Talos (c) 1985 Silversoft Ltd
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OBJECT

The battle robot TALOS has been smashed into seven pieces
and scattered across the 200 screen countryside.

The player starts by controlling TALOS' hand, and his/her
task is to completely reassemble TALOS and regain the Crown
of Eternity.

First the player must locate TALOS' arm, and on touching it
the two will join together. Next the player must locate and
join with TALOS' body. After the body is connected the
player can then join with the head or any other limb. After
TALOS is fully assembled, he must locate and enter the
vault and reclaim the crown of Eternity.

The countryside is full of terrifying creatures, squirrels,
snails, grasshoppers, etc. TALOS must defend himself from
their engery draining touch by firing force bolts at the
creatures. If TALOS lingers too long on a screen a bull
will run on from rhe side, and the bull is immune to TALOS'
weapon.


SCREEN LAYOUT

The players score and time are displayed at the top of the
screen. On the right of the screen is a candle. As your
engery runs out the candle burns down. TALOS can make the
candle grow by collecting objects - either, a piece for
himself, a coin, an ice-bag or a candle section.

An extra life is rewarded if the candle can be made to grow
back to its maximum height (once per life). The player
starts with 3 lives, the number if lives also being
displayed on the right of the screen.

Below the life indicator is a compass. If the player finds
an object which he/she considers may be of use later in the
game, a magnet may be dropped. A needle will now appear on
the compass face and if TALOS is moved off one side of the
screen, the needle will point N.S.E. or W. towards the
screen where the magnet lies. The magnet may be dropped or
picked up using the 'A' key.


PONDS

There are a number of ponds in the countryside TALOS
inhabits, and occasionally a piece of TALOS will be loacted
underwater. TALOS cannot enter a pond where there are lily
pads. He must find his way to the sides of the pond and
jump in. There will be a splash, and TALOS will sink to the
bottom of the pond screen - complete with fish and water
weeds.


THE WHITE PEARL

In his quest around the countryside TALOS will discover a
number of white gates. These bar TALOS from entering about
100 swcreens of the game. To pass these gates TALOS must
find the White Pearl, after which these gates will
disappear for the reast of the game.


LOADING INSTRUCTIONS

Type LOAD ""
or LOAD "TALOS"


CONTROLS

The Keyboard, Kempston Joystick, Sinclair Joystick, and the
Interface II are all options on the title page.


KEYBOARD CONTROLS

Z     = Left
X     = Right
K     = Up
M     = Down
P     = Fire
A     = Pick up/Drop Magnet
Space = Pause

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Silversoft Ltd,
Unit 7D, Kings Yard,
Carpenter's Road,
LONDON e15

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Complete Instructions typed in by Paul Thompson, April 2003