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QUEST
-Object: rescue the maiden from the dungeon
 
-Get the magic key to complete three tasks. 
1)Release the maiden from her cell. 
2)Hit the monster enough to use the key to open the wall to reveal the beast. 
3)Hit the beast three times to escape the dungeon.
 
-You must complete the tasks before the maiden runs out of life.
 
-Hitting the dungeon walls or the sprawling tentacles reduces your armour.
 
-Being hit by the monster or the beast also reduces your armour.
 

SHOOT
-OBJECT: INCREASE POWER BY SHOOTING POWER PODS TO CREATE A HOLE IN THE MINE COLUMN, WHILE NOT HITTING THE MINES, AND THEN SHOOTING A LASER BEYOND THE MINES TO COMPLETE THE WAVE.

-TRACK YOUR RISING POWER (P), THE MINE COLUMN RE-ENERGIZE (M), AND THE WAVE OVERRUN INDICATOR (W).
 
-DIFFICULTY IS DETERMINED BY SETTING THE P (3,5,6), THE M (7,6,5), AND THE W (9,8,7).
 
-OVERTIME THE STORED ENERGY CHARGES THE SPECIAL WEAPON, AN EMP.
 
-WHEN THE SHIP TURNS YELLOW, THE EMP IS READY FOR USE BY PRESSING 'B'.

SPIDERS
-Object: collect as many jewels in the mine while avoiding the growing number of spiders.
-Each level in the mine has a limited amount of time.
-Collect randomly deposited shields to protect against a spider, or to remove a spider to collect a jewel.
-Press the fire button, once jewels collected is 35 or more, to exterminate spiders when they become too numerous. -Terminating spiders costs some jewels.
-Earn extra lives by reaching higher levels.

Three versions of the game Mole

1
-Object: group the potatoes towards the center, to the point there is not enough space to plant 35 new potatoes
-35 potatoes are randomly planted
-Rocks fill the remaining spaces
-Hiting a rock costs a life
-Press fire button to break rocks to get to the potatoes
-Effort to break rocks consume a random number of potato points
-The difficulty level determines how many potato points are consumed per fire button press simple (1-2), medium (1-3), difficult (1-4)
-If the potato points fall below 0 then it's game over
-There is a chance for extra lives. You must decide if it's worth to reach it, if a large amount of rock must be cleared, over trying to reduce the blank spaces to get to a win

2
-The same as version 1 except for once the blank spaces are less than 35, the number of potatoes planted is reduced by 7 until none left then win game

3
- rocks do not fill the screen
- object is to get as many points and visit as many gardens as possible
- chance to get an extra life after each garden

The Atari computer type-in-code game is still a thrill.