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Day of the Tentacle
(aka Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle)
by Spatvark (
[email protected])
==============================================================================
/ =============================== \
< [01] Introduction >
\ =============================== /
The trouble began when Purple Tentacle drank that pesky toxic waste. Once evil
bu harmlessly slow-witted, he became an evil super-genius, bent on WORLD
DOMINATION! His creator, fidgety mad scientist Doctor Fred Edison, realized
the threat to all humanity and captured Purple Tentacle, along with his good-
natured brother Green Tentacle, and plans to have them put to sleep.
Bernard, the computer geek with a heart of gold, must free his old friend
Green Tentacle! But at what cost? This time, he may be in over his head. His
roomates Hoagie, a heavy metal roadie, and Laverne, a slightly twitchy medical
student, are along to help, unaware of what lays in store. Time travel, tax
evasion, talking horses, beauty pageants, skunk-tossing, and even a little
clown-fu -- an adventure spanning four-hundred years -- all crammed into one
fateful night. They were relaxing at home when the hamster knocked on the
door...
Stopping this menace is up to you! You direct the actions of all three kids,
cavorting through time in a frantic quest to return to yesteerday and stop
this Tyrannical Tentacle before he can even get started on his promise to make
the world bow down to... The Day of the Tentacle!
-----
The eighth game to use the SCUMM system, Day of the Tentacle is the sequel to
the original SCUMM game, Maniac Mansion. Six years on from the original,
Lucasarts released what many consider to be the greatest Point-and-Click
Adventure game ever created. From the spoofing of American history to the
downright awesome voice-acting, Day of the Tentacle has everything, and is
surely a must for every gamer.
/ =============================== \
< [02] Disclaimer >
\ =============================== /
Listen up you mangy lot, this bit is important. You are free to use this FAQ
for personal reference but if you plagirize any sections, well... I'll have to
come up with something evil to do to you...
The only place allowed to host this FAQ is:
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If you see it anywhere else, please contact me at:
[email protected]
You can also contact me with any questions that pertain to Day of the Tentacle
that AREN'T answered in this FAQ, or any corrections to mistakes I've made
(this does not include typographical errors; I'm not THAT anal retentive about
my work).
Also, do not bother to email me and ask whether you can host this FAQ on your
site, the answer is no. GameFAQs is the only place I particularly feel like
trusting, while sites that have to go soliciting for FAQs strike me as
desperate to get a reputation even a tenth of that GameFAQs has. So don't
bother, I won't even reply to your emails.
/ =============================== \
< [03] Version History >
\ =============================== /
v1.05 - pdated the Copyright. [09/01/09]
v1.00 - Well, technically, I started this on the 29th of February, but since
it was all done in one session, ending at about 6AM on the 1st of
March... Holy crap, it's 6AM? I need sleep guys! [01/03/08]
/ =============================== \
< [04] Contents >
\ =============================== /
**>Introduction -------------------------------------- [01]
**>Disclaimer ---------------------------------------- [02]
**>Version History ----------------------------------- [03]
**>Contents ------------------------------------------ [04]
**>Characters ---------------------------------------- [05]
**>Walkthrough --------------------------------------- [06]
==>The Man of the Hour!-------------------------------- [06a]
==>Tread on an Ant, Chop Down a Tree ------------------ [06b]
==>Cooking with Science! ------------------------------ [06c]
==>1.21 Gigawatts!? ----------------------------------- [06d]
==>Diamonds are a Science Nerd's Best Friend ---------- [06e]
==>Back to the... uh, Day Before Today!? -------------- [06f]
**>FAQ ----------------------------------------------- [07]
**>Thanks -------------------------------------------- [08]
**>Legal Stuff --------------------------------------- [09]
**>Next Version -------------------------------------- [10]
**>Working On... ------------------------------------- [11]
**>Goodbye! ------------------------------------------ [12]
/ =============================== \
< [05] Characters >
\ =============================== /
Bernard:
Our main character, Bernard Bernoulli, is a total computer geek. He means
well, but he doesn't really think things through out in the real world,
often landing him in big trouble. Like, say, rescuing a megalomaniacal
Purple Tentacle?
Hoagie:
A heavy metal roadie, Hoagie lives for his music. Unlike his other
roommates, Bernard and Laverne, Hoagie isn't at college, instead, his only
job seems to be his roadie gig at nights. Not the sharpest tool in the
box, his knowledge of American history is somewhat at odds with the actual
time period he finds himself transported to in the game.
Laverne:
A pre-med student, Laverne is slightly psychotic, and very twitchy. She
loves to collect specimens and slice them open with her scalpel, amassing
quite the collection of furry creatures throughout the game. She also
seems to get hit on by most things male. Maybe it's the enlarged eyeball
that switches which side of her head it's on. God knows it makes me want
her.
Doctor Fred Edison:
Descendent of a long line of inventors, Doctor Fred Edison hit the big
time when he was possessed by a meteorite five years ago. After a TV show
and a video game were made based on his story, he should have been rich,
but he forgot to sign the contract, and thus missed out on millions. While
clearly a genius, Doctor Fred is the archetypal mad scientist, often doing
the stupidest of things.
Purple Tentacle:
Created by Doctor Fred, Purple Tentacle is evil. But pretty stupid. Or at
least, he was until he drank from the stream polluted by his creator's
Sludge-O-Matic, which mutated him, giving him an increase in intelligence
and enabling him to grow two arms! Now he plans to take over the world and
rid it of the human pestilence once and for all!
