Genre: | Text Adventure |
Publisher: | Arc |
Cover Art Language: | English |
Machine Compatibility: | Dragon 32, Dragon 64 |
Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
Available For: | Dragon 32 |
Compatible Emulators: | XRoar 0.33.1 (PC (Windows)) |
Original Release Date: | 1st January 1984 |
Original Release Price: | £9.95 |
Market Valuation: | £7.73 (How Is This Calculated?) |
Item Weight: | 64g |
Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
Author(s): | - |
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You are Hercules, that hero of classical times. As you may know, he was given twelve harsh labours to perform by Eurystheus, a ruler of the land.
Hercules completed all these tasks without fail. But now he has been given another - The Thirteenth Task...!
As Hercules, your Thirteenth Task is your most difficult and dangerous yet. You have been charged with the task of killing Hades - the ruler of the Underworld, and thus winning his crown for Eurystheus.
Whether you consider this right or wrong is immaterial - you always obey your master.
Thirteen has always been an unlucky number, and this situation is no exception. Many of the problems you faced in your previous travels will reappear to dog your quest with misfortune.
What's more, you'll have to prove your worth before gaining entry into the Underworld - people usually have to be dead before they can get in...
This text adventure accepts the standard input format of a verb followed by a noun. To move about the land, use the verbs:
NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST
If you get stuck, try typing HELP. To find out how well you are doing, enter SCORE.
If you come across something which is new to you, use the verb EXPLAIN. For example, EXPLAIN GRAEAE would tell you who the Graeae were.
During the game, you will come across a bag. To place something in the bag, use the verb BAG. Thus, for example, to put a sword in the bag, you would type BAG SWORD.
Here are a few other verbs the game knows, just to start you off:
EXAMINE, TAKE, DROP, CATCH, WEAR, INVENTORY, FEED, PAY, THROW, GIVE, KILL, LOAD, SAVE, QUIT, SAY
CLOADM (ENTER)
The game will start automatically.
The following utilities are also available to allow you to edit the supplied screens of this game:
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A digital version of The Thirteenth Task suitable for XRoar 0.33.1 (PC (Windows)) |
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