The Oasis of Shalimar
Lost in the shifting sands of the desert lies the ancient oasis of Shalimar, now an empty, crumbling ruin. In this decaying paradise you must find and store ten golden treasures, but take care — the oasis is not quite as dead as it seems . . .
Transcribed from the cassette inlay.1983 · Copyright 1983 on the disk loading screen; advertised October 1984
Play it
The disk image is under “From the archive” below. It runs in VICE, which is free for Windows, macOS and Linux, or on a THEC64. Two-word commands: DIG, HELP, GET AXE, GO NORTH, DROP SWORD. The hint sheet below has the solutions.
How it plays
Commands the manual gives as examples: DIG, HELP, GET AXE, GO NORTH, DROP SWORD.
T = List of Treasures stored.
Screens
Alternative cover
A second cover design for the same title, held in the archive alongside the printed one. Which came first is not recorded.
From the archive
- Cassette inlay the original blurb and instructions, as printed
- Hint sheet (PDF) scanned from the sheet Mountain Valley sold separately
- Disk image (.d64) 171 KB — for VICE or any C64 emulator
