The Great C64 Cheats Compendium

Public Domain

Version: 16-May-96

Number of games: 195

Contributors and links

Index


Notes

There are no name tags for all games yet. I'll add them when (if) I have time to do that.

Some of the games can be resetted, poked and started again - probably those which have "sys xxxxx" listed. Some require Action Replay or some other freezer cartridge.

An asterisk (*) means that I have tested the cheat and it is more likely to work than the others.

Exclamation mark (!) means that the same poke has been found from at least two different sources - more likely to work.


Arcade and miscellaneous games

Action Biker (C-Action Biker?)

!	poke 59626, 189

Afterburner

	poke 4969, 173
	poke 6754, 173


Airborne Ranger

	poke 61467, 173
	poke 61647, 173
	poke 3192, 173
	poke 2270, 173

Anarchy

	poke 3929, 165

Ancipital

	poke 18679, 173
	sys 16384

Arkanoid

	poke 2564, 189
	(AL)
	Choose 2 players. When the second player has over 20000 points,
	he'll get an extralife for every new point.

Armalyte

	poke 59891, 173

Army Moves

	poke 14888,173
	sys 8415

(AL) The code to part 2 is 15863. For a message from the programmer, try the code 79681.

Auf Widersehen Monty

	(AL)
	poke 21862,76
	poke 21863,123
	poke 21864,85		Eternal life
	sys 16384

Batman the Movie

	poke 4866, 173

Batty

	poke 2828, 189

Biggles

	Codes: chox, away, aces, high

Bionic Commando

	poke 7518, 165
	poke 7505, 230
	poke 36621, 181

Black Lamp

	poke 5076, 165

Blackwyche

Weird, long cheat...

Reset, type

		FOR T = 4657 TO 4680: POKE T, 234: NEXT: SYS 3080
And start the game, but press F1 first.

When you are about to enter the room, where the game ends, reset again, and:

		POKE 4675, 206: POKE 4676,  23: POKE 4677, 52
		POKE 4678, 206: POKE 4679, 119: SYS 3080

Blasteroids

	poke 11499, 173

BMX-Kidz

	poke 9015, 173
	sys 8148

Bomb Jack

	(AL)
	Stand on the upper right platform and switch on autofire. The
	points will keep ticking until you turn it off.

Bombo

(AL) At the titlescreen, type S,C,O,R,E and "Cheat mode operative" will appear on the screen. Start the game and you will be immortal.

Pressing and holding RUN/STOP stops the monsters, and you can walk through them. Release RUN/STOP and press the joy button to make them move again.

Bombuzal

	poke 5490, 173
	sys 12452

Bone Cruncher

	(AL)
	Level - Code
	2: GOLEMSTENCH
	3: MORPHICLE
	4: GOLEMKILLER
	5: SCARAB
	6: WEB OF DEATH
	7: MONSTERPARTY
	8: CAVE OF DOOM
	9: UNDERGROUND
	10:DEATHCHAMBER
	11:GOLEMS CAVE
	12:HORNSLUT
	13:SLIMEHOLE
	14:BLOODSMELL
	15:BONEPOWDER
	16:NIGHTMARE
	17:MONSTERBREED
	18:THUNDERSTORM
	19:CREEPY CAVE
	20:LIQUIDATION
	21:MEGAMAZE
	22:STRATAGEM

Boulderdash

	poke 34670, 165

Boulder Dash II

	poke 47378, 165
	sys 49125

Bounder (Gremlin Graphics 1985)

*	poke 2099, 173		$0833, $ad	infinite balls

	This game seems to have an infinite number of levels
	too. I didn't have the patience to play through all
	of them the last time I cheated with it...

Bounty Bob Strikes Back

	(AL)
	Level 1: Get the flowerpot, then press 1+F7 to jump to level 4.
	Level 2: Kill all monsters, jump onto the rolling hoop, then
	press 3+F7 to jump to level 22.
	Level 3: Get the trophy, then press 4+F7 to jump to level 15.
	Level 5: Get the tea pot, then press 8+F7 to jump to level 8.
	Level 10: Get the pitchfork, then press 4+5+F7 to jump to level 14.

