Cauldron

fantasy platformer game for Commodore 64, 1985

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You play the part of the hag and you must fly across the land searching
for the keys to the underworld, avoiding bats, evil bouncing pumpkins,
carnivorous plants and all manner of nasty creatures whilst you look.
You must take off and land only on grassy clearings, as trying to fly
through trees causes the witch to tumble off. Each colored key opens
only the same colored door, and once you have entered the realm beneath,
you have to jump from platform to platform to pick up the required
ingredient for the spell.

THE HAG'S MISSION.

Harken witches 
Everywhere, 
Take the challenge 
If you dare - 

Tomorrow night 
'Tis Halloween 
When only one 
Shall be Witch-Queen.

Six ingredients 
Thou must take 
and in the cauldron 
Boil and bake - 

Juice of toad, 
Eye of newt, 
Wing of bat and 
Hemlock root, 

Mouldy piece of 
Splintered bone 
Found from deep 
In musty tomb, 

Molten lava, 
Cooled awhile, 
Taken from the 
Smoking Isle, 

Then the spell 
Shall be at hand 
To rid the Pumpkin 
From the land

CONTROLS

Joystick in Port two. [RESTORE] to quit.

OUTSIDE (WALK)

Left  = Left
Right = Right
Up    = Up (fly)
Down  = Down (land)

OUTSIDE (FLY)

Left  = Left (speed up/slow down)
Right = Right (speed up/slow down)
Up    = Up
Down  = Down (land)

Fire & fly direction/up/down = Shoot
       ( left/right )

TOMBS

Left  = Left
Right = Right
Fire  = Jump

Fire & left/right = Jump in direction

NOTES

* Start flying or land only at clear
  places (never under trees!).

* Don't touch the trees, hills, water
  and other landscapes while flying.

* White flashing stars restore your
  magic.

* One coloured door is twice in the
  game. You can open only one of them!

* Each shot decreases magic one point.

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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)