Old Man Graves' Eye (Transmolecular Micro Dot) - This eye can help you see the way into a
previously inaccessible passageway. The use of several objects with the eye may assist in gaining entry...
Creatures
Ghosts - These restless, angry spirits will attempt to drain your life force. Avoid contact or use the scepter to protect yourself. The ghost of old man Graves has returned to haunt his manor and has awoken other spirits as well...
Ghosts may become attached to objects they held dear in life and guard them. Beware!
Green Bat - This bat has given up on its previous blood sucking ways and has turned to a life of thievery. Sometimes it will steal away an object it sees or that you are carrying and will replace it for another. Sometimes this is a good thing, but most of the time it is a bad thing. You can carry the bat like an object, even when it is carrying another object.
In Skill Levels 2 and 3 (see Skill Levels description), besides the ghosts, the vampire bat now carries objects around the house and trades them for an object that you may be carrying. The bat may trade a ghost for the scepter and leave you defenseless, or it may trade you something for the skull just as you are ready to put it into the crypt. Sometimes the vampire bat can be used to your advantage by getting it to swap for an object you need that may be stuck in a wall. You can catch the vampire bat and carry it and whatever the bat may be carrying. However, sometimes the bat will escape (usually at the most inopportune times).
Tarantulas - No way!!! I hate spiders!!! Especially giant, hairy ones.
Controls
You can move in any of eight directions with the joystick in that direction (see diagram). Each area shown on your television screen will have one or more barriers or walls, through which you cannot pass. There are one or more openings. To move from one area to an adjacent area, move "off" the television screen through one of the openings, the adjacent area will be shown on your television screen.
Scattered throughout the house are certain objects to help you in your search for the skull. To pick up an object, all that is necessary is to touch it. You will hear a sound that will notify you that you have the object in tow. To drop the object, press the red controller button. You will hear a different sound that will tell you that the object has been released.
To open any locked door, touch it with that door's corresponding colored key. The door will slide open and you can enter by moving upward through the door. If you are leaving through the door with the key, it is advisable to push the key out first or you may inadvertently close the door behind you.
Note that pressing the red controller button will reset the game at the start and after the player dies if the screen has darkened.
Difficulty Switches
By using the difficulty switches, you can increase or decrease the difficulty of the game at each Skill Level. When the left difficulty switch is in the “b” position, the ghosts will hesitate before they try to consume your life force. Therefore, when the left difficulty switch is in the “a” position, it is more difficult to escape them. If the right difficulty switch is in the “a” position, all ghosts will flee from the scepter.
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