Brainstorm

	poke 18281, ??? (printing error in MikroBitti...)
	sys 16384

Breakthru

*	poke 6823, 173		$1aa7, $ad

Bubble Bobble

This poke seems pretty weird to me, especially after a reset, since address 1240 is in the middle of the normal screen. Could work with Action Replay?

!	poke 1240, 189
	sys 58518

Cabal

	poke 9905, 189

Camelot Warriors

	poke 23730, 173
	sys 16384

Captain Kidd

	poke 13203, 165		infinite lives
	poke 17669, 165		stops shoes from moving (?!?)
	sys 12288

Cauldron

I did have a cheat for this - and I did complete the game, but I can't remember how.

Cauldron II

*	poke 29207, 165		infinite lives

Cavelon

Press D, F, R, T, I, K and L simultaneously, text "Hi Chris, what do you want?" should appear. Press 1-6 for level.

Caverns of Sillahc

If you have a three-part disk version, load the longest part and start it with sys 16384. The game starts immediately and you will be invincible(?)

Cobra

	poke 13514, 173

Commando

	poke 2454, 173

Cosmic Causeway (Mr. Chip Software)

*	poke 14937, 96		infinite time
*	sys 8608

Crazy Cars

	poke 7795, 173

Cybernoid

	(AL)
	At the main menu, press 2 to configure keys. Choose the keys Y,
	X, E, S for the directions left, right, up and fire. Press 4
	for joystick control. Press 1 to start the game with unlimited
	lives.

Cybernoid II

	(AL)
	Follow the same procedure as in Cybernoid I, but choose the
	keys Y, G, R, O (orgy backwards) instead.

D.T.Supertest (Daley Thompson's?)

	poke 35411, 173

Death Wish III

	poke 21086, 189
	poke 21753, 189

Delta

!	poke 15834, 173
	sys 6000

	I think that if Delta was resetted, it didn't not work any
	more _unless_ the music was turned off (or on?).
	(AL)
	poke 2386,0		Weapons last forever
	poke 15834,173		Eternal life
	sys 6000

Denarius

	(AL)
	poke 38218,234
	poke 38219,234
	poke 38220,234		Unlimited lives
	sys 6912

Dig Dug

	poke 41439, 165
	sys 2140

Dragon Ninja

	poke 43123, 0
	sys 2016
	(This sys must be an error, it is probably 2061)

Dragon's Lair

	poke 4069, 165

Dragonus

	poke 5426, 173
	sys 2058

Empire Strikes Back

Press SPACE, N, M, J, B, K and L simultaneously for infinite shields.

Exolon

	poke 2114, 255		gives 255 lives
	sys 2061
	(AL)
	poke 7427,173
	poke 5650,173		Eternal life and unlimited supply of missiles
	sys 2061

Exploding Fist II

	(AL) and many others...
*	Press and hold RESTORE when the screen is scrolling. You'll
	slide forward and you won't meet any opponents.
	poke 13617, 173

	(Interesting! Is this infinite energy!!? I got to test it!)

5th Gear

	poke 15171, 173

Fighting Warrior

	poke 57867, 165
	sys 49278

Flying Shark

	poke 7999, 173
	sys 2061

Future Knight

	poke 13046, 173

Galivan

	poke 16269, 173
	sys 12288

Game Over

	(AL)
	Code to part 2 (planet Sckunn) is "ZAPPA"

Gauntlet

	(AL)
	In two player mode, let the second player be killed by Death.
	Then let the first player get killed by Death also and you'll
	end up with 9999 health points.
	In three minutes, all walls vanish. Normally this would consume
	too much energy, but try the same with pause.

