Atari 8-bit - Epsilon Software - 1985

FREE - Funny Risky Evil Escape

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Genre: Adventure - Text / Graphics
Year: 1985
Language: Machine Language
Publisher: Epsilon Software
Controls: Joystick / Keyboard
Developer: Epsilon Software
Players: 1
Country
Programmer(s): Royer, Fabien / Le Roy, Bertrand
License: Commercial
Graphic Artist(s): Gauthey, T. / Raynal, J.
Medium
Sound: [n/a]
Rarity: 9
Cover Artist(s): [unknown]
Serial: -
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Version 1.1.

Many thanks to:
- Frédéric Beignard for scanning the inlay
- Sap1 for scanning the instructions
- Homesoft for deprotecting / converting the original game to .atr format

Link to demonstration disk:
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-free-funny-risky-evil-escape_40237.html

Missing original disk image!

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INSTRUCTIONS (3)

ADS (1)

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Disk 1

VOTES / STATISTICS

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COMMENTS (23)

Bertrand Le Roy10 May 2018
Full solution of the English version (ultimate spoiler alert): look at wall take brick call hit the cook with the brick undress cook take key take bank-note east south west take metal-saw sharpen the metal-saw on the grinder east south open armoured-door south east north north east take grenade take whip west south east take newspaper west south west up east give the newspaper push interrupter west north open wardrobe take bone north hit torch east pull curtain lift lamp look at engravings west hit torch west pull the painting FR16BLR02VG67 take the piece-of-wand1 east hit torch south south up open up push dresser pull the pin throw grenade south take the sheets tie the sheets sleep north east take sneakers west up tie the rope to the ring cut the bars with the metal-saw climb the rope give the bone east climb railings (oh wait, that's a red herring, there is actually nothing you need here) west west south south NAPOLEON south east open the barrel empty the barrel into the sewer take the lid enter the barrel close the lid open the container east east dive into the sea north look at the nurse kiss the nurse love the nurse take the scalpel south south east take the phone west south south say NEWGATE-BIRD give the bank-note north push the bell listen to the patient kill the servant with the scalpel south east south read books look at old-book (that's useful, gee, thanks)) north north smell bunch take the piece-of-wand2 south west down north east take match drop the match in the fireplace take the piece-of-wand3 drop the brick west south west take the cookery-book read the cookery-book drop the cookery-book take the tooth-pick east south smile drop the key take the knife north look at banisters push button down east rub the oil-lamp drop the little-key take the piece-of-wand4 build the magic-wand west insert the knife into the split west do anything north do anything east take phial drink phial hit yourself with the magic-wand push the switch push the seat under the bulb climb onto the seat unscrew the bulb take the pop-gun call shoot pop-gun north east east south open tap enter helicopter start gyropilot enter shed pull sabre
Bertrand Le Roy10 May 2018
The sequel was never made, no.
StaxX8 May 2017
Solution complète ici: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRsEU7vaGQs ;)
Mr_Options19 Mar 2016
J'ai enfin trouvé le code qu'il me manquait. Il se trouve ...... dans le petit bureau oú on arrache le papier-peint. Oui, il y a deux codes planqués dans cette pièce. l'un des deux (EG67) se trouve avec les commandes : TIRE RIDEAUX ARRACHE PAPIER-PEINT. L'autre, se trouve avec la commande : SOULEVE LAMPE. On obtient alors le code : BLR02. Je rappelle que la 1re partie du code se trouve dans la pièce des toilettes. Il faut alors taper : REGARDE TOILETTES LIS CODE On obtiens alors le code : FR16.
Mr_Options9 Mar 2016
En cherchant un peu, j'ai trouvé oú se trouvaient 2 codes. FR16 se trouve au fond des Toilettes. EG67 se trouve sur le mur du bureau oú on arrache le papier-peint. Je n'ai toujours pas trouvé le reste du code....
Mr_Options7 Mar 2016
Merci beaucoup pour l'aide.... Juste une dernière question: Le code correspond à quoi au juste ???? Encore merci.... ??
SamGaz20 Feb 2016
salut Mt_Options :) tapes: To Mt_Options, try this: POUSSE PEINTURES REGARDE COFFRE-FORT FRAPPE FR16BLR02EG67 CLAVIER PRENDS BOUT-DE-BAGUETTE voila :)
Mr_Options11 Feb 2016
Is there a way or a known adress were we can get in touch with the author ??? Thanks to everyone that could help me.
Andreas Koch1 Dec 2015
Sorry, I could not verify the text/solution, since I did not own the french version of F.R.E.E. And errm, I found the solution somewhere on the internet and think I already said, that I do not know if it is fully correct. Maybe I should have added, that the text/solution was not tested by me. I can download the french version now, but its been more than 20 years since I spoke, wrote or read french language, so I doubt I can get any further in this game. Maybe the author can help us with the french and the english solution of this game...?!?
Mt_Options1 Dec 2015
The solution has a mistake. After "Pousse Peintures", impossible to enter "Frappe Paintures". There's an error in the text. To the person who put the solution here, can you verify the text you put here ?? Thanks.
Mr_Options16 Nov 2015
La solution est erronée. Apres être arrivé dans la 'galerie', je pousse les peintures et découvre le COFFRE-FORT. Je regarde le COFFRE-FORT et je découvre un CLAVIER ALPHANUMERIQUE. Dans la salle juste à l'EST, en arrachant le PAPIER-PEINT, on découvre "EG67" inscrit sur le mur. Est-ce le code à entrer sur le COFFRE-FORT ?? Dans la solution, il est marqué "Frappe Paintures". En plus d'etre mal orthographié, la commande ne marche pas, même bien écrit. Que faut-il donc faire après avoir poussé les peintures pour récupérer le BOUT DE BAGUETTE mentioné dans la solution juste aprés ??? H E L P .....
