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The Time Machine
The Time Machine
General
Author	papafuji
Type	Adventure
Version	1.0 Beta
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2007/01/12
Links
	Download
	Website

Latest revision as of 11:12, 16 August 2024

The Time Machine is a text and graphic classic adventure game/interactive fiction from the Brian Howarth's Mysterious Adventure #2, ported to the Nintendo DS, as part of the Nintendo DS Classic Adventures series.

The Nintendo DS Classic Adventures series contains a range of text and graphic classic adventure games and interactive fictions ported to NDS created in the 80's for old computer like the TRS-80, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, Atari 8 bits or 16 bits machines like the Atari ST or the Amiga.

The collection was ported to the NDS by papafuji, divided into 3 categories (see complete list):

Classic Graphic Adventures.
Magnetic Scrolls Adventures.
Classic Text Adventures.

This homebrew is under the category of Classic Graphic Adventures, which you can find Level 9's adventures as well as Scott Adams and Brian Howarth adventures, with Atari 8 bits graphics or brand new NDS illustrations.

User guide

List of Classic Adventures

Classic Graphic Adventures	Magnetic Scrolls Adventures	Classic Text Adventures
Ghost Town	Corruption	DoubleScott
Pyramid of Doom	Fish!	Mysterious Adventures
Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle	Jinxter
The Golden Baton	Myth
The Time Machine	The Guild of Thieves
Emerald Isle	The Pawn
The Saga of Erik The Viking	Wonderland
The Jewels of Darkness Trilogy
The Silicon Dreams Trilogy
The Time & Magik Trilogy

All games from the Classic Adventure series have the same interface (stories on the top screen and text inputs on the bottom screen), and can be played exactly the same way.

Gameplay

Trapped in a thick fog on the moors whilst searching for the house of Dr Potter, you begin to wonder just what sort of a story will unfold for your newspaper about the strange goings on that have been witnessed at this home...that's if you ever find it.

Walkthrough can be found here.

Input text

There are two ways to type words with the stylus of your Nintendo DS.
- By default, you can directly draw the letters on the screen, according to the PA-Grafiti alphabet.
- Second way is to use the mini keyboard or the numerical keyboard.

Icons

To avoid typing always the same things, the most used orders can be called via the icons.
Each icon has two or three states, for example:
- The hand means GET, DROP and GIVE.
- The N button means GO NORTH and GO UP.
Just pick an icon twice or more to select the good order.

Vocabulary

A sentence in these games is defined by a verb + a noun, such as OPEN DOOR, GO NORTH, etc.
Some sentences can have only one word, e.g. INVENTORY (to see what you're carrying) or SCORE (to see your score).
Each game has its own vocabulary, but a lot a verbs are common to all the games.
In many cases, you don't have to write the entire word, only the first letters are necessary. For example:
- G HELM is equivalent to GET HELMET.
- CLIM DRAWB is equivalent to CLIMB DRAWBRIDGE.

List of the most common words
GO	ENTER	CLIMB	SWIM
HELP	LOOK	EXAMINE	GET
DROP	THROW	CAST	WEAR
REMOVE	OPEN	CLOSE	LOCK
UNLOCK	BREAK	CUT	CHOP
SAY	KILL
Shortcuts	Actions
N S E W	GO NORTH, GO SOUTH, GO EAST and GO WEST.
NE NW SE SW	NORTH-EAST, NORTH-WEST, etc (Level9 and Frotz games).
H	HELP.
I	INVENTORY.
X	EXAMINE (in classic games), EXITS (in Level 9 games).
G	GET (or AGAIN for Inform/Frotz games).
L	LOOK.
SV	SAVE.
LD	LOAD.
R	RESTORE.

Controls

X - Swap keyboard and grafiti input modes

Y/A - YES

B - NO

L/R - Change image size (Level 9 and Magnetic games only)

Start/Select - Save, Restore, Pause, Exit the game

Screenshots

Online emulator

Can use gamepad or customise in the control settings.
Nintendo DS	Keyboard

Credits

Author - Brian Howarth

Editor - Digital Fantasia

1st release - 1983

Game engine - Scottfree

External links

Author's website - http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures.html

