Guide For All Computer-Based Versions

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
1. Key from under doormat 
2. Hamster from Ed's room (to get the Card Key)
3. Card Key from Ed's room
4. Yellow Key from Green Tentacle's room
5. Silver Key from basement
6. Glowing Key from the pool
7. Meteor from the lab

III. Route
1. Move all characters to the left side of the driveway
2. Move all characters to the porch
3. Dave-> pick up key under doormat
4. Dave-> ring doorbell
5. Dave-> move inside
6. Bernard -> move inside
7. Dave+Bernard -> move to the top of the stairs
8. Bernard -> open Steel Security Door
9. Bernard -> go through door
10. Bernard -> get caught by Ed
11. Dave -> run up to landing with Green Tentacle
12. Dave -> perform Green Tentacle Skip¤

13. Dave -> Pick up Hamster, Card Key from Ed's Room
14. Dave -> Use Hunk-O-Matic
15. Dave -> Get Yellow Key from Green Tentacle's Room
16. Dave -> Walk in to Ed's Room to get caught

17. Bernard -> Walk to Loose Brick
18. Bernard -> Push Loose Brick
19. Dave -> Escape Dungeon
20. Dave -> Get Silver Key from Basement

21. Dave -> Go to the Porch
22. Dave -> Open Bush, Open Grate
23. Dave -> Go under The Porch
24. Dave -> Open Water Valve
25. Dave -> Go to Kitchen
26. Dave -> Perform Edna Skip¤¤
27. Dave -> Go back through kitchen, dining room, pantry
28. Dave -> Open door with silver key
29. Dave -> Enter Pool
30. Dave -> Get Glowing Key
31. Razor -> Run To Foyer
32. Razor -> Push Gargoyle

33. Dave -> Run All The Way To The Basement
34. Bernard -> Push Loose Brick
35. Dave -> Enter Dungeon
36. Dave -> Open Padlocks
37. Dave+Razor -> Perform Lab Door Skip¤¤¤

38. Dave -> Run to Card Slot in Lab
39. Dave -> Use Card Key in Card Slot
40. Dave -> Enter Meteor Room
41. Dave -> Pull Switch
42. Dave -> Pick Up Meteor
43. Dave -> Go Through Right-Most Door

44. Dave -> Open Garage Door
45. Dave -> Use Meteor In Trunk (you don't have to open up the trunk!)
46. Dave -> Use Modified Rocket Engine with Yellow Key

IV. Tricks Mentioned Above
¤ Green Tentacle Skip
  1. Walk up to Green Tentacle
  2. Immediately Switch To Razor
  3. Switch Back To Dave 
  4. Run to the left and go up the stairs

¤¤ Edna Skip
  1. Run just up to Edna 
  2. Immediately turn around and run all the way to the left
  3. Exit through the kitchen door before she captures you

¤¤¤ Lab Door Skip
  1. Open the lab door, but do not go through it just yet
  2. Switch to Razor and ring the doorbell
  3. Immediately switch back to Dave and enter the lab door
  4. Wait until Ed's cutscene plays, and immediately exit the cutscene
  5. Run past Purple Tentacle

How the Cutscenes Work

All of the times mentioned here are affected by load times etc. So it's always going to take at least a little longer and e.g. the more screen transitions you go through, the longer the delay.

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The first lab cutscene ("Well, my dear. Hope you're having fun! ...") happens 60 seconds after the player enters the mansion for the first time. The second lab cutscene starts 45 minutes after the first one finished.

Ed's "Gee, I'm hungry!" cutscene (that leads to him walking down to the kitchen) happens 63 seconds after the player opens the refrigerator for the first time - but only if Green Tentacle is not fully fed yet.

The package arrives 5 minutes and 5 seconds after the player enters the floor 3 hallway for the first time - unless they are outside the mansion with their currently active character at that moment.

The cutscene where Dr. Fred plays Meteor Mess (that "unlocks" the lab door) plays 4 minutes after the wires in the attic are fixed - unless there is a kid in the statue hall, arcade room, Edna's room or Ed's room at that moment.

The meteor police arrives 5 minutes and 10 seconds after making the call.

The cutscene in the publisher's office happens 4 minutes and 30 seconds after sending the letter and the contract arrives in the mailbox 5 minutes after that - again, only if the player's active kid is not currently outside.

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Edna spawns in the kitchen when the player first enters the mansion and stays there for 5 minutes or until a kid approaches her.

Whenever Ed or Edna return back to their rooms, they don't actually walk through the house. They disappear for 15 seconds and then appear in the floor 3 hallway at the stairs.

When Ed goes downstairs he DOES move from room to room. He appears at the door of each room and stays there for 5s before appearing in the next room.

Rule Set

Start Timer:
The Timer starts at the beginning when the menu bar appears and you gain control about your character.
(After the Intro and Choosing the characters)

End Timer:
The Timer ends when you use the yellow key on the car.

Name	Author
Guide For All Computer-Based Versions	Deleted 6 years ago
How the Cutscenes Work	mikeSpeedyAdventures 2 years ago
Rule Set	El-Nino 7 years ago