GILLIGAN'S MINE
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Gilligan's Mine is a new remake of Gilligan's Gold / Bagman for the ZX Spectrum (128k machines only).

The aim of the game is to navigate the mine, using minecarts, ladders and lifts, collect all the gold bags and bring them to your 
wheelbarrow before the time runs out.

Bandits chase you relentlessly around the mine, but you can evade them by riding a minecart, or knock them out by dropping gold bags 
on their heads. There are also axes scattered around to disable the bandits. Be careful to save an axe to enter the sealed cavern.

My hope with this remake is to take what that was great about the originals (the novel concepts, use of strategy and variety of game 
mechanics) and fix some of the glaring flaws (the primitive graphics, finicky controls and insane difficulty level). Gilligan's Mine 
also adds two new levels with different graphical themes..

Full Release - 31 December 2024

I'm very pleased to announce the full 1.0 release of Gilligan's Mine. This release contains the following improvements over the 
beta:

Lots of wonderful new music throughout the game, with big thanks to the talented Lee Bee. As well as title screen, game over screens 
and so on, Lee has produced individual tunes for each level.

A new 'spooky' Level 2, bringing the level count up to 4.
A selectable 'easy' mode with only 2 bandits and a little extra time.

v1.0.1 - 6 January 2025

A couple of minor updates based on feedback. Thanks for your support, particularly those who gave money for the game, but also more 
generally. Much appreciated!

Tweaks to "Easy" mode to make it... easier. Bandits move slower and carrying a bag doesn't slow you down.

A couple more pixels leeway to jump onto a mine-cart from a hook.

Controls:

The game can be controlled with keyboard or joystick.

Q: Up
A: Down
O: Left
P: Right
SPACE: Pick up / drop / use wheelbarrow / ride minecart

Other keys:
G: Pause
S: Toggle Music
M: Select Easy/Normal game mode (title screen only)


A Few Tips:

Think strategically: get bandits to follow you and lure them into positions where you can knock them out.
Disable 2 or 3 bandits at a time to gain some breathing space.
Gold bags and axes will slide down slopes and knock bandits over.
It's helpful to carry an axe when heading into dangerous spots (waiting for a lift is particularly dicey)

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