John Olsen's Games

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Note: All of John Olsen's games were released as shareware.

Ghost Riders of El Diablo

Walkthrough-in-progress as ghost92.

Riders Map

Cemeteryd→
←u		 Rattlesnake
Gulch
||
Top of
Cemetery
Ridge		— Crossroads— Wagon
Wheel
Gap
|
Church— Outskirts— School
|
Newspaper
Office		— North End
of Street		— Bank   Top of
Stairs		— Saloon
Office
|u↑↓d
General
Store		— Center
of Street		— Saloon— Behind
Bar
|
Jail
Cell		— Sheriff's
Office		— South End
of Street		— Stable
|
Old
Shack		 Narrow
Road
||
End of
Canyon		— Mouth of
Canyon		— At Hanging
Tree
||
Mouth
of Mine		Dusty
Trail
d↓↑uu↓↑d
Bottom
of Shaft		Top of
Plateau

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The Sea Phantom

Phantom Map

Top of
Mast
u↑↓d
Captain's
Quarters		— Deck— Forecastle
u↑↓d |
(near
ship)		 In Dinghy
 Ship's
Hold		— Crew's
Quarters		— Ship's
Galley
|
(near
beach)		 In Dinghy
|
Top of
Lighthouse		 Rocky
Beach		— East End
of Beach		— Inside Sea Cave
u↑↓d| |
Bottom of
Lighthouse		— Spivey
Point		— Fork— Dirt
Road		— Cliff's
Edge		 Large
Under-
ground
Cavern
|
Guest
Bedroom		 Master
Bedroom		— Bathroom Front
Porch
|| |
Linen
Closet		— Top of
Stairs ↓		— East End
of Hallway		— Sewing
Room		 Parlor— Entry
Hall ↑		— Study
u↓↑d | |
Top of
Attic Stairs		— Attic Dining Room— Patio Bottom
of Well
|| d↑
Pantry— Kitchen— Back
Porch		— Dirt
Path		— Stone
Well

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Merlin's Golden Trove

Trove Map 1: Ground Level

Outside Castle
|d↓↑n
Draw-
bridge		d→
←u		 In Moat
|
Northwest
Corner of
Courtyard		— Dusty
Courtyard		— Northeast
Corner of
Courtyard ↑
||
Southwest
Corner of
Courtyard ↑		 Stable u→
←d		Hay
Loft
|
Horse
Stall
|
Top of
Flight ↓		— Great
Hall ↑
|
Kitchen

Trove Map 2: Above the Courtyard

Bell
Tower
u↑↓d
Northwest
Tower		— Front
Battlements		— Northeast
Tower ↓
||
West
Battlements		 East
Battlements
||
Southwest
Tower ↓		— Rear
Battlements		— Southeast
Tower

Trove Map 3: Above the Great Hall

Musician's
Gallery		 Top of Stairs ↓ King's
Bedchamber
|
— South End
of Hall		— lie on bed→
←up		 On Bed
|
Merlin's Study examine ball→
←wait		 Mists

Trove Map 4: Underground

Armoury— Castle
Dungeon ↑		— Guards'
Quarters
|
Stone
Cell		— South End of
Dark Passage		— Top of
Old Steps		d→
←u		 Deep
Catacombs
|
Death
Cell		— Torture Chamberd→
←u		 Burial Pit
enter maiden↓↑n
Inside Maiden
wait↓↑push wall
Hidden Room

Trove Map 5: Maze

x 0 1 4 5 x
1 0
Deep Catacombs ↑		x     21
Maze		1     12
Maze		3     23
Maze		4     14
Maze		3     x5
Alchemists' Crypt		x
1 2 3 2 3 4

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Merlin's Magic Forest

Forest Map 1: Near Hut

2
1 1
Dark
Forest		 2
|
In Hut— Clearing— By Treeu→
←d		 Top of Tree
|
Side of Hill
|
Summit of Hill— Burial Ground

