=============================================================================== FAQ/Walkthrough for ADVENTURE H: ROBIN HOOD =============================================================================== GUIDE INFORMATION ----------------- Author: Tom Hayes E-mail: thayesguides(at)gmail(dot)com System: ZX Spectrum Updated: 17th September, 2010 Version: 1.0 CONTENTS -------- 1. Introduction 2. Walkthrough 3. Item List 4. Point List 5. Maps 6. Credits 7. Copyright Information VERSION HISTORY --------------- 1.0: 17th September, 2010 (First version) =============================================================================== 1. Introduction =============================================================================== Published in 1985, Adventure H: Robin Hood is the last in a series of eight interactive fiction adventures made by Artic Computing. The aim in the game is to recover the treasure and rescue Maid Marian from the castle. The game has lots of illustrated locations, although many of the locations (including the numerous turrest posts in the castle) are unnecessary. =============================================================================== 2. Walkthrough =============================================================================== The game starts in a forest clearing. GET LAMP. Move SOUTH to the major oak. GET FLINT. LIGHT LAMP with the flint. DROP FLINT. EXAMINE TREE to see an opening. Move IN to the major oak. GET BONE key. Move OUT of the major oak. Move NORTH twice to the small clearing. READ SIGN to see an opening. Move IN to the minor oak. GET CURIOUS looking key. Move OUT of the minor oak. Move SOUTH and WEST to see a small cottage. UNLOCK DOOR with the bone key. DROP BONE key. Move IN to the cottage. GET FOOD. GET KNIFE. GET BUCKET. Move OUT of the cottage. Move SOUTH and DOWN to the bottom of the well. UNLOCK SAFE with the curious looking key. DROP CURIOUS looking key. GET COIN. Move UP, NORTH, EAST twice, SOUTH twice and UP to the top of the catapult. CUT ROPE with the knife to land on a haystack in the castle courtyard. DROP KNIFE. Move DOWN to the small well. FILL BUCKET with water from the well. Move SOUTH, SOUTHEAST and SOUTH to the blacksmith's workshop. PAY BLACKSMITH for the helmet and he will run out of the workshop. Move NORTH, NORTHWEST and EAST to the main castle entry. EXAMINE GUARD to see that he is hungry. FEED GUARD with the food from the cottage. Move EAST to the great entry. DROP HELMET. Move EAST three times, DOWN and SOUTH twice to the kitchen. GET HAM. Move NORTH, WEST and SOUTH to the passage. GET SHIELD. Move NORTH, EAST, NORTH, UP and WEST three times to the great entry. DROP HAM. Move UP and WEST to the large hall. EXAMINE THRONE to see a silver key. Move NORTH to the turret post. GET ARMOUR. WEAR ARMOUR. Move SOUTH, SOUTHEAST and EAST to the library. EXAMINE LIBRARY to see a leather bound book. Move SOUTHEAST, UP, WEST, NORTH and WEST to the bedroom. EXAMINE BED to see a hat pin. GET PIN. Move WEST and NORTH to the closet. GET BOOTS. WEAR BOOTS. Move SOUTH, EAST twice and NORTH to the sheriff's room. KILL SHERIFF with the bow and arrows. DROP BOW. EXTINGUISH FIRE with the bucket of water. DROP BUCKET. EXAMINE POKER to see that it is loose. LIFT POKER to enter the smoky room. GET TORCH. INSERT TORCH in the sconce to enter a secret hall. Move NORTH to the chamber. PULL ROPE to hear music. SEARCH ROOM to find a secret door. Move IN to the decorated room. GET TREASURE. Move OUT of the secret room. Move SOUTH, EAST twice, DOWN, WEST and DOWN to the great entry. GET HAM. GET HELMET. WEAR HELMET. Move EAST twice to the dining hall. SEARCH ROOM to find a secret door. Move IN to the small tower. Move UP three times to the top of the tower. PICK LOCK with the hat pin. DROP PIN. Move IN to the small room. FEED MARION with the ham. UNTIE MARION. CARRY MARION. Move OUT of the small room. Move DOWN three times, OUT and WEST six times to the gate house. EXAMINE PORTCULLIS to see an iron handle. TURN HANDLE to lower the drawbridge. Move WEST, NORTH twice and WEST to the forest clearing to complete the game. =============================================================================== 3. Item List =============================================================================== BOW AND SOME ARROWS Available at the start of the game. It is used to kill the sheriff in the sheriff's room on the second floor of the castle. BUCKET FULL OF WATER Found by filling the empty bucket from the well in the castle courtyard. It is used to extinguish the fire in the sheriff's room on the second floor of the castle. CHAIN MAIL ARMOUR Found in the turrest post north of the large hall on the first floor of the castle. It is worn to survive entering