PROTECT AND SURVIVE
By Leslie Floyd
Armageddon and Creame Software
Spectrum 128
This is a tidy, logical, straightforward, yet moderately challenging game
(other than the spelling mistakes). It has an intriguing premise which you
get only at the end – a nice subtle touch. It does not give false or
obscure clues, nor does it make you retrace long distances. Part 3 is not
as well-written as the other two, but that is forgivable.
Hints:
As well as making a fallout shelter, you need to prevent the windows of
your house from absorbing light, radiation, etc., you need to disable
power coming into your house, and you need to have two protective pieces
of clothing.
If you wish you can read the newspaper more to find local colour.
Some objects you find in part 1 are needed in part 2 or part 3. Some
objects you find in part 2 are needed in part 3. Other than the torch, if
you have not used an object in that part of the game, take it with you to
the next part.
How to cut off the power supply to your house? Cutting the wires doesn't
work, so you need to short-circuit the wires first. How to do that? Find
some other metal that will do that trick. Having gone to all that trouble,
check out the electrical appliances after the bomb goes off.
The ID card functions more like a credit card.
Can't apply for a job. Say "hello" in their language.
A cute little Scottie dog menaces you? Become violent with it. What you
get will help you with the other dog.
EXAMINE and SEARCH are not the same.
A few "tricky" verbs. When you have the magnetic coil and a stainless
steel object, you can MAGNETIZE <object> at an obvious location.
Solution:
Part 1: SURVIVAL
You are Harris. INVENTORY (you are carrying nothing and wearing pyjamas),
REMOVE PYJAMAS, TAKE JEANS, TAKE SHIRT, WEAR JEANS, WEAR SHIRT, DROP
PYJAMAS, EXAMINE CABINET, OPEN DRAWER, LOOK IN DRAWER (you find a fountain
pen), EXAMINE PEN (made from stainless steel), E, NW, EXAMINE SINK (you
see a razor), TAKE RAZOR, EXAMINE RAZOR (switchblade and sharp), SE (a
paper has been delivered), TAKE PAPER, READ PAPER (threat of nuclear
confrontation between the US and the UK is probable), DROP PAPER, N,
EXAMINE TV (off), TURN ON TV, WATCH TV (a program called Protect and
Survive, giving details about what to do when and before the bomb drops),
S, S, OPEN DOOR, SW, TAKE HOSEPIPE, EXAMINE HOSEPIPE (flexible, ideal for
getting around corners without a blockage), GO SHED, TAKE TORCH, TAKE
SHOVEL, TAKE HAMMER, SEARCH SAWDUST (you get a key), EXAMINE KEY (small
steel key), OUT, OPEN DOOR, NE, DOWN, LIGHT TORCH, TAKE BOTTLE, EXAMINE
BOTTLE (1/4 full), DROP SHOVEL, DROP HAMMER, DROP KEY, DROP PEN, UP.
UNLIGHT TORCH, N, OPEN DOOR, E, S, SW, S, TAKE BRICK, S, SMASH WINDOW,
CLIMB WINDOW, LIGHT TORCH, SEARCH LAUNDRY (get ID), READ ID (Joe Public,
DHSS), E, N, SE (a see a silver blanket and a tramp), UNLIGHT TORCH, TAKE
BLANKET (you can't), GIVE BOTTLE, TAKE BLANKET, EXAMINE BLANKET (thermal),
E, TAKE CHAIN, EXAMINE CHAIN, W, NW, N, NE, EXAMINE BOX, OPEN BOX, LOOK IN
BOX (wires), THROW CHAIN, CUT WIRES, SW, S, SW, TAKE PROTRACTOR, NE, E, E,
S, DOWN, TAKE BRUSH, UP, N, W, W, N, NE, E (you see a dog and
sausages),TAKE SAUSAGES (you can't), KICK DOG, DROP ALL, TAKE SAUSAGES, E,
S, S, S, W (you see a Doberman), GIVE SAUSAGES (it runs off), W, TAKE
SUIT, EXAMINE SUIT (for protection), E, E, E, EXAMINE DISPLAY (a make-
shift fallout shelter can be made from a sheet of wood nailed against a
wall in a 60 degree position).
TAKE PLASTER, EXAMINE PLASTER (my be useful), W, N, N, N, W, TAKE ID, W,
SW, S, S, S, W, SHOW ID (he tells you to prepare a fallout shelter), E, N,
N, N, E, E (you see a shopkeeper, paint and nails), BUY TIN, BUY CAN (you
can have it), TAKE CAN, W, NE, DROP ID, N, OPEN DOOR, W, S, DOWN, DROP
ALL, TAKE TIN, UP, N, OPEN DOOR, E, S, E, TAKE TORCH, TAKE BRUSH, TAKE
HOSEPIPE, TAKE PROTRACTOR, TAKE BLANKET, W, N, OPEN DOOR, W, W, PAINT
WINDOW, E, S, PAINT WINDOW, N, N, PAINT WINDOW, S, DROP BRUSH, DROP TIN,
S, DOWN, LIGHT TORCH, TAKE HAMMER, TAKE CAN, MAKE DISPLAY, DROP HAMMER,
DROP PROTRACTOR, DROP CAN, TAKE SUIT, TAKE PEN, TAKE KEY, TAKE SHOVEL,
ENTER SHELTER, WEAR BLANKET, WAIT (until you hear sirens), WAIT (until the
rubble slides off; the temperature rises. Part 1 ends.
