SCEPTRE OF BAGDAD
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SPECTRUM 48K/128K
JOYSTICK OR KEYBOARD
45 SCREENS OF ARCADE ADVENTURE

CYCLOPS - the one eyed giant. MEDUSA - who will turn you to stone with just
a glance. A burning desert, a shark infested river. All these things and more
must be passed before the Caliph of Bagdad can recover the sacred sceptre and
prove his right to rule his beloved country.

LOADING
To load, press LOAD "". Press PLAY on your cassette recorder. The program
will now load automatically. (The program is recorded on both sides of the
tape. In case of difficulty, turn the tape over, rewind to the beginning and
load again.)

THE STORY
It was the first day of the year and the people had started to gather in the
palace yard. At noon the beloved Caliph must show the sacred sceptre to prove
his right to rule over the land of Bagdad.

However, several hours earlier:

The Caliph woke up in his bed feeling very strange. Everything around him
seemed to have grown bigger. Nervously he ran through the palace to the room
where he kept his magic lamp. He climbed onto the table and polished the lamp
until a genie appeared. "How can I help you, o master"?
"Why am I so small"?
"What has happened to my palace"?
"What does this all mean"? asked the Caliph.

After an oppressive silence the genie spoke again:

"It seems that an evil wizard from a land across the great sea has
conjured your palace full of monsters and obstacles to prevent you from
showing the spectre at noon. He intends to divest you of all your power
and become the Caliph himself".
"What can I do, how can you help me"? asked the Caliph.
"I am doomed to stay in this lamp", replied the genie", but whenever I
can, I will try to give you some helpful clues".

CONTROLS:
Q To make Caliph walk left.
W To make Caliph walk right.
M To make Caliph jump.
ENTER - Caliph will enter doors or other entrances.
SPACE - Caliph will switch the object in the display.
or JOYSTICK: Choose from Kempston, Sinclair or cursor.

PICKING UP OR DROPPING OBJECTS:
Caliph will pick up objects by walking over them. These objects will be
dropped into the display replacing the object that was already there. Use
SPACE to switch the object in the display so that it cannot be dropped. Only
two objects can be carried at any one time.

OBJECT OF THE GAME:
Caliph must find the sceptre of Bagdad and ... walk with it to the palace
balcony.

HINTS 'N' TIPS
LAMP: You'can ask the lamp for clues by approaching it with the hanky. (Its
a good idea to leave the hanky in the same room). When you think you have
solved the clue, you can ask for another.

POTION: During your travels you may find a potion. When you drink it, it will
store that stage of the game. You can return to that position by selecting
"Old Game" in the options menu. NOTE: There is only one potion in each game.
If you choose the "Old Game" option, there will not be a new potion.

IMPORTANT: Make a map and list of objects and locations.

This program and artwork are the copyright of Atlantis Software Limited.
Copying, hiring, lending or public performance is prohibited. If you have
written a good program and would like to discuss marketing please write to:
Atlantis Software Limited, 28 Station Road, London SE25 5AG

(Transcribed by Robin Stuart)