StarTropics/TBL

The following article is a Text Table for StarTropics.

Basic table file for StarTropics, probably missing some control codes. The game's text encoding consists of multiple levels of compression, with the 61 - DB entries composed of characters from the 01 - 30 range, and the 60* entries composed of entries from both the 01 - 30 and 61 - DB ranges.

01=0
02=1
03=2
04=3
05=4
06=5
07=6
08=7
09=8
0A=9
0B=A
0C=B
0D=C
0E=D
0F=E
10=F
11=G
12=H
13=I
14=J
15=K
16=L
17=M
18=N
19=O
1A=P
1B=Q
1C=R
1D=S
1E=T
1F=U
20=V
21=W
22=X
23=Y
24=Z
25=.
26='
27=!
28=-
29=<ldquo>
2A=<rdquo>
2B=,
2C=:
2D=#
2E=?
2F=x
30=*

6001=SUB-C IS READY TO LAUNCH.[line]ALL AHEAD FULL!
6002=INPUT THE ID CODE NOW [page]
6003=AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN!
6004=NAV-COM HERE, CAPTAIN!
6005=IN THE DARK BELOW
6006=QUI QUY! QUI...K QUI QUY?[line]
6007=WE'LL NEVER FORGET YOUR [line]KINDNESS
6008=YOU LOOK TIRED. HERE DRINK[line]SOME COCONUT MILK![page]
6009=OK... JUST WAIT, WILL YOU?[pause 20][Mike changes into girl outfit]
600A=[draw box with *]
600B=OH! YOU ARE FANTASTIC!

600D=PLEASE HELP MY DAUGHTER
600E=OH, IN THE CRYSTAL BALL[line]I CAN FORESEE....[page]RISKING LIFE AND LIMB....[line]A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED [line]WATER...STRUGGLING TO ESCAPE[page]...OH, SOME EVIL...MYSTIC...[line]POWERS FROM A STAR FAR...[line]FAR AWAY....[page]I'M SURE THOSE POWERS ARE [line]CONTROLLING THE MONSTERS[line]IN THE DARK BELOW...[page]...OH, OMENS OF DISASTER![line]............................[line]...I CAN'T CONTINUE[page]OH ME...OH MY...[line]FORTUNE FAVORS THE BRAVE[line]SO DON'T MIND ME[page]
600F=SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A BOY[line]DOLPHIN. SORRY, BUT I HAVE [line]NOT SEEN HIM
6010=I'M A WARRIOR OF SHECOLA.
6011=WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?[line]
6012=MIKE! YOU'RE AN ACE PITCHER
6013=[Mike turns in a circle][page]
6014=OOMA OOMA OBOB<rdquo>

6016=I HAVE GREAT HOPE THAT YOU[line]WILL SUCCEED IN RESCUING [line]DR. JONES[page]
6017=NOW BEGIN THE TEST OF ISLAND[line]COURAGE![pause 30]  
6018=[speaker moves one tile right]
6019=[space 8]YES[space 6]NO[yes/no selection]
601A=* HELP! CAPTURED BY EVIL[line]* ALIENS. TELL MY NEPHEW[line]* TO USE CODE 1776[space 5]DR.J
601B=[control code $F1][space 3]MEMORIZED THE ID CODE!
601C=WAITING FOR YOU
601D=[speaker moves one tile up]
601E=GIVE IT BACK TO 
601F=GOOD LUCK!
6020=[screen flashes]
6021=SHOOTING STAR
6022=WANT TO GO FISHING?
6023=SHOW ME HOW TO 
6024=WHO ARE YOU?[line]STAY AWAY FROM HERE!
6025=I HAVE TO HURRY![line]I'M GONNA ROAST A PIG FOR[line]YOUR 
6026=[space 7]YOU DRINK IT[line][space 4]AND FEEL MUCH BETTER!
6027=IF I PICK UP A SIGNAL,[line]I'LL ALERT YOU![page]

6029=LISTEN MIKE! [line][pause 30]I HAVE SOME... [pause 20]BAD NEWS...[line][pause 20]LAST NIGHT...[page]
602A=YOUR UNCLE... DR. JONES...[line]HAS BEEN.....ABDUCTED![page]
602B=MIKE, THE FATE OF YOUR UNCLE[line]IS IN YOUR HANDS[page]FIND A TUNNEL IN THE VILLAGE[line]AND HURRY TO DR.J'S [line]LABORATORY
602C=YOU SURE LOOK SILLY,[line]DRESSED UP LIKE A GIRL![line]BUT IT MAY WORK[page]
602D=HEAD WARRIOR
602E=MOUNTAIN HERMIT
602F=YOU SAY YOU MUST 
6030=TUNNEL

61=****************************
62=  
63=OR
64=...
65=....
66='LL 
67='VE 
68='S 
69=A 
6A=ALERT
6B=AND 
6C=AR
6D=ARE 
6E=BETTER
6F=BOB
70=BOY
71=BUT 
72=CASTLE
73=CH
74=CHIEF 
75=COLA
76=COME 
77=CORAL
78=CRYSTAL BALL
79=RE
7A=DO YOU 
7B=DOLPHIN
7C=DON'T 
7D=DR.J
7E=DR. JONES
7F=E 
80=EA
81=EAR
82=ED 
83=EE
84=ENTER 
85=ER
86=FIND 
87=FOR
88=FORTUNE 
89=AN
8A=FROM 
8B=GET
8C=GH
8D=GO
8E=GOOD
8F=HAS 
90=HAVE 
91=HEAR
92=HELP
93=HERE
94=HURRY
95=I 
96=I'M 
97=IN 
98=ING 
99=IS
9A=ISLAND
9B=IT'S 
9C=BANANETTE
9D=LET
9E=LIKE 
9F=LL 
A0=LOCAT
A1=LOOK
A2=MANY 
A3=ME
A4=MICHELLE
A5=MIKE, 
A6=MIKE! 
A7=MIRA
A8=MISS 
A9=MONSTERS
AA=MUST 
AB=MY 
AC=NOW 
AD=OF 
AE=OH, 
AF=OU
B0=OW
B1=PLEASE 
B2=READ
B3=RESCU
B4=S 
B5=SAY 
B6=SHE
B7=SO 
B8=SOME
B9=ST
BA=SUB-C 
BB=T 
BC=TER
BD=TH
BE=THE 
BF=TE
C0=THIS 
C1=TION
C2=TO 
C3=N 
C4=UNCLE
C5=VERY 
C6=VILLAGE
C7=WANT 
C8=WAS 
C9=WE 
CA=WEAPON, 
CB=WELCOME
CC=WILL 
CD=YOU
CE=YOU 
CF=YOU'RE 
D0=YOU'VE GOT 
D1=YOUR 
D2=IN
D3=* 
D4=ON
D5=, 
D6=CALL
D7=Y 


DA=D 
DB=SOUTHERN CROSS

f1=[control code $F1]
F2=[line]
F3=[page]

/F9=[end]

FA20=[pause 20]
FA30=[pause 30]
FB03=[space 3]
FB04=[space 4]
FB05=[space 5]
FB06=[space 6]
FB07=[space 7]
FB08=[space 8]

FF=