Spectrofon #14 23 августа 1995

Игры

Debut - another game company Level 9 - "Emerald Isle", where you will be overcome adversity and obstacles and become king of a mysterious island.

          D E B U T


  Andrew Shkolnikov, 1995.


           EMERALD ISLE


          Level 9. 1985


         -A rich literature on

      life on the desert

      Islands conclusively prove
      shows that the victim

      shipwreck certainly

      find somewhere Pobla
      proximity axes, nails,

      fresh water, oil, associated
      generalized books, saws, pliers,

      guns, and many other on
      helpful things. But once there,

      so no.


        S. Lem. "Friend Avtomateya.

   "When planting your parachute caught on the gnarled branch. 
You hanging, tangled up in slings,

unable to move, and can only examine the undergrowth of jungle 
far below. 


   Two vultures descend on
the next branch and sit, waiting. "


   Does not that familiar picture? Certainly not in the sense 
that that so often hang on the parachute slings over

tropical islands. But do not remind you of the beginning of
another island - Espionage
Island?



   It is possible that this resemblance is not
accident. The point here is that
"Emerald Isle" - a game for
Level 9 unusual. It was written and released as soon as they
the famous trilogy of "Silicon
Dreams "(see the ZX-Revue 5-1995).
It seems that the company wanted to
relax after a brilliant,
but it is extremely difficult trilogy.


   Game of the trilogy, in
particular, "Worm in Paradise", -
so-called global
adventyury. In them there are usually several possible routes 
to victory for the successful completion of game needed action 
throughout. 



   And the "Emerald Isle" refers to the more traditional linear 
adventyuram. They at least how you solve the problem, you

open up new areas. To win is usually only one
way, sometimes with minor variations.


   Such is the vast majority of
adventyur. And it is possible that Level
9, referring to the classic
forms, could not resist and decided to
parodied a couple of well-known games. One of them, of course - 
is "Espionage Island" (even the names are similar!). A 
wandering at Emerald Isle, you

stumble on a skyscraper, in my opinion, he strongly resembles 
his fellow of the game "Aftershock".

But, of course, it's just my speculation, perhaps the 
similarities quite by accident.


   Whatever it was, forget
espionage - this time you
quite a man of peace. Willy
case, most likely due to the crash, you gave up on
"Maloobitaemy" island, and, of course, you're trying to return 
to civilization. 


   However, it is too early to think about
civilization. Better hurry to get out of the chute, and then 
your tree is already starting to creep up wild animals, trying 
to keep in the background. And there is the panther, it seems, 
is going to get from the shadows and get to know you

closer. So rather untying the slings (untie parachute).



   Freed, you could not resist on top of the tree falling down. 
Fortunately, you are lucky more than once VinniPuhu: Engage in 
large bitches, you contrive to stop the

fall. Animals disappointed
back to business. A
You the time to look around, where
you brought the same fate. Just do not
Remember once again rise to the top of the tree and grab a 
parachute - suddenly come in handy. 


   At first glance, in the jungle
very easy to get lost. But this
an appearance: in fact
scary jungle are all
from two locations, plus two treetops. From the first locations
You are already familiar, and the second is not
Remember to pick up unknown
Who dropped by a silver coin
and go east.

   And before you even first signs of a civilization:
You are standing on a suspension bridge,
leading to the treecity - woody
City (and not just a city, and city
- Almost a metropolis!). All this
city ​​- a few buildings on the
wooden platform, however,
one of these buildings - the Royal Palace and, of course, you
want to see what's inside - maybe the king of the island
will help you to get it. But
first walk a little
city. Actually, looking at
city ​​is not on that: locked gates, bridges with a platform on 
the "second storey "jungle, the same palace, but the Victorian 
type of clock tower. 



   Climbing on a tower, you discover that the clock stopped,
and make them nothing, but it
allows you to find one nice feature of the program.



   After giving the command "start clock" -
"To have a clock, you will receive
hint of what you for
this is not enough - a little
key. Such a system prompts
instead of the usual "help" (which
here gives only a few
Service command), you more than once
remember his kind words. By the way,
do not forget to take the tower
Guide to building a boat
(Manual).


   So, after looking around town, heading to the palace. 
Getting ready appear before the royal eyes,

You dress found in the city
ceremonial robes of animal skins - ermine robe (at the same time
tack in the same location a bottle of glue) and you pass the 
gate. 



   It seems that the mantle is a
tie when visiting the restaurant
- Guardian of the palace unquestioningly
miss you. Incidentally,
value of the mantle does not end there. Note that
team "examine robe" program meets "seems valuable"
- "Looks valuable." Remember
this phrase - by the time you realize what it suggests, but for 
now just note that for taking the mantle you accrued 30 points. 


   Passing the Guard, you
go for a walk through the palace.
The first floor is nothing particularly interesting is not 
provided, except Is that a seamstress who has ended the matter, 
so that the poor seamstress can not doshit

dress.


   Pity on her, you give to
Dress your parachute silk, in
thanks seamstress gives you
bronze coin. One more coin - copper - can be found in
"Copper Hall" - "copper coloured
chamber ". But all this does not
tells you how to get off the island. In search of at least
any information you climb to the second floor and then
finally find something that rewards you for every effort -
advertisement (sign) on the wall.