Andreas Koch24 May 2015
Well, this is the french solution I have (not sure if it is fully correct): ----- SOLUTION DE F.R.E.E.: Appuyer sur la touche "BREAK" pour les images sur XL et XE !! Cette touche ne sert pas sur les vieux Atari 400/800 !!! regarde mur, prends brique, apelle garde, assomme garde avec brique, fouille garde, deshabille garde, est, sud, ouest, prends scie, aiguise scie, est, sud, ouvre porte avec clef, est, nord, est, prends journal, ouest, nord, est, prends grenade, prends fouet, ouest, sud, sud, ouest, haut, est, donne journal au domestique, est, touche interrupteur, pose brique, pose clef, pose journal, ouest, nord, ouvre armoire, prends os, nord, fouette torche, pose fouet, est, tire rideaux, arrache papier-peint, ouest, ouest, pousse peintures, frappe paintures, prends bout-de-baguette, est, sud, sud, haut, haut, ouest, dors, noue draps, est, nord, ouest, est, nord, sud, est, prends tennis, prends mousqueton, ouest, sud, pousse armoire, arrache goupille, lance grenade mur, pose petite-clef, entre mur, noue corde mousqueton, accroche mousqueton anneau, coupe barreaux scie, descends corde, donne os chien, pose os, pose corde, pose mousqueton, pose tennis, est, grimpe portail, ouest, ouest, ouest, sud, dis napoleon, sud, nord, est, ouvre tonneau, vide tonneau egout, entre tonneau, ferme tonneau couvercle, ouvre tonneau, sors tonneau, est, est, plonge eau, est, nord, drague infirmiere, couche infirmiere, prends scalpel, regarde infirmiere, sud, sud, sud, est, ouest, sud, prends taxi, dis newgate-bird, donne billet, sors taxi, nord, ouest, est, sonne, tue domestique scalpel, sud, est, nord, prends bout de baguette, sud, sud, nord, est, nord, sud, sud, nord, ouest, ouest, bas, tire barreaux, ouvre trappe, nord, prends cure-dents, sud, est, nord, est, brule allumette cheminee, ouest, sud, sud, pose couvercle, rougis, nord, ouvre porte cure-dents, ouest, ouest, descends trappe, est, frotte lampe-a-huile, ouest, sud, ouest, est, nord, devisse pentacle couteau-sacre, nord, dis vade-retro-satanas, est, bois fiole-bleue, frappe toi baguette-magique, eteins lampe, pousse chaise lampe, grimpe chaise, devisse ampoule, appelle garde, tire garde pistolet, nord, est, est, sud, ouvre robinet, va helicoptere, demarre helicoptere, va cabane, regarde sabre, aide. fin. ----- Now, could someone release the english solution for me ?!?
arrakheen21 May 2015
Salut Bertrand. As-tu posté ta soluce ?? merci !
Matt Huls29 Apr 2015
Thank you Bertrand! This game seems really interesting and I really like the pictures in the screenshot. I am going to use this game to brush up on my French.
Bertrand Le Roy17 Apr 2015
Hi there. The game's programmer here. I have compiled a complete solution for the game that I'll post on the forums as soon as my account is validated. I'll post the link here.
newbie8 Jul 2014
ok it was F2 I was not far ^^
newbie8 Jul 2014
Hello. What operations do I have to make when it ask to change disk ? I tried attach disk, FREE [side B].atr, F4 but nothing happened. Help !
Artifice11 Jul 2012
Hello, i'm also looking for the solution of this game i've never finished. In english or in french, they are very closed. If you have this solution please send me an email at artifice [at] efrei.fr, Thanks !
grenwald28 Sept 2010
well You're very lucky to have such solution ! In France, game have been released on 4 disk sides,but I never managed to finish the first disk. If you know where I could find a solution like yours,it would be great. I'm frenchso I don't have problems with this language (maybe I could hep to make an english translation)
Andreas Koch25 Sept 2010
Well, one of the authors also created an english version of this game and sold it a) as a demo/freeware version (with 2 disksides) and b) as a fully commercial version (with 5 disksides). I do have the solution for the french version (but I don`t own the french version!) and err, if you are good in both english and french, all you have to do is translate the french solution into english and voila. Tried it with the first two or three steps and it worked that way with the english version...
grenwald23 Sept 2010
I spent a lot of time on this game when I was young. A lot of puzzles and specific sense of humor. Still now, i launch the game sometimes just for the fun. Unfortunately, I never manage to finish it, so if someone have some guides to this games, it would be very great if I could have some helps. Anyway, this game is still in my favorite top list of games
Vince25 Sept 2009
Game in french only but for me the funniest game ever, and my first real adventure game (next : tomb raider and resident evil). The game was very long to charge and it was a test to pass, quite difficult for a young boy, to prevent copy. If the test was failed : game over, 10 minutes to reload, an eternity. The game begins in a jail. You have to get out. The game understands words as "look at the wall" "regarde le mur" in french and it answers "i can see a brick bad scelled" so i write " take the bick out the wall" it answered "now there is only a big hole", so i said "look inside the big hole" and it said something like that : "how rude you are !!! You are fired of the game !!!" I think the progammers have laughed a lot to make this unpolitically correct game. Lot of humour and kind of british nonsense. I never managed to finish it.
Andrew Bernstein26 Sept 2006
FREE has to be one of the most humorous Adventure games on the 8bit Platform. It's way above other French efforts like Akanis Ula and Chimère (both by Pressimage) and especially a *lot* of fun to resolve. For years, I heard of a sequel or spin-off but has it been ever started ? Let alone published ? Anyway, this game is quite recommended... Just make sure you have a French / English dictionary handy !