harrington@mfgmem.dec.com (Shawn Harrington) (03/05/90)
A couple of weeks or so ago, I sent out a message saying that I was looking for the game _Bounty Bob Strikes Back_ from Big Five Software. Well, I was fortunate to find someone willing to sell me the game from their person- al collection. However... they no longer had the instructions for the game. Not that it's a hard game to figure out - especially if you've played its predecessor, Miner 2049er - but having the instructions probably WOULD make some parts of the game a little easier. So, I was wondering whether there was anyone who'd be willing to share their instructions with me. I know that there are some people on the net who have the game - they e-mailed me - but I didn't keep their net addresses. If those people would send me another note, I'd ap- preciate it. And, of course, if anyone else out there has the instructions - maybe someone who *didn't* respond to my previous message - I'd like to hear from you, too. At the least, maybe someone could answer these questions: On the Options page, what does it mean when you enable/disable the "Secret Messages"? I haven't seen any secret messages. Are there really some to be found? If so, where? Also on the Options page, what is the significance of the "Special Codes"? Lastly - but most importantly - is there any way to go directly to a given level? In _Miner 2049er_, you could go to the level of your choice by 1) typing in the phone number for Big Five Software (as seen on the first screen of the game), then 2) typing <Shift-level #> (or something like that). Can you do anything similar in _Bounty Bob Strikes Back_? As before, any help that anyone can give me is much appreciated. Thanks! --- Shawn Harrington, DEC, Marlboro, MA UUCP: ...!decwrl!mfgmem.enet.dec.com!harrington ARPA: harrington%mfgmem.DEC@DECWRL.DEC.COM Work: (508)-467-2712 Home: (508)-481-6947
clf3678@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.L. Freemesser) (03/07/90)
> At the least, maybe someone could answer these questions: > > On the Options page, what does it mean when you enable/disable the >"Secret Messages"? I haven't seen any secret messages. Are there really some to >be found? If so, where? After you complete a given number of levels (I think it's 4), you will be given a secret code. This code, when used in the right place, will transport you to a higher level. That way, you can go directly to level 5 instead of going through the first 4. > Chris Freemesser, Rochester Institute of Technology | THE ACORN BBS ||| BITNET: clf3678@ritvax | (716)436-3078 ||| Usenet: clf3678@ultb.rit.isc.edu | 2400 baud/42 megs / | \ GEnie: C.FREEMESSER | full Atari support
deven@rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) (03/10/90)
On 5 Mar 90 14:34:03 GMT, harrington@mfgmem.dec.com (Shawn Harrington) said: Shawn> On the Options page, what does it mean when you enable/disable Shawn> the "Secret Messages"? I haven't seen any secret messages. Are Shawn> there really some to be found? If so, where? As I recall, the "Secret Messages" were shortcuts you would be told after completing certain levels -- it would tell you the secret of how to perform a certain action to jump to a certain level... Shawn> Also on the Options page, what is the significance of the Shawn> "Special Codes"? Don't remember offhand... Shawn> Lastly - but most importantly - is there any way to go Shawn> directly to a given level? In _Miner 2049er_, you could go to Shawn> the level of your choice by 1) typing in the phone number for Shawn> Big Five Software (as seen on the first screen of the game), Shawn> then 2) typing <Shift-level #> (or something like that). Can Shawn> you do anything similar in _Bounty Bob Strikes Back_? Only via the "Secret Messages" shortcuts... if you do well enough, you can find them out... It was a nifty game, it's true... Deven -- Deven T. Corzine Internet: deven@rpi.edu, shadow@pawl.rpi.edu Snail: 2151 12th St. Apt. 4, Troy, NY 12180 Phone: (518) 274-0327 Bitnet: deven@rpitsmts, userfxb6@rpitsmts UUCP: uunet!rpi!deven Simple things should be simple and complex things should be possible.