THE PAY-OFF
Bug Byte
Walk Through by Dorothy Millard (C64 Version)
(Start in a seedy betting shop - leave the betting slip), GO COUNTER (as you approach Luigi says
"This is your last chance - pay up or else"), INVENTORY (you have $50 and a crumpled
note), READ NOTE (Bignose in the 4.30), DROP NOTE, E (narrow alley), E, LOOK WALL (covered in ivy),
CLIMB IVY (top of wall), CLIMB IVY (back down again), W, CLIMB PIPE (gutter), GO LEDGE, OPEN WINDOW,
GO WINDOW (long hallway), S, S (narrow stairway), S (corner of Fifth and Main), READ BILLBOARD
(fabulous gem due in town), S (newsstand), READ NEWSPAPER (the gem is to be placed in a top secret
city vault), N, E (telephone repair tent), GO TENT, GET SLEDGEHAMMER, N, W, N, N (beside office
door), READ NAMEPLATE (National Security Inc), SMASH DOOR (using the sledgehammer), DROP
SLEDGEHAMMER, DROP $50,
GO DOOR, GET PAD, LOOK PAD (you make out some imprints), LOOK ASHTRAY (full of ash), GET ASH, RUB
ASH (on the pad - R37L1OR320), DROP PAD, LOOK PAINTING (a copy of a Rembrant), FEEL PAINTING (it
springs away to reveal a safe), OPEN SAFE (what's the combination?), R37L1OR320, LOOK SAFE
(there's an infra red control), GET CONTROL, PRESS CONTROL (a red light comes on momentarily),
S (bathroom), GET RAZOR, N, E (kitchenette), GET GLOVES (rubber), W, W, S, S, E, E, N (theatrical
costumiers), LOOK COSTUMIER (he's a bit old), HIT COSTUMIER (that's sorted him out), LOOK
TILL (you find $350 but leave it), E (overgrown back yard), READ SIGN ("Danger 25, 000
volts" - note the yellow wire), LOOK FENCE (see a fierce dog behind it), W, S, W, GO TENT, GO
HOLE (in the road), LOOK WIRES (see a mess of wires, some black, red, yellow, blue, green), WEAR
GLOVES (rubber), CUT WIRE (with razor and must be wearing gloves - which one?), YELLOW, DROP RAZOR,
DROP GLOVES, U, N, W, N, N.
GO DOOR, E (kitchenette), OPEN CUPBOARD (find treacle), GET TREACLE, OPEN FRIDGE, GET MEAT, LOOK
FISH (they're red herrings - leave them), W, S (bathroom), GET CAN, LOOK CAN (shaving foam),
GET PILLS (sleeping), N, W, S, S, S (by newsstand), GET NEWSPAPER, N, E, E, N, E (overgrown back
yard), DRUG MEAT (with the sleeping pills), CLIMB FENCE (must have cut the wire to turn off the
power first - to an enclosed courtyard where you see a fierce Alsatian), GIVE MEAT (he eats it and
walks unsteadily to his kennel).
DROP CONTROL, DROP PILLS, GO SHED, GET TOOLBOX (some joker's welded it to the bench), LOOK
TOOLBOX (you see a hammer, pliers, screwdriver and spanner), GET SCREWDRIVER, GET STOOL, E, U (fire
escape of a tall building), OPEN ALARM (can't reach), DROP STOOL, CLIMB STOOL, OPEN ALARM
(using the screwdriver) DROP SCREWDRIVER, SPRAY ALARM (with the can - that's messed that up),
DROP CAN (empty), OPEN FIREDOOR (it's bolted), UNBOLT FIREDOOR (the bolt is inside), D, GO
SHED, GET SPANNER, GET DRILL, E, U, DROP DRILL, GO LEDGE (note if you break the window the noise
alerts the guard, also the alarm must be off), SMEAR TREACLE (on what?), WINDOW, STICK NEWSPAPER
(it's completely covered), BREAK WINDOW (with hammer, - it breaks and you peel away the
shattered glass), GO WINDOW (bank storeroom), MOVE CABINET (you reveal a firedoor), OPEN FIREDOOR
(it's bolted), UNBOLT FIREDOOR, OPEN FIREDOOR, GO FIREDOOR (to fire escape).
