/vr/ - Retro Games

Yes, the game came with a helpful manual and a (partially completed) map, giving little hints to help stuck players. You can still survive without them, but you can probably find them somewhere on eBay or scans online.

As for how do you play the game, just keep exploring. The map is not too big, so it really is impossible not to make SOME progress by exploring alone.

And I personally felt that the number of hints given is sufficient. The gameplay is fairly simple, so when you learn a new action that reveals a path, the chances are that you're going to be able to use that approach again, so I was able to go through the game reasonably well once I got into it.

Also, each game screen has AT MOST one cave that can be revealed by bombing, if I recall. Saves you a lot of time.