The Famous Five is a text adventure game based on the series of children's
books by Enid Blyton. It was released by Enigma Variations in 1991.

This ZIP file includes both the cassette and disc versions of the game. The
cassette version is found on FAMOUS5T.DSK, and the disc version is found on
FAMOUS5.DSK. The disc version features graphics, but unfortunately there are
some bugs in the game; if you enter certain locations, the game ends and you
must start again. This also means that you cannot complete the game! If anyone
has a disc version of the game which does not feature these bugs, please inform
me.

This is the reason why I have included a cracked cassette version of the game,
which has been transferred to disc. Unlike the disc version, there are no
graphics within the game, but you can enter all of the locations without the
game ending (as far as I know!). The cracked cassette version requires 128K of
memory, although the original cassette version will run on machines with only
64K of memory.

Also, here are some keys which you may find useful:

f0 - "WAIT" + RETURN
f1 - repeat the previous command entered
f2 - "SCORE" + RETURN
f3 - "LOOK" + RETURN
f4 - "TAKE "
f5 - "DROP "
f6 - "INVENTORY" + RETURN
f7 - "BECOME "
f8 - "EXAMINE "
f9 - repeat the previous command entered + RETURN

The characters you can BECOME are Anne, Dick, George and Julian. At the start
of the game, you are Julian. Many of the puzzles require you to control a
particular character, so this is important.

Nicholas Campbell
