Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    Sorry but i can't help youy yet i've just had the game last weekend
    when i bought my amiga500 in france and the little i've played didn't
    let me go very far. Is theree a way to avoid waiting so long after
    running out of life. There is nothing on the instructions about
    it and i spend more time waiting then playing which gets my pulse
    up to the limits.....
    
    For now bye Patrick

    Hey Patrick,
           its a bummer, and the down side of the game, but you have
    to wait for the death screen to be finshed, I don't think that there
    is any short cut.  The key to the game is practice.  I know it is
    fustrating, but if you don't have the skill at the beginning levels,
    you won't last the rest of the game, it gets much more difficult.
    I have had the game for a month now,  and I play 2hours every day,
    and I still have not beaten the game.  
    
    Anyone else out there who have any tips at all, please don't hesitate
    to help us.
    
    Thanx.
    
    Ian Thomson

    
    Well this a confort to know that i'm not the only one to struggle
    along the line ...
    
    Patrick
    
    P.S. I'm not practising any more i'm looking for a portable tv
    screen to buy here in the UK reading area with a scart plug on
    the back.

    
    If you want to know the cheat mode then mail me:-
    
    	vivian::s_goldstein  VMSmail
    	goldstein @ hhl      all-in-1 mail
    
    
    
    		Steve G

    Ian,
    
    	I played the game for only alitte while before I sold it, because
    of the long waits between games and the fact that you could not save a
    game in progress. I found two keys before I stopped playing maybe one
    of them is the one you are wanting. Both of the keys I found in the
    dungeon where the entrance is in the tree trunk with "HOME" written
    above it. After the form feed are the locations where I found the keys.
    Where did you fight a red dragon, I never did see one of those.
    
    Key locations possible spoiler.....
    
    The first key I found by basically going straight down as far as I
    could. I was fighting several nasties with swords and there were blue
    acid drops falling from the ceiling. After you defeat all the guys with
    the swords you make a leap over a hole in the level you are on and the
    key is right there on the other side. I think this is the same key you
    have.
    
    The second key I found was to the right of where I entered the dungeon.
    You first have to get the special weapon by breaking the crystal that
    the statue is throwing in the air. Then defeat this huge moving stone
    creature with this weapon. Once you have defeated this creature you
    will procede to the right. after fight a bunch of guys with swords once
    again you will have an opportunity to go up a laddered one or two
    levels. You will know you are at the right level when you see these
    bouncing eyes. There are several of them on the screen and more off of
    the screen that you can't see just yet. You need to get past all of
    them and you will find a second key. There are also these little red
    flying creatures that will come at you while you are carefully moving
    through the bouncing eyes. After you get the key you have the pleasure
    of moving through the bouncing eyes once again, because that is the
    only way out. I did not make it much past this point.
    
    Good luck hope this helps.
    
    
    					-Paul
    

    Hey guys
            I got both keys and defeated the red dragon and made back
    out to the surface.  I'm now trying to get to the castle but is
    is very hard. Anyone has tips for me,  I will appreciate it.  Those
    out there who are fed up with the game, don't give up, keep trying
    it is very rewarding, the graphics and music are astounding.
    
    Regards,
    
    Ian Thomson

    re: .4 a Cheat mode for Shadow of the Beast
    
    I received the mail message, and attempted to use it.  But, it has
    not worked for me.  Has anyone else been able to get infinite lives?
    Please, let me know if someone has done it.  And if so, how they
    dis it.

    I tried the cheat mode as well, but did not work for me either...
    
    /Steve
    

    Didn't work for me either.

    
    Sorry for the confusing...
    
    	The cheat mode turned out to be on a pirate copy...!!!
    
    Anyway If you can get a copy of January's issue of 
    Amiga Format on page 168 HAS ALL THE ANSWERS...
    
    If you can't get a copy, I will type it in later..
    
    
    		Steve G

    The lastest version of disks out that contain hints,maps etc for
    games has a section on shadow of the Beast, but I haven't looked
    at it yet.The cost is $19.95 and contains hints for almost 2 doz.
    games. I have several of the gams so I picked it up-at worst it
    is entertaining reading.
    							bill

    
      Does anyone know what the lever marked "Don't touch" does ? Is it
    just a dummy or does it actually help/hinder you ? [ I've tried it :-)
    but can't see any effect ... there again, I haven't managed to survive
    to get to the bottom of that section anyway ... ].
    
      Wrt the road to the castle, I find it much harder to identify the
    triggers for the different nasties than in the tree dungeon as there
    is no real frame of reference. All I can do is log the sequence of
    baddies rather than their exact location. Anyone had any better ideas ?
    
    Frank

     The lever marked "Don't touch" turns off the force field that is
    around the power punch potion.This is a helpful lever as with out the
    power punch I always get killed by the red dragon.
    
    
    Jeeves