                            SPIDER-MAN

LOADING INSTRUCTIONS:

Note...  This  program  requires MS-DOS versions between  1.0  and 
2.11. higher versions will not work. 

     1). Boot your computer with the DOS 2.11 disk in drive A:

     2).  If  you  have  a  Color Monitor and  wish  to  view  the 
Graphics, type MODE CO40

          If you have a Monochrome Monitor or if you wish to  play 
the game in Text form only, type MODE MONO or MODE BW80, depending 
on your hardware setup.

     3). Insert the HULK disk in Drive A:

     4). Type START


HOW AN ADVENTURE WORKS:

     You  are  in  charge of the  main  character...  any  action, 
response  or behavior that the character performs comes from  you. 
When your character asks,  "WHAT SHALL I DO", answer him by typing 
in  2-word  commands from your keyboard.  If  your  character  has 
spotted an item in his vicinity, he might be able to acquire it if 
you tell him to TAKE it or GET it, as in GET BOOK or TAKE HAMMER.

     Be literal and precise. your character is depending on you to 
tell him exactly what to do.  If he or she doesn't understand your 
meaning,  you'll  be told that they don't  understand.  When  that 
happens, try different commands until you find one that works.

     Finding out what commands work and what ones don't is part of 
the fun of an Adventure.  Common Sense helps.  For  example,  your 
character cannot Wear a coat until he has Gotten it first.

     To  find  out what your character has with him at  any  given 
time, type TAKE INVENTORY.

     Some, (but not all!) of the words you might find useful are:

Climb     Examine   Leave     Move      Quit      Say
Drop      Go        Light     Pull      Read      Take
Enter     Help      Look      Push      Save      Wear 


     Solving the mystery is up to you. Good Luck!


BACKGROUND DATA ON SPIDER-MAN:

Real name: Peter Parker
Occupation: Freelance photographer, adventurer
Identity: Secret
Base of Operations: New York City

Origin:  Parker was bitten by a massively irradiated spider and as 
a result,  soon found that he had gained the abilities of a spider 
and hugely increased strength.  Using his new-found powers, Parker 
started a short-lived show business career that was soon given  up 
in favour of crime-fighting.  Peter Parker now works for the Daily 
Bugle as a freelance photographer,  mainly selling photographs  of 
Spider-Man in action.

Height: 5'10"                 Weight: 165 pounds
Eyes: Brown                   Hair: Brown

Powers:  Spider-Man  possesses superhuman strength,  reflexes  and 
equilibrium,  the ability to cling to almost any kind of  surface, 
and a subconscious danger sense.  He can lift up to 10  tons,  and 
his  reflexes  are on the average 15 times faster  than  a  normal 
man's.

Weapons:  Spider-Man  has  developed  a  spider-like  web-spinning 
device  and  a silk-like compound that mimics a  spider's  natural 
abilities.

