Biscuits in Hell

By Paul Lay, Darryl Guenther and Jaden (JRH)

Original ZX Spectrum game by Dave Hughes and Yerzmyey

There are two modes of play:

SPECTRUM

This plays like the original Spectrum game where you have 128 lives to complete all 8 levels.

You can teleport by standing on a launchpad and moving the joystick up or down. You can walk left and right; go off the left of the screen and you go up, go off the right and you go down.

You must avoid all the enemies, the snake and the bomb when it explodes.

You complete a level by eating all the biscuits. Whenever you eat a biscuit you get a short burst of invincibility.

You do not score points in this mode, but if you manage to complete all 8 levels then the number of lives you have remaining is your score.

NOVICE/SKILLED/EXPERT

The above rules apply but you are playing for points and only have 5 lives.

There is a time limit for each level and if it runs out you lose a life. You get bonus points for any time remaining when you complete a level.

There are objects to collect that will help:

Cake = extra points

Runner = speed boost (for a limited time)

Clock = freeze enemies (for a limited time)

Star = invincibility (for a limited time)

Lightning = kill all enemies (they reappear after a delay)

Gun + Ammo = press trigger to shoot at enemies (they reappear after a delay)

Heart = extra life (these appear every 1,000 points)

There are hazards on the platforms:

Blocks = you cannot walk through these

Spikes = will kill you if you are walking on them and they rise up

Conveyor belts = will automatically move you in the direction they are travelling

Keypad controls:

Pause = pause/resume

Reset = abort game, return to title screen