Green Tentacle:
Likewise created by Doctor Fred, Green Tentacle is a lot nicer than his
brother. He's also a total coward and an idiot to boot. Over the years
since the meteorite event, he's become friends with Bernard, and is
working hard with his band, Green T and the Sushi Platter.
/ =============================== \
< [06] Walkthrough >
\ =============================== /
First, here's a table with the control shortcuts on, they'll make your life a
lot easier whilst traversing the world in Day of the Tentacle:
\=========================================================================/
| Controls |
/=========================================================================\
| G | Give | P | Pick Up | U | Use | 1 | Hoagie |
| O | Open | L | Look At | S | Push (Shove) | 2 | Bernard |
| C | Close | T | Talk To | Y | Pull (Yank) | 3 | Laverne |
\=========================================================================/
Also, when you're talking to someone, you can have up to six different
possible responses on screen at a time; pressing 1 to 6 on your keyboard will
automatically say the one that corresponds to the numbered position.
With that sorted out, let's get this underway!
<--[06a] The Man of the Hour!----------------------------------->
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Paper | B | It's Dr. Fred's plan for a super-battery! |
| | | It's capable of storing up to one |
| | | gigavolt with a charging time of .01 |
| | | seconds! Wow! |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Patent Application | B | It's Dr. Fred's plan for a super-battery! |
| | | It's capable of storing up to one |
| | | gigavolt with a charging time of .01 |
| | | seconds! Wow! |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | It's the battery plans I'm supposed to |
| | | give to that Red Edison dude. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | It's a design for a super-battery. It |
| | | looks like it's capable of storing up to |
| | | one gigavolt in about .01 seconds. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Textbook | B | "The Chicago Manual of Thermodynamic Flux |
| | | Induction Circuit Design." Great stuff! |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | "The Chicago Manual of Thermodynamic Flux |
| | | Induction Circuit Design." I bet this'd |
| | | work better than a sleeping pill. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | "The Chicago Manual of Thermodynamic Flux |
| | | Induction Circuit Design." I bet this'd |
| | | work better than a sleeping pill. |
\==========================================================================/
As the game begins, Bernard, Hoagie and Laverne arrive at the... Edison Motel?
Hoagie searches upstairs, Laverne searches the Main Hall, so you're left in
control of Bernard in the Lobby. For now, just Open the Grandfather Clock.
Discovering a secret passage, Bernard clambers inside.
Meanwhile, Hoagie and Laverne bump into each other on the next floor, and are
quickly discovered by Doctor Fred Edison, who tells them that one of the
Tentacles is trying to take over the world, and that's why he tied them up in
the basement...
Back with Bernard, he's just finished untying the two Tentacles. Whoops!
Doctor Fred arrives moments too late to stop Purple Tentacle from escaping,
but he has an ingenius plan to prevent his evil progeny from succeeding - to
turn off the Sludge-O-Matic... YESTERDAY!
Recruiting Bernard, Hoagie and Laverne, they each take a pod in the
Chrono-O-John, and are sent into the timestream. However, due to Doctor Fred's
shoddy work practices ("I knew I should have bought a REAL diamond!"), Hoagie
lands two hundred years in the past, Laverne lands two hundred years in the
future, and Bernard lands right back where he started!
The only way to get them back is to get a real diamond to power the
Chron-O-John, and to get both Laverne and Hoagie to plug their pods in... Of
course, since there are no power outlets two hundred years in the past, Hoagie
will need Doctor Fred's patented Super-Battery plans. Head to the right, and
after the esteemed (hah!) doctor heads upstairs, Look At the Paper just right
of the Hamster Generator. It's the plans! Pick Up the Patent Application and
Doctor Fred quickly shows up, and promptly flushes them through TIME!
Hoagie picks them up two hundred years ago in the past. You can now use the
Toilet in each of the Chrono-O-John pods to send items through time to each
character, but there can only be one object in there at a time. Instead of
having to actually Use each Item with the Toilet, and retrieving each one
manually, you can just Use the Item with the Face of the character you want to
send it to, speeding the entire process up vastly. Also, both Hoagie and
Bernard are available as characters, but Laverne is still stuck up the tree.
Maybe we should work on freeing her...
<--[06b] Tread on an Ant, Chop Down a Tree---------------------->
Hoagie:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Brush | B | What the heck is this? |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | I hope this wasn't used in the outhouses. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | I hate these things. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Bucket | H | It's empty. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Bucket Full of Soapy Water | H | It's a bucket full of soapy water. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Bucket Full of Water | H | It's full of water. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Can-Opener | B | Neat. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Bitchin'. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | Fascinating. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Left-Handed Hammer | B | To me, it looks like a normal hammer. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | It looks just like a regular hammer to |
| | | me... ...but then, I'm no scientist. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | Just a plain 'ol hammer, I'd say. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Letter | A | "YOU'RE BRILLIANT. WHAT A NOVEL DESIGN. |
| | | COME TO BALTIMORE AT ONCE." |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Oil | B | It's a viscous liquid, probably used in |
| | | cooking. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Mmmmm, salad oil... |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | Mmmmm, cooking oil... |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Red Paint | B | It's a vibrant cherry red pigment...an |
| | | enamel, I believe. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | All right, paint! |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | It's lovely, and strangely soothing. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Soap | A | Old-fashioned lye in a new, more |
| | | convenient size. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Spaghetti | H | Sometimes I like to eat it raw. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Squeaky Mouse Toy | B | Cats love things like this. |
| | H | Cats dig these. |
| | L | Oh, I love these! |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Wine Bottle | A | Chateau de Cheapaux 1775. |
\==========================================================================/
Look At the Kumquat Tree, and then head to the left. On the zoomed out screen,
move to the bottom-right, where you'll find Ben Franklin. Talk To him
about his experiment, and then head to the Inn. Before entering though, Open
the Mailbox and Pick Up the Letter. Open the Grandfather Clock and enter it to
go to the Basement. Pick Up the Left-Handed Hammer and then Use the Patent
Application on the Bulletin Board, drawing Red Edison's attention. He'll tell
you all he needs to make it work is some Oil, Vinegar and Gold.
