antoine-source/loderunner/ReadMeFirst

LODE RUNNER
by Doug E. Smith
(c) 1983, Broderbund Software

You are a Galactic Commando deep in enemy territory. Power hungry leaders of the repressive Bungeling  Empire have stolen  a fortune in gold from the people by means of excessive fast food taxes. Your task? To infiltrate each of 150 different  treasury rooms, evade the deadly  Bungeling  guards,  and  recover every chest  of  Bungeling booty.


TO START:
After booting, the program automatically  begins a self-playing demo of three different  levels of play. Watch them to get a sense of game play. To begin play, press any key (except "return') or push a joystick button. Your player will start  to flash. Move your player or push a joystick  button  to begin game action.

	KEYBOARD COMMANDS:	JOYSTICK COMMANDS:
	I = move up		Up/Down/Left/Right
	K = move down		Button 0 = dig left
	J = move left		Button 1 = dig right
	L = move right
	U = dig left
	O = dig right


GAME PLAY:
To complete a level, you must collect all the gold chests in a scene. When you succeed, you may then climb a ladder to the top of the screen and enter the next level. You will also gain bonus points and earn an extra life for each level you complete. You start with 5 lives.

You will use your laser drill pistol to drill pits and passageways through brick floors. You may dig through fissured bricks only, not through solid surfaces, and holes must be drilled all the way through to be effective. If a Bungeling  guard falls into a pit and gets stuck, it will become safe (for a moment) for you to run over him; also, he will release any gold he is carrying. Any holes that you've drilled will fill in again after a period of time, and guards caught in them when they refill will die and be replenished  by new guards at the top of the screen. Be careful: Guards can climb out of pits that do not close up around them. Your player, however, cannot climb out of pits and will die if trapped in a pit  that  is only a single brick wide.

You will notice that gold chests carried by enemy guards cease to be visible. If you have picked  up all the visible gold on the screen and the ladder leading to the next level has not yet appeared or you cannot  reach the next level by climbing  to the highest  part of the screen, one or more of the guards is still carrying  gold. You must trap the guards in a pit and pick up their gold. If an enemy carrying gold falls into a "dead end" that he and you are unable to leave, you will not be able to get that gold chest safely. If stuck in a "dead end," press CTRL-A to continue (see below).


SCORING:
	Completing  a  level ...........................1500 points
	Picking  up a gold  chest ....................250
	Trapping  an enemy ..............................	75
	Enemy dying  in a hole .........................75


HIGH SCORES:
If you achieve a new high score, a high score list will appear on the screen at game's end. Type in your initials then press RETURN. Note: You can use the left and right arrow keys to make corrections before pressing  RETURN.


SPECIAL KEYS:
	CTRL-A	abort man if stuck without means of death or escape
	CTRL-J	sets game to joystick control
	CTRL-K	sets game to keyboard control
	CTRL-P	sets game to 4play joypad control
	RETURN	displays curent high score list
	CTRL-R	terminates current game (enter demo mode)
	CTRL-S	toggles sound ON/OFF
	<--	slows down overall game speed (press repeatedly)
	-->	speeds up overall game speed (press repeatedly)
	CTRL-X	flips x-axis on joystick and 4play joypad
	CTRL-Y	flips y-axis on joystick and 4play joypad
	CTRL-B	flips buttons on joystick and 4play joypad
	ESC	freezes action until ESC hit again

	Cheat keys:
	CTRL-N	advances a level
	CTRL-P	adds additional lives/players

	Special keys on title page
	CTRL-N	sets native Apple IIgs mode for sprites and sounds
	CTRL-V	sets original Apple II mode for sprites and sounds

Using either of the two "cheat keys" forfeits your high score attempt for that game. So does beginning  a session at any level other than the first (level 001).


MAKING YOUR OWN GAMES
The Game Generator ("Edit mode"