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+{{Infobox DS Homebrews
-| title       = The Time Machine
+|title=The Time Machine
-| image       = [[File:Timemachineds.jpg]]
+|image=thetimemachine.png
-| type        = Adventure
+|description=Mysterious Adventure by Brian Howarth.
-| version     = 1.0 beta
+|author=papafuji
-| licence     = Mixed
+|lastupdated=2007/01/12
-| author      = papafuji
+|type=Adventure
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+|version=1.0 Beta
-| download    = Media:Thetimemachine10betads.zip
+|license=Mixed
-| source      =
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-}}
+|website=http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures.html
+}}
+The Time Machine is a text and graphic classic adventure game/interactive fiction from the Brian Howarth's Mysterious Adventure #2, ported to the Nintendo DS, as part of the Nintendo DS Classic Adventures series.
-Brian Howarth's Mysterious Adventure #2, one of the 'Nintendo DS Classic Adventures series' port to NDS created in the 80's for old computer like the TRS-80, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, Atari 8 bits or 16 bits machines like the Atari ST or the Amiga.
+The Nintendo DS Classic Adventures series contains a range of text and graphic classic adventure games and interactive fictions ported to NDS created in the 80's for old computer like the TRS-80, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, Atari 8 bits or 16 bits machines like the Atari ST or the Amiga.
-It contains Level 9's adventures as well as Scott Adams and Brian Howarth adventures, with Atari 8 bits graphics or brand new NDS illustrations.
+The collection was ported to the NDS by papafuji, divided into 3 categories (see [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/The_Time_Machine#List_of_Classic_Adventures complete list]):
+* Classic Graphic Adventures.
+* Magnetic Scrolls Adventures.
+* Classic Text Adventures.
+This homebrew is under the category of Classic Graphic Adventures, which you can find Level 9's adventures as well as Scott Adams and Brian Howarth adventures, with Atari 8 bits graphics or brand new NDS illustrations.
 ==User guide==
-Trapped in a thick fog on the moors whilst searching for the house of Dr Potter, you begin to wonder just what sort of a story will unfold for your newspaper about the strange goings on that have been witnessed at this home... that's if you ever find it.
+===List of Classic Adventures===
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 800px;"
+|-
+! Classic Graphic Adventures || Magnetic Scrolls Adventures || Classic Text Adventures
+|-
+| [[Ghost Town|Ghost Town]] ||  [[Corruption|Corruption]] || [[DoubleScott|DoubleScott]]
+|-
+| [[Pyramid of Doom|Pyramid of Doom]] || [[Fish!|Fish!]] || [[Mysterious Adventures|Mysterious Adventures]]
+|-
+| [[Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle|Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle]] || [[Jinxter|Jinxter]] ||
+|-
+| [[The Golden Baton|The Golden Baton]] || [[Myth|Myth]] ||
+|-
+| [[The Time Machine|The Time Machine]] || [[The Guild of Thieves|The Guild of Thieves]] ||
+|-
+| [[Emerald Isle|Emerald Isle]] || [[The Pawn|The Pawn]] ||
+|-
+| [[The Saga of Erik The Viking|The Saga of Erik The Viking]] || [[Wonderland|Wonderland]] ||
+|-
+| [[The Jewels of Darkness Trilogy|The Jewels of Darkness Trilogy]] ||  ||
+|-
+| [[The Silicon Dreams Trilogy|The Silicon Dreams Trilogy]] ||  ||
+|-
+| [[The Time & Magik Trilogy|The Time & Magik Trilogy]] ||  ||
+|-
+|}
+All games from the Classic Adventure series have the same interface (stories on the top screen and text inputs on the bottom screen), and can be played exactly the same way.
+===Gameplay===
+Trapped in a thick fog on the moors whilst searching for the house of Dr Potter, you begin to wonder just what sort of a story will unfold for your newspaper about the strange goings on that have been witnessed at this home...that's if you ever find it.
 Walkthrough can be found [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures/solutions/TheTimeMachine.html here].
-===Text input===
+===Input text===
-There are two ways to type words with stylus of Nintendo DS:
+* There are two ways to type words with the stylus of your Nintendo DS.
-:'''Grafiti mode''': directly draw the letters on the screen, according to the PA-Grafiti alphabet (cf grafiti.jpg)
+** By default, you can directly draw the letters on the screen, according to the [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/The_Time_Machine#Screenshots PA-Grafiti alphabet].
-:'''Keyboard mode''': use mini keyboard (cf keyboard.jpg), choose input mode by pressing 'X' button
