Cauldron II
fantasy platformer game for Commodore 64, 1986
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Where once the
tiny cottage stood
A mighty palace
Dwarfs the wood
And there within
The highest tower
The witch queen wields
Her mighty power.
A rule of evil
'Cross the land
With ghosts and gargoyles
Close at hand.
Her enemies
Destroyed this night -
Yet one remains
To set things right -
A pumpkin warrior
Brave and good,
The last survivor
From the wood.
So go now swiftly,
Climb the stair
And cut a lock of
Witch's hair.
Seek out then
The cauldron black
And brew a spell
To change things back.
Then the hag
Will know defeat
And thy revenge
Will be complete.
CONTROLS
Joystick in port two only.
[RESTORE] quits current game.
Right = Bounce to the right
Left = Bounce to the left
Fire = Bounce higher
You can shoot when you collected one
magic spell star. Just press the fire
button and hold the joystick in any
direction you want to shoot.
WARNING: If you want to shoot to the
left or to the right, never hold the
joystick for too long in the direction,
otherwise you will SHOOT AND BOUNCE in
the direction !!!
NOTES
* Some enemies can reverse your joystick
direction (left/right) by touching
them. Reverse joystick function is
activated when pumpkin flashes.
* Never touch any spiders, torches,
lava pits, skeletons... .. .
they can kill you with one hit.
* You lose one magic point for each
shot you made.
* Look out for more magic spell stars to
refresh your magic.
* Look out for switches.
* There are also coloured doors. You can
open them with the collected items.
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)