The Hero of Lonesome Valley

Tom's life has been extremely dull. Every day has been the same ever since he can remember. At the crack of dawn, he goes to work with his father at the Lonesome Valley Community Farm. Nobody seems to know the farm exists

until tax time rolls around. Tom knows there is life outside of the valley because from the hole that is his bedroom

window, he has seen the castle of King Theodoric high on the distant mountains. He has heard tales about valiant knights who fight dragons, live in palaces and are surrounded by beautiful maidens.

"Some day I'm going to be a knight," he tells himself, not believing those who told him that only the wealthy could be knighted. "I'll fight dragons and then I'll be rich."

Only you can help Tom. Before the journey begins, however, unplug your disk controller and type in POlE 25, 5: NEW. Then load the program. At the beginning, you are asked to choose between "Regular Tom" and "Brave Tom." You should begin with the former, before advancing to "Brave Tom."