Return to the Lobby and then go through the double doors to the Main Hall.
Talk to George Washington, and introduce Hoagie to him. Ask him about the
cherry tree, and then claim that he's lost it. Once you've finished talking to
him, go through the Swinging Door and Pick Up the Spaghetti and the Oil. Open
the other Door and enter; Pick Up the Bucket and then Open the Cabinet. Pick
Up the Brush inside, and then return to the previous room. Use the Bucket with
the Water Pump.
Back in the Main Hall, talk to Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock, and then
Walk To the Fireplace. On the roof, Walk To the first Window, to go inside.
Pick Up the Red Paint, and then Use Ned's Bed, which will squeak under
Hoagie's bulk, drawing the Cat's attention. Use Jed's Bed, and it'll go clunk.
Use the Squeaky Mattress on Jed's Bed, and after a brief cutscene, Hoagie will
have switched the mattresses. Use the Squeaky Mattress, and the Cat will move
over to it, giving you enough time to Pick Up the Squeaky Mouse Toy.
Open the Trapdoor and go down two floors, past the Horse, to the Hallway.
Enter the first room and Pick Up the Wine Bottle. Exit and enter the left-most
room; Use George's Bed to mess it up, and then Pull the Cord to summon the
Maid. Leave the room, Pick Up the Soap on the Maid's Cart, and then use the
Soap with the Bucket Full of Water.
Leave the Inn and go to the Outhouses. Use the Red Paint on the Kumquat Tree
and then return to the Main Hall. Rechallenge George Washington, and he spots
the painted red Kumquat Tree, mistaking it for a Cherry Tree, and promptly
chops it down. Zoom forward four hundred years into the future, and a Purple
Tentacle is berating Laverne. The tree she's stuck in promptly disappears, and
we now have control of Laverne!
<--[06c] Cooking with Science!---------------------------------->
Hoagie:
Next up is to get the ingredients for Red Edison to create the Super-Battery.
We already have the Oil, raided from the Pantry, so that leaves the Vinegar
and the Gold. Send the Letter to Bernard, and then Switch over to him (by
either clicking on his face or by pressing 2). We'll get a brief cutscene of
Laverne stuck in a holding cell with some familiar looking people!
Bernard:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Booboo-B-Gone | B | It's a bottle of correction fluid. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Bitchin'. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | Fascinating. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Chattering Teeth | A | Jumpy little sucker. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Cigar Lighter | A | It looks almost real. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Coffee | B | I think I could lubricate my car with |
| | | this stuff. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Crank | B | Hmmm, a handle attached to a rotating |
| | | shaft which transmits and modifies rotary |
| | | motion and torque. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Alright, a crank! |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | These things agitate me for some reason. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Decaf Coffee | B | Hmmm, brown water. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Dime | B | 1952. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | 2561. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | 1952. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Disappearing Ink | B | Neat. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Bitchin'. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | Fascinating. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Exploding Cigar | A | Almost as dangerous as the real thing. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Fake Barf | B | I THINK it's fake... |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Whoa, fake barf! |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | It's startlingly realistic. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Flag Gun | B | When you pull the trigger, a humorous |
| | | flag is propelled out of the barrel on a |
| | | stick and unfurls. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | It says "BANG." Heh heh. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | This is one of those novelty guns. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Flier | B | It's from George's hardware... "George |
| | | says that every American should have a |
| | | vacuum cleaner in their basement! |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | "George says that every American should |
| | | have a vacuum cleaner in their basement." |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | "George says that every American should |
| | | have a vacuum cleaner in their basement!" |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Fork | A | Actually, I'd call this more of a |
| | | "threek".
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Funnel | B | It's a fine funnel! |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | I saw one of these when I was a kid. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | They say if you stare at one of these for |
| | | too long you'll go MAD. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Hamster | B | Cute little fella. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Help-Wanted Sign | B | "HELP WANTED: Lab assistant. |
| | | Hard-working, moronic drone needed to |
| | | assist genius with experiments. High |
| | | school diploma not required." |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | "HELP WANTED: Lab assistant. |
| | | Hard-working, moronic drone needed to |
| | | assist genius with experiments. High |
| | | school diploma not required." |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | "HELP WANTED: Lab assistant." I think |
| | | it's a cry for help! |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Keys | A | There's a whole lot of keys on here. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Swiss Bankbook | A | Gee, Dr. Fred doesn't have a penny. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Videotape | B | There's no label. It's probably blank. |
\==========================================================================/
Back with Bernard, leave the Basement. Pick Up the Dime in the Pay Phone, the
Flier, and the Help-Wanted Sign. Go through the double doors to the Main Hall,
and Push the Oozo the Clown doll. Open the Grating and then move to the right,
where you'll be accosted by the Cigar Salesman. Accept a cigar from him, and
after getting your head blown off, try to Pick Up the Chattering Teeth. Chase
them across the room until it gets itself trapped in the open Grating. Take
the opportunity to grab them.
