Welcome to Battune Becomes An Actor.

Please note: all input must be in upper case.

STARTING THE GAME.

Just enter ACTOR to start the game.
Enter A, B, or C for the disk drive to save/restore your game.
Enter exactly three initials to identify your save game.
Enter N to start a new game or enter R to restore a saved game.

SINGLE LETTER COMMANDS.

You may enter just one letter for the following commands.

N for NORTH         E for EAST        S for SOUTH
W for WEST          U for UP          D for DOWN

I to look at INVENTORY       Q to QUIT
L to LOOK around the area you are in

MULTIPLE LETTER COMMANDS

You may enter from 2 to 6 letters for a command. Some commands are:
(note: all commands may not apply to Battune Becomes An Actor)

ATTACH     BLOWOUT    BURN      BUY        CHOP      CLIMB
CUT        DIG        DOWN      DRINK      DROP      EAST
EAT        FEED       GET       GIVE       GO        HAMMER
INVENTORY  KNOCK      LIGHT     LIFT       LOOK      MOVE
NAIL       NORTH      OPEN      PAY        PUT       PUTOUT
QUIT       READ       RESTORE   SAVE       SELL      SHOW
SIT        SOUTH      STAND     TAKE       TALK      THROW
UP         USE        WAVE      WEAR       WEST

If you wish to open a door with a key, you may enter OPEN DOOR or
UNLOCK DOOR. I will know you mean with the key.

ITEM NAMES.

You may enter from 1 to 6 characters of an item name.
Please note: many items have two names. You may enter either.

Example: RED DOOR you may enter RED or DOOR. But be unique.
If there is a RED DOOR and A RED DOG and you enter RED, I may not
know which you mean.

Also, if you have a choice between RADIO and RADISH, if you just enter
RAD, again I may not know which you mean.

ENTERING COMMANDS.

When you see WHAT DO YOU WISH TO DO? on your screen, you may enter
commands.

Commands can be full sentences or just a verb and nouns.

You may enter GIVE THE BONE TO THE RED DOG or
              GIVE BONE DOG
              GIVE BONE in which case I will assume you mean to the DOG.

Battune Becomes An Actor.

It is 1901 and I am becoming bored with life on the farm.  I hear
the call of the stage, and determine to become a world renowned
actor.

The road to success is long and dangerous, and filled with many
setbacks.

TALK to everyone. They may have something helpful to say.

If you need a specific item, and you do not have it, I will tell you
what you need or I may just tell you that you need something to do
that, but not what.

Enjoy your climb to stardom.

One final suggestion. Save your game often. If you get killed you will
loose all your items, and you will be back to 1901 and the funny
farm.

                            Battune of Amaphore
                            Your (sometimes) friendly alien guide
        

If you enjoyed playing this text adventure game, a five (5) dollar
donation to:
             Merle K. Goodman
             2621 Oklahoma Street
             West Melbourne, FL  32904

would be appreciated for me to continue writing new and interesting
adventure games.
 
With your donation, you may request 1 free solution. Please specify
SAFARI, ACTOR, or SLEEPING BEAUTY.

I would also appreciate any suggestions or comments to write more
text adventure games for the PC-compatible users.

Have fun in the many worlds of BATTUNE.