Ice Princess

The North Pole. A nature lover's dream, right? A vast expanse of snow-white landscape, stretching as far as the eye can see and unspoiled by modern, or even outdated, technology. Where the seals and penguins roam in peaceful

bliss, fearing only an occasional polar bear. Of course, everybody knows that the North Pole is where Santa Claus and the elves work feverishly all year long in their merry workshop to produce toys for all good little girls and boys on Christmas.

The country also happens to be the home of the beautiful Ice Princess, whose beauty is legend among the few persons who have explored the area. Just one glimpse into the eyes of the Ice Princess is all that is needed to instill her image in a man's heart and dreams forever. You've never been to the North Pole, never even imagined yourself going. Until one

evening, her vision appears to you in a dream.

You are hypnotized by this stunning beauty and are fascinated with the possibility of taking her for you wife. You, who

many years ago, vowed to remain a bachelor. She is so beautiful that, in your dream, you propose to her. And she agrees, to your surprise. You return home, in your dream, to prepare for the wedding. Your folks are happy that you finally have found a lifetime companion. The next morning you awake in a daze, not wanting to believe that the vision was merely a dream. You call in sick to work, planning on more sleep and are fascinated with the possibility of taking her for your wife. You, who because you are unable to sleep thinking about her. That evening, however, you are almost reunited in dreamland. You see her in a mist walking slowly toward you. Just as you are about to reach out for her, the Ice Princess is captured by an evil sorcerer.

"This is not a dream," she cries, as she is carried away to the sorcerer's castle. "You must save me! We must be together again! "

Your eyes open suddenly, searching the darkness of the bedroom for any evidence of the experience. You find nothing, but you prepare yourself for the inevitable: You've got to save the Ice Princess! The Adventure consists of two listings. The first contains a title screen and complete instructions. You may need to type RUN twice since a PCLEARl is used in the listing. If you wish to receive a printout of commands, simply indicate so when you are prompted (see lines 410 and 420 if you wish to change the printer pokes). When you have read the instructions, type RUN again and the second listing will load.

The program has three parts (not to be confused with listings). When you safely make it through one level, you will advance to the next part. Your goal is to rescue the Ice Princess. To do this, you must collect all the portions of a broken message to decipher the magic word that will help you save her.

Hurry, now. She is waiting for you.