D, CLIMB FENCE, W, S, W, W, N, N, N, U (narrow window ledge - make sure you carry no more than two
items or the pipe will break), U, U (rooftop), GET HOIST (window cleaner's), D, GO LEDGE, GO
WINDOW, S, S, S, E, E, GO MANHOLE (only sewage here), U, E (carpark), LOOK PLYMOUTH (there's a
briefcase on the back seat but you can't get it yet), E (garage), GO PIT, GET BITS (drill), U,
E (back office - there's a row of pigeon holes here), LOOK HOLES, GET ENVELOPE, LOOK ENVELOPE
(it's a promotion, bet at Luigi's), DROP ENVELOPE, W, W, W, N, E, CLIMB FENCE, U, DROP
HOIST, DROP BITS (drill), D, GET PILLS (sleeping), GET CONTROL, U, GO FIREDOOR, GO DOOR (long
staircase), E, E, E, N (in front of security desk where you see a guard dozing), DRUG COFFEE
(don't be tempted to enter the lift yet), S, W, W, N, N (bank manager's office), PHONE
GUARD (he wakes and drinks the drugged coffee), DROP PILLS, S (secretary's office), S, E, E, N
(back to security desk - the guard should now be sleeping soundly).
GET GUARD, INVENTORY (you are dragging the guard), GO LIFT, PRESS BUTTON, GO VAULT (into a large
security vault), GO DOORWAY (there's no handle), PRESS CONTROL (the door opens), GO DOOR
(airtight chamber - the door closes behind you - there is a box on the wall), LOOK BOX (it's a
palm print security device), PLACE PALM (whose?), GUARDS (you can now go west), W (in front of a
security desk), LOOK DESK, (there is a button), PRESS BUTTON (the chamber is fully open now), GET
LIST (of numbers), READ LIST, GO DOOR (timelocked - not until 8.30), E, E, DROP CONTROL, DROP GUARD,
GO LIFT, PRESS BUTTON, GO
DESK (security).
S, W, W, W, S (front entrance), E (cashdesk - don't worry about the security window as it is of
no importance), W, N, GO STOREROOM, GO FIREDOOR, GET DRILL, GET BITS (drill), GET HOIST, GO
FIREDOOR, GO DOOR (staircase), E, N, N (bank manager's office), LOOK CABINET (it's full of
files but don't bother with them), S (secretary's office), LOOK TYPEWRITER (there's a
plug on it so it must be electric), LOOK PLUG (you've found a fuse), GET FUSE, GET UMBRELLA, N
(bank manager's office), LOOK DRILL (there's no fuse), FIT FUSE, DRILL FLOOR (there's
a hole in the floor), GO HOLE (too small - note if you drill again the bits fall to the floor below
setting off the alarms), PUT UMBRELLA (in hole), OPEN UMBRELLA, DRILL FLOOR (you drill a ring of
holes... you lift the umbrella and down below see a boxroom), GO HOLE (you need to rig something
first), GET HOIST, RIG HOIST (it is ready), GO HOIST (to safe deposit box vault), OPEN BOX (which
one - there are hundreds?), 654897 (it's locked), DRILL BOX (which one?), 654897, OPEN BOX
(which one?), 654897 (you now have the Jang-y-Ryn gem), DROP LIST, DROP DRILL, DROP BITS, GO HOIST,
S, S, W, GO STOREROOM,
GO FIREDOOR, D, CLIMB FENCE, W, S, E (carpark where you meet a fence), GIVE GEM (the fence takes the
gem and gives you a key), UNLOCK PLYMOUTH, DROP KEY, GO PLYMOUTH, OPEN BRIEFCASE (40,000
greenbacks), GET BRIEFCASE, GO CARPARK, W, W, W, N, N, N, U (window ledge), GO PIPE, D (narrow
alley), W (seedy betting shop), GIVE 40,000 (Luigi takes the money and grins... okay dokey... you is
outta your debt now... hey Bignose won at 100-1, shame you couldn't backa him).
THIS ADVENTURE IS OVER
