Montezuma's Revenge User's Guide By USA Games Entertainment
May 22, 2006 Table of Contents Section 1... Introduction Section 2... System Requirements Section 3... Installation Section 4... Experience Levels Section 5... Movement Section 6... Checking Status Section 7... Getting Treasure and Tools Section 8... Using Tools and Weapons Section 9... Technical Support Section 10... Purchasing a Product Key Section 1 Introduction About 25 years ago a company known as Atari put out one of the first-ever game consoles for the home user. Atari's games Packman, Space Invaders, Asteroids, etc were some of the most popular video games ever made. In 1984 Atari released one of its most popular games Montezuma's Revenge. In the Atari classic you played Panama Joe, an explorer, exploring several underground Aztec temples looking for gold, gems, and other forms of treasure. Along the way you could find swords, whips, keys, torches, and other tools to aid you in your quest. Now in this sequel to the classic you are Angela Smith, and you are in search of a legendary scroll presumed to be hidden in the ancient Aztec temples. Legend has it that this scroll once contained a map that would lead you to the secret hiding place of Emperor Montezuma's missing treasure. If found the treasure would be worth billions. However, to complete your quest you must walk, climb, and jump through 12 underground temples and 4 bonus temples. You must jump over pits of fire and boiling lava. Climb ladders and ropes. Avoid several evil creatures like rolling skulls, giant spiders, and deadly snakes. Along the way gather up gems and gold as well as several tools like torches, keys, swords, whips, and more. Like the classic Montezuma's Revenge this version is a true side-scroller. That means you will walk left and right, and climb up and down. There is no forward and backward direction as such. The audio as well as player navigation is completely 2 dimensional. Section 2 System Requirements To play Montezuma's Revenge on your computer you should have the following system requirements. You need at least a 500 mhz. processor or better. At least 800 mhz. or better strongly recommended for best performance. You should have one of the following operating systems Windows 98, ME, XP, or 2000. Windows 2000 with service pack 4 or Windows XP with service pack 2 installed recommended. For Windows 98 or ME computers you should have at least 128 megabytes of available ram. At least 256 recommended. for Windows 2000 and XP you must have 256 megabytes of ram. At least 512 megabytes of ram recommended. You must have a 4.1 or 5.1 stereo soundcard with stereo speakers or headphones. A set of high-fi quality headphones recommended. To install Montezuma's Revenge you must have the Microsoft .net framework 1.1 installed on your system prier to performing the install. If you need this update go to http://www.usagames.us and download the .net framework and install it.(Note, 2000 service pack 4 and XP service pack 2 already contains this update.) You also need the Microsoft setup installer version 2.0 or later. For most 98 and ME users unless you have kept your system up to date you may need this patch. For Windows 2000 and XP users the latest service packs already contain version 3.0 of the installer. To get the installer upgrade visit http://www.usagames.us and install it. Finally, you must have Microsoft's DirectX 9.0C media libraries or better. To get the DirectX 9.0C latest versions go to http://www.usagames.us and download the redistributable package. (Note, if you have received this product on cd the Microsoft setup installer, DirectX redistributable package, and .net framework is provided on cd. Also 2000 service pack 4 and XP service pack 2 are included if you need them. Section 3 Installation If you are installing Montezuma's Revenge via product cd place the disk in the cdrom drive, and after a few seconds the product install should automatically begin. If it fails to start after 30 seconds go to My Computer, press enter on your cdrom drive, and then press enter on setup.exe. If you are installing Montezuma's Revenge via the downloaded version go to the directory or folder where you have saved your install file, and press enter on the Montezuma10.exe file. After a moment the files will begin extracting to a temp directory, and launch the product installation. After the installation begins you will be shown a welcome screen letting you know that you are installing Montezuma's Revenge, and that it is produced by USA Games Entertainment. Press enter on the ok button. Next you will be prompted where to install Montezuma's Revenge. For most users it is a good idea to except the default location of c:\program files\usa games\montezuma. If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP this screen will also ask you to install this for a single user or for all users. Generally, install for all users, and press enter on the next button. Finally, the installer will announce it is ready to install. Press space or the enter key on the install button and instillation will begin. Section 4 Experience Levels This version of Montezuma's Revenge has four basic experience levels ranging from easy to insane. Each experience level has a different scoring system, and controls how fast or slow the enemies are If you choose to play on the easy level enemy monsters will move at a moderately slow speed of 1 foot per second. However, you will not be able to score high playing on easy. you may only gain about 10000 points