   It turns out that the entire population of the island only 
the king has the right to leave the island. But do not despair 
- the current king of the island just announced a competition 
for "office" his successor.




   So, you left nothing at all: just become king of Emerald 
Isle - and hello civilization! True, the joy

slightly overshadows the fact that
contest rules are not specified. That
Well, we understand as we go. Especially the throne room next 
to: Perhaps the king anything

tell me?


   If you're at it, and hoped
then your dreams come true is not
fated: the king very unhappy
the fact that it disturbed. He
sticks to you hand another
coin (this time - a golden) and
runs away, angrily muttering something
about the "damned tourists." True,
on the desk in the office of the King is some sort of official
the type of paper, but it was too small font it is printed.


   Therefore, you leave glazolomnuyu paper for later and go 
find out about the royal competitions anything else.



   Once in the palace courtyard, you are through the gaps in the
notice at the bottom of the leaves ... the railway station! Not 
bad for a almost uninhabited island?

Down to the station have
stairs hewn inside
tree trunk. But here's the problem -
The natives did not bother to install the stairs candle, torch
or at least a light bulb. In his
time you will find than light
dark room, but still better
quickly run through them - is
stay in the dark for more than five
moves, as you will be interested
local vampire.



   After going dark staircase, you
on a small railway station. Strongly
advise - do not go the way, do not
to stain a new engine! Maybe, sooner or later you will be able 
to cross them somehow otherwise. Better yet head to

the car Ticket -
Directions rabbit you will not succeed.
This machine will accept any of your
Four coins - enough to give a command like "insert
copper "; but the copper coin you
receive only a ticket to one
end, and a bronze - and there
back. "Can you still believe
my word for it - two trips you
definitely not enough. So do not be stingy, take silver
coin on the season ticket (for a gold coin machine also gives
season ticket, so it's best
watch out it - still useful).

   With the ticket you are allowed to train
(You can catch it just by running "in"), and you arrive at the
second and final station of this
branches - the seashore. Go north and get to the beach. But the 
swim to you something you do not want, and You pass to the 
west, they find themselves near a small cozy cave, near the 
entrance to which spanned some thick filaments (thick threads). 
Instant "exam" - and You understand that it is not just

thread, and a huge spider's web! It is logical to assume that 
in a cave You waiting for its owner. But it is curious that the 
threads are different from conventional Web is not only the 
size: they are not sticky. Probably, poor spider great 
difficulties with the capture of prey. Well, that'll help him. 
No, no, do not sacrifice! 


   After all, you have a bottle of glue;
Just put it on the web
(Pot on threads). Spider gratefully accepts the gift and
escapes, freeing you to pass in
cave.


   The cave is totally dark, trying not to think about
vampires, you grope edge up
forward. To the west, south, and again
to the west - and you are a small volcanic cave. From this it 
is easy to get in the hilly area. Having strayed into the 
"hills" "More hills", "all those same hills," "boring hills", 
"annoying the hills," "endless hills" (I'm not exaggerating!), 
You go to the river from the shore where you can see the forest 
nearby. Go into the woods - and on the edge you will discover a 
forgotten longhorn ax (Hand axe).




   More while in the woods is nothing to do: go deep makes a 
huge wood chopping machine. Cross the river you do not decide - 
it is very slippery and high banks.



   With its new acquisition
- Ax - You return to the
beach. Coming out of the cave, go to
south - and the sand you notice
hefty knotty log.
What is not blank for the future
boat, good, read the manual, you already know the basics
korablestroitelstva. You ax
deftly hew canoes from logs (make boat). It now remains
just drag it to the water
bind wallows near the anchor
(Tie anchor to canoe), climb
inside (in canoe) - and the sea
spaces open for you!


   Of course, this boat to
America you do not swim. But
it is quite possible to cross the bay and
poissledovat previously inaccessible
location of the island.



   These are the rules of the game - at least
solving the problems you open
all new areas of the playing area. Only in the game
about 200 locations. Almost
each of them has a picture.


   Perhaps this is enough information to start the game. Go in, 
sort it out, it turns out how to become king. The game has a 
huge number of objects and stationary objects, the application 
they are often very trivial (For example, you would never guess 
ahead of time, which need a hook!). Remember - even though

"Emerald Isle" looks easy
against the background of "Worm in Paradise",
still wrote her Level 9;
means at least a month
"Golovolomaniya" is guaranteed!

            *

   In conclusion, I would like to make a few comments on the 
game: 


   1) Locate the lamp, you can quickly
(I hope) razdobudete for her
fuel. Please note only that it
fuel soluble.


   2) pan (pan) - this is not
common kitchen, but something
zolotoiskatelskogo like a sieve.
Search zolotishko can simply
command "pan".


   3) Sooner or later you find yourself in the market square, 
where one of the shops sold the picture

(Painting). The more you have in
his money, the more expensive the request for a picture 
(strange they on the island of order). Therefore,

buy it at least!

   4) The program understands the word
"All". The command "get all" very
useful to you in the dark.


   5) Diving, do not forget to put a canoe anchor, otherwise it
can carry over.



             Good luck!