THE ARGON FACTOR
Written by Tony Rome
Walk Through by Dorothy Millard (C64 Version)
Scenario
Your objective is to recover videotape to prove your innocence.
Walk Through
PART I
(Start in your spaceship), EXAMINE SHIP (you see a large viewing
screen, computer and a button), ASK COMPUTER (you enter the black
hole and emerge by a strange planet), E (you land on the planet
Argon), OPEN LOCKER, GET PISTOL (web pistol), EXAMINE PISTOL,
SEARCH LOCKER, GET CRYSTAL, EXAMINE CRYSTAL (it emits a powerful
light), PUSH BUTTON (the escape hatch below opens and a ladder
slides down), D (beneath your ship).
E (high plateau), D (you are in a hole), S (dark tunnel - some
rocks fall and block your retreat), W (large cave), SEARCH CAVE,
GET GEIGER (counter - the ray flashes then fades), S (ventilation
shaft - you lose your grip and finish up in a laboratory), EXAMINE
LABORATORY (hidden in an alcove is a disk), GET DISK, EXAMINE
DISK, S (chamber), OPEN CASE (a huge mutated fly is released),
EXAMINE CASE, GET GLOVE, EXAMINE GLOVE, N, E (conservatory), WEAR
GLOVE, GET STONE, W, S, E (refrigerated storeroom), PUT STONE IN
FREEZER (it fuses with the ice and frees the canisters), GET
CANISTER, EXAMINE CANISTER (a spray can), W, W, S (guard\'s
quarters), WATCH HOLOGRAM (movie), REMOVE SPACESUIT, GET UNIFORM,
EXAMINE UNIFORM, WEAR UNIFORM, SEARCH UNIFORM (a red counter falls
out), DROP CRYSTAL, GET COUNTER, EXAMINE COUNTER (marked \"PASS NO.
23907”), N, D (must be wearing the guard\'s uniform), E (tunnel), E
(a computerised voice says \"Show pass and enter combination\"),
SHOW PASS, 23907 (the door slides open).
E (nuclear waste compound - the door closes behind you), S, E,
EXAMINE DOCUMENTS, E, S (you are confronted by a giant mutated
fly), FIRE PISTOL (a huge web opens up and covers the fly), DROP
PISTOL, W (passage), DROP GEIGER (counter), GET BERRIES, EAT
BERRIES (this stops you feeling hungry), S (large hall), EXAMINE
RELICS (amongst them is a Space Invaders machine still in working
order - don\'t play it though), SEARCH MACHINE (on top is a coin),
GET COIN, EXAMINE COIN (an old penny), W, EXAMINE BOOKS (one holds
your attention but you can\'t read the title).
W (you travel across an underground lake and find yourself in an
underground complex simulating the prehistoric era), N (a large
spider blocks the way), SPRAY SPIDER (it is temporarily stunned),
N (cavern), E (Valdera\'s novelty room), READ NOTE, W, N (into
Valdera\'s waxworks), EXAMINE CHAIR (on it is Valdera\'s pet snake
and beneath it is a blue card), EXAMINE FIGURES, EXAMINE PIPER
(pied - holding a pipe, not made of wax and is mechanically
operated), PUT COIN IN HAND (it drops into a hole in his hand...
he plays and charms the snake), GET CARD, EXAMINE CARD (circular
and marked \"BC/AD\"), S (cavern), INSERT CARD IN SLOT (the panel
opens), W (a metal detecting field prevents you), DROP COUNTER,
DROP CANISTER, W (red chamber), EXAMINE SYSTEM (computer - there
is a cable leading to a plug on the wall... next to the plug is a
lever), PULL LEVER (the system lights up), INSERT DISK (Well done!
Part 1 negotiated).
PART 2
“Valdera\'s obsession with history is now a reality, he has
constructed a module that will travel through time… he threatens
to transport me back to some forgotten century… by now I could be
anywhere… please find me!” Anikra.
