LOCATION CRISSLEFRIDGE
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Copyright A J Cook 1989
Game Background
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The most undemanding job in Location
Crisslefridge ( a solar system
somewhere on the edge of the universe)
was nuclear waste disposal, simply
because there was never any nuclear
waste to dispose of. That was until
the Cribblewerts invaded this system
with the intention of dumping all their
nuclear waste on one planet. You, as
Denby (native of this planet), must
dispose of the radiation cannisters as
quickly as possible by pushing them
into Denby-eating plants. You must
also clear all the radioactive earth,
collect the anti-radiation crystals,
diffuse the time-bomb (with which the
Cribblewerts hope to destroy you !),
and kill any Cribblewerts.
The Game
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To load the game, click on the
CRISSLE.PRG icon in low resolution
mode. You'll need a joystick in port 1
and a mouse in port 0 for the program
to work.
When the title page appears, select
the LOAD icon. A few boxes labelled 1
to 9 will appear, corresponding to the
nine sets of 16 screens that can be
stored on a disk. Box 1 should already
be highlighted, so you can load screen
set 1 just by clicking on the LOAD box
- this set of 16 screens shows the
amazing variety of screens which can be
designed using the editor, but is still
a fraction of what can be achieved.
When the title screen reappears,
you can adjust the difficulty level by
using the numeric keys. 9 is the
easiest, and 1 is impossible! I suggest
you leave it on level 9 to begin with!
When you start a game, you can start
on any screen from B to P by entering
the password, or just start on screen A
by clicking on the 'SCREEN A' box (or
by pressing RETURN ). Now it's time to
grab your joystick ! The bars up the
sides of the screen represent the life
left in Denby, and the time left till
the bomb explodes - if any of these
reach zero then Denby is a gonner.
Unfortunately, Denby left his bazooka
at home, so he'll have to use his brain
to solve the puzzles ! A bonus is given
when a screen is completed and depends
upon how much time is left, so try to
do each screen as quickly as possible.
Remember - all the screens are
possible!
Rules
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1. Denby can only push one boulder at
a time.
2. Denby can push loads of radiation
cannisters (rads) at a time.
3. Denby can push a rad into a slope
provided the way is clear, but he can't
do this with boulders.
4. Denby-eating plants will only eat
rads and Denby.
5. The spinning anti-radiation
crystals give Denby more life.
6. Only Denby can travel through
one-way systems and teleports.
7. A Cribblewert must be killed by
exposing it to excessive radiation.
This is achieved by surrounding it with
4 rads.
8. The time-bomb is made safe by
surrounding it with 4 boulders.
9. Cribblewerts eat Denby !
10. To complete a screen, Denby must
have made the bomb safe, killed all
cribblewerts, disposed of all rads,
collected all the crystals, and dug
away all the radioactive earth.
11. Scoring:
Killing a Cribblewert - 3000
Making the bomb safe - 1000
Disposing of a rad - 200
Collecting a crystal - 50
Digging earth - 10
The Editor
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A powerful feature of this game is
the screen editor which allows you to
design screens with ease. When you
click on the EDIT box (on the title
screen) you will be prompted for an
editor password. This feature prevents
unauthorised persons from editing your
screens i.e. cheating ! The password
is blank in the example set of screens,
so just click on the ENTER box. Now
you're thrown into the editor.
At the top of the screen is the
screen letter with the screen password
(not to be confused with the editor
password). To alter the password,
click the left mouse button while
pointing at it. To change which screen
you're editing just press the screen
letter on the keyboard, bearing in mind
that you can't exit from a screen if
it's illegal i.e. if it has more than
5 Cribblewerts, more than one bomb,
unmatched teleporters, or more than one
Denby - you'll hear a bell sound if it
is illegal.
To edit a screen, click the
right mouse button. A selection of
characters will appear, along with the
editor password which can be changed by
clicking the left mouse button on it.
To select a character, click the left
mouse button on the desired character.
To select a blank character, simply
click the left button on a blank area
of the screen. Having made your
selection you can return to the main
screen by pressing the right button
again. Then just click the left button
to place your character anywhere on the
screen. Exit the editor by pressing
ESC on the keyboard (your screen must
be legal, of course).
Loading and Saving screens
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Use the left mouse button to select
which set of screens to load/save to.
Very important: make sure you have
enough space on your disk to save your
screens, otherwise you could end up
with half a set of screens. It's
safest to use a blank disk. For
technical readers, files are saved as
'SCRDATx.DAT' where x is the set number
(from 1 to 9).
Anyway, enjoy the game !
Andy Cook
25.7.89