Ghostbusters

(AL)	Enter: no name and account no. 458 to get $1,000,000.
*	Another funny account is "MUSTIS" and number 111111111 (all "1"'s).
	Yet another one: "GHOST BUSTERS", number 8796191

Ghosts'n Goblins

	(AL)
	poke 7086,5 		Zombies go up & down
	poke 7086,7 		Zombies blows up
	poke 7086,10		Zombies move like devils
	poke 7086,15		Zombies turn into gold, weapons, etc.
	poke 7086,18		Zombies turn into dolls
	poke 7086,19		Zombies turn into phantoms
	poke 7086,22		Zombies try to pull you down
	poke 7086,23		Zombies carry you to the second level
	poke 7086,26		Zombies turn into dragonheads
	poke 7086,27		Zombies fly around
	poke 7086,29		Fires are lit everywhere
	sys 2128


	Kristian Wiklund (kw@dtek.chalmers.se):

	poke 4242,42

	when you fire your weapon all monsters blow up.

	(at least if your knight looks at them when throwing the weapon.
	my memory tells me that this wan't necessary, but when I tried
	it on the c64s emulator a few days ago it was.)

Ghouls'n'Ghosts

Write name "WIGAN RLFC" into high score list. At the next game, press "A" for armor and "S" to skip a level.

!	poke 10798, 165

The Goonies

	Codes:
	1. Mr Sloth
	2. Goon Docks
	3. Doubloon
	4. One Eyed Willy

The Great Giana Sisters

	poke 8257, 173

* Press X, Z, A and W simultaneously to pass a level.

Green Beret

	poke 5429, 173

(AL) Jump up in the air and press and hold "1". You'll stay in the air as long as you hold the button pressed, but after a while a little plane comes and drops a bomb at you.

Gyroscope

*	poke 46687, 76
*	poke 46688, 105
*	poke 46689, 182
*	for a = 8296 to 11711 : poke a, 0 : next : REM All enemies vanish
*	sys 2067

Hacker II

Logon codes: Title, Cover, Demo, Demo Pam, Wami, Dome, Gomes Logon I.D. number is 00987 and with this number you can skip the identifying of the panel controls and start directly on the MFSM.

He-Man

	(AL)
	poke 6513,173			Eternal life
	sys 18550

Henry's House

	(AL)
	poke 4063,173			Eternal life
	sys 2560

Hopping Mad

	poke 2447, 165
	sys 20480

Hunchback

!	poke 22521, 173
	sys 16384
		another source adds:
	poke 9289, 173

Hunter's Moon

	poke 8955, 165
		another source:
	poke 8155, 165

Hyper Circuit

	poke 31352, 250
	sys 26624

I, Ball

	(AL)
	poke 3265,234
	poke 20670,234		Eternal life
	sys 16939

I, Ball 2

	poke 38895, 165

International Hockey

	Press run/stop and restore. It should say "pause mode". Then press
		F1	Fast speed
		F3	Normal speed
		F5	Slow speed

International Karate

	(AL)
	To change the background - press and hold A+D+Z+M (in that order).
	The keys S+E makes both players stop fighting and look at you.
	You can still control your player though. Good for beating the
	CPU player.
	The game can run at 4 different speeds. Press X+[1-4] to choose
	speed: 1 = fastest, 4 = slowest.

IK+

	(AL)

	The asterisk key '*' changes the sun's reflection in the water.

	Press D+E+M+O to change the colour of the water and the sky.
	If you're knocked down - pause the game (SHIFT/LOCK) and
	restart it again (any key) and you'll be standing up.
	The keys 1 to 5 changes the game speed from fastest to slowest.

IO

	(AL)
	poke 25117, 173			Eternal life
	poke 24969, 0-3			Starting level
	poke 24576

Iridis Alpha

	poke 16411, 128
	sys 26624

Jack the Nipper

	(AL)
*	Write "ZAPIT" at title screen for immortality. Border will
*	turn white.

Jack the Nipper II

!	poke 51114, 173

Jet Set Willy

*	poke 14711, 165			infinite lives
*	sys 8192

Another source claims:		POKE16424,255: SYS16384

I'm hacking with this one, trying to see the end sequence...

	$0400-$0401	stores the number of items collected?
	$383b		is the "game over" routine?

Jet Set Willy II

Wish there was a cheat...