Go through the Swinging Door into the Kitchen. Pick Up the Decaf Coffee, the
Coffee and the Fork, and then Open the other Door. Go through it, and Open the
Cabinet, and Pick Up the Funnel inside. Return to the Main Hall and go up the
Fireplace.
Pick Up the Crank, and then enter the far Window. Open the Door and move
through; Open the Trapdoor and descend. Enter the room on the left, and Talk
To Nurse Edna. Ask her about Doctor Fred and the family finances. Once you've
exhausted the options talking to her, leave, and go into the other room. Ask
Weird Ed about his Stamp Collection and the Hamster. Once you're done talking
to him, Pick Up the Hamster and then leave.
Go downstairs to the Hallway, and enter the first room, where you'll find
Green Tentacle. After talking to it, Pick Up the Video Tape, and then Use the
On/Off Button on the Stereo. Note the Fake Barf back in the Lobby comes off
halfway. Push the Speaker that's standing on its own to knock it over,
directly above where the Fake Barf is, causing it to drop to the Lobby floor.
Use the On/Off Button again, and then leave Green's room. Open the next Door
and enter. After Dwayne's suicide attempt, Pick Up the Disappearing Ink, and
then Give the Letter to Him. and he'll quickly flee the room, allowing you
entrance. Pick Up the Flag Gun and then return to the Hallway. Open the third
and final Door, and enter. Close the Door behind you, and Pick Up the Keys.
Look At the Television, and Bernard turns it on, finding it tuned to a
shopping channel, advertising a real Diamond, selling for two million
dollars!
Head down to the Lobby, and Pick Up the Fake Barf. Open the Door behind the
desk, and Pick Up the Swiss Bankbook. Open the Drawer and Pick Up the Booboo-
B-Gone. Return to the Main Hall and Use the Flag Gun with the Cigar Lighter,
switching them. Talk To the Cigar Salesman again, and ask for another Cigar.
Now transfer the Chattering Teeth, Cigar Lighter and Exploding Cigar to
Hoagie.
Hoagie:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Blanket | H | Navajo, I think. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Gold-Plated Quill Pen | A | Stolen from the desk of GEORGE |
| | | WASHINGTON. |
\==========================================================================/
With the new items, head to the Main Hall, and give the Exploding Cigar to
George Washington. It explodes, sending George's fake teeth flying out the
door, so Give him the Chattering Teeth. John Hancock takes this as sign that
George is cold, and berates Thomas Jefferson into allowing his Log to be used
to start a fire. After the cutscene, Pick Up the Blanket that John Hancock had
been using. Make your way up to the Roof, and Use the Blanket with the
Chimney. This causes the Main Hall to fill with smoke, and the three men dive
out of the window. Return to the Main Hall and Pick Up the Gold-Plated Quill
Pen. We now have just the Vinegar to get!
Return to the Main Hall, and Give the Wine Bottle to Thomas Jefferson, who
will add it to the Time Capsule. Go back to the Chrono-O-John, and put the
Can-Opener in.
Laverne:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Scalpel | B | Neat. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Bitchin'. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | Fascinating. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Tentacle Chart | B | It's a comprehensive though poorly |
| | | rendered diagram of the working parts of |
| | | a tentacle. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Looks like a paint-by-numbers picture of |
| | | sushi. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | I still don't understand how they can eat |
| | | through a sucker. |
\==========================================================================/
Time to engineer our escape! Talk To the Old Man, and then Talk To the
Tentacle Guard, and tell it that you don't feel very well. After being
examined by Doctor Tentacle, Pick Up the Tentacle Chart, and then leave. Try
to exit via the front Door, and you'll be captured by the Guard who tried to
get Laverne down from the tree.
Back in the Kennel, Talk To the Tentacle Guard again, and this time tell him
that you have to go to the bathroom. Outside, follow the path to the right,
where you'll find the Chrono-O-John. Transfer the Tentacle Chart over to
Hoagie.
Hoagie:
Go to the Inn, and up to the Hallway. Enter the middle Door, and after talking
to Betsy Ross, Use the Tentacle Chart with the Patterns.
Bernard:
Send the Crank to Laverne.
Laverne:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Extension Cord | L | It's a nice, long, heavy-duty one. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Flag | L | One size fits all. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Name Tag | A | It says "Hello, my name is." |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Roller Skates | L | I almost killed myself on a pair of those |
| | | once. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Vinegar | A | Chateau de Cheap 1775. |
\==========================================================================/
Go back to the Front Yard. Talk To the Tentacle Guard, and once you're back in
the Kennel, tell him you're not feeling well again. Escape from Doctor
Tentacle's room once more, and this time, go through the large Door at the
back. Walk To the Fireplace, and up on the Roof, use the Crank with the Crank
Box, and then Use the Crank to wind the Flag down. Pick Up the Flag and Use
it, weaing it as a tentacle disguise.
