HACK-FREE
Z O N E
Given a hacker a good
poke recently? -
literally and right
between the eyes. If
you play games for the
challenge and not 'cos
you want the infinite
cheat POKE, then this
is the page for you!
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C'mon all you games players -
you're not alone. Already
many of you have come out
into the open to prove that
there's no game that can't be
cracked without resorting to
POKEs.
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Who'd have thought, for
instance, that anyone could
possibly rescue all twenty-two
rooms of cryonaughts in Alien 8? Well, Carl Parkin's done it
and he sent us a shot of the
final screen to prove it. He
reckons the best method is the
obvious one - keep a rough
map of everywhere you go
and try to keep three objects
with you at all times. You'll
also need unlimited patience,
plenty of time and an
understanding family.
Still on the Ultimate
challengers, Ian Pullen's got
the measure of Knight Lore. His
news is that you need to put
fourteen items in the cauldron
and it doesn't matter how many
rooms you visit in the castle.
Alan White from Poole may
not be the first to finish
Dragontorc (see this month's
Frontlines) but his knowledge
of the game is encyclopaedic -
he sent us a thirteen page hint
sheet! This month though
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there's only room for one
cryptic message:
Do not kill the hand,
Find something in the South,
That comes from the far East,
To use in the West.
Err, cheers Alan. Ummm,
I'm sure they'll be letting you
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out soon.
Our challenge still stands.
Let us know as soon as you've
finished a game that everyone
else reckoned was impossible.
But remember, hackers, you
know where you can stick your
POKEs!
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ROCKY HORROR STRUCK
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"Oh Brad, what have they done to you? An hour ago you
were plain old Brad Majors, and now - now you're nothing
more than a stone figure.
"Oh, if only we hadn't made this journey ..."
But you did!
"If only the car hadn't broken down ..."
But it did!
"If only we were amongst friends."
Two outa three ain't bad!
And that about sums up any semblance of plot the game
might have. Now it's up to you to save Brad and his
girlfriend Janet from a fate worse than working on YS ...
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Our very own Riff-Raff, Peter Shaw settles
down in his stall seat for the opening
performance of The Rocky Horror Show from
CRL. Be there for a bit of audience
participation ...
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This is you playing the part of
Janet Weiss (Dammit, Janet!)
who's innocently stumbled upon
this eccentric enclave. At the
start of the game, you're given
the choice of playing Janet or
her boyfriend, Brad Majors.
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The stage is hidden behind the curtain - it's here
that you have to deposit each part of the De-
Medusa machine as you collect it. You have until
the clock runs out and then the whole household
is transported up to Frank's home planet. By the
way, don't ask what Brad's doing, 'cos you
wouldn't want to know!
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Here's one part of the De-Medusa machine that Dr
Frank'n'Furter's scattered around Frankenstein
Place for you to seek out. It's the only way of
bringing your beloved back from the stone-dead.
Only when they're all in the bag can you make
good your escape.
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This is the freezer
temperature -
once it cracks the
0°C mark, the
crazed Roger
Willis look-alike,
Eddie, will be out
on the rampage in
his souped-up
C5.
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These keys are
dotted all over the
castle and, guess
what you use
them for? - yep,
opening doors.
Watch out
though, 'cos you
can only carry
one at a time, so
try to make a note
of their position
as you spot each
one.
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Riff-Raff, the paranoid manservant (Where is he then? Ed.), wanders about this area firing his
laser in a most erratic fashion - well, you
wouldn't expect anything to be logical. Get in the
way of the laser beam and you've bought it! After
all, the laser is made from pure anti-matter.
(Shriek from the back!)
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Keep an eye on this counter -
when it reaches zero you've got
zilcho chance of rescuing your
loved one as the whole house
lifts off.
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Talk to the natives - some of them are
friendly. It's just a question of sussing
out which ones. You can usually trust
Columbia, but watch out for the rest. Be
careful of Eddie (The geezer from the freezer!) as he comes throttlin' through
on his motorbike.
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| Editor Kevin Cox (Why me? Ed); Art Editor Phoebe Good Evans!; Deputy Editor Peter Not So Shaw; Production Editor Loopy-Lou Cook; Art Assistant Martin Dixon of Dock Green; Editorial Consultant Andrew Pennell; Software Consultant Gavin the Mad Monk; Contributors Stephen Adams, Dave Nicholls, Roger Willis, Ross Holman, Mike Leaman, Tony Samuels, Chris Somerville, Steve Malone, Iolo Davidson, Craig Rawstron; Advertisement Manager David 'The Hound' Baskerville; Production Manager Sonia Hunt; Group Advertisement Manager Jill Harris; Group Art Director Perry Neville; Art Director Jimmy Mc Egerton; Managing Editor Roger Mc Munford; Group Art Director Perry Scope; Group Advertisement Manager Chris Talbot; Publisher Stephen England; Published by Sportscene Specialist Press Ltd, 14 Rathbone Place, London W1P 1DE. Telephone (all departments) 01-631 1433. Telex 8954139 BunchG. Company registered in England; Typesetters Carlinpoint, London; Reproduction Graphic Ideas, London; Printed by Chase Web Offset, St Austell, Cornwall; Distribution Seymour Press, 334 Brixton Road, London SW9. Telephone 01-733 4444. All material in Your Spectrum © 1985 Felden Productions, and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of the publishers. Your Spectrum is a monthly publication. |