Labyrinths - The Ultimate 3-D Maze Adventure
By Steven Lashower
Revision: 9-15-87


Introduction
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Finally some time to yourself - a first since many days ago.  You sit
down at your computer desk for a nice intellectual game of Star Raiders.
Just as you get set to zap some Zylons, your doorbell rings.  "Somebody
must have a very good reason for this!", you mumble to yourself as you 
go to the door and open it.  Of course, on the other side of the door is 
none other than Lee Iacocca (or an incredible replica off).  "Hello, 
Earthling.", he says, "My name is Beef Stovanoff and I am from the 
planet of Argonia."

Let's stop for a second;  something is not right here, you think to 
yourself.  After seconds of debate, you discover what's wrong!  Lee 
Iacocca sounds like Kermit the Frog talking!  Now you know your in deep.
Lee continues: "You have been selected to represent your local star 
system in the Labyrinths of Argonia.  If you accomplish this impossible 
task, you will be rewarded with treasures beyond your wildest dreams."

"Chrysler K-Cars???", you wonder.

"But if you fail, you will be disposed of, or in other words - you're 
gonna die...We love incentive."

Mr. Iacocca then raises what looks like a "Kill-O-Zap" Brand Atomic 
Teleport Gun.  He fires it at you.



Playing Labyrinths
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Labyrinths is a one-player maze game written in 100% machine language 
which will run on all 8-bit Atari computers.  It features colorfull "first
perspective graphics" that really put you in the maze.

When the game boots up, you are presented with the title page.  Here you 
can select between several options.  Pressing [OPTION] will change the 
number of "Argonian Patrollers" that are in the maze with you.  You can
choose between 0 and 6 Patrollers.  The more Patrollers in the maze, the 
more difficult the game is.  [SELECT] chooses whether the game is played
in a "daytime" or "nightime" atmosphere.  Pressing [START] will, of course,
begin the game.  At any point during the game, pressing [ESC] will return
you to the menu,

You appear in the upper-left corner of the maze.  The object, simple 
enough is to escape from the maze.  The exit is in the lower-right corner 
of the maze.  In the center of the screen is a graphic window of what you
see in the maze.  To the right of this is a black area that will fill up 
with the maze as you explore new areas of it.  If you are playing with 
Argonian Patrollers, they will appear to in this area as white dots.  You 
are the flashing blue dot.

At the bottom of the screen is a timer which displays how long you have 
been in the maze.  There is also a compass which shows which direction you
are facing.

You move through the maze by using a joystick plugged into port 1.  Push 
the stick away from the maze will move you in the direction the compass is 
facing.  Pulling back on the stick will move you backwards (away from the
direction the compass is facing).  Pushing the stick to the left or right 
will turn you in the appropriate direcition.

If you happen to come across a Patroller in the maze, it will appear as a
pulsing square in the graphicwindow.  The size of this square depends on
how close the Patroller is to you.  Comming in contact with a Patroller
with you mean immedate destruction for you (these things are really mean).



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Steven Lashower, a high school senior,  has had his Atari for seven years.
He has been programming in assembly language for a almost two years.  This
is his first major machine language project.  He also has a part time job
at Disneyland.