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The Volcano of Raka-Tua

Commodore 64CassetteDisk

The volcano on the tropical island of Raka-Tua has been rumbling for days and the small town is now all but deserted. Rumours tell of five valuable treasures left behind on the island and ancient legends speak of fire-breathing lava creatures who live in the depths of the mountain. Can you discover the secret of the blind statue and recover the five treasures before the volcano erupts? But beware — there may be some truth in the ancient legends after all . . .

Transcribed from the cassette inlay.

1984 · Copyright 1984 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: GET PEN, GO NORTH, DROP MATCHES, DIG, HELP. The hint sheet below has the solutions.

How it plays

Commands the manual gives as examples: GET PEN, GO NORTH, DROP MATCHES, DIG, HELP.

T = List of Treasures stored. Treasures are indicated with an asterisk, e.g. *DIAMOND*.

Screens

In game
In game
Loading screen — cassette
Loading screen — cassette
Loading screen — disk
Loading screen — disk

From the archive