Krakout

	poke 35220, 200
	sys 16035
		another source (freezer module poke):
	poke 44388, 173
	(AL)
	On highscorelist: write '(c)' for unlimited lives on a number
	of levels, but you won't get any points.
	(AL)
	poke 33802,234
	poke 33803,234			Eternal life
	sys 15312

Kung Fu Master

	(AL)
	Press Shift+G to shoot! This only works on the first floor.

Last Ninja

	poke 30855, 165

Last Ninja II

	poke 37456, 173

Led Storm

	poke 7658, 165

Legend of Kage

Press and hold G, A, and E, and when you press V, test mode is activated. Press V again, level changes and you'll be invincible(?)

Mad Mix (Max?)

	poke 3462, 173

Manic Miner

	poke 16424, x		where x is 0..19, the starting level
*	poke 16632, 0		no collisions
*	sys 16384

Mask III

	poke 3439, 165
	poke 18066, 0
	sys 3294

Masterblaster

Reset at title screen, sys 20480, and you can listen load music. Reset in game, sys 5200, to see the end.

Match Point

	(AL)
	Press the CTRL button when you're about to serve and you will
	ace the serve.

Meanstreak

	(AL)
	poke 6478,0		Unlimited lives
	sys 15268

Mega Apocalypse

	poke 32417, 173
	sys 22562
		another source:
	poke 32417, 173
	poke 32509, 173		inf. lives
	poke 26070, 12
	poke 32898, 234
	poke 32903, 234		more speed to ship
	sys 22562

Metrocross

	(AL)
	poke 13501,234
	poke 13502,234		Eternal life
	sys 4096

Monty On The Run

	poke 8026, 173
	sys 12470
	(Reset might trash contents of $a000, and that is an important
	place on the MoTR map. Trashing $a000 usually blocks the way,
	and you can't complete the game. Use Action Replay...)
	(AL)
	Write "I WANT TO CHEAT" in the highscorelist and the background
	turns gray. When the game starts you must take the white blob
	in the water in the second room to enter cheatmode.

	(This cheat does not seem to work at all. The white blob is a
	 cloud, which can lift Monty up, not an item that could be taken.
	 Possibly this cheat is actually meant for "Auf Wiedersehen
	 Monty"?)

Motor Mania

	(AL)
	poke 8646,255
	sys 8000

Mutants

	poke 9273, 165

Myth

load "m2",8,1 from the program disk and run it. This should give infinite lives.

Nebulus

	poke 32979, 181
	sys 32768
	(AL)
	poke 32979,181: poke 46729,0		Unlimited lives and time
	sys 32768

Netherworld (Hewson)

Reset immediately when "Hewson presents...NETHERWORLD..." appears. These pokes won't work later.

	poke 12121, 44		inf. lives
	poke 7698, 44		inf. time
	poke 8138, 0		inf. energy
	sys 52320

Press 2, 4 and E simultaneously to skip a level.

Nemesis

	poke 5868, 255
	sys 5768

Nemesis the Warlock

*	poke 35333, 0		$8a05, $00
*	poke 35435, 0		$8a6b, $00
*	poke 35629, 0		$8b2d, $00
*	poke 37346, 0		$91e2, $00
*	poke 37722, 0		$935a, $00
*	poke 37733, 0		$9365, $00	infinite energy

New Zealand Story

!	poke 3215, 173
	sys 2306
		another source adds:
	poke 20242, 173

1943

!	poke 34864, 189

Northstar

	poke 23515, 173
	sys 16384

Oink

	poke 39922, 165
	sys 16384

Operation Thunderbolt

Write "NINJA MAGIC" or "EDOM TAEHC" (cheat mode backwards) on high score list, and it should give infinite lives.

Operation Wolf

	poke 33351, 165
	sys 16963

Painterboy (Tikkurila Oy)

This finnish game was published by Tikkurila paint factory as a marketing trick. It was (and is) a pretty cool game, actually.

