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Pretty nearly every
early BBC micro owner
will have heard of
Philosopher's Quest. It
was the first adventure
written for the computer,
and heralded a series of
adventures published by
Acornsoft, most of which
were written by Peter
Kil!worth.
Unlike most successful
adventures, these were
never converted to other
formats. But now,
Topologika announce the
release of Philosphorls
Quest, and an extended
Countdown To Doom,
both by Peter Killwodh,
plus Acheton, and
Kingdom Of Hamil. On
disk only, versions
available are: Amstrad
CPC (i9.95); Amstrad PCW
£14.95; IBM PC £17.50. The
BBC version is available on
disk (40/80) at £9.95.
Return To Doom, a
follow up to Countdown
written by Peter Killworth, is
planned for release early
in 1988.
v
e
will be pleased to hear
that sequels are on the
way, watch C+ VG for
exclusive details and
competition!
The first adventure
from Fergus McNail's
Abstract Concepts,
Mindlighter, is due to be
released by Activision
during March. Based on a
novel by Anna Popkess,
the game will feature the
new Abstract
Concepts/Delta 4
adventure system, with
heavy emphasis on
character interaction,
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'Do you like the new
Infocoms games Border
Zone and Beyond Zork? I
play Beyond Zork on an
Atari ST — it's fantastic! I
found two bugs: when you
go in the cellar, CLOSE the
door and go up, you get
the closed door "thrown in
your face". Stephan
Engthart,
West Germany
Keith's reply: Thanks for
the advance warning!
Neither of the 1
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adventures are out oon
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format in the UK at
the time of writing.
Despite assurances from
Infocom that releases
would be simultaneous
worldwide.
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Waite of Borehom Wood
for a game like Guild of
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the very first issue. Anyone
who has stayed with it that
long surely deserves an
answer to his problems!
Who can tell Paul how to
open the sliding door in
the reception area in The
Big Sleaze, and who
knows how to answer the
Rigellian Guards, in
Rigel's Revenge?
Valkyrie 17 seems to be
making a comeback!
After months of silence,
suddenly two mentions in
this month's mail! To help
you with the endgame,
look in the clues section.
Paul Hardy wrote to say
he had become a 'Clever
Contact' in Zzapl Wow!!
The very thought is
enough to blow the mind,
is it not? The rest of Paul's
letter was full of Venom!
He cannot get past Horg,
hasn't found a use for the
berries, and is having
trouble with the snakes
Does the river have to be
crossed, and how? Where
Is the idol? What use is the
thong? What should one
do in Tirlon's room'? How
are the stone watchers
passed? Other than that.
Paul's doing fine!
Who, other than Richard
Hands of Lichfield, has
heard of Mogul's Great
Adventure Pack? Or Four
Gates To Freedom by
Phoenix? Not me I'm
afraid! These are
adventures for the Vic 20
(there are still some
around???) and Richard is
trying to siphon gasoline in
the first, and to complete
the second.
Who can help Andrew
Baranowski get post the
Doberman in Dodgy
Geezers?
And finally a hint from
a good wossname,
normean?
Each month I award one
year's free subscription for
The Adventurers Club Ltd,
worth £12, to the most
deserving Helpline
correspondent. This
month's award goes to
Gregory Quinn, of
Portadown, Northern
Ireland.
Gregory has been
writing regularly for over
two years now, so
regularly that I have
learned to read his writing!
(Just joking, Greg! Ever
thought of getting a
printer ? ) Gregory is a
dedicated adventure
player. who has solved
many games, ranging
from humble cassette
adventures to megaadventures
on disk. And
he has sent many solutions
in, to help other readers.
You too could win a
subscription! But even if
you don't, you'll certainly
get a reply, if you write! So
if YOU are having any
difficulties with an
adventure, can help
someone else who's stuck,
then write to me, Keith
Campbell, at Adventure
Heipline, Computer +
Video Games, Priory
Court, 30/32 Farringdon
Lane, London EC1R 3AU.
the same stable as
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Probe. is
ASoothsayer.
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nSandra
Sharkey, and
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helpline
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contents, issue No. 2 a more t screen shots, even if
e included solutions to: d they show text only. For
f Bugsby Part 2, Castle o example, says Christopher,
r Thade, Star Wreck, Level y
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Colossal Adventure, Thieves, a text shot would
Dragon's Tooth, Karyssia,
o be more important in the
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Lost Crystal, The u long run in helping to
Mural, Rigel's Revenge, l decide whether to buy the
Top Secret, Zork 2 and o game. Any comments?
Valkyrie 17.
o And in that game, who
can help him see in the
k
recently been
dark after he has passed
l i t released by Electronic f over the hot coals?
BArts a for the Atari ST at o Paul Richardson has
rd£24.95.
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adventure column since
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denter o nthe ' beer t mat
competition." she
explains. You do need to
have proof of purchase,
but there's no hidden
clues in the game, so
don't waste time, get your
entries in now. You stand
a chance to win all
Magnetic Scrolls' games
for life! You.gottq be on to
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