Atic Atac For the 48K RAM Sinclair ZX Spectrum COPYRIGHT NOTICE - Atic Atac Copyright, ULTIMATE PLAY THE GAME, Copyright & Trade Name, 1983 Ashby Computers and Graphics Ltd. All rights reserved Worldwide. The game and name ATIC ATAC and all of its associated hardware, software, code, listings, audio effects, graphics, illustrations and text are the exclusive property and copyright of ASHBY COMPUTERS & GRAPHICS LTD. and may not be copied, transmitted, transferred, reproduced, hired, lent, distributed, stored or modified in any form, in full or in part, without the express written permission of Ashby Computers & Graphics Ltd. The Green, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire LE6 5JU, England. GUARANTEE All ULTIMATE, PLAY THE GAME software products have a 5 year unconditional guarantee. If this tape ever fails to load it will be replaced totally free of charge, if returned, with details, directly to ULTIMATE, PLAY THE GAME, at the address shown above. If the tape shows any form of physical damage, please include £1.50 to cover replacement costs. This guarantee does not effect and is in addition to your statutory consumer rights. I never did believe in Ghosts or Monsters... Not until now, not until the Main doors of the Castle closed and locked themselves behind me... There's no key here!!! I'm trapped!!! HELP!!!... HEELLLPPPP!!!!... No-one can hear me... I'm alone... Why do the doors open and slam shut??!!... Is anybody there??... HHEELLLLPPPP!!!!... I can see strange shapes materialising on the other side of the room... Evil eyes glaring at me... Footsteps... Somethings coming down the corridor... Something large... Something cold... I must run quickly... QUICKLY... HHEELLLLPPPP!!!!... I must escape before it's too late!!!!! THE CASTLE Now that you have been trapped in the evil haunted Castle, your object is to find the hidden Golden Key of A.C.G. and escape via your only exit, the Main Doors. The Castle consists of 5 floors, including the 'Atic' and the caverns, which contain countless rooms. Within the many rooms you may find furniture, food, drink, objects, Ghosts, Ghouls and Monsters. Eat and drink sparingly so that you do not deplete your food supply. Collect and utilise any objects you find to your best advantage, be wary of slamming doors and working trapdoors which will try to trap you and avoid contact with all the Ghouls and Monsters, as each of these will use their best endeavours to hamper your search. YOUR WARRIOR Each of the characters, Knight, Surf and Wizard, are armed with their own specific weapons, individual movement type and use of one set of secret passages, unbeknown to the others. GOOD LUCK ATIC ATAC LOADING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Connect the EAR socket on your Spectrum to the EAR socket on your recorder and ensure the MIC lead is disconnected. 2. Place the cassette tape in the recorder and rewind to the beginning. 3. Type either LOAD "ATIC" or LOAD "" 4. Press PLAY on the cassette recorder. 5. ATIC ATAC will now load automatically and a message will appear on the screen after several seconds. If loading is unsuccessful, rewind the cassette, adjust the VOLUME control on the recorder and try again. 6. PLAY THE GAME. For better sound effects you can increase the volume by connecting the MIC socket on your Spectrum to the MIC socket on your recorder. Disconnect the EAR lead, remove the cassette tape from the recorder and press the PLAY button, the sound may be amplified through the loudspeaker of the recorder. Due to the enormous complexity and nature of the interactive G.A.S. adventure software, it is almost impossible to guarantee continuous error free operation. Although, should any fault prevail, please contact ourselves, enabling the correction of any future versions. CONTROLLING YOUR WARRIOR KEYBOARD CONTROLS LEFT Your warrior will move left using the Q key. RIGHT Your warrior will move right using the W key. DOWN Your warrior will move down by using the E key. UP Your warrior will move up by using the R key. FIRE Your warrior will use his weapon when the T key is pressed. PICK UP/DROP Your warrior can pick up or drop an object using the Z or SYMBOL SHIFT keys. PAUSE The whole game can be paused using the CAPS SHIFT or SPACE keys. JOYSTICK CONTROLS Your warrior can be controlled using either the Kempston or Cursor controlled joysticks by replacing the Left, Right, Up, Down and Fire commands. All software, graphics, and audio-visual by ULTIMATE, PLAY THE GAME Trade Name of Ashby Computers & Graphics Ltd. Made in England. 48 1006 FEATURES 3 Dimensional Scenario Knight Surf Wizard Full 8 way movement On Screen Scoring Superb Graphics Amazing Animation Grave Stones Working Trapdoors Secret Passages Cross Food Valuables Frankenstein Mummy Dracula Devil Witch Monks Ghosts Ghouls Hungry Monsters Pumpkins Spiders Multi Lives Incredible Sound Effects Game Timer Swag Display % Adventure Score On Screen Time Lapsed Clock Keyboard / Joystick Select Status Scroll Pick Up/Drop Continuous Pause Button Furniture Other Gubbins Instructions typed on 20/09/2004 by Lee Tonks, from original 1983 release cassette inlay.