Re: Prisoner 2

["Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com>]

"Mike S. Nowostawsky" <mikenowo@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:0CYB9.1711$7X4.210847@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Yeah, I figured that one out (don't know why I thought of "in" but it
> worked). Also, inside each of the rooms you use different keys to do the
> same think (L,R,F,B = left, right, forward, back OR some rooms have W(est),
> E(ast), N(orth), S(outh)... some have U(p) and D(own)... others have word
> puzzles or guessing games or movement games. Extremely annoying that you
> can't save at some point and have to do everything over if you end the game.

I may be wrong here but I think some of the game data is saved automatically.
It doesn't save your position in the game but I think it saves your inventory,
etc.  Yeah, you made me go back and start playing the game again.  I downloaded
a .dsk image and I already had a key, cross, map, book and a paper (type
INVENTORY to see what you have).  There is a text file on the image called
PR.STATUS that probably holds this data.

>
> Also, there are things like "Get key" "Buy map", "Look" gives more info if
> you have the map (I'm sure there's some words I haven't used yet, and if you
> ever answer your number they put you into the flock and you have to start
> the game over <sigh>. Of course my emulator was set too fast for this game
> so the text it shows you to respond to ZIPS! by the screen and movement
> games are shooting across too fast. Some rooms I'm not sure how to "win"
> yet.
>
> I take it the end of the game is when you get into the "care taker's"
> office. Weird hint though, I got the key and got into a hallway, where it
> now hints that I need a keyhole? I imagine I have to buy something to
> simulate one.
>
> Too bad there's no HELP to tell you which keyboard keys and words are valid.
> The having to guess obscure combinations of different keys or words to do
> the same thing is odd. I've gotten in and out of every room, some buy buying
> or finding the right things (only some successfully, others I get booted
> out). Actually found a key in the maze, so ESCing from it may not let you
> finish the game <shrug>.

Well, maybe that's why I never finished the game <grin>.

Charlie