Gold Miner Joe - cartoon-style jump and run game (New!)

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 24, 2004 -- Gold Miner Joe - cartoon-style jump and run game (New!)



Help Gold Miner Joe explore the legendary four-shafted gold mine in this cartoon-style jump and run game.



An exciting treasure hunting adventure through scrolling multi-screen levels and lots of secrets that can be unvieled using your dynamite sticks!



Be careful and avoid the sneaky Kentucky brothers who won't hesitate to fire your rump full of salt.

Gold Miner Joe main features:

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Hundreds of screens divided into 50 levels *

Hidden treasures

Super smooth game control

Exciting bonus levels

Dynamite sticks

Multiple layers of parallax scrolling

An original digital soundtrack



Goal Of Every Level

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Collect all of the gold to fill your gold-o-meter, then go to the exit that will lead you to the next cave.

Bonus items are spread out through the caves and will raise your score. Some well hidden bonuses like treasure chests, extra lives and gems can be found as well.



If you find a key, it will open up the next shaft on the progress screen.



The Progress Screen

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When you start a new game or finish the last level of a shaft, Joe will find himself standing on the progress screen.



From here you can either enter a new unlocked shaft or use the password system to warp to a specific level. You can also see which hidden gems you have found.

An opened shaft will remain open even if you exit the game and restart your computer. This makes the game even more entertaining since you don't have start all over every time you leave the game. If you want to reset the game, look at "Special Code" in the end of this document.



Note: In the trial version you can only enter the first (brown) shaft. To enable the rest you must purchase the full version!



Game Difficulty

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On the options screen you will find the difficulty setting.

If you choose easy or medium you will be given extra hitpoints, which means Joe can take hits before losing a life.

Easy - Start with 8 extra lives and 2 hitpoints, slower lifts, Joe jumps slightly longer, Kentucky (the barrel man) shows up with long intervals, weaker baddies



Medium - Start with 5 extra lives and 1 hitpoint, normal lifts, Kentucky shows up with normal intervals



Hard - Start with 3 extra lives and no hitpoints, Kentucky shows up with short intervals, stronger baddies



Protect Yourself

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There are 2 ways to protect yourself, either throw stones using the fire button on your joystick or shift key on your keyboard, or drop a dynamite using space bar or enter key on your keyboard.



Be careful when you drop dynamites, they are quite powerful so you better protect yourself by running away or jumping to a platform below or above you.



Hint: You are given 5 sticks of dynamite per new level which also is the maximum amount you can carry. If you are running out of dynamite you can refill your arsenal by picking up a dynamite box



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