Back down the Chimney, Talk To the Tentacle just to the right. He'll give you
the Name Tag. Go into the Kennel (the Door at the back), and hit on the Guard
Tentacle; he'll mention going out to dinner at Club Tentacle. Return to the
Lobby, and go up the Stairs. Enter the first room, and Use the Can-Opener on
the Time Capsule. Pick Up the Vinegar, and we have our last ingredient!
First though, let's raid the Former Motel for what else we can. Enter the next
room in the Hallway, and Pick Up the Roller Skates and Extension Cord. Return
to the Lobby and Talk To both the Guard and Harold, getting information about
the Human Show, and the Guard's tracking abilities. Finally, send over the
Vinegar to Hoagie.
Hoagie:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Battery | H | It's mine, mine, mine. The meter says |
| | | it's at zero power. |
\==========================================================================/
Head to the Basement. Give the Oil, Vinegar, and Gold-Plated Quill Pen to Red
Edison, who will then use them to create the Super-Battery. Pick Up the
Battery, and we're done with this section!
<--[06d] 1.21 Gigawatts!?--------------------------------------->
Hoagie:
Now we have the Battery, we need to get it charged up. How about we try Ben
Franklin's kite? But there's no storm, so there won't be any lightning...
Leave the Inn and Use the Bucket Full of Soapy Water on the Carriage, to begin
washing it. As Murphy's Law dictates, the sky promptly opens as a storm brews!
Shame Ben promptly runs inside, along with his Kite.
Bernard:
Transfer the Help-Wanted Sign and the Textbook over to Hoagie.
Hoagie:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Battery | H | The meter says it's fully powered. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Dentures | B | They could use a little cleaning. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | These are almost as gross as my friend |
| | | Eddie's teeth, and he eats raw sewage on |
| | | stage. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | Wow, these are huge! |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Lab Coat | H | It looks more like a raincoat than a lab |
| | | coat. |
\==========================================================================/
Go to the Basement and Give the Help-Wanted Sign to Red Edison, who promptly
hires Hoagie, allowing him to take the Lab Coat. Pick Up the Lab Coat and head
up to the Hallway, entering the third room. Give the Lab Coat to Ben Franklin,
and he'll make another Frank-O-Copter out of it.
Out on the Field, Use the Battery on the Kite, and when Ben cries out "Now!",
Push the Kite into the air. A lightning bolt strikes the Kite,sending it
crashing to the ground. After Ben recovers it, Pick Up the Fully-Charged
Battery, and return to the Outhouses. Use the Battery on the Plug, and
Hoagie's Chrono-O-John becomes fully operational!
Now, however, we have to power Laverne's Chrono-O-John. The Hamster Generator
should still be in the Basement, so we need to get past the Guard to get down
there...
Go back inside the Inn, and go upstairs to the Horse, Use the Textbook with
the Horse, and Hoagie will start reading it, sending the Horse to sleep. Of
course, everyone knows you always take out your teeth first. Pick Up the
Dentures and then return to the Outhouses. Transfer both the Spaghetti and the
Dentures to Laverne.
Laverne:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Wet Soggy Noodles | A | It's all slimy and sticking together. |
\==========================================================================/
Pick Up the Soggy Noodles in Toilet, as well as the Dentures. Transfer the
Scalpel over to Bernard.
Bernard:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Box o' Laughs | A | The voice of Oozo in a box. |
\==========================================================================/
Go to the Main Hall, and Use the Scalpel on Oozo the Clown, allowing Bernard
to finally have his revenge! Pick Up the Box o' Laughs, and then return to
the Basement. Transfer over the Box o' Laughs, Fake Barf, and Fork all to
Laverne.
Laverne:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Dinner Certificate | L | "Dinner for two at Club Tentacle!" Dang, |
| | | it says tentacles only! |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Trophy | L | Oooh. |
\==========================================================================/
Grab all of the items from the Toilet. Use the Extension Cord with the Plug,
and then Use the Extension Cord with the Window of the Basement. Return
inside, and enter the second room in the Hallway. Use the Nametag and then the
Roller Skates with the Mummy. Give it a good Push, and Dead Cousin Ted will go
flying down to meet the other contestants. The Guard leads them up to the
Contest Area, so follow them up there.
Use the Dentures, Box o' Laughs, and Spaghetti with the Mummy, and then Use
the Fork with the Mummy's Head. Looking pretty sharp, if I say so myself! But
still, Harold DOES look better... Use the Fake Barf with Harold, and after
Laverne blames it on him, she gets him disqualified! Move right to the Highly
Restricted Judging Area, and Talk To the Judges, asking them to judge all
three categories in turn. Winning Best in Show nabs you a Dinner Certificate
and a Trophy!
Go to the Kennels, and give the Dinner Certificate (Dinner for two at Club
Tentacle) to the Tentacle Guard, and he'll rush off to tell his wife. The
cheating sonofa... Use the Switch on the wall to set the Edisons free, but it
seems they're pretty unwilling to leave the safety of the Kennel, in fear of
being chased by the mustached Guard and the possibility of running into that
most dreadful of creatures... no, not a Grue, SKUNKS!
Go outside and Walk To the Cat, which runs away. Hmm... I have a cunning plan.
Bernard:
Transfer the Booboo-B-Gone and the Squeaky Mouse Toy to Laverne.
