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O'RILEY'S MINE (TM) ============== BY MARK RILEY [Back of Box Text] Prospectors and miners have made fortunes overnight deep within the enchanting Mother Lode country of California. Their wild tales of buried treasure still excite a world dazzled by easy money. One such miner is a mad Irishman named Timothy O'Riley. He is in search of coal, oil, gold, rubies and diamonds. You'll guide him through the mysterious depths of the earth as he attempts to dig up hidden riches. But watch out! Deathly dangers and unknown creatures lurk there also. He's disturbed their peace building his mine shaft and now they want revenge. And since they haven't had a miner to eat in many years, they're more than just hungry! Being wise and cunning, O'Riley's prepared, for he's brought dynamite along. He must set his explosions at exactly the right time, though, or risk drowning in a rushing subterranean river. You'll need the Luck of the Irish to stay alive and make your fortune playing O'Riley's Mine. Datasoft Inc. (R) Computer Software 9421 Winnetka Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 Datasoft(R) Is A Registered Trademark of Datasoft Inc. Cover Artwork Copyright 1982 by T.O. Pansini All Rights Reserved [Instructions] Grab your shovel and start digging for hidden riches to make your fortune in the deep mine shafts of the California gold country. As you search for the gold, rubies, diamonds, coal, and oil buried deep in the earth, beware of concealed danger that's close on your heels. A gushing underground river and hungry river monsters threaten your dig at every turn! Anticipating the dangers, you've entered the mine prepared with a threat of your own - dynamite! Plant the dynamite carefully so that its debris will block the monsters' pathway as they chase you. You have a limited number Of sticks so correct timing is essential. And don't reverse your direction too soon or the dynamite will destroy you! As you progress to higher levels of play the speed of the river and the number of monsters increases. And always beware - as the moon rises the monsters become even more dangerous! REQUIREMENTS o Apple II/II+/IIe Computer (48K) o Disk drive (Apple or compatible) o TV or Video monitor o Joystick (optional) GETTING STARTED Turn off your computer. Turn on the power to your TV or video monitor. Insert the O'RILEY diskette with the label side facing up, and close the disk drive door. Now turn on the computer. The program will load and run automatically. PLAYER AND LEVEL SELECTION: Once you begin a game by pressing the fire button or SPACEBAR, the 1 next to PLAYER in the top left of the screen will flash. To play a one- or a two-player game, press the 1 or 2 key. The 1 next to LEVEL in the right comer of the screen will now flash. You may select a level from 1 to 9 by pressing the corresponding key. GAME CONTROLS JOYSTICK: Push the joystick forward to move O'Riley up, and toward you to move him down. Push the joystick to the left or right for the corresponding directions. Press the red fire button to set a dynamite charge. KEYBOARD: Press the A key to move O'Riley up, and the Z key to moke him down. Press the left and right arrow keys to move him in the corresponding direction. Press the space bar to set a dynamite charge. SPECIAL KEYS o JOYSTICK BUTTON: begin game o ESC: pause game, any key to continue o SPACE BAR. begin game o (CTRL) RESET: restart game STRATEGY As O'RILEY, the fearless miner, you must travel swiftly through your mine to capture all the buried treasures and return safely home again at the top of the mine shaft. You must avoid being drowned by the onrushing water and being eaten by the river monsters. You may set dynamite charges behind you to block the monsters' pathway, but rememer that the debris can be washed away by the water. (You have five to nine sticks of dynamite at easy levels and two to five sticks at more difficult levels.) Time the explosions so that a monster is completely destroyed and you will score extra points. A lower levels of difficulty, from one to three monsters will appear in the mine. A higher levels, three monsters will appear. There is no time limit while playing O'RILEY'S MINE, but beware: The speed of the water changes with the level of play. In addition, when the moon rises the monsters move faster through the mine shaft and one treasure is transformed into a deadly skull and crossbones! Remember, the water will always rise to the highest level you dig in the mine. You will not be able to dig beyond the "fault" line on either side of the mine. POINTS OIL small $1,500, large S5,000 GOLD BARS small $2,000, large S7,500 RUBIES small $2,500, large $8,000 DIAMONDS small $4,000, large $9,000 COAL $1,000 URANIUM $1,000, $2,500, $5,000, $6,000, S7,500 (random) Some treasures appear only at higher levels. At every four levels you will receive two or three times the standard dollar value for each treasure. SPECIAL BONUS For destroying a monster you score S10,000. At $100,000 you receive one extra man. After each additional S250,000 you also receive an extra man up to a total of four men. At the completion of each level, you receive $1,000 for each stick of dynamite you have left. In double- and triple-dollar levels you receive $2,000 and S3,000 respectively for each stick of dynamite you have left. CREDITS Game Programing by Larry Lewis Computer Graphics by Larry Lewis and Whitney Caughlan Documentation by Jan Stedman Apple(R) is a trademark of Apple Computers Inc. Datasoft Inc.(R) Home Computer Software 9421 Winnetka Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 (213) 701-5161 O'Riley's Mine(TM) and Datasoft(R) are trademarks of Datasoft Inc. (C) 1983 Datasoft Inc. CAT. No. 1185