+** Second way is to use the mini keyboard or the numerical keyboard.
-To avoid typing always the same things, the most used orders can be called via the icons - each icon has two or three states, for example, the 'hand' icon means "GET ", "DROP " and "GIVE ", and the 'N' button means "GO NORTH" and "GO UP" - just pick an icon twice or more to select the good order.
+===Icons===
+* To avoid typing always the same things, the most used orders can be called via the icons.
+* Each icon has two or three states, for example:
+** The hand means GET, DROP and GIVE.
+** The N button means GO NORTH and GO UP.
+* Just pick an icon twice or more to select the good order.
 ===Vocabulary===
-A sentence in these games is defined by a verb + a noun, for example, "OPEN DOOR", "GO NORTH"... some sentences can have only one word, for example "INVENTORY" (to see what you're carrying), or "SCORE"
+* A sentence in these games is defined by a verb + a noun, such as OPEN DOOR, GO NORTH, etc.
+* Some sentences can have only one word, e.g. INVENTORY (to see what you're carrying) or SCORE (to see your score).
-Each game has his own vocabulary, but a lot a verbs are common to all the games - here's a list of the most common words :
+* Each game has its own vocabulary, but a lot a verbs are common to all the games.
+* In many cases, you don't have to write the entire word, only the first letters are necessary. For example:
-GO, ENTER, CLIMB, SWIM, LOOK, EXAMINE, GET, DROP, THROW, CAST, WEAR, REMOVE, OPEN, CLOSE, LOCK, UNLOCK, BREAK, CUT, CHOP, SAY, KILL, HELP...
+** G HELM is equivalent to GET HELMET.
+** CLIM DRAWB is equivalent to CLIMB DRAWBRIDGE.
-In many cases, you don't have to write the entire word to be understand, only the first letters are necessary:
-For example, "G HELM" is equivalent to "GET HELMET", or "CLIM DRAWB" is equivalent to "CLIMB DRAWBRIDGE"
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 800px;"
+! colspan="4"| List of the most common words
-===Shortcuts===
+|-
-As many words come often in the same game, some shortcuts have been defined:
+| GO || ENTER || CLIMB || SWIM
-:N S E W - equivalent to "GO NORTH", "GO SOUTH", "GO EAST" and "GO WEST"
+|-
-:NE NW SE SW - in Level9 and Frotz games, this letters are equivalent to  "NORTH-EAST", "NORTH-WEST".
+| HELP || LOOK || EXAMINE || GET
-:L - look
+|-
-:I - inventory
+| DROP || THROW || CAST || WEAR
-:X - examine (classic games), exit (in Level 9 games)
+|-
-:H - help
+| REMOVE || OPEN || CLOSE || LOCK
-:G - get
+|-
-:SC - score
+| UNLOCK || BREAK || CUT || CHOP
-:SV or SAV - save
+|-
-:RS or RST - restore
+| SAY || KILL || ||
-:LD or LOA - load (in Level 9 games)
+|-
+! colspan="1"| Shortcuts
+! colspan="3"| Actions
+|-
+| colspan="1"| N S E W
+| colspan="3"| GO NORTH, GO SOUTH, GO EAST and GO WEST.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| NE NW SE SW
+| colspan="3"| NORTH-EAST, NORTH-WEST, etc (Level9 and Frotz games).
+|-
+| colspan="1"| H
+| colspan="3"| HELP.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| I
+| colspan="3"| INVENTORY.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| X
+| colspan="3"| EXAMINE (in classic games), EXITS (in Level 9 games).
+|-
+| colspan="1"| G
+| colspan="3"| GET (or AGAIN for Inform/Frotz games).
+|-
+| colspan="1"| L
+| colspan="3"| LOOK.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| SV
+| colspan="3"| SAVE.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| LD
+| colspan="3"| LOAD.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| R
+| colspan="3"| RESTORE.
+|-
+|}
 ==Controls==
-X  - swap 'keyboard' and 'grafiti' input modes
+X  - Swap keyboard and grafiti input modes
+Y/A  - YES
-Y/A  - means 'YES'
+B - NO
-B - means 'NO'
+L/R - Change image size (Level 9 and Magnetic games only)
-L/R - in Level 9 games, size up/down the images
+Start/Select - Save, Restore, Pause, Exit the game
-Start/Select - save, restore, pause, exit the game
+==Screenshots==
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/thetimemachine2.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/thetimemachine3.png
+<!--BEGIN Online Emulator Section-->
+==Online emulator==
+{{EmulatorJS Main
+|width=515px
+|height=384px
+|EJS_backgroundImage=https://www.gamebrew.org/images/7/75/Thetimemachine.png
+|EJS_core=desmume2015
+|EJS_gameName=The Time Machine
+|EJS_gameUrl=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/onlineemulators/nds/thetimemachine.7z
+}}
+{{DS Control Settings}}
+<!--END Online Emulator Section-->
 ==Credits==
 Author - Brian Howarth
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 Game engine - Scottfree
-[[Category:Homebrew applications]]
+==External links==
+* Author's website - http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures.html