Forest Map 2: Dark Forest Maze

End of Path
2 1 | 3
1 1
Dark
Forest		2     22
Dark
Forest		3     43
Dark
Forest		3     14
Dark
Forest		3
| 1 3 s↓↑w
—By Tree ↑ West Bank—
|

Forest Map 3: River and Caves

Small
Rock Room		 Bottom
of Chasm
|d↑↓u
Large Damp
Cavern		 Edge
of Chasm
||
Low
Passage		— Fork
|
Inside
Cave
|
By
Waterfall		 Outside
Cave
||
— West
Bank		— East
Bank
|
Winding
Path
|
Small
Valley

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Son of Ali Baba

Walkthrough-in-progress as sonal92.

Ali Baba Map 1: Baghdad

Sailing
Ship
|
Sandy
Beach
|
Pool of
Omar		 Narrow Rock
Ravine		— Secret
Cave
||
Desert
West		— Desert
East		— Pool of
El Habib
|
Outside
City Gates		— Inside
City Gates		— Dusty
Bazaar		— Weaver's
Shop
|
Throne
Room		— Waiting
Room		— Palace
Steps

Ali Baba Map 2: Roxor's Island

Grotto— Short Rock
Passageway
|s↓
Sailing
Ship		— Outside
Temple		 Secret
Room		sit→
←u		 On Carpet
in Temple		away→
←away		 On Carpet
in Nest		u→
←sit		 Roc's
Nest
|s↓
Inside
Temple		— Great
Hall

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Perils of Darkest Africa

Walkthrough-in-progress as peril92.

Perils Map

Dense
Jungle
|
Inside
Post		 Top of
Mountains		— Top of
Cliff
|u↑↓d
Tall
Grass		— Outside
Trading Post		— Foot of
Mountains		— Hidden
Valley		— West
Bank		— East
Bank
||
Winding
Trail		— Humid
Swamp		 South End of
Hidden Valley		u→
←d		 Top of
Cliff		— Hot Dry
Flatlands
||| |
Pygmy
Village		— Jungle
Clearing		 Elephant
Graveyard		— Dimly
Lit Cave		— Behind
Waterfall		 By Crashed
Airplane
|
Canyon
|
Edge of
Lost City		— Outside
Temple

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Revenge of the Moon Goddess

Revenge Map 1: Jungle

Top of
Tree		 to Jungle Clearing
u↑↓dfollow map↑
Abandoned
Trading Post		— End of
Jungle Trail		— On Downed
Tree		— Jungle
Trail		w→
←n		 Jungle
Swamp
||
Top of
Cliff		Top of
Cliff
u↑↓du↑↓d
Base of
Cliff		Top of
Boulder
u↑↓d
Base of
Cliff
||
By Ruins
of Hut		— Inside
Hut		 East Side
of River
|d↓↑uu↑↓d
Winding
Jungle
Trail		 West End
of Tunnel		— East End
of Tunnel
 
—Small
Rotting Dock

Revenge Map 2: The Three Temples

Empty Cathedral— Outside
Temple
of the
Priests		n→
←w		 Wide Dirt Path←n
e→		 Outside
Temple
of the Sun
|
— Swimming in Lake—
 
d→
←u		Under Lake Surface —Underwater Passage u→
←d		In Pool
↑ |
↑ Chapel —Warm Room —North End of Long Dry Passage jump→Cavern of the Lost
↑| ↓↓↓
↑ Top of Rope←u
d→		 Middle of Passageway Passage to the Sun
jump swing↓ ↓↓↓
Stone Balcony— End of Narrow Trail— Top of Staircase←
d→		 ←
→		←u
→		 South End of
Long Dry Passage		 Outside in Sunlight
n↑ ↓↓↓
Top Step to On Downed Tree ←uUnder Downed Tree
u↑↓d ↓↓↓
Base of Rock Stairway Near Waterfall
| ↓↓↓
Small Cell Dusty Storage Room Over the Waterfall (dead)
d↑↓u|
Sacrificial Chamber— Temple Anteroom— Outside Temple
of the Condors		— Jungle Clearing
s↓
to Jungle Swamp

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