Graves Manor 9-1-81

 

This a late WIP version of Haunted House.  The gameplay now more accurately resembles the final version than the earlier  8-12 prototype.  The limited matches and timer are gone, but there are still some holdovers from the earlier version such as the cross instead of the scepter, matches burning out faster at higher variations, and only eight variations which are different from the final.  This prototype and the previous one has the concept of each variation offering a different amount of lives (from 3 to 9).  This idea was dropped from the final and all the variations start the player with 9 lives.

The EPROM labels have GM written on them, which is short for Graves Manor (one of the original names of the game). 


 

Differences

The colors are inverted in the first variation.  The walls are black while the room is blue
There are eight variations  instead of nine
The information in the status box at the bottom of the screen disappears when selecting variation six as the text and the background are accidentally set to the same color.
Each of the variation starts you off with a different number of lives (from 3-9)
The variations are different from the final version (see the preliminary instructions for more details)
Instead of a scepter there is a cross.  
Sometimes when selecting variations random enemies or items appear on the screen
In the higher variations the stairs are randomized
The urn pieces do not glow
On variation one you can see the urn pieces and stairs without a match.  In the final game the match is always needed to see them.
The ending victory tune has a strange low background noise
The matches burn out faster on higher variations
The status box at the bottom of the screen changes colors when selecting different variations




Random objects can appear when selecting variations

 

Variation 6 causes the text to disappear

 

Note the inverted colors and that you can see the urn piece without a match

 

Notice how you start with less than 9 lives in the higher variations?

 


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