___ _ _ / _ \ (_) | | / /_\ \_ __ _ _ __ ___ __ _| | | _ | '_ \| | '_ ` _ \ / _` | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (_| | | \_| |_/_| |_|_|_| |_| |_|\__,_|_| _ _ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___ __ _ ___| |_ __ _| |__ | | ___ | | | |/ _ \/ _` |/ _ \ __/ _` | '_ \| |/ _ \ \ \_/ / __/ (_| | __/ || (_| | |_) | | __/ \___/ \___|\__, |\___|\__\__,_|_.__/|_|\___| __/ | |___/ ___ ____ _ | \/ (_) | | | . . |_ _ __ ___ _ __ __ _| | | |\/| | | '_ \ / _ \ '__/ _` | | | | | | | | | | __/ | | (_| | | \_| |_/_|_| |_|\___|_| \__,_|_| © Copyright 2009-2012 Keith Kelly. All Rights Reserved. The websites that are allowed to host this guide is: www.gamefaqs.com - Username = Glacoras www.neoseeker.com - Username = Games_GameFAQs www.supercheats.com - Username = Glacoras =============================================================================== Introduction =============================================================================== Welcome to my fifteenth Guide without a co-author. I played this game for about 5 years of my childhood and then forgot about it. After looking up some of my childhood games (and, in some cases, trying to find the name of these games), I came across my old Amstrad and collection of games. I decided to play this game first and realised how short it was, so I thought I could make a good, quick guide for it. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this guide and the game as much as I enjoyed writing the guide and playing the game. =============================================================================== Contents =============================================================================== To find a section quickly, press "Ctrl"+"F" and copy the string of text in the square brackets. 01) Playing the Game ............................. [AMV01] 01A) 1 Start ................................ [AMV01A] 01B) 2 Store memory to tape ................. [AMV01B] 01C) 3 Load memory from tape ................ [AMV01C] 01D) 4 Look up MONITOR results .............. [AMV01D] 01E) 5 Erase memory ......................... [AMV01E] 01F) 6 Review and Edit ...................... [AMV01F] 02) Contact Details .............................. [AMV02] 03) History ...................................... [AMV03] 04) Credits ...................................... [AMV04] =============================================================================== 01) Playing the Game [AMV01] =============================================================================== The gameplay is very simple. The number next to each option is what key you need to press to select that option. Any other commands are explained clearly on-screen. After you have entered in your option, you need to press "Enter" to inform the computer that you accept that choice. This section will explain each section of the main menu and explain what you can do in each section. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01A) 1 Start [AMV01A] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This option will start you playing this game. The first thing you have to do is enter your name and press Enter. This has no bearing on the game itself, but has probably been added to help young children learn to spell their name. After you have entered a name, think of an Animal, Vegetable or Mineral to have the computer guess. Below is what each section refers to. Choose the option relating to the thing you want the computer to guess, then answer "Yes" or "No" to the questions presented. ANIMAL = Well, anything that is an animal. This could be people to penguins, monkeys to moles, grasshoppers to giraffes. [The 2 entries for ANIMAL is "Cow" and "Eagle"] VEGETABLE = This is misleading, due to the section being dedicated to ALL types of PLANTS, not just vegetables. So on top of the normal vegetables (carrots, lettuce, etc), you could also use trees (oak, ash, etc), fruit (apples, oranges, etc) or flowers (roses, orchids, etc). [The 2 entries for VEGETABLE is "Grass" and "Carrot"] MINERAL = Anything that is not alive. If it does not count as an Animal or Vegetable (as defined above), it fits in this section. [The 2 entries for MINERAL is "Gold" and "Sand"] After you have finished the Questions and your answer does not match the computer's guess, the computer will ask you what your answer was. The computer will then ask for a question that will identify your answer in comparison to the computer's guess. The question provided could be something that is true to to the computer's guess, but not your answer, it does not matter. Once you have confirmed the question, the computer will ask for the correct "Yes" or "No" response for your answer. Finally, it will ask if you want to edit any of the entries so far, which I suggest that you always answer "No". Once you have completed this session, you will be asked if you want to try again. Answering "Yes" will start this process again, while answering "No" will bring you back to the main menu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01B) 2 Store memory to tape [AMV01B] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Save your current additions to a tape. Just follow the instructions on the screen. I generally use a blank, formatted (generally, you need to do this as Amstrad CPC tapes NEVER come formatted) tape for my save games. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01C) 3 Load memory from tape [AMV01C] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Load your previous, saved additions from a tape. Again, simply follow the instructions on the screen. Should have mentioned this first, but make sure that you place the tape in the tape drive after the game has loaded and BEFORE you try to load a game. If you can not load any games, you can restart the program by replacing the tape with the game tape and reloading the program from the command prompt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01D) 4 Look up MONITOR results [AMV01D] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This will display each time you go through the main game. It will display any new question you have entered, among other information. There is little point to this feature in my opinion, but you can identify who added which new entries into the program and how long it took for them to complete an entry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01E) 5 Erase memory [AMV01E] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restores the database back to its default value. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01F) 6 Review and Edit [AMV01F] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first thing you need to choose when you enter this option is whether you want to review the ANIMAL, VEGETABLE or MINERAL database. N = Next - This moves you to the next Question or Answer that the computer knows. E = Edit - Allows you to edit the data stored on the page. This allows you to customise the database to ask the questions you want. I would not use this myself, but it is good to know you can. R = Review - ONLY POSSIBLE WITH QUESTIONS. Displays all the answers that is in the database that relates to that question. When you get to the end, you will be brought back to the main menu. =============================================================================== 02) Contact Details [AMV02] =============================================================================== E-Mail: games_ps2_pc[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk Subject: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Guide NOTE: Replace "[at]" with "@" and "[dot]" with "." to make the E-Mail address a valid E-Mail address where I will receive your message. Please DO NOT E-Mail me if you can not write in English or you want to ask a question that has already been answered in the guide. =============================================================================== 03) History [AMV03] =============================================================================== Version 1.0 First copy of this FAQ Version 1.1 Fixed the error on the Contents Page Version 1.11 Fixed a small mistake Version 1.2 Moved "Contact Details" and "History" to near the end of the Guide =============================================================================== 04) Credits [AMV04] =============================================================================== Everyone on the FAQ Contribution General Board for help with improving my guides. If you need help with writing a guide, please check out GameFAQs' Board 2000094. If not, just check out that board to see how you can help with the Completion Projects that are running there. vinheim for pointing out that I did not have this section in the Contents Page. ===============================================================================