DANGEROUS DAVE 1/2/3/4
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DD1: DANGEROUS DAVE    (1990)
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There are no known cheats in this game but ... while looking at a core dump,
I found the following text ...

        " ... Did you find the 4 warps in the game, on levels 5, 8, 9
         and 10 ?  Just jump off the screen at the extreme left or
         right edge of the world and voila! You're there!"

This response was found on the internet...

         In Dangerous Dave 1, you can enter warp zones that transport you to
         bonus zones with lots of goodies and lots of perils.  To enter these
         you've got to jump off of the upper left or upper right corner of the
         level.  This can be done on levels 5, 8, 9 and 10.

         Level 6 of Dangerous Dave 1 is quite a dangerous and difficult level,
         but with this little hint it becomes much easier.  In level 6 get the
         jet pack and the gun, shoot the creature and then go straight to the
         exit.  Fly with the jet pack through the exit.   Now don't jump off
         of the upper left corner of this level just like in the hint above,
         because then the game will crash.  Instead go to the right.  You will
         now enter the warp zone of level 8.


Keys
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F1       Help
F2       Control Panel
F3       Restart Game
F9       Pause
F10      Quit
ESC      Quit

Command-line parameters
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kbd
SPKR
nosound
mouse
nomouse
joy1
joy2
nojoy
CGA
EGA
VGA
noEGA
noVGA

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DD2: Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion   v1.00du 1991
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F1                Keyhelp
F2                Sound on/off
F3                Keyboard Configuration
F4                Joystick Configuration
F5                Reset Game
Tab               Score, High Score, Daves left
Esc               Quit

To reset high score and configurations, delete CTLPANEL.DD2

Cheats - hold down the first key then hit F12
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F+F12             Award 1600 points (sometimes)
G+F12             God mode, infinite bullets
M+F12             Memory usage
P+F12             Pause
S+F12             Tics (press S for 1,3,6 tics)
T+F12             Sprite test (navigate with arrow keys)
W+F12             Warp to level (1-8)

Command-line parameters:
/LEVEL            Goes to level represented by the first byte of TEDLEVEL.DD2

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DD3: Dave's Risky Business  v1.00 1993
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F1                Keyhelp
F2                Select Sound Option
F3                Calibrate Joystick
F4                Save Game
F5                Load Game
F6                Pause on/off
Space             Fullscreen status display
ALT               Shoot
CTRL              Jump
CTRL+Down-arrow   Jump down stairs
Up-arrow          Open door, enter door, aim gun up
Down-arrow        Aim gun down
left-right-arrow  Move
Esc               Quit
P                 Pause
Enter             Give victory pose


Cheats - hold down other key then hit capslock
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Capslock+G        God mode (can still die by falling)
Capslock+I        Free Items
Capslock+M        Memory Usage
Capslock+Q        Insta-quit
Capslock+V        Version info
Capslock+W        Warp to level (1-11)


Command-line parameters
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q                 Skip intro screens
ver               Display version info
noal, nosb, nodr, noss, nojoys, nomouse, ss1, ss2, ss3, sst, hiddencard, comp - the usual
l, cmp1           nothing noticeable

Hints
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Don't shoot the flying saucers - jump on them and they will take you to inaccessible places.

To reset high score and configurations, delete CONFIG.DAV

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DD4: Episode 3: Dave Goes Nutz!    1.01
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Even though it's the 4th episode it calls itself episode 3.

In the control panel, choosing Adlib sound gives more sounds than Soundblaster or Disney.
Press the number (1-5) to choose a sound device.


Cheats - hold down both keys together
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Capslock+G        God mode (can still impale yourself)
Capslock+I        Free Items
Capslock+M        Memory Usage
Capslock+Q        Insta-quit
Capslock+V        Version info
Capslock+W        Warp to level (1-9)

Or, you can press Capslock so that the capslock light comes on, and then just pressing the letter
will work.


Last update: 2024-04-10