the small room at the top of the tower. CURIOUS LOOKING KEY Found inside the Minor Oak tree in the forest. It is used to unlock the safe at the bottom of the well near the cottage in the forest. EMPTY BUCKET Found in the cottage. It is filled from the well in the castle courtyard. FLINT Found outside the Major Oak tree in the forest. It is used to light the lamp. FOOD Found in the cottage. It is used to feed the guard outside the main castle entry. HAM Found in the kitchen in the castle basement. It is used to feed Maid Marion in the small room at the top of the tower. HELMET Found by giving the gold coin to the blacksmith in the workshop. It is worn to survive entering the small room at the top of the tower. GOLD COIN Found at the bottom of the well near the cottage in the forest. It is given to the blacksmith in the workshop to receive the helmet. JEWELED HAT PIN Found by examining the bed in the bedroom on the second floor of the castle. It is used to pick the door lock at the top of the tower. LAMP Found in the forest clearing. The flint is used to light the lamp. LARGE BONE KEY Found inside the Major Oak tree in the forest. It is used to unlock the door to the cottage in the forest. LEATHER BOUND BOOK Found by examining the library on the first floor of the castle. LIT LAMP Made by lighting the lamp with the flint. It is used to provide light in the Major Oak, Minor Oak and the decorated room in the castle. MAID MARION Found at the top of the tower. After feeding the ham to Marion, she is then carried back to the forest clearing. PAIR OF BOOTS Found in the closet on the second floor of the castle. They can be worn. SHIELD Found in the passage in the basement. It is used to protect Robin against the sheriff in the sheriff's room on the second floor of the castle. SILVER KEY Found by examining the throne in the large hall on the first floor of the castle. SMALL SHARP KNIFE Found in the cottage. It is used to cut the rope at the top of the catapult. SUIT OF LINCOLN GREEN Available at the start of the game. It is not used. TORCH Found in the smoky room. It is inserted into the sconce in the smoky room to enter the secret hall. TREASURE Found in the decorated room on the second floor of the castle. The treasure and Maid Marion are taken to the forest clearing to complete the game. =============================================================================== 4. Point List =============================================================================== 8 8 Unlock the safe at the bottom of the well. 12 4 Cut the rope at the top of the catapult. 18 6 Pay the blacksmith with the gold coin. 24 6 Feed the guard outside the main castle entry. 30 6 Examine the throne in the large hall on the first floor. 36 6 Examine the library on the first floor to find a book. 41 5 Examine the bed on the second floor to find a hat pin. 45 4 Wear the boots from the closet. 55 10 Kill the sheriff in the sheriff's room. 60 5 Extinguish the fire in the sheriff's room. 64 4 Get the torch in the smoky room. 70 6 Insert the torch into the sconce in the smoky room. 75 5 Pull the rope in the chamber on the second floor. 85 10 Get the treasure from the decorated room on the second floor. 90 5 Feed Marion with the ham. 93 3 Untie Marion. 97 4 Turn the handle at the gatehouse to lower the drawbridge. 99 2 Return to the forest clearing with Maid Marion and the treasure. =============================================================================== 5. Maps =============================================================================== MAP 1 - FOREST -------------- _______ |Inside | |Mnr Oak| |___ ___| |o _______ __i|___ |Inside | | Small | |Cottage| |Clearng| |___ ___| |___ ___| |o | __i|___*2 ___|___*1 _______ |Outside| |Forest | |W Bank | |Cottage|--|Clearng|--|Stream | |___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___| | | | ___|___ ___|___ ___|___ |Top of | |Outside| | Long | | Well | |Mjr Oak| | Road | |___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___| d| i| | ___|u__*3 ___|o__ ___|___ _______*5 |Down a | |Inside | |Foot of| | Draw- | | Well | |Mjr Oak| | Hill |<-|Bridge | |_______| |_______| |___ ___| |_______| u| ___|d__*4 |Top of | |Cataplt| |_______| *1: Maid Marion and the treasure must be brought back to this location to complete the game. *2: UNLOCK DOOR to the cottage with the bone key. *3: UNLOCK SAFE with the curious looking key. *4: CUT ROPE with the knife to land in the Haystack on map 2. *5: Access the drawbridge by turning the handle from the Gatehouse on map 2. MAP 2 - OUTSIDE CASTLE ---------------------- _______ | | |Haystck| |___ ___| d| ___|u__*1 | Small | | Well |-----------------+ |___ ___| | | | _______*4 ___|___ _______*3 | | Gate- | | Main | |Outside| | | house |--| Entry |--| Entry | | |_______| |_______| |_______| | \__ | \_______ ___|___ | | |Castle | |Crtyard|--|Crtyard| |___ ___| |_______| | ___|___*2 |Black- | | smith | |_______| *1: FILL BUCKET with water from the well. *2: PAY BLACKSMITH with the coin to receive the helmet. *3: FEED GUARD to travel to the Entry on map 3. *4: TURN HANDLE on the gatehouse to travel to the Drawbridge on map 1. MAP 3 - CASTLE GROUND FLOOR --------------------------- _______*6 _______*5 | Small | i|Top of | | Room |--| Tower | |_______|o |___ ___| |d __u|___ | Small | | Tower | |___ ___| |d __u|___ | Small | | Tower | |___ ___| |d _______ _______ __u|___ _______ |Turret | | | | Small | |Turret | |Post 1 |--|Corridr| | Tower | |Post 2 | *2 |_______| |___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___| \__ | | | _______ \u______ ___|___ ___|___*4 ___|___ | | | Great | |Guests'| |Dining | | | | Entry |--| Entry |--| Hall |--| Hall |--| Room | |_______| |_______| |___ ___| |_______| |___ ___| | d| _______ ___|___ _______ *1 |Turret | | | |Turret |u |Post 3 |--| Hall |--|Post 4 |-*3 |_______| |_______| |_______| *1: DOWN leads to the Damp Room on map 4. *2: UP leads to the Chamber on map 5. *3: UP leads to Turret Post 8 on map 5. *4: SEARCH ROOM and move IN to the small tower. *5: PICK LOCK with the hat pin. *6: FEED MARION with the ham, UNTIE MARION and then CARRY MARION. MAP 4 - CASTLE BASEMENT ----------------------- *1 __u|___ | Damp | | Room | |___ ___| | _______ _______ ___|___ | | | Large | | Large | |Balcony|--| Hall |--|Hallway| |___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___| d| | | _______ ___|u__ ___|___*3 ___|___*2 | | |Torture| | | | | | Room |--| Room | |Passage| |Kitchen| |_______| |___ ___| |_______| |_______| | ___v___ | Cold | |Dungeon| |_______| *1: UP leads to the Room on map 3. *2: GET HAM from the Kitchen. *3: GET SHIELD from the Passage. MAP 5 - CASTLE FIRST FLOOR -------------------------- _______*2 _______ |Turret | |Turret | |Post 5 | |Post 6 | |___ ___| |___ ___| | *1 *5 | ___|___ __d|___ __u|___ ___|___ | Large | | | | Large | | | | Hall |--|Chamber|--|Landing|--|Chapel | |___ ___| |_______| |_______| |_______| | \__ ___|___ \_______ _______ |Turret | | Dusty | | | |Post 7 | |Scrolls|--|Library| |_______| |_______| |_______| \__ *4 \__u|___ |Turret | |Post 8 | |___ ___| d| *3 *1: DOWN leads to the Great Entry on map 3. *2: GET ARMOUR from this turret post. *3: DOWN leads to Turret Post 4 on map 3. *4: UP leads to Turret Post 10 on map 6. *5: UP leads to the Sheriff's Room on map 6. MAP 6 - CASTLE SECOND FLOOR --------------------------- _______*5 _______*6 | |i |Decorat| |Chamber|--| Room | |___ ___| o|_______| | ___|___ _______ _______ _______ |Secret | |Turret | | | |Turret | | Hall | |Post 9 |--|Corridr|--|Post 10| |_______| |_______| |___ ___| |___ ___| e\__ | | _______ \_______*4 ___|___*2 ___|___ | | | Smoky | | | | Long | |Closet | | Room |--|Sheriff|--|Balcony| |___ ___| |_______| |___ ___| |_______| | | d\__ ___|___ _______*1 ___|___ \ |Ornate | | | | Long | *3 | Bath |--|Bedroom|--| Table | |_______| |_______| |___ ___| | _______ ___|___ _______ |Turret | | | |Turret | |Post 11|--|Corridr|--|Post 12| |_______| |_______| |_______| *1: EXAMINE BED to find the hat pin. *2: KILL SHERIFF with the bow and arrows, EXTINGUISH FIRE with the bucket of water and then LIFT POKER to enter the smoky room. *3: DOWN leads to the Large Landing on map 5. *4: GET TORCH and INSERT TORCH on the sconce to enter the Secret Hall. *5: SEARCH ROOM and move IN to the Decorated Room. *6: GET TREASURE from this room. =============================================================================== 6. Credits =============================================================================== - EMUZWin (http://kolmck.net/apps/EmuZWin_Eng.htm) The emulator that was used to run the tape image for this game. - GUEmap (http://www.cjmweb.net/GUEmap/) A program that was used to map out the locations in this game. - UnPAWS (http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXprogrammingXquill.html) The program that was used to extract information from this game. - World of Spectrum (http://www.worldofspectrum.org/) A website that hosts a massive amount of Spectrum-related material. The tape image for this game was found here. =============================================================================== 7. Copyright Information =============================================================================== This file is Copyright 2010 Tom Hayes. As it can be difficult to keep track of websites that haven't posted the latest version of this file, please do not distribute it without my permission. 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