ZORRO SOLUTION

Frank Walters/T.A.C.O. Bell BBS


  This describes the sequence of actions required to complete 'Zorro' by 
Datasoft. The techniques must be supplied by the players.


THE WELL:

  The opening screen shows the princess being abducted. Don't chase the 
evildoer, you can't catch him. Instead, climb the vine, jump left onto 
the well and then from the top of the ladder, jump right to obtain the 
handkerchief dropped by the princess on the crank of the well.  Then 
repeat the climb/jump and descend the ladder into the well.

  Stand on the right edge of the ledge at the bottom of the ladder and 
push the stick FWD to make Zorro jump a few times, then move the stick 
until it hits the FWD/R diagonal and hold it there as he jumps right 
onto the ball and bounces up and climbs the ladder. Move right to the 
top of the bump on the center ledge and jump FWD/R to catch the bar. 
Positioned at the left side of the bar, above the far right ball, pull 
BACK on the stick to drop directly on the ball. As he is falling, 
position the stick FWD/R diagonal so he bounces off the ball onto the 
lower right ledge. Exit right.

  WEIGHTS & PULLEYS: Descend the ladder at the lower left of the screen 
to the trampoline screen. Work your way zig-zag down the left side 
platforms to the bottom. At the lower right side is a trampoline. Stand 
on it and push FWD and jump several times, then FWD/R to jump up on the 
platform with the FLOWER POT. Push the button to pick up the FLOWER POT. 
Move to the lower left of screen and bouncing on the trampolines until 
you catch the bar above, work your way zig-zag back up to the upper 
right and bounce back to the Weights & pulleys screen. Climb up to the 
yellow ball and touch it. It will roll onto the platform and descend 
halfway, roll to the right to another platform. Stand on the left hand 
moving platform while holding the FLOWER POT until it descends all the 
way to the bottom of the screen, causing the ball to raise to the top 
and roll to the next platform on the right and descending, pulling the 
weight at the far right part way up. Drop the pot off the platform, 
allowing it to raise halfway up and exit to the left.

  CROSSING THE WELL:  Stand on left edge of platform and push FWD/L 
diagonal and RELEASE stick. Zorro should jump onto left ball and bounce 
up and down. When the bouncing subsides a little (not too high), push 
LEFT and release, causing him to jump left to the middle ball. If he 
lands on the right or right/center part of ball, pull BACK until he 
stops bouncing, and tap the stick LEFT so he steps carefully to the left 
side of the center ball. Push FWD until he bounces as high as possible 
and push LEFT and RELEASE stick. He should be bouncing on left ball. 
Repeat the process of positioning him on the center or left side of ball 
and press FWD until he is at the highest bounce and press FWD/Left 
diagonal back to the ladder. Climb out of well.

THE BOTTLE:

  Walk out of the well and right until the screen with the BOTTLE on the 
roof and pick up the BLACK KEY with the Fire Button. Stand on the center 
of the couch and push FWD until he bounces as high as possible then 
FWD/R to the middle roof on the right. Climb down the ladder and go 
right to the graveyard. Climb up the ladders to the roof and jump across 
the gaps to the arches, move to the left edge of the arches and FWD/L to 
jump across to the next screen. Repeat the jumping across the top to the 
door which will unlock, causing the key to re-appear at the bottom of 
the screen. Jump across the last space to the BOTTLE and push the FIRE 
to get the bottle. Walk right off the roof to drop on the couch and 
finally walk left off the screen. Continue left until you come to the 
Saloon and stand at the far right, just below the sitting man. Drop the 
BOTTLE and he should pick it up and drink and fall asleep.  Get on his 
stomach and push FWD and bounce to jump up and left, climb to the top 
floor and wait for a guard. Fight the guard but try not to kill him. 
Force him backwards to the left so he falls off the platform and on to 
the hanging hook.  This will cause the pulley to raise up. You can jump 
down to the ground and descend the ladder and get the SADDLE or whatever 
the first prize is???  This is accessible because of your previous 
actions causing the ball to raise the weight out of the way in the 
Weights & Pulleys room.  Climb the ladder to exit.

BRANDING IRON:

  Move right to the screen with the KEY and couch. There should be a 
BRANDING IRON on the roof now. Get the key, bounce the couch and repeat 
the process of going right, climbing the building, jumping across to the 
left to get the Branding Iron. Come down to the ground floor, go left to 
the screen with the Palm Tree, climb the tree and jump LEFT from the 
top. This brings you to the screen with the Bull. Work your way across 
the top and down to the center bottom screen. Stand on the fireplace and 
drop the branding iron. Move left to the bellows and push FWD to bounce 
on it until the fire swells up and causes the branding iron to get hot. 
Pick up the IRON and move right to brand the bull. He will move off the 
screen. Climb up and work over to the right side of the screen and drop 
down on the right side of the barrier next to the HORSESHOE. Pick up the 
HORSESHOE with the FIRE button. This is prize number two.

