Bard's Tale
This page contains hints to help you play The Bard's Tale with the ApplePC Apple 2 emulator. My eternal thanks to the author of the Darkmoon Fallen (R.I.P.) site, from which the equipment and spell tables were lifted. Two eternities of thanks to the author of the Adventurers' Guild (R.I.P.) site, from which just about everything else was lifted, including the manuals! Finally, special thanks to the author of the Bard's Tale Memories (R.I.P.) site, from which most of the map scans were borrowed.
2005 UPDATE: It's a good thing I lifted the content from these other sites when I did - they all appear to be dead now! When I have some free time, I will also be heading over to the NEW Adventurers' Guild. Among other things, they have the other two Bards Tale games (which I never played) and something called the "Construction Set" (which looks like a wonderful time sink).
Buying equipment from good old Garth.
Download
Click here to download the game
Files
- bt1_boot.dsk - Boot disk. Make sure this is the disk in drive 1 when you reset the emulator.
- bt1_char.dsk - Character disk. This disk will save all Bard's Tale characters. Be sure to keep it clean by deleting dead characters from time to time.
- bt1_dun1.dsk - Dungeon disk 1. When you enter a lower level dungeon, this disk will provide the map.
- bt1_dun2.dsk - Dungeon disk 2. When you enter an upper level dungeon, this disk will provide the map.
Emulator Settings
- Remember you need to press F3 to see colors.
- An Apple mode of "E" is recommended.
- A delay speed of 80 or higher is recommended.
Manuals
- Command Summary (text only)
- Manual (text only)
- Clue Book (text only)