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Walkthrough By: Christian Giaconi-Bonaguro
Version: Final
©2006
Contents:
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1. WARNING! (pt. 1)
2. History/Story of Vinnie's Tomb
3. Stage walkthroughs.
4. Additional Thingamagigs.
5. FAQ version history
6. Thanks
7. Legal Stuff (WARNING! pt. 2)
1. WARNING!
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This FAQ is made solely for the purpose of being viewed on Gamefaqs.
If this is being viewed on any other site, it is considered stolen, and
immediate action will be taken, especially if used for profit.
2. The History/Story of Vinnie's Tomb
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Vinnie's Tomb is a game made by Reldni Productions of Edmonton,
Alberta Canada, and it was made in 1999. It was distributed by
Globalstar Software along with its sequel, Vinnie's Tomb Chapter 2:
"Shine and Glow Vinnie." It is a humourous game, that can be quite
challenging, even though it is very simple (made on paint, poor
voices, etc.). Some of the puzzles can be extremely challenging,
even though a child could figure them out; be on the lookout at all
times.
The story begins when a clown named Vinnie goes out to search
for his ancestral tomb. He begins (funnily enough) in Edmonton,
and he travels to many different, odd, and humourous places. He can
use many different varieties of items, and every item, no matter
how stupid it is, is necessary to complete the game.
3. Stage Walkthroughs
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For the sake of how the game plays, the stages will be broken up
into 5 different parts: Edmonton, Underworld, Funland, the
Netherworld, and the Tomb.
Area #1: Edmonton
Vinnie begins his journey in Edmonton, with Ogopogo the
Albertan Sea Monster (even though he is called by Sad Ethel in game).
First, you will see Vinnie just standing there. You move Vinnie by
clicking on him. You pick up items by clicking on them while Vinnie
is selected. To advance to the next stage, just click on the pointing
hand, and pick up any items you see before you do so. The next stage
involves you to cross the bridge without it collapsing. You must go
to the the southern part of the bridge, and to the other side, and it
will NOT collapse. If you take any other route, the bride WILL
collapse. Pick up the sword before you leave. You will then be given
a password. At the next part, there is nothing worthy of note, except
for STAY OUT OF THE TREE!!! You will be electrocuted and thus you will
die. Venture into the black hole, and you will then be whisked away to
the, "Underworld." A humourous note accompanied by a humourous voice
will entertain you while you are being whisked.
Area #2: Underworld
You will see the Party Bots and you will now engage in your first
scripted dialogue scene of the game! The Party Bots will try to sell
you some underwear, then will tell you to visit the Old Queer Snake,
that lives in a pile of garbage. The next scene shows ground with a
magnetic surface. Use the magnet you obtained before to lift that
surface, and collect the skull. Proceed to the next scripted dialogue
scene with the Old Queer Snake. You will talk to the snake about a
key to Vinnie's Tomb. He will then show you the key if you click on
him. Make sure to pick up all items on the ground (Maurice Chevalier
is not an item). The next scene involves the second bit of strategy
(though it is little strategy that is used). There is a red thing in
the shape of a diamond (hmm... wonder what the diamond is for...).
Place the diamond in the red thing, and a light will open the door to
the next area; Funland. 1 thing before you proceed, use the sword to
pry out the diamond. You will be presented with yet another password.
Area #3: Funland
You will see a few little aliens standing with very sad faces,
thus another scripted dialogue scene (we will call them sds's from
now on) ensues. You find out that part of their sadness is due to
the fact that Donnie Osmond has cancelled his gig in Funland, and
the other part is that a big giant monster... sings at night.
While Vinnie thinks nothing of it, he learns that the monster
sings like Leonard Cohen, and at 3:00 AM. At this point Vinnie
feels remorse for the aliens. He asks them about Vinnie's Tomb, to
which they do not reply due to their sadness. Pick up the toolbox
and open it once it is in your inventory. Proceed. The next scene
involves another sds, with an apparently invisible horse. Once the
horse reveals himself, take time out to have a chuckle (if you do
find it funny). You will go on talking about the monster and about
Vinnie's Tomb, to which the horse explains that he has dozens of
keys to Vinnie's Tomb. Once the Horse reveals his asking price,
Vinnie tells him he has no money. The horse then explains that
there is a reward for the person who will stop the monster from
singing at night. Vinnie sets out to find the monster. Again, pick
up any items lying around. The next scene shows the monster
sleeping, and when Vinnie wakes him, another sds begins. The
monster gives Vinnie a CD of him singing because Vinnie does not
wish to hang around at night to hear him sing. Pick up the CD and
then take out your sword. Touch the monster with it, and he is
deathly afraid. He says that he will now stop singing at night.
The next scene explains to you what Vinnie does with his reward
money, and what he buys (a few oddities). You will have to buy the
key to the tomb yourself. You will be presented with yet another
password. The next scene shows you on a hill. Suddenly, a hideous
beast comes out of the bushes and pushes you off!!!!!! Vinnie then
lands on a... mountain of cereal. Vinnie also discovers a train
station nearby, and takes a train to the netherworld.