or so per level. On insane the enemy monsters are lightning fast about 4 feet per second. However, on insane you can rack up a high score rather quickly, and gain several thousand points per level. To beat insane you really need extremely good hand ear coordination to avoid the monsters. Section 5 Movement As stated in section 1 Montezuma's Revenge is a true side-scroller. That means you can only move in four primary directions, left, right, up, or down. Same is true with jumping as you can jump left, right, or up. To walk left use the numpad 4, letter j, or left arrow key which will move your character left in the temple. To walk right the numpad 6, letter l, or right arrow key will move your player right in the temple. If you are on a ladder, rope, vine or another climbable object the numpad 8, letter i, or up arrow keys will climb up and the numpad 2, letter k, or down arrow key will climb down. If you are playing with a joystick, game pad, or similar game device the stick's left, right, up, and down positions will move your character in the same direction the stick is in. To jump you first have to make sure your character is facing in the proper direction. To check which direction your character is facing use the letter f on your keyboard. Generally, the direction should be the same direction you were walking last such as left, right, up, or down. To change the direction of your character just use the left, right, up, down commands for climbing and walking, and then use the numpad 0 or space key to jump in that direction. For joystick and game pad users button 1 is by default assigned to the jump command. This can be reassigned in the joystick configuration settings discussed later in this guide. Section 6 Checking Status As you play you will want to get an update of how many lives you have, what keys you are carrying, how much gold and gems you found, current score, etc. The following is a complete list of every status command on the keyboard. For joystick users you can assign these commands to your joystick in the joystick configuration tool that ships with the game. The f key speaks the current direction the character is facing. The g key announces how much gold and how many gems have been found. The h key speaks the character's health, and how many lives are remaining in the game. The m key announces the closest monster to the character. The o key will announce the closest object to the character such as gem, sword, torch, etc. The s key will announce your current score. The t key will announce how many torches you have left. The w key will announce your current location in the temple. The y key will tell you what keys have been found, and you are still carrying. Section 7 Treasure and Tools As you play you will come across healing potions, gold coins, gems, torches, and several weapons. Some of these are laying on the ground, but most are suspended above you in the air. To collect gold coins simply walk over them, and as you walk your character will gather them up. To grab healing potions, keys, gems, swords, whips, etc use your direction keys to face the direction of the item you want to grab. Then, use the jump command to jump in that direction. Your character will reach out and grab the item before she lands assuming the object was in reach. Section 8 Using Tools and Weapons In Montezuma's Revenge like the classic version most tools and weapons are used automatically as needed. If you enter a dark room a torch is lit to light your way. If you encounter a monster your character will use any weapon you may be carrying such as a whip, sword, ax to kill the first available monster. If you encounter a locked door and you have a matching color coded key the door will be unlocked automatically, and then opened. Once an item is used however the item is then removed from your inventory, and a new one must be located. Other items such as a healing potion can be used at any time. A healing potion gives your character about 25% extra health as well as heals your character from poisons from a snake byte. To use one of your healing potions use the p key, and the player will drink one if one is available. Section 9 Technical Support USA Games offers a wide arrange of technical support services for our customers. Most are held online. There is a special email list for USA Games customers at smartgroups.com. To subscribe to this email list send a blank message with no subject to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and reply to the subscription request email that is sent back to you. In addition there is many gamers on the audyssey email list at audyssey.org. There you can chat with many developers, including USA Games developers, and talk with fellow gamers. To subscribe send a blank email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be added to the audyssey gamers list. Finally, if you are a registered customer and you have a USA Games product contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for answers to technical problems. Section 10 Purchasing a Product Key If you have a downloaded copy of this product you will need to purchase a product key from USA Games or one of our authorized resellers. To order online go to http://www.usagames.us and click on the order link from the side frame. Simply, fill out the form, and you should receive your product key by email within 24 to 48 hours of your order. (Note, it is rare to receive product keys on Saturdays and Sundays.) _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
