Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? for Sega Master System FAQ

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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? for Sega Master System FAQ

by BHodges

Version 1.1
Created 11/26/09
Updated 11/30/09

This document Copyright 2009 by Brian Hodges. It may not be placed on any
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Getting Started
III. Controls
IV. Solving Cases
A. Gathering Clues
B. Time
C. V.I.L.E. Henchmen
D. Obtaining a Warrant
E. Apprehending the Suspect
F. Victory/Defeat
G. Ranks
H. General Strategies
V. Cities
VI. Dossiers
VII. Loot
VIII. Game Review
IX. Version History
X. Contact Information

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I. Introduction

This is a FAQ for the Sega Master System game Where in the World is Carmen
Sandiego?. It contains information on how to play and a mini-review.

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II. Getting Started

Press the 2 button on the Title Screen to bring up the Rank Selection Screen.
Move the control pad Up/Down to choose a Rank (i.e. difficulty level) and press
button 2 to start playing. For more information on Ranks, see the Ranks
section in part IV.

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III. Controls

Control Pad Move Character/Navigate Menus
Button 1 Run/Speed Up Text and Animations
Button 2 Enter Building/Select Menu Item

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IV. Solving Cases

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A. Gathering Clues

Every city has five points of interest: an airport, three buildings, and a
phone booth. The airport is used to book flights, the phone booth to obtain a
warrant, and the buildings are where you gather clues.

There are two types of clues: those about your suspect's whereabouts and those
about the suspect. These help you identify the next city you need to fly to
as well as how to fill out the warrant.

The clues given are based on the particular building such as banks telling you
about currencies and libraries about culture. Use them to figure out where to
go next (see the cities section for a list of clues about each city).

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B. Time

You begin each case at 07:00 Monday morning and have until 17:00 Sunday
afternoon to apprehend your suspect. Here is a list of activities that consume
time and how much you lose for each one:

- Entering a building (1 hr for 1st, 2 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd)
- Applying for a warrant (3 hrs)
- Getting hit by a knife (2 hrs 1st time, 2 more each additional time)
- Getting shot (4 hrs 1st time, 4 more each additional)
- Sleeping (9 hrs every night)
- Flying (variable based on distance)

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C. V.I.L.E. Henchmen

As you follow your suspect from city to city, you will encounter V.I.L.E
henchmen. When they appear on screen, the text screen at the bottom will
turn brown and a musical note will play. Henchmen will throw a single knife
at you, duck or jump to avoid it.

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D. Obtaining a Warrant

In order to arrest the suspect, you'll need a proper warrant. As you gather
clues, sometimes the witnesses will mention things about the suspect. Some
are straightforward ("She had brown hair.") while others require a small amount
of thought ("He was carrying a helmet." means that he rides a motorcycle).

To apply for a warrant, you just enter the phone booth located at the far left
of any city and fill out the data that you know. You will usually need to
know two details other than gender to narrow down the suspects. There is a
lot of overlap (especially with the female suspects) so be sure that you have
enough information.

After filling out the information, select Continue to apply for the warrant
(application takes three hours off your clock). You'll then either be given
a warrant or a list of suspects that match your search (meaning you need more
information to narrow it down).

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E. Apprehending the Suspect

You'll know you've found your suspect when upon entering buildings you are
given warnings instead of clues. The suspect will make him/herself known once
you have entered a building or two (if they stay hidden, try walking all the
way to the left then start walking to the right). When walking through the
city it is VERY important to stay at the TOP of the screen!

Once the suspect appears, you need to keep him/her occupied until the cops
arrive to make the arrest. Unfortunately, they are all packing heat while you
are totally unarmed! When the suspect appears, head down to the BOTTOM of the
screen to avoid getting shot. The suspect will then head down to the bottom
with you and fire again, you need to move to the TOP and then JUMP over the
bullet. You need to time this just right, if you jump too soon you'll land on
the bullet and be laid up for several hours! Keep doing this until the cops
show up and take the suspect into custody.

