GRAND UNDERGROUND TEXT ADVENTURE›(SPTIRE.EXE)››By STEVEN LEE››ANTIC SUPER DISK BONUS -- JUNE 1988››   "Suddenly you hear chattering›noises from below.  Perhaps someone›down there can help.  You have only›one choice, to investigate and›attempt to find a spare tire..."››XXX››GETTING STARTED›   You'll want to save your›partially completed adventures, so›use the DOS menu C command to copy›the Grand Underground Text Adventure›to a DOS 2 compatible disk that›contains only the DOS.SYS and›DUP.SYS files.  Rename SPTIRE.EXE to›AUTORUN.SYS if you want it to load›and run automatically.››XXX›   To load or save a game, just type›LOAD or SAVE respectively.  You may›save as many as nine different›versions on a disk.  Type QUIT to›restart the adventure.  If you don't›enjoy the gaudy colors of the›multiple text windows, press the›inverse key for the monochrome›display.››   Antic's Grand Underground Text›Adventure uses the classic verb-noun›command format such as EXAMINE KNIFE›or GET KNIFE.  All direction›commands can be typed with just the›first letter -- North, South, East,›West, Up, Down.›XXX››   Here is a list of verbs›recognized by the program.  Only the›first four letters of these commands›are read:››LOAD  SAVE  QUIT  DIG   SAY   BEAT›KICK  KILL  BURN  LIGHt CLIMb CLOSe›CUT   DROP  EAT   LOOK  GET   TAKE›GIVE  ENTER JUMP  WEAR  SWIM  LIST›OPEN  POUR  PULL  PUSH  READ  SLIDE›USE   GO    EXAMine     INSErt››XXX›HOW YOU GOT HERE›   Let's set the scene for the story›of Antic's Grand Underground Text›Adventure (originally titled Spare›Tire).››   It's time to visit your mother›again, whether you want to or not.›You head towards mom's house,›realizing that the last time you›visited her was over a year ago.  By›now, not only did you lose her phone›number, but you also don't recall›how to get there.››XXX›   Day becomes night as you drive›around in circles.  The roads are›narrow and dark and even with your›high-beams on, it is still hard to›see.››   Suddenly, a little dog appears›out of nowhere.  You swerve to avoid›the animal, only to lose control and›slide into a hole.  You see stars›around you, but fortunately you are›not hurt.  The only damage is a very›flat tire.  Looking in the back of›the trunk, you discover that the›spare tire was used last time you›visited your mother.  Suddenly you›hear chattering noises from below.›XXX››Perhaps someone down there can help.›You have only one choice, to›investigate and attempt to find a›spare tire.››   Have fun adventuring and don't›forget to visit your mom soon!›