Bally's Alley (An Adventure Game)
By John Collins
1980


Availability

Bally's Alley was offered for sale on tape in the classified ads section of the 
ARCADIAN 2, no. 7 (May 19, 1980): 66.


Game Description

This game description is from an advertisement in the Summer 1982 issue of the 
Bally / Astro Professional Arcade Software and Hardware Sourcebook:


Bally's Alley - An adventure game; one player.  Game can last for days or 
weeks; can save at any point for restart; can go in nine directions; find the 
ten treasures and return to house; can only carry four treasures at one time. 
Each move subtracts a point.  A magic word-sound-color will be helpful.


Program Documentation by John Collins

This is the first in a series of adventure programs I hope to write.  This 
program is a very complicated game.  It may take days or even weeks to 
complete.  However, it is designed to let you stop at any point in game- break 
the program- insert a new tape (be sure that it's a new tape so not to destroy 
the original tape)- type in GOTO 9000 -turn the recorder on to record and press
GO.  This will make a new tape-relisting of program and present values of the 
variables.  To restart the game, just use the new tape.

When the game starts, you will see a menu.  Enter one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 
or 4 and press GO.  If you enter 1, you will see a new menu for which 
directions you can go.  If you had entered 2, you would be able to type in 
words which may have special meaning like- TAKE KEYS.  If you had entered 3, it 
will identify which treasures you are carrying.  You can carry a maximum of 
four treasures at one time.  You get some points for picking up the treasure, 
but they will be subtracted if you do not drop the treasures in the right room.  
The fourth thing on the menu is the score.  Each room you go into, each time, 
will cost you a point.  However, the treasures are worth many points so do not 
be discouraged.  When you see the menu for directions; you can go in one of 
nine directions (no southeast).  Many times when you enter a location you 
cannot return in the opposite direction.  Normally there are two directions 
forward and two directions backwards from a location.  Some of the locations 
have the same name.  A magic word - sound - color will be helpful.