Area #4: Netherworld
The Netherworld has only 2 stages to it, however both are
integral. The first stage requires you to not touch Vinnie in the
slightest, otherwise you will perish. You begin standing on a rocky
base with a chasm in the middle. Put on your shades. Hmm... that
piece of wood looks exactly like a slingshot... Place the underwear
on the stick. Next, put the 8-ball inside the underwear, and what
do you know, it works like a slingshot, and shoots the 8 ball into
the sun. Well now the sun starts moving right towards you! Luckily
though, you have your shades on, and the sun now transports you over
the chasm, and into safety (note this is the trickiest part of the
game). The next stage involves the final sds, this time with yet
another robot. After talking about the tomb entrance and PBS, he
leaves. Take the skull, and use it on blood rock (the big grey thing
Vinnie is standing next to). A red thing appears, and it looks like
the same red thing as earlier in the game. Take out the diamond
again and place it in. The entrance is now accessible! You cannot
get the diamond out though because it has sadly melted into the red
thing.
Area #5: Vinnie's Tomb
Once in the tomb you must use your key. After realising that the
key is a fake, Vinnie becomes quite angry and kicks open the door.
It was open all along. In the next stage, you must place the banana
and the cheese in the proper spots (banana on the right, cheese on
the left). The next scene involves the use of the CD. Place the CD
on the ray of light, and the door to the next room will open. In the
next scene... you get eaten by a huge DRAGOLLATTER!!!!! You couldn't
have survived... and thus you have finished Vinnie's Tomb!
4. Additional Thingamagigs
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Passwords
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These are the following passwords that are given at the end of
every few stages or so: 1st password: Alvin
2nd password: Lalal
3rd Password: Retta
References
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Because the company Reldni is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
there are many references on this game that may be unknown to the
non-Canadian gamer, and the unknowing person alike. I will list
them here:
1. (Sad Ethel) Sad Ethel is the sea beastie from Edmonton. His
real name is Ogopogo, and he lives in Lake Ogopogo in Alberta.
2. (Maurice Chevalier) Maurice Chevalier is a French actor of
the early 20th century. Him having to do with a piece of feces
is probably what Reldni though of his work.
3. (Trinkets from the Franklin Mint) The Franklin Mint is a
collection agency located in Aston Pennsylvania.
4. (PBS) To those who don't know what PBS is, it is a public
television station with head offices in Buffalo and Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
Secrets
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Vinnie's Tomb has many different secrets in it that enhance
the gameplay to some extent. I will list these secrets here:
Secret Bonus Stages:
Note: These can only be obtained by doing the following first:
At the title screen, point your mouse just left of the, "start
game," and, "enter password," buttons, and the cursor will
change to a light bulb. Click and a message, "nice to see you
again, Fred," will appear. Repeat this 6 times, and a
confirmation will be shown. The bonus stages are just mini games.
In both, you must move Vinnie up the screen and to avoid the
deathtraps at the same time.
Stage 3: Click on the yellow flowers around the left side of the
hole.
Stage 13: Click in the middle of the pit.
Secret Messages:
Stage 1: Click on Sad Ethel, and click about a centimetre to the
left of the sea.
Stage 2: Click about a centimetre to the left of the river.
Stage 3: Click on the pink flowers just right of the hole.
Stage 5: Click just to the right and up from the magnetic ground.
Stage 6: Click on the brown feces.
Stage 7: Click on the ground in between the door to Funland, and
the red thing.
Stage 8: Click on the spaceship.
Stage 15: Click on the door without clicking on the key first.
Problems
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This game may not work with Windows' Large Font settings.
Although you can modify your screen resolution, you must choose
to use small fonts
5. FAQ History
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V. 1.0: The raw FAQ, no spelling mistakes corrected, 2 sections not
added yet. 08/25/06
V. 1.2: Spelling errors corrected, 1 section not added yet. 08/28/06
v. Final: All sections accounted for. 08/29/06
6. Thanks
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1. Thanks to God for giving me life.
2. Thanks to Reldni for a fantastic trilogy of Vinnie games, that are
pure hilarity.
3. Thanks to Spug (
http://vintomb.tripod.com/) for some of the
secrets.
4. Thanks to Gamefaqs for a killer site where people can contribute
to one of the best things on Earth: Video Games.
7. Legal Stuff (warning! part 2)
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Yet again, this FAQ was made by me and me alone. If you want to use it
on your site (unlikely but still), my email address is located on my
user information page. If you cannot access that via this FAQ, I hang
around the Dreamcast boards. If it is used on any site, or in any mag
(again, highly unlikely), without my permission, I'm taking you to
court, plain and simple.
© 2006 Christian Giaconi-Bonaguro
aka Truck, Friedstruck, Truck11, Truck111, Truck_1_0_1_
