Controls
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| P | Up |
| Enter | Down |
| Q | Left |
| W | Right |
| Space | Interact with object |
| Control | Action |
|---|---|
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Up |
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Down |
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Left |
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Right |
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Interact with object |
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Select joystick |
Gilligan’s Gold
In this platformer you control Gilligan on a quest to collect gold while avoiding pesky outlaws. Pick up bags of gold and take them to the minecart. Drop bags the outlaws, or use a pickaxe to stun them. Hang from hooks to drop into moving minecarts.
Starting a Game
To start the game using a controller, press the Select Joystick button on the start screen, then press the Interact with Object button to begin the game.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Kempston Interface | Select controller input |
| Sinclair Interface 2 | Select Sinclair interface 2 input. Should not be selected |
| Protek Interface | Select Protek interface input. Should not be selected |
| Keyboard | Select keyboard input |
| Demonstration | See a short game of Gilligan’s gold being played by the computer |
Gameplay
Bring bags of gold back to your wheelbarrow, and move to the next screen once all bags have been collected. Move your wheelbarrow by pressing the Interact with object key while standing behind it.
Outlaws in the mine will pursue the player. Drop a bag of gold on their head to temporarily stun them.
Move over a ladder or elevator to move up and down. If the player falls more than 1 tile downwards, they will lose a life. Elevators moving downwards that hit the player will knock the player unconscious, losing a life.
Lifts and ladders cover the mineshaft, and can be used by the outlaws and the player. Moving minecarts in the mine can be used to escape outlaws. Drop into them from a ‘hook’ point. Press the Interact with object key while stood next to a hook point to use it. When a minecart moves below, time pressing the Interact with object key again to drop into the minecart. To exit a minecart, press the Interact with object key again.
Once each bag of gold in the three sections of the mine has been collected, the level is complete. The player will teleport to the starting location in the mine on the next level, with faster enemies.
Interface
- Current score
- Current Bonus
- Lives
Pickaxes
Pickaxes can be found through the mine and used when the player isn’t carrying anything else, and isn’t using a ladder. Stand on top of a pickaxe and press the Interact with object key to pick it up. Pickaxes can be used to stun outlaws, or mine some walls to create new paths.
After a pickaxe has been used enough, it will break and disappear.
Lives
The game begins with 3 lives. Lives are lost on contact with an outlaw that isn’t unconscious, a moving minecart, or falls more than one tile downwards. When all lives are lost, the game is over.
Bonus Score
The bonus score value is reset to 4,000 points each time a bag is collected.
Scoring
Points can be scored by moving around the level, stunning outlaws, and depositing gold in his wheelbarrow.
| Action | Score |
|---|---|
| Moving in any direction | 10 |
| Landing in a cart successfully | 100 |
| Stunning an outlaw | 500 |
| Collect a bag of gold | 3,000 |
A bonus life is given at 30,000 points.
Story
Gold - it gives you fever!… and Gilligan’s Gold will send your temperature soaring.
Collect the gold bags and dodge the bandits. Hang on the trucks, run down the ladders and jump into the lifts but watch out for the mine shafts… aghh!