2155 (First time)
(The vibration of the disk drive causes something to fall onto the
carpet), EXAMINE CARPET (you see a ball), GET BALL (it lights up
and activates part of the north wall revealing a gantry), EXAMINE
BALL (it has eight panels), N (you are on a small gantry), W
(recreation area), PLAY CHESS (your opponent is the Planet
Champion... keep playing if necessary until you find a brilliant
combination and your opponent resigns giving you a gold centon),
EXAMINE CENTON, W (ante-room), EXAMINE EQUIPMENT (find a length of
cable), GET CABLE, EXAMINE CABLE (long and fluorescent), BRIBE
GUARD (with the gold centon... he slips a microchip into your
hand), EXAMINE MICROCHIP, E, E, N (into the Asteron time warp
module, INSERT BALL IN HOLE (the Asteron is activated... enter
desired year from the menu on the screen), READ MENU.
1174 AD
1174, GET BALL (the hatch opens), S (Town, E (Square, EXAMINE URN
(filled with water), EXAMINE BEGGAR (he is crippled and cannot
move easily... he carries an empty bowl), TILT URN (the water
fills the beggar’s bowl... he drinks and whispers \"R.T.\"), W, N
(into the Asteron, INSERT BALL IN HOLE.
1594 AD
1594, GET BALL, S (you are outside a cottage), W (into the
cottage, READ WRITING (on a manuscript dated 23rd April are the
letters T.O.), E, N (into the Asteron, INSERT BALL IN HOLE.
1866 AD
1866, GET BALL, S (outside a wooden hut, S (there\'s an explosion
and the hut door flies open... a happy man staggers out), EXAMINE
FIRE (a stuffed pig roasts on a spit), EAT PIG (this stops you
becoming weak from hunger), N (into the Asteron, INSERT BALL IN
HOLE.
776 BC
776, GET BALL, S (open arena, S (you are by a Great Statue of a
Greek god), EXAMINE STATUE (it has one arm missing), EXAMINE ARM
(scratched on the arm are the letters S.O.), N, N (into the
Asteron, INSERT BALL IN HOLE.
1945 AD
1945, GET BALL, S (city savaged by warfare, E (small shop, READ
CALENDAR (May 7th), ASK WOMAN ABOUT CLOCKS, ASK WOMAN ABOUT CHINA,
EXAMINE FIGURINE (an inscription reads \"W.F.\"), W, N (into the
Asteron), INSERT BALL IN HOLE.
1758 AD
1758, GET BALL, S (you are on a mountain where a man holds a
banner), READ BANNER (you see the letters L.A.R.), N (into the
Asteron), INSERT BALL IN HOLE.
64 AD
64, GET BALL, S (you are at the entrance to a rocky cave), EXAMINE
TREE (carved on it is W.E.), TIE CABLE TO TREE, S (catacombs, W, W
(cavern, MOVE STONE (you uncover a trap door), OPEN TRAP door (you
find Anikra who gives you a laser gun), FOLLOW CABLE (you retrace
your steps back to the entrance), DROP CABLE, N (into the Asteron,
INSERT BALL IN HOLE.
2155 AD (Second Time)
2155, GET BALL, S (back to the small gantry), E, E (planetary
viewroom - a guard questions you), SHOOT GUARD, DROP GUN (laser),
DROP BALL, D (reactor room), PULL ROD (a siren blares out
\"OVERLOAD - 15 MINTONS and counting\"), S (astro room), REMOVE
UNIFORM, GET SPACESUIT, WEAR SPACESUIT, W (tunnel), W, U (planet
surface), N (beneath your ship), U (inside ship - Lap quickly
repairs the circuitry... the computer takes over and you are soon
travelling at warp speed.... the planet explodes).
CONGRATULATIONS
With Anikra and also the video tape proving your innocence,
you head for Earth in the safe knowledge that you mission has been
a total success.
SCORE 100%
