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Underground Adventure

Commodore VIC-20 type-in published 41 years ago by Duckworth Home Computing

Not listed in MAME yet

Underground Adventure © 1983 Duckworth Home Computing.

Text adventure. You are trapped deep underground inside a vast cavern. Your only chance of escape is to find the key which will let you out, but beware! Knife throwing gargoyles, thieves, poisonous insects, and magic all present obstacles that must be overcome.

TECHNICAL

It requires a 24K expansion.

TRIVIA

Published as a type-in program in the British book; Exploring Adventures on the VIC.

TIPS AND TRICKS

Commands include: N, S, W, E, GET, DROP, WAVE, MAKE, REFLECT, OFFER, CUT, FEED.

You are regularly attacked by gargoyles. Once you have found the axe, you can kill gargoyles by typing THROW AXE. Type GET AXE to pick the axe up again afterwards.

Solution:
GET TORCH, S, S, GET MATCHES, LIGHT TORCH, S (the gate slams shut), E, GET STAFF, W, S, WAVE STAFF (a bridge spans the chasm), S, S, E, GET AXE, W, N, N, N, E, E, CUT TREE (with axe), E, N, E, GET ROPE, W, S, W, W, W, S, S, S, E, E, DROP ROPE, CLIMB ROPE, E, N, E, GET PARCHMENT, READ PARCHMENT (how to make a ladder), DROP PARCHMENT, E, GET DYNAMITE, W, W, S, W, CLIMB ROPE, W, W, N, N, N, W, DROP DYNAMITE, LIGHT DYNAMITE (the wall is destroyed), W, W, N, GET BUN, S, E, E, E, E, E, E, N, E, N, N, FEED BEAR (with the bun, the bear now follows you), N, E, N, GET SWORD, S, W, S, S, S, W, S, W, W, W (at the gate), S, S, S, W, S (the bear makes the panther leave), DROP STAFF (the bear runs away), S, W, GET PLANK, E, N, N, N, E, N, N (at the gate), W, W, W, W, DROP PLANK (you can walk across it), W, GET NAILS, E, GET PLANK, CUT PLANK, MAKE LADDER (using axe, nails and wood), E, E, E, E (at the gate), S, S, S, W, S, S, E, S, DROP LADDER, CLIMB LADDER, W, S, S, S, GET MIRROR, N, N, N, E, E, S (at narrow crack), DROP MATCHES (you will need them later), N, E, E, E, E, N, REFLECT LIGHT (with mirror), DROP MIRROR, GET CURTAIN, N, E, E, GET BOTTLE, W, W, S, S, W, W, W, W, W (at ladder), W, GET OIL (in bottle), E, S, S, S, S, OIL TRACK (it slides away), E, S, S, STAB SPIDER (with sword), DROP SWORD, E, S, GET SPRAY, N, W, N, N, W (smooth track), N, N, N, N (at ladder), W, S, S, S, W (curtain washes away the mist, but only if there are no gargoyles in the room), W, S, S, W, GET WHISKY, N, SPRAY FLY (a hidden tunnel is revealed), DROP SPRAY, W, W, GET MORTAR, E, E, E, N (south side of mist), E, E, N, N, N, W, OFFER WHISKY (the denizen shows you a new tunnel), W, W, W, N, THROW MORTAR (the door flies open), N, W, W, GET STONE, S, E, E (back at the rickety door), S, E, E, E, E, E (at ladder), E, S (at narrow crack), DROP BOTTLE, DROP AXE, DROP TORCH, S (the stone glows and lets you through), GET KEY, N, GET TORCH, GET MATCHES, GET AXE, LIGHT TORCH, N, W, CLIMB LADDER, N, W, N, N, N, E, N, N, OPEN GATE

STAFF
SOURCES

Game's Listing; Exploring Adventures on the VIC.