&The Vortex Factor& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& This game is rather short for an adventure, but long compared to most text adventures in the 80s. This one is (I think) exclusive to the Tandy computers which means you will either need one of those CoCo's around physically or find some good emulation with the images. I can't help you with the latter for legal reasons hehe. I find this is the longest of all Mark Data games so be prepared to spend more than 30 minutes getting through. Mark Data made a lot of these adventures in their short lifespan, almost too many for the obscure Tandy which I can't think was too profitable. They seem to have lasted long enough to churn out a lot of them so someone had to buy them out there. Looking through a list I find they made almost 25% of all Tandy software. If you find one of their games now it is a collector item with some value, especially their adventure collection in some kind of (almost) complete set. The parser has a nice shortcut for all commands where you only need to input the first four letters or even just one (for directions). Keep this in mind if you plan not to follow the walkthrough step by step. &Walkthrough& &&&&&&&&&&&&& SCORE E GET CALENDAR LOOK CALENDAR DROP CALENDAR LOOK DESK OPEN DRAWER LOOK DESK LOOK DESK LOOK DESK GET YELLOW GET KEY LOOK SAFE LOOK DIAL W S W LOOK CHAPLIN LOOK BIRD LOOK MAE LOOK MAE LOOK BRACELET GET BRACELET GET BIRD E E E LOOK DEVICE LOOK BUTTON LOOK SIGN LOOK HELMET LOOK COAL GO DEVICE EXIT GET HELMET GET COAL S LOOK SIGN LOOK BOOKCASE LOOK CYLINDER GO CYLINDER LOOK SLOT LOOK BUTTON LOOK GAUGE LOOK BATTERY INVENTORY DROP ALL GET KEY EXIT GET RED N GET COAL S W W W LOOK PLAQUE LOOK SUIT LOOK ROCKET LOOK SHIP GET SUIT E S W LOOK SIGN E E LOOK COUNTER LOOK COUNTER LOOK COUNTER LOOK GADGETS GET NOTEBOOK GET VIAL LOOK VIAL LOOK NOTEBOOK OPEN NOTEBOOK LOOK NOTEBOOK E LOOK PICTURES N GO CYLINDER INVENTORY DROP NOTEBOOK DROP COAL GET BRACELET EXIT S W W OPEN DOOR UNLOCK DOOR OPEN DOOR GO DOOR CLOSE DOOR PRESS BUTTON OPEN DOOR GO DOOR LOOK DOOR LOOK SIGN LOOK WORKBENCH LOOK WORKBENCH LOOK WORKBENCH SCORE DROP BRACELET SCORE GET SACK GET SAW GO DOOR CLOSE DOOR PRESS BUTTON OPEN DOOR GO DOOR N E E GO CYLINDER INVENTORY DROP KEY LOOK SACK LOOK SACK LOOK SACK DROP SACK GET LIME LOOK BATTERY SAW LIME SQUEEZE LIME POUR VIAL LOOK BATTERY DROP LIME GET YELLOW LOOK GAUGE INSERT RED LOOK GAUGE PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE GET RED INSERT YELLOW PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE DROP SUIT DROP VIAL GET COAL EXIT LOOK SIGN LOOK CYLINDER LOOK BOOKCASE LOOK BOOKCASE GET PINK N LOOK DEVICE LOOK SHOVEL LOOK BUTTON LOOK SIGN PRESS BUTTON LOOK SIGN GO DEVICE PRESS BUTTON LOOK SIGN GO DEVICE DROP COAL EXIT PRESS BUTTON GET SHOVEL W W N E LOOK DESK OPEN DRAWER LOOK DRAWER LOOK DRAWER GET DOCUMENT LOOK DOCUMENT CLOSE DRAWER W S S E W S E LOOK COUNTER LOOK COUNTER GET PIN LOOK PIN E LOOK PICTURES N GO CYLINDER DROP SAW GET YELLOW DROP YELLOW INSERT RED PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE EXIT N LOOK SIGN PRESS BUTTON GO DEVICE GET DIAMOND EXIT W W S S GO DOOR CLOSE DOOR PRESS BUTTON OPEN DOOR GO DOOR SCORE DROP DIAMOND SCORE GO DOOR CLOSE DOOR PRESS BUTTON OPEN DOOR GO DOOR N E E GO CYLINDER GET RED DROP RED INSERT PINK PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE GET SUIT WEAR SUIT GET VIAL DROP PIN DROP DOCUMENT EXIT GET NEWS READ NEWS N LOOK WATER GET WATER S S LOOK MUTANT N GO CYLINDER GET SANDWICH EXIT S GIVE SAND INVENTORY N GO CYLINDER LOOK SLOT GET PINK DROP PINK DROP WHITE GET RED INSERT RED PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE GET DOCUMENT EXIT W W N N E READ DOCUMENT DIAL 11 DIAL 29 DIAL 42 LOOK SAFE LOOK SAFE GET BLUE W S S E E GO CYLINDER DROP DOCUMENT GET RED INSERT BLUE PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE EXIT N LOOK GATE OPEN GATE S S E E LOOK GOLD GET GOLD N S E N GO CYLINDER REMOVE SUIT DROP ALL GET PIN EXIT LOOK TORCHES TURN TORCH GO HOLE GET BUDDHA LOOK CHEST UNLOCK CHEST PICK LOCK LOOK CHEST LOOK CHEST GET SCEPTER GO HOLE GO CYLINDER DROP ALL GET SAW EXIT S W OPEN DOOR UNLOCK DOOR LOOK SKELETON LOOK SKELETON LOOK SKELETON LOOK SKELETON GET ALL LOOK WINDOW GO WINDOW SAW WINDOW GO WINDOW GET SAPPHIRE S W N S E N GO CYLINDER LOOK RING DROP ALL GET BIRD GET STRING EXIT MELT BIRD INVENTORY LOOK WAX MAKE CANDLE GO CYLINDER DROP CANDLE GET GOLD GET BUDDHA GET SCEPTER GET BLUE DROP BLUE GET RED INSERT RED PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE EXIT S W W OPEN DOOR GO DOOR CLOSE DOOR PRESS BUTTON OPEN DOOR GO DOOR SCORE INVENTORY DROP GOLD SCORE DROP BUDDHA SCORE DROP SCEPTER SCORE GO DOOR CLOSE DOOR PRESS BUTTON OPEN DOOR GO DOOR N E E GO CYLINDER GET RED DROP RED GET BLUE INSERT BLUE GET RING GET CANDLE GET SHOVEL PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE GET BLUE DROP BLUE GET WHITE INSERT WHITE EXIT LIGHT CANDLE GO CYLINDER PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE EXIT S N N LOOK SARCOPHAGUS OPEN SARCOPHAGUS LOOK SARCOPHAGUS LOOK MUMMY LOOK MUMMY GET NECKLACE GIVE RING LOOK SARCOPHAGUS PULL LEVER GO HOLE GET CUP GO HOLE GO PASSAGE GET EMERALD GO PASSAGE S GO CYLINDER UNLIT CANDLE GET WHITE DROP WHITE GET RED INSERT RED PRESS BUTTON LOOK GAUGE GET SAPPHIRE EXIT S W W OPEN DOOR GO DOOR CLOSE DOOR PRESS BUTTON OPEN DOOR GO DOOR SCORE INVENTORY DROP EMERALD SCORE DROP SAPPHIRE SCORE DROP RUBY SCORE DROP CUP End