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F. Victory/Defeat

You successfully solve a case by apprehending the suspect within the allotted
time. You lose if you apprehend a suspect WITHOUT a proper warrant or if you
fail to apprehend the suspect before 17:00 on Sunday.

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G. Ranks

The five ranks are:

Rookie (1 case, 5 cities)
Sleuth (3 cases, 5 cities)
Private Eye (4 cases, 6 cities)
Investigator (5 cases, 6 cities)
Ace Detective (10 cases, 7/8 cities)

The higher the rank the more difficult the game becomes. In the higher ranks
the clues become less helpful and require a little more thought and you have
to chase your suspect through more cities.

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H. General Strategies

- Banks and Embassies usually give the best clues (flag and currency).

- In the higher ranks, you will NOT have enough time to visit all three
buildings in every city.

- Entering the airport does NOT use any time so make a note of which
destinations are listed BEFORE searching for clues.

- ALWAYS travel at the TOP of the screen, this makes avoiding projectiles much
easier.

- Carmen Sandiego will ALWAYS be the final suspect(case #10 of Ace Detective).
It's important to know this because a lot of the female suspects have
characteristics that overlap with Carmen's, so when obtaining a warrant,
if she appears with another suspect you can safely eliminate her (unless it
IS the final mission).

- Just in case you missed it, you can hold down button 1 to speed up text and
animations to make the game move along quicker.

- If a certain clue has you stumped, try Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org).

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V. Cities

This is a partial list of clues that I gathered while playing:

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City: Athens
Flag: Blue and White
Currency: Drachmas
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Aegean Sea, Pindus Mountains
Industries: Figs, Olives
Animals: ???
People: Plato, Spartans
Languages: Greek
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: Prime Minister
Misc: Hellenic Republic, Neighbors Yugoslavia
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City: Baghdad
Flag: Red, White, and Black
Currency: Dinars
Geography: Desert
Landmarks: Syrian Desert, Euphrates River, Tigris River
Industries: Oil
Animals: Arabian Gazelles
People: Sumerian
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Mesopotamia
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City: Bamako
Flag: Green, Yellow, and Red
Currency: Francs
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Niger River, Sahara
Industries: Millet, Rice
Animals: ???
People: Tuaregs
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: President
Misc: Timbuktu
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City: Bangkok
Flag: Red, White, and Blue
Currency: Bahts
Geography: ???
Landmarks: ???
Industries: ???
Animals: ???
People: ???
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: Buddhism
Leader: ???
Misc: Ancient Siam
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City: Budapest
Flag: Red, White, and Green
Currency: Forints
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Alpold Plains, Danube River
Industries: Grapes
Animals: ???
People: Croation, Gypsies
Languages: ???
Art: Magyar Art
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Neighbors Austria
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City: Buenos Aires
Flag: Sun Flag
Currency: Australs
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Parana River, Tierra del Fuego
Industries: Cattle
Animals: ???
People: Gauchos
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: President
Misc: Former Spanish Colony
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City: Cairo
Flag: ???
Currency: Pounds
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Pharoahs Tomb, Sinai Desert
Industries: Limestone
Animals: ???
People: Nubian
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Ancient Alexandria
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City: Colombo
Flag: Golden Lion
Currency: Rupees
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Gulf of Mannar
Industries: Citronella
Animals: ???
People: ???
Languages: ???
Art: Veddah Artifacts
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Ancient Taprobane
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City: Istanbul
Flag: Crescent and Star
Currency: Lira
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Black Sea, Mount Arafat
Industries: ???
Animals: ???
People: Hittites
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: President
Misc: Byzantine Empire, Constantinople
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City: Kathmandu
Flag: Double Triangle
Currency: Rupees
Geography: Mountains
Landmarks: Baruntse, Himalayas
Industries: ???
Animals: ???
People: Gurkhas
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: Hindu
Leader: ???
Misc: ???
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City: Kigali
Flag: Red, Yellow, and Green
Currency: Francs
Geography: Volcanoes
Landmarks: ???
Industries: Tin
Animals: Black Mamba, Gorilla
People: Pygmies, Tutsi
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: ???
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City: Lima
Flag: Red and White
Currency: Sols
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Mount Huascaran
Industries: ???
Animals: ???
People: ???
Languages: ???
Art: Aymara Art
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: ???
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City: London
Flag: Red, White, and Blue
Currency: Pounds
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Big Ben, Loch Ness, Thames
Industries: ???
Animals: ???
People: Celts, Druids, Saxons
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: Prime Minister
Misc: ???
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City: Mexico City
Flag: Green, White, and Red
Currency: ???
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Mount Popocatepetl, Sierra Madre
Industries: ???
Animals: Gila Monster
People: Aztecs, Mayas, Toltecs
Languages: ???
Art: Yucatecan Jewelry
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: ???
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City: Montreal
Flag: Maple Leaf Flag
Currency: ???
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Gaspe Peninsula, Lake Mistassini, Montgomery Falls, Prince Edward
Island, Yukon
Industries: ???
Animals: Moose
People: ???
Languages: French
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Former French Colony
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City: Moroni
Flag: Green and White
Currency: Francs
Geography: Island, Volcanoes
Landmarks: Mount Karthala
Industries: Perfume
Animals: Anjouan Scops Owl
People: ???
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: ???
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City: Moscow
Flag: Red
Currency: Rubles
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Lake Ladoga, Ural Mountains
Industries: ???
Animals: ???
People: Ivan the Terrible
Languages: Russian, Uralian
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Moldavia, Largest Country in the World
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City: New Delhi
Flag: Red, White, and Green
Currency: Rupees
Geography: ???
Landmarks: ???
Industries: ???
Animals: Saw-Scaled Viper
People: ???
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: Sikh
Leader: Prime Minister
Misc: ???
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City: New York
Flag: Red, White, and Blue
Currency: Dollars
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Grant's Tomb, Hudson River, United Nations, World Trade Center
Industries: Fashion, Stock Exchange
Animals: ???
People: Henry Hudson
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Subways
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City: Oslo
Flag: Red and Blue Cross
Currency: ???
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Barents Sea
Industries: Hydroelectricity
Animals: ???
People: Vikings
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: King
Misc: Nordic Skiing
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City: Paris
Flag: Red, White, and Blue
Currency: Francs
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Sienne
Industries: Fashion
Animals: ???
People: ???
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: ???
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City: Peking
Flag: Red Flag
Currency: Yuans
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Forbidden City, Yellow Sea
Industries: ???
Animals: Giant Panda
People: ???
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Shang Dynasty, Wuchang Uprising
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City: Port Moresby
Flag: Yellow, Red, and Black
Currency: Kinas
Geography: Volcanoes
Landmarks: Mount Karkar, Mount Manam
Industries: Gold
Animals: ???
People: Taipans
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: Prime Minister
Misc: New Ireland
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City: Reykjavik
Flag: Red and Blue
Currency: Kronur
Geography: Hot Springs, Volcanoes
Landmarks: ???
Industries: Fish
Animals: ???
People: ???
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Island Nation
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City: Rio de Janeiro
Flag: Green, Blue, and Yellow
Currency: Cruzeiros
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Amazon River
Industries: Coffee, Diamonds, Titanium
Animals: Bushmaster, Golden Parakeet, Indigo Macaw, Thin-Spined Porcupine
People: ???
Languages: Portuguese
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: President
Misc: ???
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City: Rome
Flag: Green, White, and Red
Currency: Lira
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Colosseum, The Forum, Mount Etna, Tyrrhenian Sea
Industries: Textiles
Animals: ???
People: Etruscans
Languages: Italian
Art: Renaissance Painting
Religion: ???
Leader: President
Misc: ???
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City: San Marino
Flag: Blue and White
Currency: ???
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Mount Titano
Industries: Ceramics, Postage Stamps
Animals: ???
People: ???
Languages: Italian
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Serene Republic, Oldest State in Europe, Neighbors Italy
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City: Singapore
Flag: Red and White
Currency: ???
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Raffles Hotel, South China Sea, Straits of Malacca
Industries: Rubber
Animals: Stonefish
People: ???
Languages: ???
Art: Malayan Art
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: Former British Colony
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City: Sydney
Flag: Red, White, and Blue
Currency: ???
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Great Sandy Desert, Opera House, Outback
Industries: Wool
Animals: Koala Bear, Tiger Snake, Wallaby, Wombat
People: Aborigines, Captain Cook
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: ???
Leader: ???
Misc: ???
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City: Tokyo
Flag: Red and White
Currency: Yen
Geography: ???
Landmarks: Mount Fuji
Industries: Automobiles
Animals: ???
People: Shoguns
Languages: ???
Art: ???
Religion: Shinto
Leader: ???
Misc: ???

