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INTRODUCTION
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SPIKE'S cartoon adventure in Transylvania!  Explore the village and
mysterious castle, RAT infested KITCHENS, SPOOKY hallways and bedrooms,
towering BELFRY, a secret REBEL UNDERGROUND and much more!  Meet ARBOLD the
wizard, farmer PILES, the INNKEEPER, and bribe the JAILERS!  Incredible
cartoon action!

SPIKE TRIES TO RESCUE HIS SHIPMATES FROM THE INFAMOUS CASTLE IN
TRANSYLVANIA.

SPIKE the Viking is washed ashore from his VIKING LONGBOAT after an
extremely rough North Sea crossing.  His fellow shipmates had long since
given up tying to find the course they were following.  He stumbled across
an apparently sleepy village in a place called TRANSYLVANIA.  Unfortunately,
he discovered that his friends were all held prisoner in the dungeons of the
local castle.  An incredibly mysterious castle, notorious for its torture
and strange ghostly inhabitants...

SPIKE starts his mission after waking up in a friendly villager's house.
But wait!  The door won't open!  Has he been tricked by the villager?


CONTROLS
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The main game is controlled by joystick:

Up:           Move up the screen.
Down:         Move down the screen.
Left:         Move Left.
Right:        Move Right.
Up + Fire:    Pick up object.
Down + Fire:  Drop current object in inventory.
Left + Fire:  Change current object to left in inventory.
Right + Fire: Change current object to right in inventory.

Q:            Quit the game.
P:            Pause the game (fire to restart).


AIM OF THE GAME
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All of Spikey's comrades have been locked away in the dungeons of the local
castle.  Spikey must rescue all of his friends to complete the game.

The prison cells are all locked but the keys can be found scattered
throughout the castle.  To find the keys you must explore its many rooms
solving puzzles as you go.

Spike has only a certain amount of energy that he can use before he becomes
too tired to continue.  If he loses all of his energy the game is over.


HINTS AND TIPS
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- Vampire bats will bite if they get too close.
- Avoid the moose heads, they spit venom.
- Keep away from the castle guards
- Talk to the villagers, they may help.
- Lightning bolts are lethal.
