Dragons Lair 2 Escape from Singe's Castle
(c)1988 Elite Systems

Just a short time ago Dirk the Daring rescued the beautiful princess Daphne 
and returned her to King Aeithelred her father.

The Kingdom rejoiced at the return of their princess and the peace the has
been secured for the kingdom. Dirk being made of sterner stuff decides to
return to the dragon's lair to seek his fortune from the Lizard King's
domain which lies deep within the castles depths.

It is rumoured that a pot of gold coins is there for the taking that will
give wealth beyond dreams. However there are drawbacks, the Lizard King does
not take kindly to visitors entering his domain and has enchanted the pot of
gold with a magic spell. If Dirk does manage to collect the gold he will
have to face many perils before encountering the mud monsters. Defeat them
and freedom and the hand of fair Daphne will be his.

Scoring
Earn Dirk a great score by bravely tackling the obstacles set before you.

Order of scenes
Spectrum/CBM64                          Amstrad
River caves                             Mystic mosaic
Boulder Alley                           River caves
Throne room                             Boulder Alley
Dungeons of the Lizard King             Throne room
Magical flying horses                   Dungeons of the Lizard King
Doom Dungeon                            Magical flying horses
Mystic mosaic                           Doom Dungeon
Mud Monsters                            Mud Monsters

Points will be awarded each time you defeat one of the many deadly foes who 
are determined to kill you, or by outwitting the clever traps which have 
been set for any foolhardy adventurer who dare enter the Dragons Lair. You 
earn bonus Dirks after completing Dungeons of the Lizard King and a bonus 
Dirk every scene after that up to a maximum of 4 Dirks (you will need them)

Spectrum versions
Special instructions for Singe's Castle multi load games.
Please note when you are prompted to stop the tape and turn it over do not 
do this just stop the tape.
Spectrum 48K versions with a separate tape recorder you should reset the 
tape counter to 0000 at this stage.
Spectrum +2 owners should rewind the tape to the beginning when prompted by 
the game.

Controls

Spectrum                        Amstrad

LEFT=O                          LEFT=Z
RIGHT=P                         RIGHT=X
UP=Q                            UP=K
DOWN=A                          DOWN=M
FIRE=BOTTOM ROW                 FIRE=L

Commodore 64 Joystick only

If you press the joystick in the rejuvenation scenes or entering any of the 
river caves you will go straight in without having to wait.

Special Keys and joystick commands
In Doom Dungeon and the throne room the joystick will only accept the 
correct command at the correct time. The correct action at the wrong time 
will be ignored. If you hold the joystick in anticipation of a move it will 
be ignored resulting in losing a life. So be warned timing is very important 
in these rooms.

Typed by Simon Rooney 2003