Controls
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Move up |
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Move down |
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Move left |
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Move right |
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Action |
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Select players |
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Action |
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Select difficulty |
O’Riley’s Mine
In this action game, you play Timothy O'Riley, a miner with a hunger for riches, find all the buried treasure, but beware of what lurks below! Collect treasure with a friend or solo and return to the top of the mine shaft. Avoid the river. Use dynamite to slow enemies. When the moon is up enemies are faster.
Starting a Game
| Option | Description |
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| Option | To choose a 1 player or 2 player game, press the select players button on the joystick. |
| Select | To level of play, press the select difficulty button on the joystick. |
| Start | To begin the game, press the action button on the joystick. |
Story
Prospectors and miners have made fortunes overnight deep within the enchanting Mother Lode country of California. Their wild tales of buried treasure still excite a world dazzled by easy money. One such miner is a mad Irishman named Timothy O’Riley. He is in search of coal, oil, gold, rubies and diamonds. You’ll guide him through the mysterious depths of the earth as he attempts to dig up hidden riches.
Gameplay
How-to-Play:
You must travel swiftly through your mine to capture all the buried treasures and return safely home again at the top of the mine shaft, outwitting the onrushing water and escaping the river monsters.
Dynamite
You may set dynamite charges behind you to block the monsters’ pathway. Remember that debris can be washed away by the water. (You have between five and nine sticks of dynamite at easier levels, and only two and five sticks of dynamite at more difficult levels.)
Digging
You cannot dig beyond the “fault” line on either side of the mine.
Interface
- Current Player
- Remaining Dynamite
- Score ($)
- Level Number
- Lives
Enemies and Obstacles
Monsters -
At lower levels of difficulty, between one and three monsters will appear in the mine, and at higher levels of difficulty, three monsters will appear.
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When the moon rises, the monsters will move faster.
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Weakness: Dynamite. Time explosions so that a monster is completely destroyed and you will score extra points.
Water
There is no time limit while playing O’Riley’s Mine, but the speed of the water changes with the level of play. The water will always rise to the highest level you dig in the mine.
Score Table
Some treasures only appear at higher levels. At every four levels, you will receive 2x or 3x the standard dollar value for each treasure.
| HIDDEN RICHES | POINTS (SMALL TREASURE) | POINTS (LARGE TREASURE) |
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| Uranium | $1,000, $2,000 $5,000, $6,000, $7,500 (Random) | — |
| Rubies | $2,500 | $8,000 |
| Diamonds | $4,000 | $9,000 |
| Coal | $1,000 | — |
| Gold | $2,000 | $7,500 |
| Oil | $1,500 | $5,000 |
Bonus Points and Lives
- For destroying a monster, you score $10,000.
- At $100,000 (points) you will receive one extra man (life).
- After each additional $250,000, you will also receive an extra man up to a total of four men.
- At the completion of each level, you will receive $1,000 for each stick of dynamite you have left.
- In double- and triple-dollar levels, you will receive $2,000 and $3,000 for each stick of dynamite you have left.