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>Marcelschoen at 11:28, 12 April 2015

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	a message appears that "only a genius would know into which of the 999 holes to put the wire. Which one is it?" This is some kind of joke of the programmers, because there is no correct answer. Here's what Harry Lafnear himself told me about it when he gave me some much appreciated feedback for this FAQ:		a message appears that "only a genius would know into which of the 999 holes to put the wire. Which one is it?" This is some kind of joke of the programmers, because there is no correct answer. Here's what Harry Lafnear himself told me about it when he gave me some much appreciated feedback for this FAQ:

	''The firing pin ~~canâ€™t~~ be fixed. ~~Itâ€™s~~ just a red herring. It was weird, though. We had our friends playtest the game for us, and we never gave any hints during development. I had sit and watch as they tried to fix that darned thing, sometimes for hours. It became like a psychology experiment. How long would it take them to abandon a hopeless task? 10 minutes? an hour? twelve? never? It was fascinating, even if it was maybe a bit cruel.''		''The firing pin can't be fixed. It's just a red herring. It was weird, though. We had our friends playtest the game for us, and we never gave any hints during development. I had sit and watch as they tried to fix that darned thing, sometimes for hours. It became like a psychology experiment. How long would it take them to abandon a hopeless task? 10 minutes? an hour? twelve? never? It was fascinating, even if it was maybe a bit cruel.''

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	# Version: 1.0 / May 2008 #		# Version: 1.0 / May 2008 #
	# Version: 1.1 / January 2010 #		# Version: 1.1 / January 2010 #
			# Version: 1.2 / April 2015 #
	# Copyright: Marcel Schoen #		# Copyright: Marcel Schoen #
	# Email: marcelschoen@yahoo.com #		# Email: marcelschoen@yahoo.com #
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	because in "The Sentinel" you'll find an ankh which you need afterwards in "The Guardian" to decipher some scrolls. And then in "The Guardian" you'll find a golden scepter, and you'll need both this scepter and the ankh to get the golden mask artifact in "Cheop's Curse".		because in "The Sentinel" you'll find an ankh which you need afterwards in "The Guardian" to decipher some scrolls. And then in "The Guardian" you'll find a golden scepter, and you'll need both this scepter and the ankh to get the golden mask artifact in "Cheop's Curse".

			NOTE: The scepter is also required to enter Cheops' Curse from level 3A onward - if you try to enter once without it, it'll kick you back to the Timegates. If you try after that, you'll take five hits of damage and also get kicked out.

	=== Single- vs. Multiplayer ===		=== Single- vs. Multiplayer ===
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	> TEN		> TEN
	(the ~~number~~ of ~~Ghosts)~~
			The reason being that the scroll refers to the ghosts that are encased in stone in the basement of level 4A onward - and there are ten ghosts, so TEN is the right answer.

	:'''Stage: 4D'''		:'''Stage: 4D'''
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	> OPEN CHEST		> OPEN CHEST
	> IRON PELLETS		> IRON PELLETS
	and you gain temporary invincibility. The green paper will give you 2500		and you gain temporary invincibility. NOTE: The green paper will give you 2500
	cubits, the black ashes will poison you and the blue crystals will result in a		cubits, the black ashes will poison you and the blue crystals will result in a
	diamond which is needed only in 4C for a riddle of Mad Hermit.		diamond which is needed only in 4C for a riddle of Mad Hermit.

			So, if you instead want to maximise your cubits score, go for the green paper instead:

			> OPEN CHEST
			> GREEN PAPER

	:'''Stage: 4B'''		:'''Stage: 4B'''
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	> OPEN CHEST		> OPEN CHEST
	> IRON PELLETS		> IRON PELLETS
	and you gain temporary invincibility.		and you gain temporary invincibility. Or, to maximise cubits:

			> OPEN CHEST
			> GREEN PAPER

	:'''Stage: 4C'''		:'''Stage: 4C'''
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	> OPEN CHEST		> OPEN CHEST
	> IRON PELLETS		> IRON PELLETS
	and you gain temporary invincibility.		and you gain temporary invincibility, or, again, to maximise cubits:

			> OPEN CHEST
			> GREEN PAPER

	=== Ghost Town ===		=== Ghost Town ===
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	* Kroah, reverse engineer of old games, and author of the "Time Bandit" editor utility, which naturally helped a lot to uncover hidden details.		* Kroah, reverse engineer of old games, and author of the "Time Bandit" editor utility, which naturally helped a lot to uncover hidden details.
	[[Category:Walkthroughs]]		[[Category:Walkthroughs]]
	* Harry Lafnear for providing ~~the~~ missing bits to make this FAQ complete.		* Harry Lafnear for providing a few missing bits to make this FAQ complete.
			* Tim Connolly for additional input and additions.

