Note: for any version (DOS, DosBox, ScummVM) it is much faster to utilize keyboard shortcuts.
Switching Kids: F1 = Dave F2 = Kid 2 F3 = Kid 3
Inventory: U = Scroll List UP J = Scroll List DOWN
I = Select UPPER LEFT item K = Select LOWER LEFT item O = Select UPPER RIGHT item L = Select LOWER RIGHT item
Verbs: Q = Push W = Open E = Walk To R = Unlock T = Turn On
A = Pull S = Close D = Pick Up F = New Kid G = Turn Off
Z = Give X = Read C = What Is V = Use B = Fix
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II. Items
- Key from under doormat
- Hamster from Ed's room (to get the Card Key)
- Card Key from Ed's room
- Yellow Key from Green Tentacle's room
- Silver Key from basement
- Glowing Key from the pool
- Meteor from the lab
III. Route
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Move all characters to the left side of the driveway
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Move all characters to the porch
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Dave-> pick up key under doormat
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Dave-> ring doorbell
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Dave-> move inside
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Bernard -> move inside
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Dave+Bernard -> move to the top of the stairs
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Bernard -> open Steel Security Door
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Bernard -> go through door
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Bernard -> get caught by Ed
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Dave -> run up to landing with Green Tentacle
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Dave -> perform Green Tentacle Skip¤
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Dave -> Pick up Hamster, Card Key from Ed's Room
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Dave -> Use Hunk-O-Matic
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Dave -> Get Yellow Key from Green Tentacle's Room
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Dave -> Walk in to Ed's Room to get caught
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Bernard -> Walk to Loose Brick
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Bernard -> Push Loose Brick
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Dave -> Escape Dungeon
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Dave -> Get Silver Key from Basement
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Dave -> Go to the Porch
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Dave -> Open Bush, Open Grate
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Dave -> Go under The Porch
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Dave -> Open Water Valve
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Dave -> Go to Kitchen
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Dave -> Perform Edna Skip¤¤
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Dave -> Go back through kitchen, dining room, pantry
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Dave -> Open door with silver key
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Dave -> Enter Pool
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Dave -> Get Glowing Key
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Razor -> Run To Foyer
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Razor -> Push Gargoyle
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Dave -> Run All The Way To The Basement
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Bernard -> Push Loose Brick
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Dave -> Enter Dungeon
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Dave -> Open Padlocks
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Dave+Razor -> Perform Lab Door Skip¤¤¤
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Dave -> Run to Card Slot in Lab
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Dave -> Use Card Key in Card Slot
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Dave -> Enter Meteor Room
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Dave -> Pull Switch
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Dave -> Pick Up Meteor
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Dave -> Go Through Right-Most Door
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Dave -> Open Garage Door
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Dave -> Use Meteor In Trunk (you don't have to open up the trunk!)
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Dave -> Use Modified Rocket Engine with Yellow Key
IV. Tricks Mentioned Above ¤ Green Tentacle Skip
- Walk up to Green Tentacle
- Immediately Switch To Razor
- Switch Back To Dave
- Run to the left and go up the stairs
¤¤ Edna Skip
- Run just up to Edna
- Immediately turn around and run all the way to the left
- Exit through the kitchen door before she captures you
¤¤¤ Lab Door Skip
- Open the lab door, but do not go through it just yet
- Switch to Razor and ring the doorbell
- Immediately switch back to Dave and enter the lab door
- Wait until Ed's cutscene plays, and immediately exit the cutscene
- Run past Purple Tentacle