RAY'S MAZE copyright 1990 by Ray R. Dunakin III

Ray's Maze is shareware. This complex game took nearly a year to complete. If you like this game, please register your copy by sending $10 to:
     Ray Dunakin
     4665 Huggins St.
     San Diego, CA 92122

When you register you will receive complete, thorough instructions, hints and a map. You will also be put on a list to receive the sequel, "Another Fine Mess", which is currently under development. 

But whether you register or not, please let me know what you think about the game. I want to hear from you! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTRODUCTION AND ABBREVIATED INSTRUCTIONS:

Welcome to Ray's Maze! Ray's Maze compressed using StuffIt and includes a self-unstuffer. Just double click on the icon. Install the game file on your hard drive. The sound file is not compressed. Copy it onto your hard drive, in the same folder with the game. Although Ray's Maze could be played without the sounds, you would miss important clues, as well as some of the humor.

The volumn can be adjusted by opening the "About Ray's Maze" heading under the Apple menu.

Here are a few things you need to know to play the game:

SAVE YOUR GAME FREQUENTLY. Then if you get killed, you can reopen the game and not have to start over from the beginning. In this game it is IMPOSSIBLE to get through the entire game without getting killed. But part of the fun is the in some of the humorous ways you can die!

Ray's Maze is a above all else, a game of exploration. There's always something interesting to see and do. And there are no "levels", so you don't have to finish one area of the Maze before moving on to another area. You can always come back later, in fact somtimes you have to get something or do something in another area to complete the current area.

USE THE COMMAND MENU to move, look, rest, search, etc.

SEARCH every scene, even if you've been there before.

KEYBOARD ENTRY...Enter any commands that seem appropriate; SHOOT LOCK, DIG, SQUEEZE CUSHION, USE ROPE, etc.

CLICK ON OBJECTS, doors, panels, gates, tiles, rocks, etc.

ALWAYS READ THE TEXT in the text window.

JUMP DOORS are interdimensional passages that send you to another part of the Maze. This is a one-way trip, and you MAY BE KILLED on the other side, so save your game before going through a jump door. Jump doors that flicker are unstable and will send you to a random location each time.
Sometimes you will pass through one or more scenes before coming to a stop when you use a jump door. 

When you encounter a creature, you may fight it with any weapons in the weapons menu, or you may run. You may also offer it a bribe, by typing OFFER followed by the name of the object you wish to offer.