Laverne:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Cat | L | Oooh, a skunk. How frightening! |
\==========================================================================/
Use the Booboo-B-Gone on the Fence where the Cat was crawling. After backing
away from it, the Cat returns, this time getting a big streak of white running
down its back. Clambering up to the top of the porch to lick itself clean, Use
the Squeaky Mouse Toy on the Cat to grab, in Laverne's words, "Another
Specimen!"
Back in the Kennel, Use the Cat, and watch all hell break loose. As the
Edisons all run seperate directions, the mustached Guard is forced to go after
them, leading the path to the Grandfather Clock clear! Return to the Lobby and
Open the Grandfather Clock, to gain access to Doctor Fred's old lab.
Use the Extension Cord with the Generator, and we're almost done, but we need
something to power the Generator...
Bernard:
Head to the Hallway, and Open the Ice Machine. Use the Hamster with the Ice
Machine (Man, Bernard has a history of being cruel to rodents, doesn't he?),
and then Close the Ice Machine.
Laverne:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Cold, Wet Hamster | L | He still looks really cold. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Frozen Hamster | L | He's frozen solid! |
\==========================================================================/
Head up to the Hallway and Open the Ice Machine. Look At it, and then Pick Up
the Frozen Hamster. Go downstairs to the Kitchen and Use the Frozen Hamster
with the Microwave. Return to the Basement and Use the Hamster with the
Generator, but he's too cold to run! We need to warm him up somehow...
Bernard:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Crowbar | B | Neat. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Dime | B | A little sticky, but still worth ten |
| | | cents. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Whoa, a dime! |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | It's all sticky! |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Gum with Dime Stuck in It | B | Mmmm, spearmint, my favourite. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Gross. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | Disgusting. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Quarters | B | I figure this is about eight hundred |
| | | seventy-six thousand, six hundred dollars |
| | | worth of quarters. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Sweater | B | My grandma gave me one like this for my |
| | | birthday. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Wad of Gum | B | Spearmint! My favourite. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | Whoa, pre-chewed! |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | It's been in someone's mouth, probably |
| | | Bernard's by the teeth marks. |
\==========================================================================/
Exit the Motel and Walk To the Parking Lot. Talk To the Man in Ski Mask, and
Give him the Keys, and he'll trade you the Crowbar. Return to the Lobby, and
Use the Crowbar on the Gum With a Dime Stuck in It. Use the Gum With a Dime
Stuck in It, and Bernard will chew the gum, leaving you with a second Dime,
and a Wad of Gum!
Head upstairs to the Sleeping Conventioneer's room. Use both Dimes in the
FickleFingers Coin Slot, shaking him off the bed. Pick Up the Sweater, and
then step out back into the Hallway. Use the Crowbar on the Candy Machine to
crack it open. Pick Up the Quarters, all approximately $876,600 worth, and
head downstairs to the Kitchen. Go into the Utility Room to the right, and
Open the Dryer. Use the Sweater with the Dryer, and then Use the Quarters in
the Coin Slot to power it for approximately the next two hundred years.
Laverne:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Hubcap | L | It has a dent in it shaped like my skull. |
| | | Why did I pick this stupid thing up? |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Sweater | L | It's shrunk to doll size. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Toasty Warm Hamster | L | I wish I had some formaldehyde. |
\==========================================================================/
Head to the Utility Room, and the Dryer will have just finished! Open the
Dryer and Pick Up the Sweater. Return to the Basement and Use the Sweater on
the Cold, Wet Hamster, and then Use the Toasty Warm Hamster on the Generator.
BLAMMO! Didn't see that coming, did you? And the Hamster makes a break for the
Mouse Hole. Now how are we going to get it out of there?
Bernard:
Flush the Flier to Hoagie.
Hoagie:
Go to the Main Hall, and Use the Flier with the Suggestion Box.
Laverne:
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| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Dusty Warm Hamster | L | I wish I had some formaldehyde. |
\==========================================================================/
Ta-da! Use the Built-In Shop Vac with the Mouse Hole, to suck that furry
critter right out of there! Open the Hatch and Pick Up the Dust Ball. Use the
Dusty Warm Hamster with the Generator, and bam! Laverne's Chrono-O-John is now
fully operational!
<--[06e] Diamonds are a Science Nerd's Best Friend-------------->
Bernard:
Head down to the Basement and Talk To Doctor Fred, making sure to ask him all
about the Contract in the Safe. Use the Decaf Coffee on his Mug, and he'll
promptly fall asleep and start sleepwalking. Follow him upstairs and into his
office; try to Pick Up the Contract while the Safe is open, and Bernard will
nearly get his hand taken off. Clearly we need to approach this via some other
avenue.
Go upstairs to Nurse Edna's room and look at the bottom-left Monitor; you can
see the Safe and almsot make out the combination, but Nurse Edna keeps
interfering. Push Nurse Edna, and she goes flying, only to catch hold of the
left arm of the Statue, and pull herself back into the room. Hmm.
Hoagie:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Right-Handed Hammer | B | The craftsmanship is superior. It has a |
| | | good heft and feel. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | It must be Ned's. Or is it Jed's? |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | You could crack somebody's skull with |
| | | this. |
\==========================================================================/
Go up to the second floor, and Open the Door to the left, going inside. When
you're done talking to Ned (Or is it Jed?), wait for him to put his Hammer
down, and then Pick Up the Right-Handed Hammer. Use the Left-Handed Hammer
with the Barrel, and watch the cutscene. With Jed (or is this one Ned?) taking
over, the statue is now right-handed, to match the model it was based upon.
