Maniac Mansion

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First off choose Micheal & Bernard they are the kids that I
used to solve this game.  Micheal can develop film and Bernard
can work with the radio when needed so they are a good team.  At
the start of the game leave one of the kids near the mailbox
when the doorbell rings have the kid grab the box and run over
to the left of the house that way Weird Ed can't see him also be
sure to have all kids out of the halls when the doorbell rings,
if they are in the hallway Ed will throw them into the dungeon.
Get 2 of the kids inside the house and save the game. Don't go
into the kitchen at the first of the game because Edna will throw
you into the dungeon so go to any other room first.  Go to the
room to the right of the stairs and open the cabinet, also take
the radio tube Bernard is the only one that can do this. Then go
to your right and use the what command, find the light and turn
it on, then look for a loose panel, you will find the cassette
tape, get it and leave that room.  Now you can go into the
kitchen raid the fridge the only thing that you really need is
the pepsi and the flashlight.  Be sure no kids are in the halls
or kitchen because Weird Ed comes down to eat his cheese after
you raid the fridge.  Go upstairs to the room on the left side
its the art room get the waxed fruit and the paint remover.  Now
go back downstairs and have one kid hold the gargoyle head while
the other one goes down into the nuclear reactor room.  Get the
silver key from there.  Exit that room go back into the kitchen
thru the door past the long table and into the silver room get
the glass jar, fruit drinks, tenacle chow, pick up the black
bottle at the top of the shelve it will break but that's part of
the game.  Go back out and thru the kitchen while there use the
glass jar fill it with water from the faucet.  Now back upstairs
and go thru the middle door go past all the other rooms for now
up the second flight of stairs you might want to use Dave for
this because Bernard is such a nerd he gets really scared of the
tenacle.  As you enter the room you will hear the tentacle he
wants waxed fruit and then water after you give him those he
will let you pass.  Go up those stairs and enter the next floor
don't go into the 2nd or 3rd doors. Edna is in room 2 and Weird
Ed is in room 3 at this point of the game they will both you
into dungeon.  Go up those stairs and enter the next floor don't
go into the 2nd or 3rd doors.  Edna is in room 2 and Weird Ed is
in room 3 at this point of the game they will both throw you
into the dungeon.  You might want to save the game here incase
of a power out or just about every 10 minutes of game play.  Go
into the first room its the one with the radio if you are
carrying the tube insert it int the tube socket pickup the dime
on the first floor go up the ladder to the Green Tenacle's room.
He will come over and tell you all his troubles just grab the
record and the yellow key, That's all ya need from his room.
Exit that room go all the way down the hall and enter the room
with the Mummy coffin and the Hunk O Matic machine twice and go
into the bathroom and get the sponge.  Exit that room go into
the 4th room, that's were you will see the man eating plants.
Use the paint remover to remove the paint bloch. Open the door
and go up the ladder turn on the light, you don't have the tools
yet to fix the wires so just go back fer now.  Go down the
stairs both flights until you are on the second floor that's the
floor with the pictures of Dr.Fred and Nurse Edna on the wall go
to the room on the right this should be the room with the piano.
Put the blank cassette tape in the cassette recorder, put the
record on the record you got from the Tenacles room record it
until the vase breaks on the piano. Take the tape out exit the
room.  Now go bak downstairs to the room with the cassette
player, insert the recorded tape and play it until you see the
puddle spilled fluid developing, use the sponge to recover it.
Walk more to the right and stop at the water valve. Send the
other kid thru the kitchen  thru the long table room into the
silver room be sure he has the silver key or the door is already
opened.  Go out the silver door to the pool, position the kid at
the ladder then switch back to the other kid at the water valve.
Turn off the water this drains the pool. Quickly switch back to
the other kid go down the ladder get the glowing key and the
radio then go back up and all the way out the pool.  Switch back
to the kid by the faucet and turn it off.  Now take the kid or
any kid that has worked out on the Hunk O Matic machine out to
the pool area if you used the same kid that has the radio &
glowing key you have saved a few steps open the garage door and
use the yellow key to open the trunk of the car get the tools
leave the trunk open you will see Why Later on. Also be sure to
get the faucet handle on the shelves inside the garage.  Now get
the 2 kids together that have the flashlight and the radio open
the radio the fresh batteries will fall out put them in the
flashlight. Give 1 of the kids the flashlight with good batteries
and the tools send him to the man eating plant room. Use the
other 2 kids 1 to hold the gargoyle head while the other goes
into the reactor room. Shut of the power using the breaker
switches. You have to work fast because the mad professor thinks
its a meltdown so be sure the other kid is up in the room has
the flashlight on a nd is near the broken wires.. Have him fix
the wires while the power is off.  Send a kid with the tools to
the library room and use the tools to fix the fone.  Have
another kid go to the bathroom open the shower curtains turn on
the water the mummy will revel a number to call this is Edna's
fone number.  Position a kid near door 2 that's her room, when
the other kid is in the library calls her up go inside the room
get the small key on the night stand. After you get the key go
up the ladder and turn on the light pull the painting which
reveals a wall safe.  Another good place to save the game just
incase of any screwup.  Now is where Micheal comes into play have
him go to Ed's room with the package give Ed the package quickly
ha says oh thanks its my plans but ive lost them try to run over
and open the piggy bank it will break sometimes you can do this
and exit before he catches you if he does catch you and throw you
into the dungeon you have the key so its no big deal.  After you
give Ed the package go outside to the right hand side of the
stairs there is a small yellow package its undeveloped film.
Take the film to the developing room its the door in the room
where you first saw the Tanacle.  Be sure to have the sponge with
the developing fluid in it.  Be sure the door is shut or your
prints won't develop just like real pictures.  Use the sponge of
developing fluid in the tray and thenyou should have prints!!
You might want to try this next.  Send a kid to Ed's room and
have another kid nearby like in the radio room.  Have Ed throw
the kid in the dungeon while he is out of his room have the other
kid go in and get the hamster under it is the purple card key
which you will need to solve the game. You might try to get some
dimes if you are really fast.  If you don't get any dimes just
repeat the process until you have all 3 dimes from the piggy
bank and the dime you got from the radio room.  Up until now I
have pretty much walked you thru the game because most of this
stuff was pretty easy to figure out and alot of you are probably
at this point in the game as of now.  So the rest will be hints.

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    The man eating plant has to grow so you can climb up his
stalkd get to another room so you have to figure out what
to give him to make him grow.  Once you get in the room you
will find a device that allows you to read the small letters
under the wall safe.  Be sure to give Weird Ed the developed
prints right before you go into the lab and have the kid send
into the lab carry the purple card key and the yellow key I
usually let 1 kid carry all the keys but do whatever you wish.

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