Tourmaline

Deep in the catacombs, the Tourmaline sparkles like a candle in the darkness. It will light your way and guide you to riches beyond your wildest dreams. But be careful... there are other denizens down in these long forgotten profound depths, and they live by the light of the Tourmaline.

They will not take kindly to you stripping it from their home! Armed with your anti-gravity backpack, a stack of bombs and your trusty shovel, you must make your way deeper and deeper to get greater riches.

There are many caves and the urther you venture, the more foes you will encounter. You will have to dispose of them in order to claim the resources that are encrusted in their very bones!

Be prepared to deal with boulders, blasts and nefarious traps in order to fully mine these treacherous, gem-filled caves and return home with your pockets full of sparling Tourmaline!

The Game

In this game you must collect all the Tormaline gems in each section of the great cave before moving on to the next, deeper part to collect yet more!

You must keep your wits about you to avoid falling boulders, monsters and even the devastating effects of your own dynamite blasts, which must at all times be used to dispose of rockfalls and the cave's more active occupants.

These occupants, on death, will reveal gems which you must collect to reach the total required in order to move on to the next cave; if you cannot find enough gems, perhaps they are tied up in the bones of the cave's occupants?

Be careful in your exploration and think rationally, for the caves are unforgiving and will tax your exploration skills to the very limit!

Gameplay Hints

1. Don't dig your way into trouble... Always have an escape route planned!
2. Your bombs have a 3 x 3 explosion radius but this may change if they are detonated in a confined space!
3. If you cannot find enough gems to exit a stage, perhaps they are locked away inside the occupants of the cave?
4. You don't have to use bombs to destroy enemies, you can also drop boulders on them!

Game Controls

O - Left, P - Right, Q - Up, A - Down, SPACE - Drop Bombs
H - Pause Game (And View Statistics)

You may use a Sinclair 1/2 or Kempston joystick if you prefer.

Game Credits

Game: Denis Grachev