SPOOKED BY PLAYERS (1989)
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Original game: Ian Gray

The crazy hack
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SPOOKED+33D crazy trainer hack is the standard game of Spooked by Players but with additional 33 in-game features that have been added by Hackersoft. Press the following keys during game play to turn on/off the extra features:

  1 = Skip Screen Left*1
  2 = Skip Screen Right
  3 = Skip Screen Down
  4 = Skip Screen Up
  5 = Walk Through Walls On
  6 = Walk Through Wall Off
  7 = Invincibility On
  8 = Invincibility Off
  9 = Freeze Timer
  0 = Unfreeze Timer
  + = All/Infinite Spells On*2
  - = All/Infinite Spells Off
  Q = Freeze Enemy/Bugs
  W = Unfreeze Enemy/Bugs
  E = Teleport Left
  R = Teleport Right
  T = Teleport Down
  Y = Teleport Up
  U = Teleport Centre
  I = Hangman*3
  O = Freeze Hangman*4
  P = Unfreeze Hangman
  @ = Teleport to Start*5
  * = Teleport to Pillars*6
  A = Teleport to a Bell*7
  S = Teleport to Green Cauldron
  D = Teleport to Purple Cauldron
  F = Teleport to Yellow Cauldron
  G = Teleport to Blue Cauldron
  H = Full selection of Bugs*8
  J = Moon Jump On
  K = Monn Jump Off
  L = Moon Jump/Fly*9
  : = Border Colour
  ; = Main Character Colour
  = = Main Character Outline Colour
  Z = Big Sprites
  X = Little Sprites

Notes
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*1 Just be careful; it's easy to come out of the map and get lost!
*2 Press FIRE to activate, and PUSH DOWN to select item. 
*3 Once you've guessed it correctly, dont play Hangman again.
*4 Stop the Hangman image building when you get a wrong letter.
*5 Use this if you get lost in the map!
*6 Home of the Old Man. Enter the pillars to play Hangman.
*7 Touch the bell to get a clue to a Hangman letter.
*8 Press SPACE to see them in your inventory.
*9 Hold to jump/fly higher!

Remember - the original game is always there and you don't have to press anything if you don't want any of the features - which is a little different than the usual trainers that only give you options before it decrunches and then you are stuck with your decisions. More accessibility for the player and much more fun overall :)


The story
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Business has been pretty slow lately, but that's hardly surprising. When most people don't believe in ghosts, you can't expect a ghost extermination service to go very far. Fortunately you're able to bring in a little money by doing some part-time mercenary work on the side. You prop your feet on your desk dislodging some of the accumulated sweet wrappers and settle for snooze.

Suddenly the phome rings. With lightning reflexes you pick it up
utter the following well rehearsed, yet still pathetic lines: 
'Gerards Ghost catching services,
What-d'ya want,
You got the dough?
We're on the go,
If there's a ghost in ya home
you wont be alone,
Som'ing tryin' to kill ya
What-d'ya want us to do'

The voice on the other end of the line is hardly audible, it sounds like that of an old man near, or possibly after, death 'We have some ghosts for you, 255 Pine Road. Please hurry'. You grab your equipment from your closet, switch on your answerphone and climb into your ex-army jeep.

255 Pine Road is an old house in the oldest part of town. The house is Banked on one side by an old abandoned churchyard, the church itself burnt to the ground by Devil worshipers. On the other side stands the remains of a chemical plant, which was the horrific scene of a gas leak which led to the death of all its workers. Behind the house the dark silhouette of the notorious Alcatriz prison can be made out. The old prison was closed a few years ago, after an inmate riot which left 26 prison guards dead. Most of the prisoners were also massacred when the authorities stormed the building. Across the road, in front of the house, stands the remains of an Indian burial ground, which was the scene of many sacrificial killings, now used by the'Hit-Kixx-Clan-Squad' and other devil worshipers for their bizzare rituals.

The house itself is an old stone building, built in the early 70s Gothic style, its windows boarded up, its rafters home to a thousand bats.

Upon reaching the house, you knock loudly three times. The old oak door swings wide open. You poke your head around the comer and cautiously walk inside and look around, at that moment the door slams and locks itself. You hear the words echo around the cold building:-
'Sucker! We have you now! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha aaaaaa!!!!!!'

The game
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As soon as you start the game a small worm should appear from either the left or the right of the screen, you should try to catch it by trapping it against a wall. Once you have caught the worm, another will appear and you should try to catch it in the same manner. Avoid the evil skeletons by jumping over them, ghosts are best avoided by standing completely still. Once you have caught at least 2 worms (you can check your inventory by pressing 'SPACE') you should try to find a purple cauldron, jump onto it and push 'DOWN' on your joystick. You will be able to collect a 'Lightning Spell', pressing fire will now despatch any unfriendly ghosts or skeletons. As you explore the castle you come across other ingredients, combinations of which will provide other more powerful spells. Ultimately your objective is tocreate 'letter spells', these may be exchanged for 3 bees from a green cauldron, 3 moths from a blue cauldron or 3 beetles, maggots or butterflies from a yellow cauldron. With some letter spells you will able to enter the marble gateways depicted by 2 ancient pillars, where you will be forced to play Hangman against the 'spooky old man' who will select one of 128 words.

You have a time limit of about 4 minutes before you lose a life, this time limit is reduced if you get hit by a nasty; however, it may be topped up at any time by touching one of the egg-timer icons scattered around the castles 384 rooms.

To help the first time or younger player get to grips with the game, Spooked features a built in sensor the 'Scarredyness rating' which adjusts the games difficulty depending on how well you play.

As they say in budget software:
GOOD LUCK SUCKER!


Controls
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Joystick in port 2.

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Crack/hack/trainer: Vinny Mainolfi
        Intro code: Vinny Mainolfi & Richard Bayliss
            Bitmap: Vinny Mainolfi
       Intro music: Richard Bayliss
           Testing: Frank Gasking

January 2013