	Place			Paint to use
	-----			------------
	Rautatieasema		Pikateho
	Omakotitalo		Vinha
	Kartano			Tehoöljymaali
	Kerrostalo		Yki-yki
	Rantasauna		Valtti Color Extra
	Varastorakennus		Valtti Color Extra
	Lentoasema?		Yki-Yki
	Kauppa?			Pikateho
	Kirkko?			Tehoöljymaali

The game will end at 12:00 even if there are cars left.

Panther

	poke 14370, 165
	sys 4096

Parallax

	poke 5796, 96
	sys 319

At the start of the game, walk into the nearest hangar and collect the scientist. Return to the ship and then again leave again and return to the hangar. On returning there will be another scientist. Collect his kard and use it with the compubank to get some cash. Repeat as neccessary. Bonanza packs are needed.

Pharaoah's Curse (Synapse / Synsoft)

	(AL) and other sources...
*	Level 2: SPHINX
*	Level 3: RAIDER

Phobia

	poke 5390, 189
	poke 48039, 189
	sys 4266
		another source says:
	poke 5235, 189

Predator

	poke 5672, 165

Pro Skateboard Simulator

	poke 3701, 96		inf. time
	poke 56576, 103
	sys 28416

Pulse Warrior

	poke 9316, 240
	sys 2051

Pyjamarama

!	poke 17421, 165
	sys 2557

R-Type

	At loading screen (?), reset and:
	poke 12865, 173
	poke 12957, 173			inf. lives
	poke 12700, 96			no collisions
	sys 32768

Ramparts

	(AL)
	poke 13949,221			Unlimited energy
	sys 3077

Ramparts

	(AL)
	poke 13929,0: poke 14019,0	Unlimited energy
	sys 3077

Ransack

	poke 41856, 173		inf. time
	poke 48551, 173		inf. energy
	poke 48575, 173		inf. lives
	sys 50432

Renegade

!	poke 42187, 165
	sys 32763

Renegade III

	poke 50714, 173

Retrograde

Reset the machine. Write "I HATEBROS" (two spaces after "I") on the bottom line of the screen before loading the game. Move this text into the bottom right corner ("S" should touch the right border of the screen using shift and inst/del. Then move cursor back to its original position (below READY.), and load the game. Apparently the game checks the screen for that text. If this works, you get infinite energy.

Revenge of the Mutant Camels

	(AL)
*	At the titlescreen or in the game, type G,O,A,T,S. Then you can
*	move to the next level by pressing SPACE.

	(NP)
*	COATS worked too, I think.

Road Runner

	poke 43241, 165

Rock'n Roll

	poke 19167, 173

Robin of Wood

	poke 50782, 165
	sys 16384

RoboCop

	poke 44416, 0
	sys 32768

Rupert and the Toymaker's Party

*	poke 10584, 0
	(You'll probably need a freezer cartridge)

Rygar

	(AL)
	Jump onto a mound of stones. Press and hold the joystick button
	and you can walk in the air above the monsters.

Sabre Wulf

	poke 45219, 173
	sys 2061

Salamander

	poke 23575, 165
	sys 24019
		another source:
	poke 23575, 165		"First level"
	poke 19721, 165		"Second level"
	poke 23185, 165		"Third level"

Samantha Fox Strip Poker

	(AL)
	Keep betting 20, and you'll win.

Samurai Warrior

Write "HHDSFHHH" on high score list. If screen flashes, cheat is working. To remove cheat, do the same again.

Sanxion

	poke 14142, 173

On most levels, more points can be scored by going slowly than by going at the maximum speed. Forget about the bonus.

Savage

	Code for level 2: SABATTA
	Code for level 3: PORSCHE

720 Degrees

	These should give double speed and huge jumps:
*	poke 2169 - 2180, 234	(fill that area)
*	poke 16018 - 16021, 9	(likewise)
	sys 2097

Shamus

*	poke 48438, 165		bd36, a5
*	poke 61190, 165		ef06, a5

Shamus Case II

*	poke 42027, 165		a42b, a5	infinite lives

$0039 holds the room number. With a freezer cartridge, switch between rooms $26 and $01 (go left) to "complete" the game. (What a disappointment, no real end sequence...)