>Wongck at 09:07, 1 September 2011

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	* Kroah, reverse engineer of old games, and author of the "Time Bandit" editor utility, which naturally helped a lot to uncover hidden details.		* Kroah, reverse engineer of old games, and author of the "Time Bandit" editor utility, which naturally helped a lot to uncover hidden details.
			[[Category:Walkthroughs]]

>Marcelschoen at 08:46, 6 July 2008

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	http://www.gamefaqs.com/		http://www.gamefaqs.com/

	* Wikipedia topic about "Time Bandit":		* Wikipedia topic about "Time Bandit":

	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Bandit		http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Bandit

	* An interview with go-creator Harry Lafnear:		* An interview with go-creator Harry Lafnear:

	http://www.atarilegend.com/interviews/interview.php?interview_id=4		http://www.atarilegend.com/interviews/interview.php?interview_id=4

	* Kroah's "Time Bandit"-editor utility in the makings:		* Kroah's "Time Bandit"-editor utility in the makings:

	http://bringerp.free.fr/RE/Tb/news.php5		http://bringerp.free.fr/RE/Tb/news.php5

	== Other Versions / Platforms ==		== Other Versions / Platforms ==

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	= Time Bandit Walkthrough =		= Time Bandit Walkthrough =

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			# by Bill Dunlevy (Programming) & Harry Lafnear (Graphics) #
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			Atari ST "Time Bandit" Walkthrough/Guide/FAQ
			__________________________________________
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			# Version: 1.0 / May 2008 #
			# Copyright: Marcel Schoen #
			# Email: marcelschoen@yahoo.com #
			# All rights reserved (c) 2008 #
			#__________________________________________#

			(Yeah... it took me only 23 years to do it..)

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

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	* You get 7500 cubits bonus for the mask.		* You get 7500 cubits bonus for the mask.


	== ~~ARTIFACT LIST~~ ==		== Artifact List ==

	Artifact \| Stage \| Earliest stage		Artifact \| Stage \| Earliest stage
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	[[:Image:Sorcerers_Maze_Map.gif\|[SCR010] Map for the Sorcerer's maze]]		[[:Image:Sorcerers_Maze_Map.gif\|[SCR010] Map for the Sorcerer's maze]]

			== Sources / Links ==
	== ~~SOURCES~~ / ~~LINKS~~ ==

	* gamefaqs.com:		* gamefaqs.com:
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	http://bringerp.free.fr/RE/Tb/news.php5		http://bringerp.free.fr/RE/Tb/news.php5

			== Other Versions / Platforms ==
	== ~~OTHER VERSIONS~~ / ~~PLATFORMS~~ ==

	"Time Bandit" has also been ported to some other platforms, such as		"Time Bandit" has also been ported to some other platforms, such as
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	== ~~CREDITS~~ ==		== Credits ==

	This Walkthrough was written by Marcel Schoen, Switzerland, in order to		This Walkthrough was written by Marcel Schoen, Switzerland, in order to

>Marcelschoen at 08:40, 6 July 2008

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	[[:Image:Sorcerers_Maze_Map.gif\|[SCR010] Map for the Sorcerer's maze]]		[[:Image:Sorcerers_Maze_Map.gif\|[SCR010] Map for the Sorcerer's maze]]


			== SOURCES / LINKS ==

			* gamefaqs.com:

			http://www.gamefaqs.com/

			* Wikipedia topic about "Time Bandit":

			http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Bandit

			* An interview with go-creator Harry Lafnear:

			http://www.atarilegend.com/interviews/interview.php?interview_id=4

			* Kroah's "Time Bandit"-editor utility in the makings:

			http://bringerp.free.fr/RE/Tb/news.php5


			== OTHER VERSIONS / PLATFORMS ==

			"Time Bandit" has also been ported to some other platforms, such as
			Commodore's Amiga or MS-DOS. I don't know these, and if there are any
			important differences concerning the solutions described in this guide
			(my guess, however, is that there are no real differences), please let
			me know it.

			Should you know anything valuable about any such version, I'd be glad
			to incorporate it in this guide as well.


			== CREDITS ==

			This Walkthrough was written by Marcel Schoen, Switzerland, in order to
			fill the void and honouring one of my personal all-time favourite games.

			Additional thanks for valuable input, help and comments go to

			* Kroah, reverse engineer of old games, and author of the "Time Bandit" editor utility, which naturally helped a lot to uncover hidden details.

>Marcelschoen at 08:37, 6 July 2008

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	What happens at the end??? A question that bothered many, since probably only few have ever seen it... at least without a Trainer version.		What happens at the end??? A question that bothered many, since probably only few have ever seen it... at least without a Trainer version.

	Screenshot [SCR003] shows you the timegates journal page with all levels on 4D, and all artifacts collected. When you press fire, a message from the programmers is shown (screenshot [SCR004], followed by a nice animation, showing a nighttime sky, with the stars forming a "The End" label, and the Time Bandit standing in a green flowery field, gazing at the sky.		Screenshot [[:Image:Timegates_Journal_Completed.gif\|[SCR003]]] shows you the timegates journal page with all levels on 4D, and all artifacts collected. When you press fire, a message from the programmers is shown (screenshot [[:Image:Game_Finished_Message.gif\|[SCR004]]], followed by a nice animation, showing a nighttime sky, with the stars forming a "The End" label, and the Time Bandit standing in a green flowery field, gazing at the sky.