BELLS AND BUGLE:

  Repeat the KEY trick, get the two bells and drop them in the arches at 
the top of the building next to the graveyard, you will see a hole and a 
ladder at the grave. Don't descend yet. Repeat the key trick one more 
time and take the BUGLE from the same place you got the BOTTLE, BRANDING 
IRON and 2 BELLS. Go down and left to the screen with the teeter/totter 
near the right side and stand on the LEFT side of the teeter/totter and 
blow the bugle with the FIRE button. A guard will jump down and bounce 
you up to the pole sticking out of the building. Jump LEFT onto the 
second floor, work your way up to the top and get the BOOT.  This is the 
THIRD PRIZE.

THE CAVERNS UNDERGROUND:

  You must work your way to the right to the graveyard and descend the 
ladder to the underground caverns. You should enter on the upper right 
of the first screen and the GOLD will be at the left side, just above 
center. Using the ladders, platforms, bars, etc. you must work your way 
over to pick up the gold
and exit left to room 2.

  Room 2 starts at left side, just above center screen and gold is at 
right bottom.

  Room 3 starts at upper right corner and gold is at right edge, just 
below center screen.

  Room 4 starts at left screen, just above center and exits at upper 
right, moving right off screen.

  Room 5 starts at upper left corner and exits to the right at lower 
right corner.

  Room 6 starts at lower left corner and exits on the platform just 
above the entrance, to the left.

  Room 7 starts at the right side, just below center. You must work over 
to the left side, just above center to get the gold, then exit 
TEMPORARILY to the left and you will be inside the WELL on the upper 
right ledge. Push the rocks off the ledge and then exit back the way you 
came in. Work over to the upper right corner and exit up the ladder, but 
BE CAREFUL NOT TO COME ALL THE WAY UP THE LADDER.

THE FORT:

  You will come up the ladder INSIDE the fortress/prison where the 
princess is being held captive. The guards on the right side will be 
shooting across from right to left in sequence. WAIT until the guard on 
the bottom shoots, then climb up and move left past the cells, pressing 
the button to open each cell as you pass, climb the ladder part way. 
Then time your move so the middle guard shoots, you can run right on the 
middle platform, releasing the prisoners and climbing up to the third 
level. Once the prisoners are all released, they will form a human 
ladder at the wall on the left side of the screen. You must jump down to 
the bottom level and climb up the backs of the prisoners to the left.

  The next screen you are on the center right side and must work your 
way down to the bottom left without getting shot or engaged in 
swordplay, it will slow you down. If you get shot, you will wind up in 
the maze of underground caverns and have to find your way out again. 
Once you get across this screen to the left, you will find the screen 
with the princess up in the tower. Climb up the building but DO NOT 
climb all the way up the ladder to the princess. Just go part way up 
until you give the HANDKERCHIEF to the Princess and she starts waving 
it. If you go all the way up, she will slap you off and you will lose a 
life.

THE ROSE:

  Jump off the left side of the building, across the moat. Go left to 
the screen with the Black KEY and repeat the process of getting the ROSE 
on the roof. Armed with the rose, go left to the WELL and descend.  
FWD/R from the ledge to the center ladder. FWD/R from the top right of 
center platform to the BAR. Right on the bar to the UPPER RIGHT exit. 
This brings you to room 7 of the Caverns, with the flashing SADDLE, BOOT 
and HORSESHOE at the upper right corner. Move to that corner and exit up 
the ladder to the FORT again. The prisoners are still forming the human 
ladder at the left. Go left, then left and down to lower left of next 
screen, back to Princess screen. Climb all the way up the tower and give 
the Rose to the Princess. You have won the game!

  This may not be the solution that gains the most points but it solves 
the problem of where to go to rescue the princess. Notice you never 
cross the drawbridge when it is down. Remember you are likely to get 
lost in the 7 caverns, so at least the first time, pick up the gold in 
each room and exit at the point where the gold is located. If you get 
shot, you will have to figure out a way to exit the caverns. There are 3 
exits. From room 1, the exit is at the left side of screen, just above 
center screen, exit left (no ladder). This takes you to the lower right 
side inside the WELL.  Screen 7 has the flashing prizes at the upper 
right corner, that exit up the ladder takes you to the FORT. Also from 
screen 7, if you exit from the left side of screen, just above center, 
you will appear in the upper right side, inside the WELL. You might want 
to diagram the caverns in sequence the first time through them.

Good Luck.