AKALABETH INSTRUCTIONS looks like:
| 8000 HOME : TEXT : HOME | |
| 8010 PRINT : PRINT : PRINT " MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO THE": PRINT "DARK LORD MONDAIN, ARCHFOE OF BRITISH,": PRINT "TRAVERSED THE LANDS OF AKALABETH": PRINT "SPREADING EVIL AND DEATH AS HE PASSED." | |
| 8020 PRINT "BY THE TIME MONDAIN WAS DRIVEN FROM THE": PRINT "LAND BY BRITISH, BEARER OF THE WHITE": PRINT "LIGHT, HE HAD DONE MUCH DAMAGE UNTO" | |
| 8030 PRINT "THE LANDS.": PRINT : PRINT "'TIS THY DUTY TO HELP RID AKALABETH OF": PRINT "THE FOUL BEASTS WHICH INFEST IT,": PRINT "WHILE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE!!!": PRINT : PRINT : PRINT " (PRESS SPACE TO CONTINUE)";: GET Q$ | |
| 8100 HOME : VTAB (2): HTAB (12): PRINT "THE PLAYER STAT'S:" | |
| 8105 PRINT : PRINT : PRINT : PRINT "HIT POINTS- AMOUNT OF DAMAGE A PLAYER": HTAB (13): PRINT "CAN ABSORB BEFORE DEATH" | |
| 8110 PRINT : PRINT "STRENGTH--- RELATED TO DAMAGE INFLICTED": HTAB (13): PRINT "BY PLAYER AGAINST MONSTERS." | |
| 8120 PRINT : PRINT "DEXTERITY-- RELATED TO THE PROBABILITY": HTAB (13): PRINT "OF A PLAYER HITTING A MONST." | |
| 8130 PRINT "STAMINA---- RELATED TO PLAYER DEFENSE": HTAB (13): PRINT "AGAINST MONSTERS" | |
| 8140 PRINT : PRINT "WISDOM----- THIS ATTRIBUTE IS USED": HTAB (13): PRINT "IN SPECIAL (QUEST!) ROUTINES" | |
| 8150 PRINT "GOLD------- MONEY!! CASH!! ASSETS!!" | |
| 8160 PRINT : PRINT : HTAB (8): PRINT "(PRESS SPACE TO CONTINUE)";: GET Q$ | |
| 8200 HOME : PRINT : PRINT " THE TOWNS AND BUYING ITEMS:" | |
| 8210 PRINT : PRINT : PRINT " TO BUY ANY ITEM ONE NEED ONLY": PRINT "TYPE THE FIRST LETTER OF THE ITEM" | |
| 8220 PRINT "WANTED. THE COST OF THE RESPECTIVE": PRINT "ITEMS IS DISPLAYED WHILE IN THE TOWN." | |
| 8230 PRINT "THE GAME IS STARTED IN A TOWN SOMEWHERE": PRINT "ON THE 20X20 MAP." | |
| 8240 PRINT : PRINT : HTAB (12): PRINT "FIGHTERS AND MAGI" | |
| 8250 PRINT : PRINT " THE DISADVANTAGE OF BEING A": PRINT "FIGHTER IS THE LACK OF THE ABILITY TO": PRINT "CONTROL THE MAGIC AMULET, WHEREAS MAGI": PRINT "CAN NOT USE RAPIERS OR BOWS." | |
| 8270 PRINT : PRINT : HTAB (8): PRINT "(PRESS SPACE TO CONTINUE)";: GET Q$ | |
| 8300 HOME : PRINT : PRINT : HTAB (16): PRINT "MOVEMENT:" | |
| 8310 PRINT : PRINT : PRINT "-KEY-";: HTAB (10): PRINT "OUTDOORS";: HTAB (24): PRINT "DUNGEON" | |
| 8320 PRINT : PRINT " CR MOVE NORTH MOVE FORWARD": PRINT " <= MOVE WEST TURN LEFT ": PRINT " => MOVE EAST TURN RIGHT" | |
| 8330 PRINT " / MOVE SOUTH TURN AROUND": PRINT " S STATISTICS STATISTICS": PRINT " A N/A ATTACK ": PRINT " P PAUSE ON/OFF PAUSE ON/OFF" | |
| 8335 PRINT " X GO INTO TOWN CLIMB LADDER": PRINT " X GO CASTLE GO HOLE ": PRINT "SPACE PASS PASS " | |
| 8350 PRINT : PRINT : HTAB (8): PRINT "(PRESS SPACE TO CONTINUE)";: GET Q$ | |
| 8400 HOME : VTAB (5): PRINT " THOU DOEST NOW KNOW THE BASICS OF": PRINT : PRINT "THE GAME, EXPERIMENT WITH THE COMMANDS." | |
| 8410 PRINT : PRINT "THERE IS MUCH THAT IS LEFT UNSAID FOR": PRINT : PRINT "THEE TO DISCOVER IN THE FUTURE..." | |
| 8420 PRINT : PRINT : PRINT " GO NOW UNTO THE WORLD AND SEEK": PRINT : PRINT "ADVENTURE WHERE THOU MIGHT!!!" | |
| 8430 PRINT : PRINT : PRINT "P.S.-SEARCH OUT THE CASTLE OF": PRINT "LORD BRITISH, USE THE -X- KEY TO GO IN!" | |
| 8450 PRINT : PRINT : HTAB (8): PRINT "(PRESS SPACE TO CONTINUE)";: GET Q$ | |
| 8999 PRINT CHR$ (13) CHR$ (4)"RUN AKALABETH START" |