**************************************************************************** * TRS-80 ADVENTURE GAME PACK * * FOR MS-DOS * * compiled by: Gunther Schmidl * **************************************************************************** Disclaimer ---------- The TRS-80 Emulator is (c) Copyright 1996 by Ron Fries, and is freeware. TRS-80 is a registered trademark of Tandy Corp. Introduction ------------ This is a collection of some old TRS-80 text adventure, both in BASIC and NEWDOS formats. A TRS-80 Emulator is included that can easily handle up to four of these virtual discs. Start with TRSF80 and type F1 for help, F2 to "insert" the virtual disks. Unless stated otherwise, ND80.DSK must be in "Drive" 0. Note: "DOS prompt" denotes the NEWDOS / TRSDOS command prompt in the TRS-80 emulator! To play an adventure with a /cmd extension, just type it's name at the DOS command prompt. To execute basic files, type BASIC at the DOS prompt, then type RUN "name/bas" followed by Return/Enter, to start the game. To exit any game, just type ESC; to exit from BASIC, type SYSTEM followed by Return/ Enter, then a slash (/) and Return/Enter again. To delete saved game files, list the diskette directory with VDIR . Then remove any unwanted files with VDEL . ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Included disks: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- boot.dsk Bootup disk for Scott Adams' games. Just insert the advent1.dsk adventure disks (ADVENT1.DSK and ADVENT2.DSK) in Drives advent2.dsk 1 and 2 and this disk into Drive 0 to start any of the adventures. They are in (ascending order from 1 to D): Adventureland, Pirate Adventure, Mission Impossible, Voodoo Castle, The Count, Strange Odyssey, Mystery Fun House, Pyramid of Doom, Ghost Town, Savage Island Pt. 1, Savage Island Pt. 2, The Golden Voyage, Adventure 13. Disk advent2.dsk includes walkthroughs for some of the games (also in this zip file). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- pharaoh.dsk The Pharaoh Trilogy: Pharaoh, White Palm, Martec's Tomb: adloader/bas This file is used for loading the other adventures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- basic1.dsk Miscellaneous BASIC Adventures #1: atlantis/bas Atlantis barrier/bas Lost Island quest/bas Quest ------------------------------------------------------------------------- basic2.dsk Miscellaneous BASIC Adventures #2: gables/bas The House of the Seven Gables gargoyle/bas Gargoyle Castle icewars/bas Ice World War timeadv/bas Time Adventure ------------------------------------------------------------------------- other.dsk The Other-Ventures: crowley/cmd Crowley Manor traan/cmd Escape from Traan lucifer/cmd Lucifer's Realm saigon/cmd Saigon: The Final Days ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hasset.dsk Greg Hasset's Adventures: island/cmd Enchanted Island + kilgari/cmd The Domes of Kilgari palace/cmd Devil's Palace worldend/cmd World's Edge ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cmdfiles.dsk Miscellaneous /cmd Adventures: dragqust/cmd Dragon-Quest dship/cmd Death Dreadnought pyramid/cmd Pyramid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enjoy! Gunther Schmidl