Skate Rock

	poke 7715, 165

Solomon's Key

	poke 2213, 165
	sys 2063

Space Pilot (Superior Software)

When playing, hold down CAPS LOCK and CTRL, press ESC. This enables you to jump into the next screen at any time.

Spellbound

Spitting Image

	poke 3314, 173			inf. lives player 1
	poke 3348, 173			inf. lives player 2
	sys 2816

Spy Hunter

*	poke 39487, 173			infinite lives
	(AL) and others...
*	After being dropped off, steer right to the border of the
*	screen. There you can drive undisturbed, until the
*	side-shooting car arrives.

Squirm

	poke 15412, 173
	sys 15133

Starlifter

	poke 5803, 165

Starquake

Passwords: POLAR, COUSIN, METRE, SIGMA, FEMUR, ASTRA, HYLIS, XENON, KAPPA, CHASM, MESON

Stealth (Br0derbund)

*	poke 30590, 173		$777e, $ad
*	poke 59028, 173		$e694, $ad

Storm Warrior

*	poke 8602, 173
*	poke 12299, 173		infinite lives

Stormlord

	poke 23858, 173

Summer Games

The oldest "games" from Epyx. This is not a cheat, actually: it's just that when, sometimes, the diver (in the platform diving game) doesn't show up (!), you can return to menu by pressing RUN STOP + RESTORE.

Super Pipeline II

*	poke 33106, 173		$8152, $ad
*	poke 50712, 173		$c618, $ad

Tai Pan

	(AL)
	poke 4952,177: poke 4980,177		Unlimited cash
	sys 2055

Tales of the Arabian Nights (Interceptor)

*	poke 22473, 0
*	poke 22783, 0		no collisions
*	poke 22953, 169
*	poke 22954, 1
*	poke 22955, 234		infinite lives
*	sys 20632

Task III

	poke 32086, 173
	(AL)
	poke 32108,1: poke 32121,1	The enemy disappears
	poke 32086,173			Eternal life
	sys 30720

Tau Ceti

If you type something dirty when you're in computer mode, something strange will happen.

Terry's Big Adventure

	poke 33082, 173

Test Drive I

	poke 27916, 165

Keep the fire button down to avoid crashes and cliffs (?)

Tetris

	poke 49590, 76
	poke 49591, 49
	poke 49592, 234
	sys 49593

Thing Bounces Back

	poke 2188, 165

Thunderblade

	poke 8500, 44
	poke 13135, 44
	poke 13622, 44
	sys 4096

Thundercats

!	poke 35088, 173
	(AL)
	poke 35088,173		Unlimited lives
	sys 2061

Tiger Road

	poke 5749, 173

Trap

	(AL)
	Get into first place on the highscorelist and enter "DEMO"
	instead of your name, and you'll be rewarded with a long
	animated sequence.

Trap Door

	(AL)
	poke 14914,96		Eternal life
	sys 14336

Traz

	poke 42200, 173

Turbo Boat Simulator

	poke 27937, 173		inf. lives
	poke 29955, 173		inf. energy
	poke 27730, 1
	poke 27983, 1		will need only 1 item for next level
	sys 27650 (or press RESTORE)

Turbo Outrun

	(AL)
	Pause the game with RUN/STOP. Now you can jump to the next
	course by pressing ':', or if you have a non-standard keyboard,
	the button closest to the right of 'L'.

Underwurdle

*	poke 34401, 169
*	poke 34402, 1
*	poke 34403, 234
*	sys 36861
		or, shorter
*	poke 34401, 173
*	sys 36861

The Untouchables

Write "TECHNIQUE" at title screen. During the game, press F5 for extra energy and F7 for extra time. Pause (F1) and press a key with arrow pointing left (blame MikroBitti for this, they don't tell what key do they mean by that...), to skip a level.

