  GEMSTONE WARRIOR


       At the dawn of time, the gods created Heavens,  the Earth,  and the 
Underworld.  They breathed life into Man and all the creatures now living, 
including those despised and deformed Demons that inhabit the Underworld. 
       The Gemstone, a source that intensifies the Earth's natural magic,  was 
entrusted to Man. 
       For countless eons,  the Earth's inhabitants lived in peace, prosperity,  
and happiness. Man utilized the magic of the Gemstone to create simple magic that 
brought no harm. 
       In the dark Underworld,  the evil Demons' jealousy of the great Gemstone's 
power grew and festered.  They coveted Man's power and prosperity and plotted to 
destroy him. Soon,  the Demonds created a volcano which served as a path from  the 
Underworld to the Earth's surface. From their lair under the volcano, the Demonds 
swarmed out onto the earth to plague Man, but the magical powers of the Gemstone 
forced them back into the darkness of the Underworld. 
       Not discouraged,  the evil ones again plotted against Man.  Then,  in the 
largest gathering of evil forces ever seen upon the face of the earth,  the Demons 
launched their mighty siege. They killed all they came upon-the brave soldiers, 
innocent women with their babies,  and the keepers of the Gemstone. With the 
keepers dead,  the Gemstone was unprotected,  and the DemonS stole it from its 
place on the Temple's high alter. 
      Mankind was devastated. the absence of the Gemstone caused the golden 
society created by the magic to erode. Chaos ensured. Disease and famine swept 
throughout the world. The few remaining magic items became objects of bitter 
duels, dividing brother against brother. 
      The Gemstone seemed to have taken with it all of Man's goodness and hope. 
The Demons expected to gain ultimate power from the Gemstone,  but found they 
could not use its powers. The gods had created the Gemstone so it could only be 
used by Man. Enraged, the Demons determined that Man would never be able to use 
the Gemstone's powers again. With hands of hatred, the Demons attempted to destroy 
the great stone, but were only able to fragment it into five pieces. 
     These five pieces they concealed in their complex underground lair. Then,  in 
a last attempt to exhaust the earth of its few remaining sources of magic, the 
Demons boiled up to the surface once again, scouring it for gold, treasure,  and 
other magic things. Nothing remained sacred. Tombs and graves were robbed of their 
bodies,  and the tired bones made into mindless skeletons slaves to guard the evil 
ones' lair. 
      Humanity now occupies a state of desperation. The Demons and their monster 
minions multiply daily as Man's numbers decrease.  The few hopeless survivors 
cower in scattered hiding places. Their only hope lies in the arrival of a Hero to 
enter the cavernous volcano and restore the Gemstone to its true owners. 
      The adventurous souls who have made the attempt have perished,  condemned to 
wander for eternity as skeletons in the Demons' lair. 
      Brave Warrior, your goal is to return the five pieces of the Gemstone to the 
temple.  First,  you must find the way through the system of underground caverns 
that lead to the maze.  Once inside the maze,  find the five pieces of the 
Gemstone.  When the pieces are gathered,  you must escape the Demon's lair through 
the spinning gateway and place the Gemstone on the temple alter. 
     Go with haste,  for if you succeed,  you will be rewarded with great treasure 
and honor as the Champion of Man and our world. 
      God's luck to you,  Brave Warrior-you have but one chance!
      LOADING-Atari 800xl & 130xe hold down option button
      GAME MENU
      You will see a menu allowing you to choose from (B)Beginner's game, 
(N)Normal game, (K)Kamikaze game, (O)Old game, (C)Command screen(F5)Sound on/off, 
and (Q)Quit game. The three type's of games represent levels of difficulty. The 
Beginner's game is quite challenging. The other games include monsters that not 
only move faster, but have capabilities not found in the Beginner’s game. In the 
Beginner’s game the magic items have the effects listed. 
     Normal and Kamikaze levels are different in that the items may start with 
different effects than those listed, and an items effect may change as the game 
proceeds. The Old game option allows you to continue a saved game. "CTRL 5" key 
turns sound on/off. Quit game does that without saving anything. The COMMAND 
SCREEN Option-takes you to a menu that allows you to redefine the key board 
commands. for example you may redefine the SPACE BAR instead of the RETURN key as 
the Search/Take command. To select the command you wish to change, move the cursor 
down to the desired command and press the key you desire to replace it with. 
     You may move the cursor with the joystick or keyboard. "CTRL R" will blank 
out the bottom three high scores on the high score display. Pressing the SPACEBAR 
pages you through the different opening screen displays including the high score 
display and the game menu. 
MOVEMANT COMMANDS:
   JOYSTICK-(in port #1)To move push joystick in the direction you wish to go 
(NOTE- diagonal moves not allowed)
   KEYBOARD-"I" to move up, "J" to move left, "K" to move down, and "L" to move 
right. You may use either or both joystick/keyboard at any time. 
     Pressing the SPACEBAR toggles between RUN and WALK mode. 
FIRE COMMANDS:
     JOYSTICK-(in port #1)To fire,  press the button on the joystick and push the 
joystick in the direction you wish to fire. You may fire direction. 
   KEYBOARD-"A and W"-diagonally up/left
"D and X"-diagonally up/right         "S"-straight, "R"-Selects weapon(crossbow or 
firebolts)
*NOTE* the shooting direction varies depending on which way you face. 
INVENTORY COMMANDS:
     These commands are used to search and collect items in chest coffins or from 
dead monsters. They are also used in conjunction with the Warriors Inventory Box. 
RETURN-Search/Take an item from chest, coffin or dead monster. "P"-Put item into a 
chest, coffin , or dead monster that the Warrior is standing next to. 
SLASH(/)-Use the item in the Inventory Box. SEMICOLON(;)-Search area/continue 
search. 
LESS THAN(<)-Move Inventory box left. MORE THAN(>)-Move Inventory Box right. 
Players using a joystick may execute the Search/Take command by pressing and 
letting go of the fire button with out moving the joystick. 
 OTHER COMMANDS:
    "CTRL S"-Sound on/off
    "ESC"- Save Game/Menu. This automatically saves the game being played, and 
returns to game menu. Starting a new game or continuing an old game erases the 
game previously saved on the disk.     "CTRL F"-This command freezes or pauses the 
game. Press any key to continue. 
 THE SCREEN
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 LIFE BAR- When its gone your dead/if it turns blue you have been infected by a 
shambler. 
 1). Running man shows if your running or not
 2). Keeps track of the TREASURE points you have collected. 
 3). Tells present value of bonus. 
 4). Shows time left to get bonus points. 
 6). shows how many fireballs you have left. 
 7). Shows how many arrows you have left. 
 8). Shows what weapon you are using now. 
10). Shows items in your possession
11). Shows what item can be picked up or put down
12). Shows who owns the Inventory. 
                                   MAGIC and OTHER ITEMS


