The Guild of Thieves: Difference between revisions

	The Guild of Thieves
	File:Theguildofthievesds.jpg
General
Author(s)	papafuji
Type	Adventure
Version	1.51
Licence	Mixed
Links
	[Media:Theguildofthieves151ds.zip Download]
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-Magnetic Scrolls Adventure, one of the 'Nintendo DS Classic Adventures series' port to NDS created in the 80's for old computer like the TRS-80, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, Atari 8 bits or 16 bits machines like the Atari ST or the Amiga.
+The Guild of Thieves is a graphic text adventure originally developed by Magnetic Scrolls, ported to the Nintendo DS, as the Nintendo DS Classic Adventures series.
-It contains the 7 graphic adventures developed by Magnetic Scrolls between 1985 and 1990 with the original Amiga bitmap graphics.
+The Nintendo DS Classic Adventures series contains a range of text and graphic classic adventure games and interactive fictions ported to NDS created in the 80's for old computer like the TRS-80, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, Atari 8 bits or 16 bits machines like the Atari ST or the Amiga.
+This homebrew was under the category of Magnetic Scrolls Adventure, which contains 7 graphic adventures developed by Magnetic Scrolls between 1985 and 1990 with the original Amiga bitmap graphics.
 ==Installation==
-#Download and extract file
+Download and extract file.
-#[http://chishm.drunkencoders.com/DLDI/ DLDI patch] .nds file (since version 1.5) and copy it to the root directory of the card
+[[DLDI|DLDI]] patch .nds file (since version 1.5) and copy it to the root directory of the card.
 ==User guide==
-There are two ways to type words with stylus of Nintendo DS:
+All games have the same interface (stories are displayed on the top screen and text inputs on the bottom sreen), and can be played exactly the same way.
-:'''Grafiti mode''': directly draw the letters on the screen, according to the PA-Grafiti alphabet (cf grafiti.jpg)
-:'''Keyboard mode''': use mini keyboard (cf keyboard.jpg), choose input mode by pressing 'X' button
+===Input text===
+* There are two ways to type words with the stylus of your Nintendo DS.
+** By default, you can directly draw the letters on the screen, according to the PA-Grafiti alphabet.
+** Second way is to use the mini keyboard or the numerical keyboard.
-To avoid typing always the same things, the most used orders can be called via the icons - each icon has two or three states, for example, the 'hand' icon means "GET ", "DROP " and "GIVE ", and the 'N' button means "GO NORTH" and "GO UP" - just pick an icon twice or more to select the good order.
+===Icons===
+* To avoid typing always the same things, the most used orders can be called via the icons.
+* Each icon has two or three states, for example:
+** The hand means GET, DROP and GIVE.
+** The N button means GO NORTH and GO UP.
+* Just pick an icon twice or more to select the good order.
 ===Vocabulary===
-A sentence in these games is defined by a verb + a noun, for example, "OPEN DOOR", "GO NORTH"... some sentences can have only one word, for example "INVENTORY" (to see what you're carrying), or "SCORE"
+* A sentence in these games is defined by a verb + a noun, such as OPEN DOOR, GO NORTH, etc.
+* Some sentences can have only one word, e.g. INVENTORY (to see what you're carrying) or SCORE (to see your score).
-Each game has his own vocabulary, but a lot a verbs are common to all the games - here's a list of the most common words :
+* Each game has its own vocabulary, but a lot a verbs are common to all the games.
+* In many cases, you don't have to write the entire word, only the first letters are necessary. For example:
-GO, ENTER, CLIMB, SWIM, LOOK, EXAMINE, GET, DROP, THROW, CAST, WEAR, REMOVE, OPEN, CLOSE, LOCK, UNLOCK, BREAK, CUT, CHOP, SAY, KILL, HELP...
+** G HELM is esquivalent to GET HELMET.
+** CLIM DRAWB is equivalent to CLIMB DRAWBRIDGE.
-In many cases, you don't have to write the entire word to be understand, only the first letters are necessary:
+'''List of the most common words:'''
+ GO - ENTER - CLIMB - SWIM - HELP
+ LOOK - EXAMINE - GET - DROP
+ THROW - CAST - WEAR - REMOVE
+ OPEN - CLOSE - LOCK - UNLOCK
+ BREAK - CUT - CHOP - SAY - KILL
+===Word completion===
+* Draw a slash / in the middle of the word, the game engine will try to complete it with the latest words that have been printed on the screen.
+* You can draw this slash until you find the good word to continue.
-For example, "G HELM" is equivalent to "GET HELMET", or "CLIM DRAWB" is equivalent to "CLIMB DRAWBRIDGE"
+'''Example:'''
+ You are in the kitchen, you see a can wooden bench,
-===Shortcuts===
+ a bootle of wine, and a cute babe...
-As many words come often in the same game, some shortcuts have been defined:
-:N S E W - equivalent to "GO NORTH", "GO SOUTH", "GO EAST" and "GO WEST"
+ >CLIMB ON B      - draw a slash here completes to:
-:NE NW SE SW - in Level9 and Frotz games, this letters are equivalent to  "NORTH-EAST", "NORTH-WEST".
+ >CLIMB ON BABE   - draw another slash here completes to:
-:L - look
+ >CLIMB ON BOTTLE - draw another slash here completes to:
-:I - inventory
+ >CLIMB ON BENCH  - that's fine.
-:X - examine (classic games), exit (in Level 9 games)
-:H - help
+'''Shortcuts:'''
-:G - get
+ N S E W - Equivalent to GO NORTH, GO SOUTH, GO EAST and GO WEST.
-:SC - score
+ NE NW SE SW - In Level9 and Frotz games, this letters are equivalent to NORTH-EAST, NORTH-WEST, etc.
-:SV or SAV - save
+ H - HELP.
-:RS or RST - restore
+ I - INVENTORY.
-:LD or LOA - load (in Level 9 games)
+ X - EXAMINE (in classic games), EXITS (in Level 9 games).
+ G - GET (or AGAIN for Inform/Frotz games).
+ L - LOOK.
+ SV - SAVE.
+ LD - LOAD.
+ R - RESTORE.
 ==Controls==
-X  - swap 'keyboard' and 'grafiti' input modes
+X  - Swap keyboard and grafiti input modes
-Y/A  - means 'YES'
+Y/A  - YES, Valid (v1.2 and +)
-B - means 'NO'
+B - NO, Erase text (v1.2 and +)
-L/R - in Level 9 games, size up/down the images
+L/R - Change image size (Level 9 and Magnetic games only)
-Start/Select - save, restore, pause, exit the game
+Start/Select - Save, Restore, Pause, Exit the game
 ==Credits==
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 Game engine - Magnetic v2.2
-[[Category:Homebrew applications]]
+<br>
+[[Category:DS homebrew games]]
+[[Category:Homebrew adventure games on DS]]

Revision as of 13:26, 4 June 2021