Epic Adventures are full-scale machine code adventure games. Sophisticated compression techniques have been used to provide a large number of locations and puzzles in each game. The adventures take place in a fantasy world which you must explore in order to find the solution to each game. You will require a combination of cunning, logic and magic, not only to complete your task but even to remain alive.

Each game is played by typing ordinary English sentences into the computer, which responds by describing your surroundings and telling you what is happening. Full playing instructions are included in each game.

Each adventure has the following features:-

Approximately 230 fully described locations, ultra-fast response, fast save of partially completed game on tape, scoring, disk compatible.

A Full-scale adventure in which you have to search the forests and wastelands around Camelot in your attempt to find the Holy Grail and return it to King Arthur.

"So you want to become a Knight of the Round Table?" boomed King Arthur. "Well, I can't bestow a knighthood on everyone who strolls in here looking for fame and fortune. First you must prove that you are worthy of such an honour."

Arthur scratched his head and paced the room for a few minutes.

"I have decided that your quest will be to find the Holy Grail and bring it back here to me."

There were gasps of amazement from all the knights gathered there.

"Impossible," shouted someone.

Arthur continued, "You will face many dangers on your journey but look for the Magic Fruits of the Forest. They will be of great help to you but use their powers only when there is no other course of action open to you."

You leave Camelot feeling more than a little apprehensive. Where will you begin your seemingly impossible quest?

Commands may be entered in the form of complete sentences. It is usually only necessary to enter the first two or three letters of most words, but if this doesn't produce the expected result, retype in full.

The program has a vocabulary of approx. 140 words and it is part of the game to discover what these are. However, some words that you will need to know are listed below. Most of them have single letter input.

During the game you will need to use a torch. Use the words LIGHT TORCH to work it and OFF to extinguish it.

This is an alphabetical list of all the locations, objects, characters and items referred to in QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAIL. The location and purpose of each item is given, and the information provided in one entry will usually lead you to other items in the list. If you cannot find the word you are looking for, it probably plays no significant part in the game.

It is up to you how you use these clues. You may want to read through them as you play the adventure, or you may prefer to use them only if you get stuck. In this case, a fair amount of will-power will be required to avoid reading entries that you do not wish to see!

Due to our policy of continually improving our produces, there may be minor differences in detail between these clues and your version of the game.

During your travels you will encounter various problems which can only be solved by the use of an object from a later stage of the game. When this happens, ignore the problem for the time being, and carry on until you find the object required. You should then be able to return to the problem by means of the transport mechanism provided.

--HAPPY ADVENTURING--