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[FlaScubaMan]

I am posting a link that will provide you with the complete walkthrough maps for all 12 levels of Electrocop. It's a complete spoiler but may be handy to have around if you get stuck. It includes a complete visual "birds-eye view" of each level with locations of all doors, door codes, weapons, exits etc. This is a PDF file, so you will need to have Adobe Acrobat installed to view it. Many thanks to Eric Ruck for converting the files to PDF format and for providing the web space. Also credit goes to Jeff Kovach for creating the maps many years ago, if he is still around. Here is the link:

Electrocop Map PDF File

Michael

[GrizzLee]

Awesome!!! Thanks!!!!!!!

One of my favorite Lynx Titles. I wish there would have been a sequel. Too bad the 7800 version has yet too be found!!!

One request here... Is there a way to download the PDF file?

-Lee

[GrizzLee]

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One request here... Is there a way to download the PDF file?  

Ignore that last comment.... I've got to get some sleep.


-Lee

[Nukey Shay]

Sleep?? It's Saturday night!

[FlaScubaMan]

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One request here... Is there a way to download the PDF file?

(Windows 98 answer)
In case anyone else has this question, instead of left clicking the link, use the right click, then select "save target as" from the drop down menu. Then you can select where to save the PDF file on your hard drive. I highly recommend that you do this in case the link disappears at some point in the future.

Michael

[eric_ruck]

AtariAge on Saturday night? Tsk, tsk. You should be doing what I usually do...oh wait, I usually pass out on the couch by 10p.

Eric

[Godzilla]

Those look like scans from an atari internal document fax of the level structure or something... like to see the originals...

I -LOVE- electrocop. I got it with Blue Lightning and my Lynx from the original test market. God was that a great game to smack down any Gameboy, or even Super Nintendo/Genesis owners with. 'Hey, how many 3rd person 3D games you got on your console?' heheee :-) I still love playing Electrocop, love the music and all the games in the computers in the game. Very good looking game too. I don't know if I'd want to see how they shoe-horned it down to the 7800...

[FlaScubaMan]

They are not Atari internal documents, but they certainly are well done. Jeff Kovach did these on his home computer over 10 years ago. I'm certain that it took many, many hours and demonstrates his dedication to this game. I found the originals in the back of my game closet when I was cleaning it out. I had downloaded them 10 years ago when I originally bought my first Lynx. They came from a BBS called Star-Linx. Some people may not even know what a BBS is. Back in the old days before the Internet was the powerhouse it is today, most people used their early 8088 computers with their modems to dial other computers directly over the phone lines without the benefit of the internet. Some highly dedicated individuals had specialty bulletin board systems (BBS) set up to answer the phone, connect and provide DOS based menus for the user. This particular one specialized in lynx game hints and cheats. I blacked out the BBS name and phone number on the maps because by now, that's probably somebody else's private phone number. By the way, I also found an extremely detailed Bill & Ted's text based walkthrough. If there is interest, I will post that to the forum also.

Michael

[Mitch]

FlaScubaMan said:

By the way, I also found an extremely detailed Bill & Ted's text based walkthrough. If there is interest, I will post that to the forum also.

Michael

Go for it!

Mitch
http://atari7800.atari.org

[Gregory DG]

FlaScubaMan said:

They came from a BBS called Star-Linx.  Some people may not even know what a BBS is.

I remember Star-Linx. It was one of my favorite BBSes! Connected with my 800XL and 1040STe for many years. The long distange charges killed me though.

[Godzilla]

Yes, please post the Bill & Ted's info, that would be great. I used to run a bbs from my vic-20, and later c=64, called zillaz den. very small though. I made some maps for todds adventures in slime world on my amiga years ago, but don't know where they are anymore :-( They were on one of my bbs'es back then though :-)

[AtariX]

I just looked in my Atari Lynx folder, an old Atari 8-bit computer 3-ring binder :-). I have those maps, I downloaded them years ago in the early to mid 90's. I got them from an Atari Lynx web page though. It was the best Lynx page ever. I can't remember the name of the site, but I remember it was by the guy who made Lode Runner for the Lynx. If I remember correctly, his house burned down with all his computers and the site ceased to exist. Anyone remember? Anyways, if it wasn't for those maps, I would have never finished Electrocop.

[SwedenLynxer]

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I can't remember the name of the site, but I remember it was by the guy who made Lode Runner for the Lynx. If I remember correctly, his house burned down with all his computers and the site ceased to exist. Anyone remember?

I think that guy is Kurt Olsen

[FlaScubaMan]

Godzilla,
I think I have a copy of your Slime World maps also. My scanner is on the blink so I will need to type both Bill & Ted's and the Slime World stuff back into a text file. As soon as I get it done, I will post it here. Unless maybe I can talk Eric Ruck into letting me fax them again and he can create another PDF file.
Michael

[eric_ruck]

FlaScubaMan said:

Godzilla,
I think I have a copy of your Slime World maps also.  My scanner is on the blink so I will need to type both Bill & Ted's and the Slime World stuff back into a text file.  As soon as I get it done, I will post it here.  Unless maybe I can talk Eric Ruck into letting me fax them again and he can create another PDF file.
Michael

Bring it on...not like it takes a lot of time to rescan the fax into Acrobat and stick it on a website. The vidoe game stuff does skew the website usage report, but since I'm in charge of the website, well, I just think it's funny.

Eric