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|                              Hints for                             |
|                             Janitor Joe!                           |
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  WARNING:  The following information is top secret.  Only authorized
            Personnel may view!  Also, any not wishing further hints
            on the aforesaid game are encouraged to stop reading here.


These hints were obtained both by official testing of the software and
sneaky decoding of it (called 'cheating' in other terms.)

 1)  First screen:  Major problem is jumping over enemy robots.
     Two methods:  head on and from behind

   Head on) get a running start and jump when about two characters
            away. (from now on small distances will be refered to
            by character width [in 80 column mode])

   From Behind)  start running and jump just before hitting the
            robot (about 1/2 to 3/4 characters)

     also on first screen are pits.  Just remember to jump at
     the last second.  Many times you should wait on the level
     below a robot until it passes over you and then go up.


 2)  Second screen:  Must watch out for slides and robots.

     Possible hangups:  run over slide top without jumping and
                        accidentally slide down.
                        Get the key on the far right side before
                        the others.  This one must be gotten last
                        because there is no way to get off the
                        platform.
   Some secrets:

        the major problem with a robot will be the one in the middle
        who you will encounter very early in the game.  I've found 
        the safest way to get by him is to wait on the ledge on the
        right side of him until he comes towards you and starts back.
        At that moment jump onto the same ledge as him.  Then when he
        turns back at you, run towards him and follow the previous
        instructions for jumping a robot head on.  Be sure to jump
        again when you land on his head so you don't die there.

        There are many keys just beyond slide entrances.  Be sure to
        jump over the slides before getting the keys.


 3)  Third screen:  This is an easy one.  Just push the joystick button
                    or spacebar to start the elevators.  Remember to
                    get off the elevators between floors, not when you
                    are right next to a level.


 4)  Fourth screen:  Interesting.  The main thing you will need to know
                     is where those ladders are.  One is just right of
                     where you start.  It goes up.  Another starts on
                     the far left side at the bottom and goes all the
                     way up the side to the next floor level.  Another
                     is at the far right side and starts at the second
                     floor up.  The last that I've found starts on the
                     long floor in the middle, towards the left side.
                     It is right under a lone platform.  Go up it then
                     go down and you will get flashing colors and the
                     next key you get will be worth many points.  The
                     author's name also appears.

         If you can find a ladder that I haven't mentioned, please let
         me know.  I would greatly appreciate it.


 5)  Fifth screen:  This is a toughy to describe.  First go to the top
           of the screen and be sure to jump onto the mover.  Then jump
           off when you get across.  Go down the ladder part way, but
           not so far as to let the robot get your legs when he passes
           under you.  Just as he passes you going left, you go down
           and jump to the ledge on the right.  Jump across all the
           little ones (there is one that you will have to jump from
           the far left edge to make it) then climb up the ladder and
           get the key.  Then go down and go to the far left side of
           that platform before jumping again.  Jump back to the floor
           with the robot (when he's on the other side, of course) and
           walk off to the right.  Then go left down the slope and
           stop.  This part gets tricky.  You are going to walk off to
           the left and the mover will go to the right.  See that
           ladder over there to the right that you will pass right over?
           You are going to have to walk off onto it in mid flight.
           Just as you approach it, start walking to the left.  Then
           walk off and you should fall onto it, providing you walked
           at the right time.  Then jump and walk to the left and get
           that key.  Then land on that last mover and push up.  Keep
           pushing it until you start going up the ladder that you
           passed under.  Get that key and get back on the mover.
           Jump off and climb back up to the old mover.  Jump either
           straight up or to the right, depending on where you stopped
           the mover when you jumped off.  Now you have a real job.
           Remember robots?  Well you have to jump on this guy's head
           and past him to the right side.  Just pretend you are on
           a solid piece of ground and do a head on jump.  From there
           on it's easy.


 6) Sixth screen:  there is no normal sixth screen.  Normally you will
           get a little intermission and start over at a harder level.
           The program mentions a Secret Room in the instructions.  I
           have failed to find an entrance to this room.  If anyone can
           tell me how to get there from the regular game, please tell
           me.  I have gotten there illegally and all it is is an
           extra credit screen.  Lots of keys and 3 robots.


Through looking at the program with DEBUG, I was able to locate a way of
getting to any screen from the very start of the game.  When you are at
the menu (with P>lay, J>oystick, S>ound, etc.) type the following:
  JOEn   with a capital JOE and where n stands for the screen you want
to start at, 6 being the secret screen.  Then type P and the desired
level of difficulty.


Those are all of the hints and advice I can come up with at the moment.
If anybody has found an easier or more reliable way to get through a
section, I'd be glad to hear about it.  As I said, I would especially
like to know how to get to the secret room the real way.  Happy gaming.



                     
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