-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*** STORY
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Stories are told about the kings of the ancient country of Hyoth always wearing an enchanted crown that gives them the power to reign."

"Once upon a time, the evil Royal Advisor, guided by his greed, commanded one of his servants to steal the crown. He, ignoring the warnings from the maleficent advisor, got the crown and put it on his head..."

"The Enchanted Crown, feeling that its new master wasn't in his right to wear it, invoked a terrible curse in the whole region and, as punishment, it transformed the body of the fool servant into golden coins and freezed in ice the damsel who was destined to be the future queen."

"Only gathering the 20 golden coins, the doors will open, where the traitor awaits impatient for you, the real kingdom heir, to recover the lost crown to save your fiancée..."



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*** HOW TO PLAY LA CORONA ENCANTADA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You must travel the lands of Hyoth to recover the 20 coins that are dispersed in the whole region. Once recovered, the walls imprisioning the Enchanted Crown will open, and you will be able to get it.

When you have the crown, you must find your bride to remove the curse that freezes her. But you must hurry, as you have a limited time to succeed in your mission: if the time reaches to its end, the curse will become irreversible and you will fail.

But there is more than travel the map searching for the coins: the cursed reign is full of dangerous creatures and ogres. You must try not to get in touch with them as their touch is mortal. You have an energy bar that will be decreasing once you suffer the enemies' attacks. If the bar disappears, your adventure will come to its end. The enemies go from vultures, spiders and snakes to carven bats, skulls, little trolls and even giant ogres.

In your quest you must travel the woods, the skies, the caverns and the castle. There are areas that you won't be able to access at first: you only need the correct lever to open all the way to the caverns or to build a bridge to the castle. There are many levers inside the map: find them all to open new paths and check all the areas.

Each time you get a coin, its magic powers will make your energy bar to increase a bit. Learn how to use the coins in order to always have one near to recover energies when necessary.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*** CONTROLS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LEFT - Walk to the left
RIGHT - Walk to the right
UP - High jump
DOWN - Long jump

SPACE - Start the game
ESC - Abort

Mastering the jump distances will be crucial to succeed in your quest.
Get familiar with your abilities to get more options to win.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*** ITEMS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

COINS - There are 20 coins throughout the whole reign. You need to get them all for the path to the Enchanted Crown to be opened. They are most everywhere, find them.

LEVERS - It is necessary to use certain levers to open new paths to unaccesible areas. The levers produce changes, learn the use of each of them. Some will open holes, other create platforms or bridges...

CROWN - Is the Enchanted Crown, the item every king needs in Hoth in order to rule. Due to its profanation, it is imprisoned into the depths of the castle, waiting for someone worthy to its powers. Get it to save the princess from her curse.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*** DEVELOPMENT TEAM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GAME CREATED BY KAROSHI CORPORATION

..DIRECTION, CODE AND GRAPHICS:
Jon Cortázar

..ADDITIONAL CODE, SUPPORT AND APPLICATIONS:
Eduardo Robsy

..MUSICAL REPLAYER AND SFX:
José Vicente Masó

..MUSIC COMPOSER:
Sergio Vaquer

..ADDITIONAL ZX CODE:
Daniel Zorita
Javier Peña

..COVER ARTWORK:
Azpiri

..TESTING TEAM:
Kepa Cortázar
Salvador Perugorría
Toni Cano-Caballero
Aratz Juanes

Special thanks to Albert Beevendorp.

Dedicated with all my love to little Iker.