PANAMA JOE (Sinclair Research) Montezuma's Rap This is the place where PJ's gone You wan to walk with him, step right along Down in the ground buried for an age Is a pyramid and that's our stage Let's act! Way down here's where Montezuma lived So let's find out how he protected it. Well, there's fire and flame all over the place Step in there and you'll singe your face, It's a pit! Hey! Dodge that skull - mind that snake You walk on him and your bones'll ache! Leap that chasm - climb that rope If you fall off you'll feel a dope It's a drop! Well I think that I've been here before Only thing is I didn't use that door! I think that I'll retrace my steps Grab that key and go onto the next It's a maze! Now this here game takes a lot of doing But Panama Joe just keeps on going He's got five lives and they could prove To be just enough to reach the treasure trove It's a steal! LOADING To load Panama Joe type LOAD"" and press ENTER. Then start the tape. (The Spectrum manual gives step-by-step loading instructions.) PLAYING When Panama Joe has finished loading you will be offered a Joystick selection screen: 1 selects Kempston 2 selects Protek 3 selects ZX Interface 2 4 allows user defined keys The ZX Interface 2 joystick is the right-hand one and uses the control keys: 6 to move left, 7 to move right, 8 to move down, 9 to move up and 0 to jump. (Any joystick with a 9-way D plug can be used with the ZX Interface 2.) If you want to reconfigure the joystick controls select option 4. This allows you to use any keys except: CAPS SHIFT and SYMBOL SHIFT which are reserved; J, K and L which select game levels 1, 2 and 3; P which pauses and releases game play. THE GAME You must guide Panama Joe through the pyramid to Montezuma's treasure room. The inventory window in the top left shows the number of lives remaining (you start with five) plus any items you have collected en- route and not used. SCORING Collect a Torch, Key, Sword or Hammer 50 Open a door 300 Collect a jewel 1000 Kill a skull 2000 Kill a spider 3000 An extra life is gained for every 10,000 points scored. HINT When you reach Montezuma's treasure room ... jump! First published in 1984 Software (c) Parker Brothers, Division of CPG Products Corp. Documentation and Packaging (c) Sinclair Research Ltd 1984 Illustration (c) Roger Garland 1984 Panama Joe is a Trade Mark of Parker Brothers Sinclair, ZX Spectrum and ZX Interface are Registered Trade Marks of Sinclair Research Ltd Made in UK by Sinclair Research Ltd under license from Parker Brothers and Utopic Software.