THE HEART OF SALAMANDERLAND
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A game by Usebox.net


Story
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Glacier National Park, 1877
Our hero Patton has been tracking down an ancient relic for months, and now he has finally found a key with and map showing the way to a hidden dungeon in the Dragon’s Tail mountain…
Patton is one of the greatest adventurers of his time. Help him to find The Heart of Salamanderland, navigating 55 rooms full of monsters and traps!


How to Play
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The relic is hidden in a dungeon protected by a powerful spell that prevents anyone carrying human made weapons from finding the door. Luckily, Patton has found a whip that is said to come from Salamanderland.
Equipped with the whip and the key, you must enter the dungeon and find the 9 tears of the guardian. Only then you will be able to kill the final boss and claim the prize.
Some of the jumps require precission and this game implements “coyote time”, so be sure to delay your jumps as much as you can!


Enemies
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Wyrms: small dragon-like creatures, native to the Dragon’s Tail, the elevation ridge where the dungeon is located. They are not necessarily evil, but don’t get too close.
Wraiths: souls trapped in the human realm, roaming the dungeon, searching for the vital energy of the living. If you are smart, they can be avoided.
Zombies: animated corpses bound to the dungeon, will attack any trespassers.
Undead: armed skeletons sent by the Lord of the Underground many years ago, with only one mission: find the relic. Unfortunately for them, their dead eyes can’t see the tears of The Guardian.
Demons: servants of the guardian, these strong creatures are very hard to kill. Your special whip is your only chance, if you persist.
Wizards: dragons that decided to permanently adopt their human form and become mortals in exchange of magic power. This is likely to be the most dangerous creatures you will find in the dungeon.
The Guardian: not much is known about the guardian, other than it came from Salamanderland. Nobody has ever got far enough in the quest to actually see it!


Controls
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J1LEFT/RIGHT = Move left/right.
J1UP/J1B2 = Jump
J1B1 = Whip
J1DOWN = Crouch / Drop down a platform	
Pause button = pause/resume game
Pause button (long press) = Quit game


Credits
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Code, GFX and music/SFX = Juan J. (reidrac) Martínez
Title screen = Eric (Titan) Cubizolle
Beta testing = Antxiko and Fran (@Metr81) Loscos


History
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     - 1.0.3 (2024-06-23): fixed a bug that could crash the game after the game over screen
     - 1.0.2 (2024-06-04): fixed some cases in which jumping over a lever could allow
exiting the screen and potentially crashing the game
     - 1.0.1 (2024-05-18): fixed display issue in some hardware models
     - 1.0.0 (2024-05-17): initial release