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VI. Dossiers

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Name: Nick Brunch
Sex: Male
Hobby: Mountain Climbing
Hair: Black
Feature: Ring
Auto: Motorcyle
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Name: Len Bulk
Sex: Male
Hobby: Mountain Climbing
Hair: Red
Feature: Tattoo
Auto: Convertible
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Name: Ihor Ihorovitch
Sex: Male
Hobby: Croquet
Hair: Blond
Feature: Tattoo
Auto: Limousine
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Name: Fast Eddie B.
Sex: Male
Hobby: Croquet
Hair: Black
Feature: Jewelry
Auto: Convertible
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Name: Scar Graynolt
Sex: Male
Hobby: Croquet
Hair: Red
Feature: Ring
Auto: Limousine
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Name: Merey Laroc
Sex: Female
Hobby: Mountain Climbing
Hair: Brown
Feature: Jewelry
Auto: Limousine
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Name: Lady Agatha
Sex: Female
Hobby: Tennis
Hair: Red
Feature: Ring
Auto: Convertible
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Name: Katherine Drib
Sex: Female
Hobby: Mountain Climbing
Hair: Brown
Feature: Tattoo
Auto: Motorcycle
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Name: Dazzle Annie
Sex: Female
Hobby: Tennis
Hair: Blond
Feature: Tattoo
Auto: Limo
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Name: Carmen Sandiego
Sex: Female
Hobby: Tennis
Hair: Brown
Feature: Jewelry
Auto: Convertible

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VII. Loot

Here is a partial list of the items that Carmen and her gang steal:

- 1,000 Year Old Egg (Peking)
- Babylonian Tablet (Baghdad)
- Boar's Tusk (Port Moresby)
- Chandelier from the Opera House (Sydney)
- Constantine's Jeweled Cross (Istanbul)
- Crown Jewels (London)
- Flying Carpet (Baghdad)
- Golden Buddha (Bangkok)
- Incan Gold Mask (Lima)
- Islamic Manuscript (Bamako)
- Ivan the Terrible's Crown (Moscow)
- King Tut's Mask (Cairo)
- Mask of Montezuma (Mexico City)
- Mask of Priam (Athens)
- Merlion the Golden Lion (Singapore)
- Painting from the Kremlin (Moscow)
- Pope's Ring (Rome)
- Rare Mali Empire Pottery (Bamako)
- Rare Tea Plant (Colombo)
- Royal Quartz Collection (Kathmandu)
- Sernedip Ruby (Colombo)
- Silver LLama (Lima)
- Solid Gold Bola (Buenos Aires)
- Stanley Cup (Montreal)
- Stuffed Parrot (Rio de Janeiro)
- The Rockettes (New York)
- Viking Helmet (Oslo)
- Watusi King's Headdress (Kigali)

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VIII. Game Review

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? is one of the original educational video
games. The goal is to hunt down Carmen and her gang of thieves while learning
world geography in the process.

The Sega Master System port is faithful to the original in nearly every aspect
and I highly recommend that SMS owners give it a try.

Pros

+ Captures the spirit of the PC original.
+ Fun and educational!

Cons

- No save feature.
- The "gunfights" feel a little out of place.

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IX. Version History

1.0 11/26/09 Completed FAQ.

1.1 11/30/09 Fixed missing item in Table of Contents. Added additional
information to Cities and Loot sections.

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X. Contact Information

You can contact me at [email protected]

I would appreciate hearing what you thought of this guide and any thoughts
you have for improving it. Be sure to let me know if I have missed anything.

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