   ITEM NAME    EFFECT         ITEM NAME    EFFECT      ITEM NAME    EFFECT

    GOBLET      HEAL            WAND         FREEZE      BOTTLE      POISION

    RING        INVISIBILITY    POTION       REGENERATE  SCROLL      ILLUSION

    GOURD       POSION          CRYSTAL BALL  ANNIHILATION

    BOOK        CURE DISEASE    HORN         LIFE        SCEPTOR     PROTECTION

    DAGGER       UNKNOW         FLOWER       UNKNOW      DICE        UNKNOW

    ANCIENT
    BLACK
    THING        UNKNOW


   OTHER THINGS


   COFFIN'S

   CHEST'S

   ARCHWAYS

   DOORS

   GRATES

   MAGIC BOLTS

   CROSSBOW & ARROWS


CAST of CHARACTERS



     CONTAGIOUS SHAMBLER-LOOKS LIKE A SPIDER
     THIEVING FLYER- A BLOOD SUCKING TERROR
     SKELTON-ANIMATED DEAD BODIES OF YOUR PREDECESSORS
     GAS PLANT-EXPLODING HYDROGEN PLANT
     GIANT AMOEBRA- A REPRODUCTIVE NIGHTMARE
     GHOST-SOULS TRAPPED BY THE DEMONS
     SUMMONING EYE-WATCH GUARD FOR THE DEMONS
     DEMONS-THE VILE BEINGS WHO STOLE THE GEMSTONE

BRAVE WARRIOR-YOURSELF



      BONUS TREASURE-IS IMPORTANT IF YOU WANT A HIGH SCORE, IF YOU WIN THE GAME 
WITHIN THE TIME SHOWEN ON THE SCREEN YOU WILL GET THE BOUNS SCORE. 
      PLAYING TIPS
  Practice moving and firing in the first room. 
  Keep your distance from monsters. when in combat use you crossbow save your 
fireballs for the maze and other sticky situations. 
  Use inventory commands to search for gold weapons etc. 
  Do not forget about your magic items, they are very powerful. 
  Keep moving towards your goal. 
  Map the dungeons and the maze. 
  Go through every door you can. 
  Know your magic!
  Shambers should be killed as soon as possible. 
  Study the type of treasure found on monsters. skeletons often carry arrows
for a crossbow.  You can only carry so many things, so don’t carry what you don’t 
need, or use it right then if you can. 
*note* you can only use life magic 3 times in a game.  If you have range in a 
fight use it. it may save your life. 
  Stay sharp you can here monsters before you see it. 
GOOD LUCK WARRIOR!
These doc's painfully done by NIGHTTHAWK