Bernard:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Contract | B | "The party of the first part... ...shall |
| | | hereby be known as... ...a crazed, |
| | | maniacal genius." |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | It's some kind of legal mumbo-jumbo. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | Wow! Mailed before the deadline, this |
| | | would have made Dr. Fred fabulously |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Rope | B | Seems to have a high tentile strength. |
| | | wealthy. |
\==========================================================================/
Push Nurse Edna down the stairs, and then use the Videotape with the VCR. Look
At the bottom-left Monitor and press the Record button (Red Circle). Once
you've recorded the entire combination, hit Rewind (Two arrows pointing left),
and then switch from SP (Standard Play) to EP (Extended Play) by clicking the
small lever in the bottom-right. Hit Play (Single arrow pointing right) to
watch the videotape in slow motion, enabling you to see each number in the
combination.
Head down to Doctor Fred's office, Open the Safe, and Pick Up the Contract.
Now we just need to get Doctor Fred to sign it. Head up to the Roof via the
Fireplace, and enter the Attic through the Window. Pick Up the Rope and then
go back out onto the Roof. Use the Rope with the Pulley, and then go back down
the Chimney and out the front Door.
Hoagie:
Transfer the Red Paint to Bernard.
Bernard:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Stamp | B | Hmmm... A 1778 pony express general |
| | | delivery stamp... Not too valuable... but |
| | | it is uncanceled. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | H | It's got a picture of a guy on a horse. |
| |---|-------------------------------------------|
| | L | I love the way these taste. |
|----------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------|
| Stamp Album | B | It looks like all the ink's disappeared |
| | | now. |
\==========================================================================/
Use the Dangling Rope with Dead Cousin Ted, and then Use the Red Paint with
Dead Cousin Ted. Return to the Roof, and Pull the Rope. After falling to the
ground, return to the Attic, where Dead Cousin Ted is now sat in a corner. Use
Dead Cousin Ted with Doctor Fred, and then Use the Rope with Doctor Fred. Go
back out onto the Roof and Pull the Rope once more, this time sending both
Bernard and Doctor Fred crashing to the ground.
Back in the Basement, Use the Funnel with Doctor Fred and then Use the Coffee
with the Funnel, to wake Doctor Fred. Give him the Contract, but he refuses to
sign it, so tell him you'll deal with Purple Tentacle by yourself, and then
pick any option to trick Doctor Fred into signing the Contract..
Go up to the second floor and enter Weird Ed's room. Use the Disappearing Ink
on the Stamp Album to totally freak Weird Ed out. He'll chase Bernard from his
room, and hurl the Stamp Album at him, knocking a Stamp loose in the process.
Pick Up the Stamp (and the Stamp Album too if you want), and Use the Stamp on
the Signed Contract. Transfer it over to Hoagie.
Hoagie:
Go to the area just in front of the Inn, and Open the Mailbox. Use the Signed
Contract with the Mailbox, and the Pony Express will pick it up in a flash.
Back in the Present, Doctor Fred gets a phone call...
Bernard:
Go down a floor and into Dwayne's room. Use the Phone and Bernard will call
the TV Shopping Channel and buy the Diamond with the money in Doctor Fred's
Swiss Bank Account!
We now have everything we need to get the Time Machine fully operational
again!
<--[06f] Back to the... uh, Day Before Today!?------------------>
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry... especially where Purple
Tentacle is involved! Purple Tentacle steals one of the Chron-O-John stalls,
and Green Tentacle steals a second to chase after him with, leaving Bernard,
Hoagie and Laverne with one stall to fit all three of them in. But as Doctor
Fred warns them...
Arriving yesterday, they're quickly accosted by Purple Tentacle and his army
from across time! Ten Purple Tentacles go down to the Basement to guard the
Sludge-O-Matic, while the Old Purple Tentacle from two hundred years into the
future has finally gotten his Diminuator working and uses it upon our intrepid
threesome, shrinking them down to rodent size. However, it wears off quickly
enough, to their relief, and it takes time for the Diminuator to recharge
inbetween shots.
Three-Headed Freak:
\==============================================/
| Item | ? | Description |
/==========================================================================\
| Bowling Ball | B | Neat. |
\==========================================================================/
Regaining control of the party, you find yourself in what was... uh, WILL BE
the Sleeping Conventioneer's room. Run out into the Hallway, and quickly Open
the Door to what will be Dwayne's room, but then make sure you get zapped once
more by Purple Tentacle. As soon as you are, run into (future) Dwayne's room
and into the Mouse Hole located in the far wall.
In Green Tentacle's room, wait around until you grow back to normal size. Pick
Up the Bowling Ball by the Globe, and then Open the Door and leave. There's no
sign of Old Purple Tentacle, so while the coast is clear, head downstairs to
the Lobby, and go through the Dark Passage to the Basement. Use the Bowling
Ball with the (handily arranged!) Purple Tentacles to strike them all out! Now
there's nothing in your way to... aw crap.
