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- Amiga Maze Help File
-
- The object of the game is to find the exit which is hidden some
- where in the maze. When the game is first started, an
- identifying banner appears. Pressing any key takes you to a
- window which requests the size of the desired maze. Any size can
- be selected from 6 x 6 to 100 x 150. The size represents a grid,
- much like a piece of gridded paper, in which the computer draws
- the maze. The first dimension is the number of horizontal spaces
- used and the second is the number of vertical. The numbers can
- be anything you want, but multiplying them together cannot
- exceed 150,000. It may take BASIC a while to generate a large
- maze, but the larger mazes are more fun.
-
- There are three main windows. The one on the left displays your
- current position in the maze and the adjoining paths. You are
- shown where corners are, but no detail beyond until you move
- there. The cursor keys control your movement. As you move you
- will notice that your position stays the same in the window, but
- the displayed part of the maze changes. The small window
- labeled score keeps track of the number of moves you make.
-
- The third and largest window is a help window. By requesting a
- map from the help menu on the menu bar, the entire area of the
- maze that is local to your position is displayed in this window.
- Your position is always shown in the center of the display and
- the map is drawn around you. Only as much of the maze as can be
- shown inside of the window is displayed. Asking for a map will
- cost 20 moves each time as an incentive not to request it so
- much.
-
- There are three levels of play available, selectable from the
- levels menu. The first level will leave the currently displayed
- map on the screen until the next time map is requested. The
- second level displays the map until the next key press. The
- third level is a timed map and erases the map window after a few
- seconds.
-
- Selecting 'Help' from the help menu will display this file.
-
- Your position is always marked as an orange square in both
- displays. The exit position will display as a black square. The
- 'quit' and 'restart' functions under the main menu will do just
- what they say.
-