Barbarian by Palace Software
Synopsis:
The evil sorcerer Drax desires Princess Mariana and has sworn to wreak an unspeakable doom on the people of the Jewelled City unless she is delivered to him.
However, he has agreed that if a champion can be found who is able to defeat his demonic guardians, the princess wil be allowed to go free.
All seems lost as a champion after champion is defeated.
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Original Instructions
Note: Many of these instructions have been OCRed and may not have been proofread, as a result spelling errors, broken English and grammar are likely.
The story so far...
The evil sorcerer Drax desires Princess Mariana and has sworn to wreak an unspeakable doom on the people of the Jewelled City unless she is delivered to him.
However, he has agreed that if a champion can be found who is able to defeat his demonic guardians, the princess will be allowed to go free. All seems lost as champion after champion is defeated.
Then, from the forgotten wastelands of the North, comes an unknown barbarian, a mighty warrior, wielding his broadsword with deadly skill.
Can he vanquish the forces of Darkness and free the Princess?... ONLY YOU CAN SAY..
LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
AMSTRAD CASSETTE
Press CTRL and small ENTER keys together.
Press PLAY on the cassette recorder then hit any key.
JOYSTICK COMMANDS
The game is in two parts which can be loaded in any order.
Side one: Combat practice (one player or two player). Perfect your swordsmanship against the finest warriors in the land.
Side two: Fight to the death. Fight for the princess against the evil minions of Drax and finally face the evil one himself.
Barbarian Fighting Moves:
The following instructions are for a right-facing character. For a left facing character the moves are reversed.
KEYBOARD COMMANDS
EACH SIDE OF THE CASSETTE CONTAINS TWO DIFFERENT ACTION SCENES.
TO LOAD THE SCENE OF YOUR CHOICE FOLLOW THE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS.
When the game has loaded press return to choose from the following options:
MODE 1 = ONE PLAYER JOYSTICK
MODE 2 = ONE PLAYER KEYBOARD
MODE 3 = TWO PLAYER JOYSTICK/KEYBOARD
SPACE BAR TO START GAME
F0 = TO PAUSE A GAME
F1 = TO QUIT A GAME
F2 = MUSIC/SOUND EFFECTS
IN KEYBOARD MODE
Q = UP
A = DOWN
J = RIGHT
H = LEFT
SPACE = FIRE
STRENGTH
Each character can survive six blows which are displayed at the top of the screen (player one on the left).
SCORE
Points will be awarded depending on the difficulty of the move used (player one on the left)
When playing in two player mode there will be a time limit for each duel. At this time if both are still in the game, their strength will be restored and a new game will commence.
When playing in one player mode there is no time limit and the time display will be replaced with the skill level of the opponent you are facing.
© Palace Software 1987.
Cheat Mode
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At address 432f poke a7 for infinite lives. - submitted by Malc (CPC Zone Staff)
multiface
Full time:
&C7E5: ?? -> &99
Infinite time:
&7B4D: &77 -> &00
Player 1, full energy:
&C7EB: ?? -> &0C
Player 2, full energy:
&C7EC: ?? -> &0C
Unlimited energy:
&70BD: &35 -> &00
&70BE: &20 -> &18
- submitted by Hermol
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khisanth says
"the best hack em up the Amstrad. brilliant nuff said"
scooby1970 says
"Barbarian... Whay more can we say about this game that has not been said before. I spent many many hours of my youth playing this with my mates. It has great graphics and sound, and has some amazing animation and awesome gameplay. Brilliant!"
Hiro says
"Great graphics with decent animation and well drawn sprites. Plenty of moves, colorful backdrops, good sound. Great 2 player game."
Gryzor says
"It`s rare that you can get more fun than this. Simply great graphics, fantastic (and humorous!) fun, and the two-player mode is the most fun you can have on an 8-bitter..."
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britnostalgic says
"Words cannot describe how much I love this game... even now I still roll around trying to perfect a head chop or a perfect victory. Barbarian is one of the greats. "