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The version of "Goblin Gold" in "KS3 English Kit, Year 8" was written for Liberty Basic.  This is an excellent Windows-based version of Basic which can be downloaded from http://world.std.com/~carlg/basic.html.  To make full use of the program, you will have to pay the shareware fee of $40.  The fee is well worth it if you intend to do a lot of programming.  However, for a "one off" experiment, QBasic is best as it is free.  It used to be part of the old MS DOS operating system by Microsoft and is now freely available. 

QBasic, along with all the Basic programs used in this book, can be downloaded by following the instructions below.  When you have downloaded the programs, run "Goblin Gold" and examine the program listing. Then run "Blank Text Adventure Game" and examine the listing.  You should then try to write your own text adventure game by following the instructions in the listing and using the two programs as models.

Further instructions can be found in the Teachers' Notes in the "KS3 English Kit - Year 8".  Details can be found by clicking on English Kit Home.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
1. Create a new folder on your C drive named "Basic"
2. Click on the icon below and download the ZIP file to a temporary folder.
3. Find the folder using Windows Explorer and unzip the file to the "Basic" folder by double-clicking on the icon.
4. To load the game, double click on the Shortcut.  This will start the QBasic editor.
5. The QBasic Editor, though old fashioned by Windows standards, is a mouse-operated point-and-click interface which is similar to Windows.
6. Click on FILE, then OPEN, and you will see a list of programs used in the  KS3 English Kit Books.  The two used for this activity are:  GOB.BAS (Goblin Gold) and BLANK.BAS (Blank Text Adventure Game).