GB-Version:        1
Filename:          b1\BTALE1E0_17616_01.zip
Screenshot:        B\The_Bard's_Tale_(English_Tape).gif
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GAME INFO:

Unique-ID:         17616
Name:              Bard's Tale , The
Published:         1988 Electronic Arts/Interplay Productions
Programmer:        Michael Cranford
Musician:          (None)
Language:          English
Genre:             Adventure - RPG 3D
Players:           1P Only
Control:           Keyboard
Comment:           tape version

VERSION INFO:

Cracked/Crunched:  (None)
Game Length:       4 Tapes
Trainers:          0
High Score Saver:  No
Loading Screen:    No
Included Docs:     No
True Drive Emul.:  No
Pal/NTSC:          PAL(+NTSC?)
Comment:

NOTES:

The tapes are labeled as such:

TAPE 1, SIDE 1: BOOT & GAME
TAPE 1, SIDE 2: CITY & DUNGEONS
TAPE 2, SIDES 1&2: ADDITIONAL DUNGEONS

I type some notes from the instructions, I think some
keys are different from the disk version:

MOVING ABOUT:
I - move forward
J - turn left
L - turn right
K - open a door

VIEWING CHARACTERS

Press the number (1-6) of the character you want to view.
In the view-character mode you have the following options:
E(quip item), T(rade item - to trade Gold, press G instead of
item number), D(rop item), P(ool gold).
Press the Left-Arrow key in the upper-left corner of the
keyboard to leave the view character mode.

COMMANDS WHILE MOVING
C(ast a spell)
P(arty attack)
B(ard song)
N(ew order)
U(se item)
V(olume of sound on/off)
E(levate up a portal in a dungeon, if you have a levitation spell)
D(own a portal in a dungeon, if you have a levitation spell)
Left-Arrow key (pause/resume)

EDITOR
After the game on the boot cassette, there is the EDITOR program
which allows you to transfer characters between different parties
Use it for example to remove a DEAD character from a party,
replace him from a previously saved game, then resave the party.

CASSETTE COUNTER POSITIONS
You should find it useful to write down the tape counter position
of the various multi-load sections so that you can fast-forward
to them easily:

Position       Section
______        Editor
______        City Map
______        Sewers
______        Mad God's Catacombs
______        Harkyn's Castle
______        Kylearan's Amber Tower
______        Mangar's Tower