Part 2: JOURNEY
INVENTORY (torch, suit, pen, key, hosepipe, shovel, blanket), WEAR SUIT,
REMOVE BLANKET, DROP BLANKET, OUT, CLIMB RUBBLE, N, E, EXAMINE TV, SMASH
TV, SEARCH JUNK (you get a coil of wire), EXAMINE WIRE (magnetic
properties), W, S, E, EXAMINE CAR (you see someone in it), GO CAR, EXAMINE
CORPSE, SEARCH CORPSE (you get a revolver), EXAMINE REVOLVER (3 bullets),
OUT, E, N, EXAMINE DOG, FIRE DOG, E, E (at the marsh), W, S, EXAMINE
SHAPE, S, W, TAKE FLARE, EXAMINE FLARE, E, S, TAKE HARNESS, EXAMINE
HARNESS, E (you see a hole), GO HOLE, TAKE GELIGNITE, EXAMINE GELIGNITE
(explosive), OUT, W, N, N, N, E, FIRE , WAIT (until you hear a
helicopter), HIDE (the helicopter gets closer);, TIE HOSEPIPE TO HARNESS,
(helicopter hovers over you), TIE HOSEPIPE TO HELICOPTER, WEAR HARNESS
(you fly through the air; a soldier fires at the life-line not at you; you
land in Cotswold Hills.
Go E, EXAMINE ARIEL (sp), CLIMB ARIEL, EXAMINE RIVER, DROP GELIGNITE (you
are on the other river bank), E, E, E, S, TAKE BRANCH, EXAMINE BRANCH
(glowing orange at one end), E, TAKE SHEET, EXAMINE SHEET (has strings),
DROP FLARE, WEAR SHEET, W, N, W, W, SE, S, SE, LOOK DOWN (you see a
soldier with a rifle), NW, SW (you see bees' nests), WAVE BRANCH,TAKE
NEST, NE, SE, THROW NEST, DROP BRANCH, JUMP, S, W, REMOVE SHEET, DROP ALL,
TAKE REVOLVER (you hear coughing from the south), FIRE SOLDIER, TAKE
SHOVEL, S (you cross the bridge), EXAMINE SOLDIER, DIG (you get a coin),
EXAMINE STUMP (you see roots), PULL ROOTS (you create a hole), SEARCH HOLE
(you get infra-red goggles), N, DROP SHOVEL, EXAMINE COIN, TAKE TORCH,
TAKE KEY, TAKE WIRE, TAKE PEN, E, N, OPEN DOOR (locked), UNLOCK DOOR,
OPEN DOOR, E (in the cafe).
N, E, EXAMINE MACHINE (dispenses condoms), EXAMINE DISH (there is a hole
leading up and a magnet), MAGNETIZE PEN, INSERT COIN IN SLOT, INSERT PEN
IN HOLE (you hear a click and drop through the floor), E, EXAMINE DOORWAY
(odd), WEAR GOGGLES, EXAMINE DOORWAY (criss-crossed with beams), N (in the
lab you see a robot), FIRE ROBOT (it explodes), W, EXAMINE PROFESSOR,
EXAMINE CYLINDER (time machine), READ SIGN (unwise to take any other
biological apparatus or items into this machine), REMOVE GOGGLES, SAY
PROFESSOR (he tells you to get inside and press the button), DROP ALL,
TAKE TORCH, ENTER CYLINDER (you see a spider; and a button), TAKE SPIDER,
OUT, REMOVE SUIT, DROP ALL, ENTER CYLINDER, PRESS BUTTON. Password For
Part 3 is PSYCO LOONY UZI DEATH.
Part 3: ASSASSINATION
INVENTORY (nothing), TAKE STONE, EXAMINE STONE (granite), E, EXAMINE DOOR
(corrugated steel, closed, controlled by a box), EXAMINE BOX, SMASH BOX,
S, EXAMINE CHAIN, CLIMB UP, TAKE PARCEL, EXAMINE PARCEL (soft), OPEN
PARCEL (you get a tuxido - sp), EXAMINE TUXIDO, DROP STONE, WEAR TUXIDO,
CLIMB DOWN, N, E, N (at the Ritz), EXAMINE RITZ, READ SIGN (help wanted
apply within), N (you see the head waiter), E, SAY WAITER "BONJOUR" (you
go into the kitchen), E (you are asked to bring food), EXAMINE TABLE (15),
N, SAY CHEF "TABLE 15" (he gives you the meals), S, GIVE MEALS (you are
given a note; they want their drinks), N, W, SAY WAITRESS "TABLE 15" (she
gives you a bottle of champagne), E, S, W, S, S, S, S, W (you see a cinema
house and a ticket machine), HIT MACHINE, TAKE TICKET, EXAMINE TICKET, W,
GIVE TICKET.
Go S, DOWN, TAKE SUITCASE, EXAMINE SUITCASE, GO SEATS (you see a man), SAY
MAN (he leaves and drops something), TAKE KNIFE, EXAMINE KNIFE, DOWN, UP,
UP (you see the manager), EXAMINE MANAGER (a drinker), GIVE CHAMPAGNE (he
offers you a ticket to the premiere for 50 pounds), BUY INVITATION,
EXAMINE INVITATION (President Bush and Margaret Thatcher will be attending
the premiere of Robo-cop 2 at the Roxy at 9:30), DOWN, N, E, E, S, S, SE,
S (you see a terrorist and a barge), EXAMINE BARGE, EXAMINE DOOR, SAY
TERRORIST, GIVE SUITCASE (it blows up), N, NW, N, SE. E, S, S, S, SHOW
INVITATION, S, W, S, UP, UP, N, EXAMINE ROPE, CLIMB ROPE, WAIT (until
exactly 9:30) CUT ROPE (you foil the assassination attempt). You are
finished.
Terri Sheehan
2008-02-05
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