THE SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE



NODES OF YESOD



PUBLISHER

Odin



AUTHOR



YEAR

1985



CONTROLS

Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor



 KEYS :   Up    - Q to R

          Down  - A to F

          Left  } Alternate bottom

          Right }    row keys



INSTRUCTIONS

Charlemagne "Charlie" Fotheringham-Grunes, apprentice saviour of 

the universe, has been asked to find the source of mysterious

signals from the moon - a large black Monolith (just like

"2001"!). Like any hero should, he promptly volunteers for the

task of finding the Monolith...

 

To get to the Monolith, Charlie needs to find eight keys or

"alchiems", which look rather like crystals. The game begins with

you wandering around on the lunar surface near some mole holes.

Don't fall down a hole; instead wait for a mole to pop up and

stand on it to descend into the caves beneath the moon.



The moon is, it seems, infested with various strange monsters

(such as teddy bears on springs??). Most are merely a nuisance,

blocking your way, but some are definitely harmful. You can

however destroy them by jumping on them and so squashing them.

As well as this, you will have to cope with muggers - astronauts

in red spacesuits whose aim is to rob you of your alchiems.



The task of finding the eight alchiems is complicated by the size

of the cavern system; not all of the access routes are clear, so

you will have to use your friendly mole to make extra tunnels.

The game includes features such as whirlwinds that teleport you

around the caverns, which might make exploring easier or

alternatively leave you somewhere you would rather not be. Huge,

deep shafts also exist, which can mean the certain loss of a life

if you fall down one - unless you are lucky and find that the one

you just fell into has a very powerful up-draft.



Extra lives can also be found scattered around, which is just as

well.  Your vital signs are continuously ticking away, your

current life force is steadily draining and your movements slow

with every beating you take. When you get an extra life you will

also obtain gravity sticks, which render muggers harmless and

also cause all monsters in the immediate area to fall to the

bottom of the cavern. 





SCORES RECEIVED

"Superb and very rewarding." 93% (CRASH #19, August 1985)



SEQUELS/PREQUELS

This game was the prequel to Arc of Yesod.



GENERAL FACTS



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