Instructions for
Cauldron
July, 1985
Written by Chris Owen, HTML'd by Arnt Gulbrandsen.
Controls
Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor
Aim of the game
The Golden Broom is the ultimate prize for witches and you
want to get your hands on it! You have found a spell that should
allow you to defeat the pumpkins that guard the broom. Unfortunately
the spell needs six rather obscure ingredients which you will need
to collect.
Game play
The ingredients can be found behind six coloured doors
which need six coloured keys to unlock. Your first task is thus to
find these keys, which are usually to be seen lying at the foot
of trees around the land. As you fly around in search of them
you will be attacked by various enemies - bats, fireballs, pumpkins
and seagulls, to name a few - which you can shoot. However, each
shot costs you one magic point, and as each of your eight lives
(or hags) only has 99 points to start with, you can't afford to be
wasteful.
With the correct key you can get through the coloured door and
into the caverns beyond. Each cavern is, in effect, a platform game
in which you will have to negotiate the various obstacles in order
to reach the ingredient you are seeking. Once you've got it, return
home in order to put it in the cauldron. After collecting the six
ingredients you will be able to complete the anti-pumpkin spell and
collect the Golden Broom from behind the green door.
Comments
"A large, engaging and difficult game"
Rating
91% (CRASH #18, July 1985)
Now
A simple but enjoyable arcade game. Shame about the dodgy
scrolling though.
Keys
Cursor keys recommended!
Nettverksgruppa, 10/9-94, sinclair@nvg.ntnu.no