Uuno Turhapuro (Muuttaa Maalle?) (Amersoft)

	poke 30692, 173

View to a Kill

  • code from Paris Chase to Town Hall: QRS21
  • from Town Hall to Mine: QQQQQ
  • code to End: HRMQE

West Bank

*	poke 12713, 165
		is this for a different version?
!	poke 12511, 165

Wizball

	(AL)
	Type W,I,Z,B,O,R,E at the title screen and you'll start the
	game invincible. (This cheat does not work!)
	(NP)
*	poke 27440, 189			infinite lives (for all players)

*	Wait until the second title screen appears, the one where you
*	can choose the number of players. Then type W, I, Z (B,O,R,E is
*	not required). And this is the working cheat.

	I'd still like to have infinite energy for the cat.

Who Dares Wins I

	poke 18006, 173
	sys 16384

Wonderboy

Press "C" at title screen for infinite lives.

	(AL)
	poke 2676,234
	poke 2677,234
	poke 2678,234				Eternal life
	sys 2112

Yie Ar Kung Fu

*	poke 47270, 173		$b8a6, $ad	infinite energy

$a070 stores energy level ($0f full)

At the moment, infinite energy cheats makes it also to calculate bonus for an infinite time. I.e. it gets stuck!

Yogi Bear

	(AL)
	poke 6478,0		Unlimited lives
	sys 11290

Zaxxon

	(AL) and others...
*	On the title screen, type 'red' over and over until it appears
*	at the top of the screen. You are now invincible!

Zynaps

	poke 47106, 189
	sys 32769

Adventure hints

These hints are mostly for those adventures that have been on C64 only.

Castle of Terror

  • Cool a hot pot with ale, for a move leading down.
  • Examine the barrel outside the mill. If you find nothing, examine the other.
  • Get a spear and have a break, to find the Drac's heart-piercing stake!

Eureka! (Domark)

Prehistoric Man

Roman Italy

  • Wait on the road by the army camp until nightfall.
  • To find the swamprose, go E, SW, E and S in the swamp.

Arthurian Britain

  • To purchase a boat, take statuette from banquet hall, and have a good feast, but don't go upstairs!

Wartime Germany

  • Use the mirror to answer the resistance.
  • Have a mark for a drink.
  • Pause for reflection before digging.

Modern Caribbean

  • In the uranium mine, check the count all the way to the shower.
  • Follow the plane down the runway, and then just jump in!
  • When you are feeling nearly crushed, use the pump.
  • The combination is on a terminal.

Kentilla (Mastertronic)

  • Cheat: By entering the waterfall and then typing LEAVE WATERFALL you should find yourself in Ogreon's house, with a lot of objects. Tell Elva to take them all, leave by the north, and you'll get no trouble from the gargoyle or fire demons.
  • Jokes? Try examining the trees north of Ogreon's house and rubbing the brass lamp.
  • Don't get swamped - carry a dead Quarg!
  • Get someone to hold your possessions before attempting to swim.
  • Sagagoo activates the staff; the staff de-activates the ward.
  • Pull the gargoyles arm to open the door.
  • Sagagoo activates the staff; carry a dead Quarg at all times.
  • Give Elva the knife, and when she has made a weapon with it, have her shoot Darg-vool.
  • Store sunlight in the crystal, for a bit of trollbashing.
  • Insert rod into statue to pass through Grako's shrine.
  • Go straight north from river Cara, and you'll see a black tower.
  • Look closely at pictures in Cara forest, you'll know which place is which.
  • Zelda can be fought. It will be a long fight and you'll get hurt. Velmista or spells heal wounds, it's better to use them before combat.
  • Wet moss can be found in the river. It can be dried at Scorched Plains, just wait for a moment.
  • Give nasty knife to Chief Cavezat, then you can take the rope (found in the cave) and leave freely.
  • If you give rope to Elva and are on the other side of the river, she'll make bow and arrows at some point.
  • Route to Tylon's castle from north shore of river Cara: N - E - E - E - N - E.
  • At the beach, dig sand. Take the clam (mussel?) and listen.
  • In a place of dense vegetation, from where a black tower can be seen, search the plants. You'll find a boat.
  • If you meet an oracle, ask for advice.
  • Large key fits into red and green doors.
  • Small key fits into blue door, and into a chest behind the green door.
  • Yellow scroll is a healing spell, and works with CAST command.
  • Green scroll protects versus fire, but is something else needed too?