Shrunken by Old Purple Tentacle once more, Talk To him, and ask him what it is
that he has against humans, and then comment that it certainly seems like it's
all Doctor Fred's fault. Next, comment on how he's a good shot, and then
suggest he zap Doctor Fred instead. The beam is reflected by Doctor Fred's
Indirect Ophthalmoscope (the thingy on his head) and shoots right back at Old
Purple Tentacle, shrinking him instead! As you turn off the Sludge-O-Matic
once and for all, all of the various Purple Tentacles start to disappear. The
day has been saved by our intrepid... dumbasses.
Watch the epilogue and the credits, and that's it, it's all over!
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< [07] FAQ >
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==Q. Man, all that running back and forth to the Chron-O-John is a major pain
in the arse!=============================================================
A. Or, y'know, you could just click the item in question, and then click on
the face of the person you want to send it to. That way you can do it
without having to reach each particular Chron-O-John, saving on quite a bit
of time.
==Q. Wait, wait, wait. Why are the descriptions for the Wine Bottle and the
Vinegar different?=======================================================
A. Yeah, I noticed that, and it's freaky. Not just that the subtitles for them
are different, but so are the voice-overs. They actually got the Voice
Actors to record DIFFERENT voice-overs for something tha is virtually
identical, from "Chateau de Cheapaux 1775," to "Chateau de Cheap 1775."
It's just freaking weird, that's all.
==Q. Which one's Ned, and which one is Jed?===================================
A. Ned is the righty, and Jed is the lefty; the latter is also the original
model for the statue and has a slightly deeper voice.
==Q. Wait, $876,600 kept the Dryer going all that time?=======================
A. Yes. Don't believe me? Check the maths below:
876,600 Dollars / 4 Quarters Per Dollar = 3,506,400 Quarters
1 Quarter = 30 Minutes
1 Quarter * 2 30 Minute Cycles = 1 Hour
2 Quarters * 24 Hours = 1 Day
48 Quarters * 365 Days = 1 Year
17,520 Quarters * 200 Years = 3,504,000 Quarters
200 Years / 4 Years = 50 Leap Years
3,506,400 Quarters - 3,400,000 Quarters = 2,400 Quarters
2,400 Quarters / 2 30 Minute Cycles = 1,200 Hours
1,200 Hours / 24 Hours = 50 Days
876,000 Dollars = 200 Years and 50 Days
==Q. I heard that Maniac Mansion came with this, but I can't seem to find it!
How do I play the original game?=========================================
A. It's simple enough. Just use the Computer in Weird Ed Edison's room, to
play it. Or, if you're using ScummVM and want to be fancy, click Add Game,
and browse to the MANIAC folder located within the DOTT folder, and add
that to the list, which means you don't have to actually play DOTT to play
Maniac Mansion.
==Q. Help! I own a copy of Day of the Tentacle, but I can't get it to run!====
A. Chances are, your computer is just too good to run Day of the Tentacle.
However, there is a solution to this; the wonderful folk over at ScummVM
(
http://www.scummvm.org) have created a nifty program to allow many old
point-and-click games to be run on todays more technologically advanced
computers.
==Q. Do you know where I can find a copy of Day of the Tentacle? I can't seem
to find it in the shops, nor *ahem*online*ahem*==========================
A. All of the Lucasarts Point-and-Click Adventure games are on the IDSA's
hitlist, so there are very few places online that would pirate the games.
Add the fact that despite being very old, it's not so long ago that they
were still being sold, you should be able to get a hold of a copy via eBay.
It's a shame though, the games are no longer sold by LucasArts, but have
not been declared as Abandonware.
==Q. What's Abandonware when it's at home?====================================
A. Abandonware is software that has been abandoned. No, really. What it
actually means is that it is no longer sold or produced, and has been
released into the public domain.
==Q. Well, what's in it for Lucasarts?========================================
A. Apart from respect from the old-school gamers, nothing really. But there's
only so much flogging of a dead horse that can be done, and many of their
old point-and-click adventure games are such classics that they actually do
still sell somewhat.
==Q. Will there ever be another Maniac Mansion game?==========================
A. Various German fangroups have started creating their own sequels, but none
are anywhere near completion. As for Lucasarts itself, they seem to have
vastly distanced themselves from their point-and-click routes, making it
highly unlikely that they'd ever return to the genre. Maybe if the licence
to the characters were bought by others, such as with Telltale Games buying
Sam & Max, then the series might rise again, but I wouldn't get my hopes
up.
==Q. Isn't Laverne's giggle dreamy?===========================================
A. Yeah. Yeah it is...
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< [08] Thanks >
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This list is gonna be pretty short methinks =P
My Brother - for getting me into the Lucasarts games in the first place, and
doing most of the puzzle solving for me (I used to be a hideous
example of back-seat gaming)
DJellybean - for clueing me in for the basics of FAQ presentation.
Phoenix 1911 - I stole the copyright stuff from him coz' it sounded all
professional and stuff XD
GameFAQS - for hosting this FAQ.
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< [09] Legal Stuff >
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This unofficial document is protected by the international Copyright law. All
content within is created and owned by Peter Carter. Absolutely no profit must
be made from this work; it may not be reproduced, in part or in whole, and/or
altered in any way or under any circumstances without the prior consent from
the author, except for personal and private use. All copyrights and trademarks
contained within are owned by their respective holders. No copyright
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Copyright 2005-2009 Peter Carter.
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< [10] Next Version >
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There probably won't be a next version to be honest. What can be added to
this?
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< [11] Working On... >
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Fallout 1.
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< [12] Goodbye! >
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GOODBYE!
And that's all for now folks!
