[Jack Stryker]

For those of you still struggling to complete the demo, here is a hint guide that should help.  And for those of you who have already finished it... well, I hope I at least provide you some amusement.

(Oh, and don't be fooled by the cursor. Clicking on "Show Content" will show the answer.)









I keep drowning in the ocean!  Help!

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There's only a certain amount of punishment one's body can handle; which you'd see if you ever played the Quest for Glory series.  Besides, if you were supposed to swim all the way to Tamir, this wouldn't be a very good demo now, would it?  Maybe you should stop somewhere to rest your limbs for a bit.  Like say... an island?

Okay, I'm at the stupid island.  Now what?

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Take a look around the island and see what there is to interact with.  Say... those palm trees look interesting...

 



I see a bottle in the ocean to the north, but that nasty shark keeps eating me when I try to get it!  How do I avoid this?

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When you see him on the screen, you have to be very quick to get away.  Keep on swimming in the opposite direction for about three screens, and do NOT dally on one screen for long.  Eventually, he'll go away.  Once you've lost him, go back to the screen he appeared at- so you don't get lost- and then go retrieve the bottle.  Then head back to the island without delay.

I got back to the island, but now I can't find the little green goblin that stole my shoes!

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That's because there is no green goblin!  This is a trick question, like the Space Quest hintbooks used to have.  I inserted it here, to see if you'd fall for it.  And it looks like you did. 

 



I noticed a pelican chewing on something, but he flies away whenever I approach him.

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Well, you obviously can't just take the thing from him.  Maybe you oughta give him something better to chew on.  Something edible, perhaps?  Now, if only you had something on you, that pelicans like to eat...

 



I got the whistle, but it's very dirty.

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Looks like you'll need to find something to clean it with.  Maybe there's something in that boat wreck on the other side of the island?

 



I don't see anything in there, just a bunch of sand.

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You sure?  Hmm... the sand looks a little lumpy to me.  You don't suppose there could be something buried there, do you?

 



I found the chest, but it's locked.

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Did you open the bottle?  There's something in there that'll help you jimmy open the chest.

 



I tried picking the lock, but the item doesn't seem to work.

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Looks like you'll need to "fix" it then.

 



Umm... I just broke the item and what's left of it is now bent out of shape.

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Well, shoot... if only you had something hard and steady to straighten it out with.  Say, what's that thing on the lower right corner of the island?

I found a wooden picket on the ground.  Is there any use for it?

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Psyche!





Wrong game.  That's the King's Quest II remake, from AGD Interactive.  Yep, you guessed it.  Another trick question.

 



Okay, I got the chest open.  But... do I really need all this stuff?

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Yep.  Well, one of those items you don't *really* need until the full game.  But the other two items will help you escape the island.  Remember the dirty whistle?  Hint!  Hint!

I cleaned the whistle, but nothing happens when I blow it.

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That's because it's also missing something.  Something spherical that would go inside the whistle.  And unfortunately, Felix, you'll need to wreck something else before you can fix it.

 



I took some of the treasure with me, but it was so heavy that I had to ditch it while riding the dolphin.  :-(

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Chin up, Rosella.  Having all that treasure on you... probably wouldn't have helped your peasant girl disguise much anyway.  Besides, it's not like you're the princess of the richest kingdom in the world or anything!  *cough-magic-chest-cough*

Well, there's my hint guide.  Hope you enjoyed it.  And by the way, once we get the game finished and I make another hint guide for the full game, I will SO fill it with LOTS more trick questions.  BWAH-HA-HA-HA!

[HandsFree]

Nice! Does the forum software support some type of spoiler tag?

[Rosella]

Not yet.

I can implement it in our main site though.

Nice! Does the forum software support some type of spoiler tag?

[Admin]

Upgraded the forum to support spoilers - now the guide is much better!

Not yet.

I can implement it in our main site though.

Nice! Does the forum software support some type of spoiler tag?