TOXIC - 2020 Edition

LOADING:

DISK:

Insert disk into your device and type in:

LOAD "*",8,1 followed by RUN

TAPE:

Place cassette into the tape deck. Fully rewind tape to the start. Press SHIFT+RUN/STOP. Press play on tape. The program will then load. After a successful load. Press SPACEBAR to decrunch game.

MASTERING:

If you own a 1541Ultimate 2 or Ultimate 64, and wish to write this game to a physical tape. Select the TAP image and select the option WRITE TO TAPE. Press RECORD + PLAY on your datasette. The program will the record to media.
If don't own one of these. Use AUDIOTAP or WAVPRG to convert the .tap image into waveform. Please note, that some audio/waveform duplication systems may require INVERTED wave form in order to record your tap image to real media. 


REQUIREMENTS

Commodore 64 Computer 
Compatible disk drive
TV set or video monitor
Joystick

Also compatible with 

VICE, CCS64, HOXS64, theC64 (mini or full size) and Ultimate64


STORY

BREAKING NEWS: Dark forces have been at work, locals are falling ill. Who is behind the poisoning?

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have said the city centre, had been "identified as requiring some level of specialist cleaning.". "Work to clean each site will involve a process of testing, removal of items which may have been contaminated, chemical cleaning and retesting,".


GAMEPLAY

You must guide Debbie Lambaart, a specialist military personnel (part time atleast, when she isnt doing her other job, post woman), within an area infected by an unknown toxin. You will need all the dexterity, skill and courage you have to spot, approach and eradicated, using your backpack filled with decontamination fluid (made using a secret recipe known only to the military). Failure to keep on top of the problem will lead to certain death. To help you with your task is a Geiger counter, featuring an easy to use arrow system (so easy in fact, even girls can use it), which indicates levels of contamination. The higher the arrow climbs, the closer you are to death. Once an alarm begins to sound, death is imminent. Please note that will you have limited spray. This is shown via an indicator on the right hand side of the screen. If you run out of spray, go to the central area of the screen and press fire to refill. so best score as many points as possible.


GAME CONTROLS

JOYSTICK Connect a joystick to port #2

BEGIN PLAY by pressing the joystick button

WALK by pushing joystick in desired direction

SPRAY DECONTAMIATION FLUID by pressing and holding joystick button.

REFILL (when inside any part of the central refill area) - HOLD FIRE BUTTON

The idea is to spray the decantation fluid in the direction of the (green) Toxic. During the decontamination process, a Thumbs-up meter appears. Only once the icon bearing the image of a thumbs up appears has the Toxic been successfully removed.


CREDITS

Game design, graphics, loading bitmap and concept by 
SHAUN PEARSON

Programming, sound effects and music by
RICHARD BAYLISS

TapeToolBuild tape loader source by 
MARTIN PIPER and RICHARD BAYLISS

Freeload tape loader by 
PAUL HUGHES 

PRG2TAP by
The Chaosengineer