	Quite nice, and more than I'd have expected, actually. I've created an animated GIF using the emulators slow-motion- and screenshot-features, which you can see in the screenshot section, [[:Image:Ending_Animation.gif\|[SCR005]]].		Quite nice, and more than I'd have expected, actually. I've created an animated GIF using the emulators slow-motion- and screenshot-features, which you can see in the screenshot section, [[:Image:Ending_Animation.gif\|[SCR005]]].
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	:'''Stage: 4D'''		:'''Stage: 4D'''

	* Get the King's Crown artifact at the center of the large maze with the rotating knifes (see screenshot [SCR007]). Get your timing right, or get hurt...		* Get the King's Crown artifact at the center of the large maze with the rotating knifes (see screenshot [[:Image:Kings_Crown_Artifact.gif\|[SCR007]]]). Get your timing right, or get hurt...


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	:'''Stage: 4A'''		:'''Stage: 4A'''

	* Sorcerer Maze: see screenshot [SCR010].		* Sorcerer Maze: see screenshot [[:Image:Sorcerers_Maze_Map.gif\|[SCR010]]].
	* At the Treasure Chest:		* At the Treasure Chest:

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	> DIAMOND		> DIAMOND
	and you'll get 2'000 additional cubits!		and you'll get 2'000 additional cubits!
	* Pass Mad Hermit and go to the Unicorn (beware of the cubes / see screenshot [SCR008]).		* Pass Mad Hermit and go to the Unicorn (beware of the cubes / see screenshot [[:Image:Unicorn_Artifact.gif\|[SCR008]]]).
	* Answer the Unicorns questions. Here you have different possible paths, depending on your answers.		* Answer the Unicorns questions. Here you have different possible paths, depending on your answers.

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	:'''* Here begins the optional part *'''		:'''* Here begins the optional part *'''

	* Go to the room with the unhelpful computer and enter the characters which show as lightning bolts on the screen (two characters after each other, see screenshot [SCR006]) Fill the entire line! Since it depends heavily on what language setting you have on your computer, it's difficult to say which keys you have to press exactly. Once you've done it, you electrocute the computer, and he'll release part of a 5-digit coordinate. It's always of the format ABC_D, where the underscore "_" stands for the missing digit.		* Go to the room with the unhelpful computer and enter the characters which show as lightning bolts on the screen (two characters after each other, see screenshot [[:Image:Lightning_Bolts.gif\|[SCR006]]]) Fill the entire line! Since it depends heavily on what language setting you have on your computer, it's difficult to say which keys you have to press exactly. Once you've done it, you electrocute the computer, and he'll release part of a 5-digit coordinate. It's always of the format ABC_D, where the underscore "_" stands for the missing digit.
	* Go to the long-range transporter room and use the terminal		* Go to the long-range transporter room and use the terminal
	* Here's the part that will cost you up to 9 lives: Try the coordinate you've got and fill in the missing value where the underscore "_" character is, using a value from 0-9. One of them should work. Of course you have to step on the transporter each time to try, and if it wasn't the right one, you'll loose a life.		* Here's the part that will cost you up to 9 lives: Try the coordinate you've got and fill in the missing value where the underscore "_" character is, using a value from 0-9. One of them should work. Of course you have to step on the transporter each time to try, and if it wasn't the right one, you'll loose a life.
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	'''NOTE:''' There's also a screenshot for that, [SCR009].		'''NOTE:''' There's also a screenshot for that, [[:Image:Sphinx_Riddle_Map.gif\|[SCR009]]].

	* The scroll you find has the "Riddle of the Sphinx". To start it:		* The scroll you find has the "Riddle of the Sphinx". To start it:
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	will disappear and free the way to the mask.		will disappear and free the way to the mask.

	Have a look at screenshot [SCR001] to get an idea of the setup.		Have a look at screenshot [[:Image:Cheops_Mask_off.gif\|[SCR001]]] to get an idea of the setup.

	* NOTE 1: At this point you need to have the golden scepter and the ankh from "The Sentinel" and "The Guardian"!		* NOTE 1: At this point you need to have the golden scepter and the ankh from "The Sentinel" and "The Guardian"!
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	:Lower right: Move 1x (leans to the right then)		:Lower right: Move 1x (leans to the right then)

	* Check out the screenshots [SCR002] to verify what it will look like once the light beams are activated.		* Check out the screenshots [[:Image:Cheops_Mask_on.gif\|[SCR002]]] to verify what it will look like once the light beams are activated.

	* '''ATTENTION:''' Once you perform the next step, the light is activated. Move out of its way quickly!		* '''ATTENTION:''' Once you perform the next step, the light is activated. Move out of its way quickly!

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	== ARTIFACT LIST ==		== ARTIFACT LIST ==

	~~<table>~~
	~~<tr><td>aha</td><td>aha</td></tr>~~
	~~<tr><td>aha</td><td>aha</td></tr>~~
	~~</table>~~

	Artifact \| Stage \| Earliest stage		Artifact \| Stage \| Earliest stage