Tarzan
The Birth of a Legend

From the Western coast of the Congo, to the palm-fringed shores of 
Zanzibar in the East, African folklore tells of the legendary exploits
of one man - Tarzan of the Apes.
Nursed at the shaggy breast of Kala, the she-ape, the white orphan
child had grown to learn the ways of the jungle and the language of the
beasts. Years later he claimed the inheritance that was rightfully his,
as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, Peer of the Realm, but whenever 
necessity demanded the polished English gentleman would revert once 
more to the naked ape-man.
For Tarzan - or, as the apes called him, Tarmangani - held a deep 
contempt for his native society, in which he had found greed and 
cruelty far beyond that which he had known in the savage land of his
adoption. Where the myriad life trod the matted vegetation, or flew or
swung or climbed amongst the leafy vaults of the great trees, here it 
was that Tarzan ruled supreme, Lord of the Jungle.

The Eyes of the Rainbow
And now, yet again, needs drove him to shrug off the thin veneer of 
civilization and brave the perils of the forest. Lady Jane Greystoke, 
she who he had won by the might of his steel thews, was in danger.
Held captive by Usanga, chief of the Wamabo, she was to be fed to the 
devouring maw of Sheeta the Panther and the rapacious talons of Ska the
Vulture, if Tarzan failed to retrieve the seven gemstones which had 
been stolen from the tribal shrine. These stones, believed by the 
Wamabo to be the Eyes of the Rainbow, were of differing iridescent hues,
one for each colour of the spectrum. In his rage at their loss, Usanga 
had given Tarzan but three days in which to find them, or Jane would be
sacrificed at sunset on the third day.
As he swung through the tangled forest, Tarzan had spoken with Manu, 
the monkey, as the grey-bearded creature had recounted how others of 
his kind had mischievously taken the precious stones, and scattered 
them far and wide amongst the shadows of the dank jungles.
Tarzan knew that he must travel without stint hunting the jewels in the
heat of Kudu the sun, and by the light of Goro the moon. His quest 
would take him to the dark caves of the rocky steppes, wherein dwelt 
bloated spiders and unearthly flames, and to the lichen-covered walls 
of the Temple of the Sun. He would traverse the swampy morasses and the
treacherous quicksand, and find Numa the lion and Histah the snake. He 
must beware the poisoned spears of the Kurotawi, and the rifles of the 
white hunters. However keen his senses, however mighty his muscles, he
was still mortal. Though he might find numerous artifacts to help him,
though he might call upon the friendly monkeys to accompany him, he was
still limited by inexorable time. He knew he possessed sufficient 
strength and cunning to battle against Death and win, but the hazards 
of the jungle, the bite of Histah the snake and the clinging embrace of
quicksand, all would conspire to hinder and delay.
Time was his greatest enemy. Before Kudu sunk in the West on that third
fateful day, Tarzan must return the Eyes of the Rainbow to Usanga and 
discover the forest prison that held his beloved Jane.
His eyes narrowed, his muscles tensed, and from his mighty chest arose the savage
tormented cry of the bull ape...

GAME PLAY

1. Three Days
As time passes, the sun will slowly sink in the sky. The jungle will 
pass through sunset into shadowy night. If Tarzan survives the night, 
the dawn will give way once more to the heat of day.
The time it takes for three days to pass depends on how successfully 
Tarzan can avoid or overcome the many hazards he will encounter. For 
example, every time Tarzan is hit by a spear, or falls into quicksand,
a period of time will pass more quickly. If Tarzan is careless, 
therefore, three days will pass very quickly.

2. The Eyes of the Rainbow
These will appear on the screen as black boxes (look carefully for 
these, they may be partially hidden somewhere on the screen). If Tarzan
is able to retrieve one of these, a picture of it will appear on the 
bottom right corner of the screen. Tarzan needs all seven gemstones 
before he can hope to free Jane.

3. Objects
There are various objects (both animate and inanimate) which Tarzan may
come across. These will also appear on the screen as black boxes (look 
carefully for these, they may be partially hidden somewhere on the 
screen).
If Tarzan is able to pick up any of these, then a picture of the object
will appear on the bottom left corner of the screen.
Monkeys, rope, torches, different coloured shields, sunstones, are just
some of the objects Tarzan may find useful to have with him. To use 
some objects it is necessary for Tarzan to drop them in the chosen 
location.

4. Exploring
Tarzan can move left or right until faced by impenetrable rock. He can
also move up or down though any gaps in jungle undergrowth, rocks, 
walls, etc (these gaps are not always easy to see, they may even be 
completely hidden from view).

5. Controls
Commodore - Joystick
Restart: Run/Stop
Pause: Space

6. Actions
a. No FIRE button
-> Move right
<- move left
^ Move up or jump
| Move down or duck
/ somersault right
\ somersault left

b. With FIRE button
-> high punch right
<- high punch left
|  low punch
(If Tarzan is able to punch hostile natives off the screen, they will
not attack him again in that location).
^  Enter 'object mode'
   or pick up gemstone
   or object if Tarzan is next to it

c. Object mode
<- Moves object select cursor left
-> Moves object select cursor right
FIRE Drops the selected object. You cannot drop an object in a screen
     location which already contains an object.