Lord of the Rings (Microprose? The slow, buggy text game...)

  • Ask for some elvish help to cross the river in Lothlorien.
  • To get the scroll: Tom 'follow me', N, W, W, N, NW, SW, W, W, S, SW, S, E, NE, SW, W, W, N, W, S. To pass a skeleton, throw a gem.
  • Try typing "HEY DUM DERRY DOL" in Merry's house, Tom's house and other places.
  • Try "ELBERETH" when meeting black riders.
  • And here is more hints from Fredrik Ekman (ekman@lysator.liu.se):
  • First of all, it [LoTR] was distributed by Melbourne House, not Microprose.
  • You can simply kill the Black Riders. To do this, let one or more hobbits go out on the road (make sure none of them has the ring). Then, every time the riders enter the room, KILL RIDER WITH SWORD (provided, of course, that the hobbit in question has a sword). The riders will just move on, but will of course return later. Repeat this until all riders are dead. Do NOT use the command LOOK before you have killed all three. If you do, there is a risk that the program will hang itself.
  • You do not have to go through Moria. If you let all the characters go past the dangerous area of the pass one at the time (by telling them to go E, SE or something like that, don't remember the exact directions), no-one will get killed.
  • If you do choose the passage through Moria, let Gandalf go one step ahead of all the others when making the final run for freedom (SAY TO GANDALF "E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E" or something like that). The usual message about his death will then show up, but when you get out, he will be there waiting.
  • Alternatively, you can kill the Balrog. Just KILL BALROG when he comes charging. If everyone gets a hit on him, he should be dead within the first round.
  • Finally, here is an alternative way to solve the first part: Leave one hobbit (Merry, for example) behind in Bree. Have him enter the pub where the three riders are sitting. Then, take the rest of the party to the Last Bridge (with the help of Strider). BECOME SAM. SAY TO FRODO "LOOK, EAST". BECOME MERRY. Because the character in your control is now with the riders, they will not be teleported to the final location, but since Frodo (with the ring) is there, the game is finished. (This may seem pointless, but it allows you to solve the game without having to find all those jewels.)
  • I checked up the exact solution for getting past Caradhras, by the way. After having survived the blizzard, you must go east twice, then save (in case some of the idiots in the Fellowship should choose not to obey your instructions) and then say to each individual character "E, E, SE". You may want to be careful about the order you tell people since Sam, for instance, will always follow Frodo.
  • Another interesting "feature": When you are chased by the Black Riders in the beginning of the second part, all you need to do to escape them if you are not mounted, is to turn back west, the way you came. They will then, ehm, overshoot you or something. Of course, this does not solve the problem of getting past the ford, but at least it avoids you being killed.
  • (NP notes: In the first part, you can also confuse the Riders by running towards them.)
  • /F

The Pawn

Some C64's could have a faulty VIC chip. This fault is not shown under Commodore's standard diagnostic tests. If your chip is faulty, the Pawn might crash.

	10 POKE 53265,63 : POKE 53265,31 : GOTO 10
The above program tests the chip. If it crashes within about one minute, you have a faulty VIC chip.

Rats

The third encounter can be solved by waiting in the graveyard, with torch, until Ferris gets dragged into the tomb by a rat. Get a cage, go to the ruins, and enter the crypt. Go into the tunnel, grab the rat, and cage it. Dash back in the van.

Twin Kingdom Valley (YES! More hints for this one, PLEASE!)

  • The wooden staff is upstairs in the west turret.

Zim Sala Bim

  • Through the chimney and back for the (with a?) key!
  • You can't escape the dungeon - avoid it!
  • Get the Sultan's jacket to sleep in Sultan style.
  • For help with the treasure chest, help the beggar!
  • Look at Sultan's fireplace to escape with treasure pile.

np@jyu.fi (Niilo Paasivirta)