use it, simply do as you would for a regular ladder.  It
may seem difficult to find at first, but just keep moving left
and right with the 1 and 3 keys and you will find it.  The other
ladder extends from the very left most tiny island to the larger
one near the top (not at the very top), which has a key on it.
This is on the right side of the screen also.  This one is also
difficult to find, but you should be able to find it.  To
complete this station, get the key on the tiny platform with the

invisible ladder first.  Jump off the platform while running to
the left.  This will put JOE near the ladder you have to use to
get up to the rest of the screen.  Go up this ladder, and go
left.  Get the key that is on the mid-size island on the right
hand side of the screen near the top.  Move all the way across
the top of the screen and get the key on the right side of the
screen at the top.  There is one dangerous jump on the way.  It
is the one between the two large platforms at the top of the
screen.  It is a possible jump, although difficult.  After
getting the key, go down the ladder near you.  Time it so that
the robot will be on the right of you when you get to the
bottom. From here, go left.  And then go down when you get to
the next ladder.  Make sure that the robot is way down at the
right hand side, else he will catch up with you.  Then, go left
and get the next key.  You have to make it back to the ladder
that goes down though, so watch out for the robot.  Go down when
you get to the ladder.  Then, you should be able to get the key
that is at the bottom of the screen on the mid-right.  Watch
that you don't over-jump the little islands.  Once you have
gotten this key, go back up, and then go over to where the
remaining key is.  It is on a little platform to the right of
the big platform.  Take the jump, pick up the key and continue
to the island on the right. From here go down.  Then from this
little platform, go right. Search for the hidden ladder using
the 1 and 3 keys (remember you have to use 2 to go up it).  At
the top is the last key.  This station takes the longest, so
don't be surprised when you only get 500 or so bonus points.  I
haven't figured out a better way of doing it, and if you can,
I'd be more than happy to hear about it.  The last station (The
Movers) is relatively simple.  The movers won't fling you off,
so don't worry about that.  To begin, climb up to the first
robot.  Watch the jump over to the little island though, its a
longer than usual one.  Once there, wait until the robot goes
all the way to the left, then follow him and go up when you get
to the ladder, go up it.  From here, pick up the key, and go up
the next ladder.  Jump to the mover, but be careful not to jump
over it.  It will take you across.  To continue, jump off of it
to the right. Don't try walking off the movers, you will fall
off and die.  Then, once on the island, go halfway down the
ladder and stop by using either the 4 or 6 key. Wait until the
robot below has moved all the way to the left, and then go down
and to the right as quickly as possible.  From here continue
right over the little islands, and get the key at the top left
hand side.  Then, go back down the ladder, but watch out when
you jump to the little island from the bigger one.  You will
continue left and fall off if you don't either hit the 2 key or
jump right away again.  After getting to the little island
before the one with the robot, it is possible to jump to the
ramped one from here, although very risky.  Rather than risk
this, you should wait until the robot goes all the way to the
left again, then jump to his island, then drop off it to the
right.  This will put you on the ramped one.  From the ramped
one, just drop to the next mover.  From the mover, time it so
that you can land on the little island with the ladder when you
walk off.  From this island, jump left.  Then walk off this
island to the left.  You will fall on another little one.  Fall
left again.  Then jump left, and go down the ladder.  From the
next island, jump left and fall left from the next one.  Once
you are on the mover, just go all the way across.  Go up the
little ladder and get the key. Come back down and jump right.
Go up the long ladder, and jump back on to the mover you used to
get there.  If it doesn't move at first, use the 3 key and move
to the right.  Then, on the right side, jump to the little
island.  From here use the ladder and go down.  Then fall left
and right.  Then just go right and get the last key.  This is
one of the quickest stations, and will earn you lots of bonus
points.  After the last station, there will be an intermission.
The nature of it will depend on what level you have completed.
I am not going to tell you any more about it, because you have
to see them yourself.


                      A FEW MORE UNKNOWNS

    The "Special Room" can be found on station 1.  To get into
it, you have to go to the extreme right of the screen while at
ground level.  Jump up, and soon a ladder and island will
appear. Climb the ladder and go right.  You are now in the
"Special Room", and completing it is rather simple.  This is
where you really get the points.  And the JOES for that matter.

    To start the game at any level (this is revealed in the
"Special Room"), all you have to do is type "JOEn" at the menu
where it gives you all the game commands (the one that is boxed
in and is displayed after each game).  Then just hit "P" and the
level you want.  The n in JOEn should be the number of the
station you want to begin at.  This is good for easily clearing
station 5 on all 5 levels to see all the intermissions.


                           THE ROBOTS

    Level 1: The robots always follow a predicted pattern in
level 1. They will go from one end of an island to the other and
back again.  This makes their paths extremely predictable.

    Level 2: The robots will chase you.  Once they see you they
will travel towards you.  This makes jumping them a little more
difficult.  Stay out of there sight by keeping your neck just
below ladder/island levels.  After jumping one, move away, else
he will turn around and pounce on you.

    Level 3: Robots will shoot.  They will not turn around and
follow you until after they have shot.  Robots always pause
movement for a tiny bit before shooting, so try and jump during
this period so you will be in the air during there shots.


    Level 4: Robots move twice as fast, but won't shoot,
otherwise this is the same as level 2.

    Level 5: Robots move twice as fast, and shoot, making this
like level 3, but nearly impossible.  Good luck with all 5
stations here.


    The game continues with level 5 again and again after
completing it.

                        ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


    This game was written by Kevin Bales, 16 years old, using
BASIC.  It was then compiled.  This makes up for lost speed.  My
thanks to Kevin for putting it in the Public Domain.  Kevin
should have put a "beg screen" as he calls it, in the game, but
he only thought of this afterwards.  Kevin lives somewhere in
Georgia, and he would probably love to hear some feedback from
the users, and since his phone number is in the game, why not
call him?  I did, but none of the material contained here was
derived from our conversation.  I don't think he knows I did
this, and I hope he's not angry.  Also, I invite all of you to
try Kevin's second Public Domain game CASTLE.EXE.  This is a
graphic adventure, and I think the best public domain program
available.  It requires the CASTLE.RAN file to run it.  (It's
not the type of graphics adventure you're probably thinking
about, you have this little guy you move around on the screen,
and you can also type in commands, too.)

        Thanks, Kevin!



All information contained in this text was obtained and compiled
by me.
Tim McClarren
1235 Casa Solana
Wheaton, IL  60187
312-682-3062 (voice); 312-682-1786 (data)
For a copy of both games, call the XTBBS in Georgia at
404-396-2078.  They have all the necessary information, and an
address for mailing if you want a copy of JUMPJOE or CASTLE and
don't want to download.
Wheaton, IL  60187
312-682-3062 (voice); 312-682-1786 (data)
For a copy of both games, call the XTBBS in Georgia at
404-396-2078.  They have all the necessary information, and an
address for mailing if you want a copy of JUMPJOE or CASTLE and
don't want to download.
NOTE:  The old version of JUMPJOE had a bug in the Elevator
station.  If this is occurring on your copy, look for a new one
on the above board or wherever you can find it.  It SHOULD be
called JUMPJOE2.EXE.  Other than fixing the bug, this version is
exactly the same with the exception of the title page.  Also,
Kevin has told me that a sequel should be available soon, but he
wants input on what you people want.  So call him!  Pending
name: JUMPJIM.EXE LOOK FOR IT!