Game:

Mare (2019)

Category:

Walkthrough

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SABREMAN is back: This game has to be considered as a tribute, it's inspired by the unreleased Mire Mare game & characters created by Ultimate Play The Game in golden 80's. Finally, even if not officially, the legend has seen the light of day. Sabreman's last adventure, announced by ending credits seen in Underwurlde, Knight Lore and Pentagram, takes place in the Land of Mire Mare, where three volcanoes are on the brink to burn the whole territory. In order to avoid a disaster, Sabreman will have to find and use three magic jewels.

Huge playlist archive with games from 2015: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxOanVBhqd3vbkSeK2ZGcUoF6q7xgIy2n

ALL SABREMAN'S ADVENTURES:

Sabre Wulf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPBkSZzdVco
Underwurlde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qbdxnbXYI4
Knight Lore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCatQI5zt3M&feature=youtu.be
Pentagram: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtxLc09u3kw
Land of Mire Mare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K64nNiKIDAk
Mire Mare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtL1x8kN564

INSTRUCTIONS:

The mission is to find three enchanted jewels which have the power to turn off volcanoes, then throw them into the Well of Mire Mare, in order to break the curse.

Sabreman's vital energy is represented by a water bar, which will decrease when a collision occurs with an enemy.

Each jewel is defended by a deadly Guardian: a Knight, a Gargoyle and a Fire Eagle. Watch out for the Guardians, because they are invulnerable!

Along the way, the adventurer can bump into strange mushrooms: they give 30% of chance to be recharged and score 100 points. But if it's not a lucky moment, the rest of chances will bring to death.

Various collectibles can be found around the land. Three of them represent special pledges which can be exchanged to pick up jewels, the others will only increase the score.

Once a pledge is exchanged with a jewel, it will be no longer possible to pick up the same object. If inventory is empty, jewels cannot be collected.

Enemies can be defeated by three different weapons:

SWORD - defeats most of the monsters;

AXE - useful to extinguish fire flames;

STAFF – defeats gas bubbles.

A lava hourglass is shown at the bottom of the gameplay, it represents a timer before the next volcano explosion. The hourglass countdown refreshes every time a jewel is thrown into the pit.

CONTROLS:

5 - Move left
8 - Move right
6 - Move down
7 - Move up
0 - Use weapons / Pick up / Exchange objects

Keyboard controls correspond to a cursor joystick. The game uses Kempston & Sinclbowel relaxant Interface II joysticks as well.


NOTES:

The inspiration for this game was seeded by Jarrod Bentley's graphic mockups previously released for a Retro Gamer article about Mire Mare.

Land of Mire Mare was reviewed in the March 2014 edition of Retro Gamer magazine, issue #127 / page 104, scoring 85%.

In December 2014 Chris Wilkins planned a physical tape release of Land of Mire Mare, as one of the rewards for his Kickstarter project "The Story of ZX Spectrum in Pixels vol.2". To celebrate the event, which is dedicated to collectors, the author built a special edition of the game, including a dedicated menu and an extra enemy sprite.


CREDITS:

- Program by Luca Bordoni
- Authoured with A.G.D. by Jonathan Cauldwell
- Graphic inspiration & Sabreman sprite by Jarrod Bentley
- Start tune by Chris Cowley
- Music by Mister Beep

Tape version: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/30072/ZX-Spectrum/Land_of_Mire_Mare
Beta Disk version (with extra loading screen and trainer): https://vtrd.in/release.php?r=ea1f872966fb0871e0a95d95a5c83e09
Sabreman's adventure continues in MIRE MARE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtL1x8kN564

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