Elvin's StrongholdUsing a forutne he amassed by raiding the computer systems of various financial institutions, Elvin constructed a vast, underground stonghold packed with computer equipment. There, in seclusion, Elvin spent four years working to breach the security of military computer installations around the world. As you now know, he has succeeded. Our computer estimates that he will break the launch codes and trigger the missile attack in exactly six hours. This is the amount of time you will have to complete you mission. Elvin's stronghold consists of 32 rooms. Each room can be accessed by an
elevator, and in each room there may be a lift with which you
access each level in the room.
Our intellegence indicates that Elvin uses three types of codes (or passwords) in his security system. One code deactivates the robots, another operates the lifts, and the third code (a password) unlocks the control room. Now comes the really strange part. We believe that Elvin hides the passwords in his furniture. Elvin, who is extremely absent-minded, frequently forgets the passwords for his security computer. His solution is to scatter them haphazardly around the house. You must find them. Without the passwords, you will almost certainly end up like agent 4124 (but we don't want to think about that, do we?). Once you find the codes, using them should be relatively easy (for the most part). You should be able to log onto a security terminal as you enter each room and deactivate the robots or reset the lifts (if neccessary) from there. You can deactive or reset lifts depending upon how many "init lift" passwords you have or find. You can temporarily deactivate the robots with a "snooze" password in that room. When you find one, the picture of a robot with a series of z's appears. However, the control room password is another matter. Realizing the importance of this perticular code, Elvin has broken it into dozens of pieces, scattering them throughout the complex. You will have to find and retrieve all of the pieces and match them up like a puzzle to form a password. With the compelted password, you can gain access to the control room,
where Elvin is preparing to launch the missiles. You have to stop him or
the world is going to be terminally late for dinner tonight.
In the elevator:Push the joystick forward or back to go up or down. Push the joystick left or right to move in either direction along the corridor. Running to the edge of the screen takes you into a room. In the elevator and corridors, you can use your buttons to view your status or use equipment, which will be explained later on. In the rooms:Push the joystick left or right to move in either direction. If you press the fire button, your agent will perform a mid-air foward flip that you won't believe (this is especially useful for somersaulting over pesky robots and gaps in the floor). On lifting platforms:If you're standing on a striped lifting platoform in one of the rooms, you
can push the joystick forward or bacward to go up or down (to its limits, of
course).
Search every object or peice of furniture in the rooms for codes and password puzzle pieces (avoiding the robots). You can do this by standing directly in front of an object (sofa, desk, fireplace or whatever) and pushing the joystick forward. The word "searching" will appear in a box at the top of the screen. You will also see a horizontal bar indicating the length of time it will take to search the object. You must continue holding the joystick forward until the bar disappears. If you stop searching am object, you may resume searching where you left off. However, if you leave the room, you'll have to start the search from the beginning. When you have finished searching an object, one of four things may replace the words "searching" at the top of the screen:
Using Security TerminalsYou can use the snoozes and lift inits at any security terminal. These terminals are usually located near the entrance to each room. They look like television sets with darkened screens facing toward you. To use a security terminal, move directly in front of it and push the joystick forward. The screen of the security terminal will enlarge to fill your display. You can select one of three functions with the joystick:
Code RoomsElvin's stronghold contains two code rooms where you can earn additional passwords. Walk up to the console and push the joystick forward as if you were searching it. A sequence of squares will flash on the wall, each with a musical note, and a white golve will appear. Use the glove to touch each square in a sequence so that the notes are sorted in ascending order (from low to high). If you produce the proper sequence of notes, the checkerboard will
flash and you will get a snooze or lift init password. You can do this
as many times as you like, but the sequence gets longer each time. You
can quit at any time by touching the purple bar at the bottom of the
checkerboard.
Your pocket computer is an amazing device. It allows you to play with the puzzle pieces right on the screen, twisting them around to figure out how they go together. To activate your pocket computer, you must be standing in one of the elevators or corridors. Press the button to turn on the pocket computer. You can't use the pocket computer in any of the rooms. Pressing the fire button in a room will cause you to do a somersault. When the computer is activated, the map of Elvin's stonghold will vanish and a white glove will appear. use the glove to put the puzzle pieces together, to form the password which will let you enter elvin's control room. Pocket Computer Commands
Using the Glove
Solving the PuzzlesSome pieces are upside down or backwards (or both) when you find them, so if a piece doesn't seem to match anything, try flipping it with the function keys. Pieces must be the same color, or they won't match. If two pieces with different colors look like the should match, then use the color keys to change them. A completed puzzle looks like a computer punch card: a solid rectangle with several little holes in it. A completed puzzle may be upside down or backwards when you finish putting it together (you may have to flip it around before it is recognized as a solution). There are four pieces in each completed puzzle, and nine puzzles in the game, each time you complete a puzzle, one letter of Elvin's password password will appear at the bottom of the pocket computer screen. When you have all nine of the letters in the password, you can open
the door to Elvin's control center and save the world.
The door to Elvin's control room is in one of the bedrooms. When you
have completed the password, position your agent directly in front of
the door and push the joystick forward. The door will open, and you'll
finally have the last laugh.
When you touch the phone key on your pocket computer, it dials up the agency's main computer (to get some help with the puzzles). Unfortunately, there is a charge for using it. Each use of the phone cost two minutes on the game clock. The agency's computer will give you three choices. Select the one you want with the glove, and then press the joystick button. Choices
Scoring and TimeThe game clock (on the pocket computer display) starts at 12:00 the game ends when the clock reaches 6:00. Each time you fall of the bottom of the screen or get zapped by a robot or floating orb, you are penalized 10 minutes. Each time you use the phone, you are penalized 2 minutes. When the game ends, you are awarded points as follows:
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