About Retro World
In Retro World, you'll participate in intriguing plots and complete exciting missions to win rewards and fame. Along the way you will meet a host of interesting characters and even some celebrities- in Retro World you'll never know who you're going to run into!

Shows
Retro World is like a TV Network for interactive shows- shows where you'll participate in the plot and and help resolve it. We will offer a variety of shows in genres you'll recognize- drama, mystery, comedy and even the strange or absurd. As with a television series, our shows are episodic, and you'll be able to come back for new episodes as they "air".

How to Play
To play a show in Retro World, you'll explore locations, meet characters and help solve their problems. Resolution will require you to overcome a series of obstacles called "Missions".

Missions may require a number of steps to complete. For a given step you might need to:
    Talk to a character to find out information
    Find and use an object
    Solve a puzzle
    Beat a mini-game

When you complete missions, you'll earn Retro Point, Retro Buck, and occasional Badge awards. Complete all the missions to win the game and and earn greater rewards.

Retro Points allow you to gain levels. Retro Bucks can be spent on custom avatars and other features to come. Badges are for your own sense of accomplishment, and also make for nice trophies to show your friends!

Getting started
The first time you play Retro World, you will arrive on Retro Boulevard on meet our host, Dick Clark. First, Dick will first guide you through a tutorial in our Back Lot. When you're ready for prime time, Dick will guide you to our first show, the OWL Files.

Interacting with the game
Once the show begins, you will find locations, characters and objects that you can interact with. Simply explore by rolling around the screen with your mouse cursor until it changes to reveal interactive "hot spots". There are three types of hot spots you'll encounter, which have the following corresponding cursors:

Arrow
    When you roll over an area on the screen and an arrow appears, it indicates when you can navigate from a location to another location, for instance, through a door to another room, or down a hallway. Click the arrow to proceed.

Dialog
    When you roll over a character and a dialog icon appears, it means you can talk to them. Click the character to begin the conversation.

Grab
    When you roll over an object and the grabbing hand icon appears, this indicates that you can take it into your inventory to be retrieved later.

Inventory
To use an object in your inventory, first click the satchel icon in the toolbar at the top right of the screen to open the inventory tray. Then, click the object to "load" it onto your cursor. The inventory tray will slide away and you can either click it onto a character to give it to them, or click it onto a spot on the screen to place it there. For instance, to put a key in a lock.

Mission Log
To see your current mission and the next step involved, click the mission log icon in the toolbar at the top right of the screen. As you complete tasks and missions, you will see a check mark icon that indicates there has been a change to the log.

Hints
To get help with an approach for solving a task, click the hint icon at the bottom right of the screen.

Boosts
To skip a puzzle or a mini-game, click the "Boost" icon. Boosts can only be used once every thirty minutes and recharge over that time. If you wish to recharge the Boost instantly, you can pay Retro Bucks to do so.

Friends
While you play you'll see any friends who are also playing Retro World, as well as their levels in the game. In the future we will offer more features that will allow you to play directly with your friends, as well as to share your customized Retro pad and other objects that are sure to evoke nostalgia and fun.

Leaving and Resuming the Game
You can leave the game at any time and it will automatically be saved. When you revisit Retro World, you can resume the OWL Files at the point you left off.

In the future when we release more shows, you will be able to resume the show you have in progress, or play a different show. To choose a show, you will navigate to Retro Blvd by clicking the street sign icon in the toolbar, and then to the Shows screen by clicking our "Shows" building. Select from the menu of show titles that appear there.

Support
If you are having a technical issue with the game, please email us at help@egames.com. For best results, please describe the steps that lead up to the problem as well as the problem that occurred. We will respond to your request as soon as possible.

Coming to Retro World Soon

Arcade
Mini-games, puzzles, brain games, trivia, and more await you in the Retro World arcade - coming soon! Pick your favorite game and show your friends what you've got!

Retro Pad
Customize to your heart's desire. Decorate, experiment, and rearrange until you have the virtual home of your dreams!

Retro Friends
Playing is fun. But playing with friends is better. Team up with your friends to be the star of the show. Work together to solve puzzles, play games, and earn prizes!

Retro Cars
Trick out your ride. Give it a boss paint job. Tinker with the engine until it's perfect. Then hit the streets and race for pinks! When the handkerchief drops - show the rest of Retro World what you're made of!

Clubs
Play games like Bridge, Mahjong, Bowling and Golf in a league with friends and other Retro World players. Quality games for the seriously competitive gamer.