Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!decwrl!rhea!tinman!pinard From: pinard@tinman.DEC Newsgroups: net.games.video Subject: switching levels on the Colleco version of Miner 2049er Message-ID: <6227@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Mar-84 23:13:48 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.6227 Posted: Tue Mar 13 23:13:48 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Mar-84 00:33:00 EST Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 30 >Here is the way it was done on the Atari 5200 (adapted from a >technique I got off the net for Atari 400 and 800). >Start a game and get yourself to a place that will be safe for several >seconds (i.e., the right side of the first ramp - I'm assuming your >screens are similar to the 5200). Then punch in the 10 digit >telephone number for BIG 5 (the manufacturer - it should be in the >manual, and on the title screen). Now, you hold the upper fire button >(I hope you have an analogue for this on your machine - it was the >shift key on the Atari 400/800), and keeping it depressed (like a >shift key) enter the number of the desired level on the keypad. >You can now jump to any screen you desire (0 = 10) at any time, and >can do so until you remove the cart. or turn off the machine. Try >doing this just after losing your last life, but before the game ends. >Let me know if it works! > Steve Marcovici > AT&T Bell Laboratories > pyuxnn!srm The above was posted to net.micro. I tried the technique and couldn't get it to work on the Colleco version. If anyone knows of a way to switch to different levels on the Micro Fun cartridge, please post to this newsgroup or send me mail. Leo Pinard Digital Equipment Corporation ...decwrl!rhea!tinman!pinard