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- How to play Sir Ramic Hobbs
- ---------------------------
-
- PC DOS version.
-
- Works in DOS, Windows 3.11 MSDOS Window, NT MSDOS window
- at least.
-
- Put the unzipped files in a directory of your choice,
- CD to the directory, and type HOBBS Enter.
-
-
- History
- -------
-
- HOBBS was implemented in GAC (commodore64), ADVSYS,
- GAGS and AGT. Only the AGT version (for IBM, Mac and
- Amiga) ever saw the light of day. The IBM version was
- a finalist in the 1989 AGT Games Contest.
-
- Subsequently, this version (bigger than the Contest
- version) was sold commercially. It was also
- sold in conjunction with the book "Computer Adventures -
- The Secret Art".
-
- This freeware version is available for uploading,
- downloading and playing. The copyright, however,
- remains with Amazon Systems.
-
- No charge must be made for the game. No changes
- must be made to it.
-
-
- About the Adventure
- -------------------
-
- Having spent aeons in the caverns of other authors'
- adventures, I made a point, with this game, of being
- 'fair' in my demands on players' intellects and
- patience.
-
- So the use of (H)ELP is strongly advised. There is
- a unique HELP for every location, and a few specials.
-
- As usual, EXAMINE / READ everything.
-
- (N)ORTH, (S)OUTH, (E)AST, (W)EST, ENTER, EXIT,
- (I)NVENTORY, (L)OOK, LIST EXITS (obvious exits only),
- A(G)AIN, SAVE, QUIT all work.
-
- Hit the ? key for a list of Function / Cursor keys.
-
- RESTORE is password-protected. The commercial version
- of the program was copy-protected with a code wheel.
-
- You can make as many SAVE files as you like.
- Only one RESTORE is allowed per instance. Once you
- have RESTORED once, you have to QUIT and start
- again, which actually is no hardship if you know
- the passwords which are:
-
- Letters given Password to use
-
- BSZKYD EAGLES
- HQOWYX RANSOM
- ZIPMLX GLIDER
- MSRVPK HANGER
- BHIKOC CRATES
- AUSMIU PLAQUE
- ZOWPUP CASING
-
- Gil Williamson
-
- (C) Amazon Systems 1990-1995