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- NIGHTMARES FROM THE CRYPT 3.0
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- (three text adventures, each a horrifying nightmare)
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- CONTENTS:
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- This file, when uncrunched, should contain the following six files:
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- RINGS.EXE (Rings for Bony Fingers)
- RIDERS.EXE (Ghost Rider of El Diablo)
- DEATH.EXE (Dr. Death's House of Horrors)
- README.TXT (this file)
- REGISTER.TXT (ShareWare registration form)
- PRODUCTS.TXT (list of other software available)
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- These are three text adventure games in the classic style. No fancy graphics
- or sound effects. Like a book, these games allow you to use your own
- imagination to create worlds of wonder that make graphic adventures pale in
- comparison.
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- Each of these three adventures is a distinct and separate game, each with
- it's own complex solution. They each share a common theme, your nightmares!
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- Rings for Bony Fingers (RINGS.EXE)
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- You are being buried alive! Can you escape your coffin of death? If so,
- your nightmare has only begun. Descend the Steps of Doom. Enter the crypt
- in search of the ten rings of Zoltan. Elude the walking skeleton. And if
- you heed the words of the whispering skull, you may awake from this chilling
- nightmare.
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- Ghost Riders of El Diablo (RIDERS.EXE)
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- You stand in the old west, a noose around your neck. The ghost riders stare
- at you with dead eyes. You must find a way to escape, and lift the Indian
- curse that forces the dead to ride at midnight. Only then can you awake
- from your most terrifying nightmare.
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- Dr. Death's House of Horrors (DEATH.EXE)
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- You stand in a medieval jail cell, watching the stone walls close together
- to crush you. If you can escape, you must still find the keys to freedom
- hidden somewhere in the wax museum known as Dr. Death's House of Horrors.
- Each room in the old Victorian mansion holds a new terror. Can you escape
- the house and awake before your nightmare becomes fatal?
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- SHAREWARE
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- These games are Shareware, and are copyright (c) 1992 by John Olsen. If you
- play them, register by sending your $20 (US) Shareware fee to:
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- John Olsen
- P.O. Box 181
- Newberg
- Oregon 97132
- USA
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- By sending your Shareware fee, you are compensating the author for his time,
- effort, and creativity. This will encourage further efforts. And by sending
- in your Shareware fee, you also will become a registered user and receive
- maps, hints, and full solutions to all three adventure games. Specifically
- ask for CLUE KIT #4 to make sure you get the proper solutions, hints and
- maps for all of these games.
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- HOW DO I PLAY THIS GAME?
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- The computer will place you in new surroundings, and will describe what you
- see. You can then tell the computer what to do, by typing sentences on the
- keyboard. For example, the computer might tell you:
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- You are standing outside an old mansion. The front door is to the north.
- A mailbox is in front of you. A sealed letter is at your feet.
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- What do you want to do?
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- You might answer by typing:
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- OPEN THE FRONT DOOR or PUT THE LETTER IN THE MAILBOX
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- Notice you are not limited to two words as in some other adventure games.
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- WHAT AM I TRYING TO DO?
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- Your goal is different in each adventure. Usually, you are told the goal at
- the beginning of the game. Perhaps you are trying to awaken a sleeping
- princess, or escape from a volcanic desert island, or find an ancient gold
- statue. In some adventures, the goal may not be stated, and you may have to
- wander around until you find a clue to your goal.
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- ARE THERE SHORTCUTS?
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- Yes, to save you time typing, there are some abbreviations for commonly used
- commands. They are:
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- N for GO NORTH E for GO EAST U for GO UP I for INVENTORY
- S for GO SOUTH W for GO WEST D for GO DOWN L for LOCATION
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- Taking INVENTORY shows you what items you are carrying. Usually there is a
- limit to the number of things you can carry, although wearing some items may
- alleviate the problem. Checking your LOCATION will reprint the description
- of where you are and what you can see.
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- WHAT DO I DO IF I GET STUCK?
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- Try looking around and examining everything at your current location. Often
- times the descriptions of various objects will give you a clue. Also, go
- back and see where you have been. Maybe you have overlooked something
- obvious. Many times, using common sense is the best course of action.
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- And of course maps, hints, and complete solutions are available for all three
- adventures. Send your $20 (US) Shareware fee to the above address and you
- will receive them by return mail. The address and further information is
- also found in each game, by typing HELP.
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- CAN I SAVE MY PLACE?
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- Yes, simply type SAVE GAME to save your place. This is ideal when you are in
- the middle of an adventure and have to leave (or go to bed). It can also be
- used before taking some potentially dangerous move. That way if you are
- killed, you can begin again at that point.
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- To restore the game to the point where it was saved, type LOAD GAME and you
- will be placed back at the same instant that you saved your place.
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- When asked for a filename, be sure to limit it to eight characters. Do not
- add any extension, the extension .SAV will automatically be appended.
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- HOW DO I QUIT?
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- You can quit in several ways. Either complete the adventure, accidentally
- die along the way, or type QUIT to stop in the middle of the game. If you
- intend to pick up at this point later, be sure to SAVE GAME before you QUIT.
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- TECHNICAL STUFF
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- These games are copyright (c) 1992 by John Olsen. You are free to use, copy
- and distribute RINGS, RIDERS, and DEATH for NON-COMMERCIAL use if:
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- They are not modified in any way.
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- No fee is charged for use.
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- Only a nominal fee not to exceed ($5) for expenses and handling in copying
- and distribution.
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- If you distribute RINGS, RIDERS, or DEATH to friends, associates, or to a
- computer bulletin board system (BBS), please distribute the file CRYPT30.SDN
- rather than the individual files for RINGS, RIDERS, and DEATH.
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