On the bright side, they'll never get a pandemic unless it actually starts in Madagascar.

One of my few regrets about being born female is the inability to grow a handlebar mustache. -Landstander

SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING.

I've given up on the T-shirt. I can still beat the game without it, it's just a little harder.

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

I am left wondering how exactly you're supposed to afford it, though. You need the picture to go on the T-shirt and you need the T-shirt to put the picture on and...

Aaaaaa— wait are you still keeping the cola? Do you actually need the cola for anything?

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.

Since I haven't watched in a while, my comments will be referencing events as I catch up.

In reference to Gordon Beamish's expensive model train set, two thoughts came to mind, neither of which were "Crazy guy." First is that THIS is why he's so far in debt already. The other is that he's spending so much on the trains as a way to cope with his shattered dreams and being beaten into a corporate drone to earn enough money to keep his possibly trophy wife and family, and maintain the social status he's been told to strive for. When in reality, all he really wanted to do was be a train engineer. Or perhaps a hobo that rides on trains. (And I see Goggle Fox beat me on this analysis...)

Refresh my memory. Where'd the jar of flies come from?

You're right, the Babysitter From Hell is kind of cute.

Kitchen Islands? Interesting trope. Probably has to do with how they can show the characters cooking without having their backs to the wall all the time. And, honestly, depending on the kitchen, islands aren't THAT high-class.

What's wrong with worms, you darn kids? They're high in protien! Come to think of it, where's the cheese when they're wriggling on the plate? It's on Alicia's face when they toss it at her...

I think it's rather unfair to call poor Gordon Too Dumb to Live for taking the job. We have the advantage of Dramatic Irony and seeing the evil scheming, but how would Gordon know that? As well, when one is out of a job and needs money, you tend to lower your standards to meet the bill collector's demands.

Respect for plumbers? Heh, speaking as a former plumbing apprentice trying to get back into the trade, let me tell you, it's the plumbing emergencies that get people calling you real quickly. Renovations can wait, and people can live without electricity for a little while. But if the toilet won't flush and the sinks won't run, that's something that needs to be fixed NOW!

Huh, now ain't that a Catch-22. Need the picture, and the money to make the shirt. Is there any other source of scratch in the game?

edited 14th Nov '10 11:37:34 AM by TriggerLoaded

Don't take life too seriously. It's only a temporary situation.

Are you sure you can't pick pocket people? Or at least steal money from your parents? What about car insurance for Tiffany breaking Cliff's car?

Soul is ugly.

If I remember correctly, you can mow the lawn at some point for extra pocket change.

One of my few regrets about being born female is the inability to grow a handlebar mustache. -Landstander

Okay, let's hit some highlights:

• The flies are in Willy's bedroom on the left side of the chest-of-drawers. Due to forgetting to save near the end of Day 2, I had to replay the day to get to Day 3, and picked them up.
• I think you're right about the lawn-mowing, but I can't remember how to trigger that.
• Mountains accurate to within .1% is juuuust a wee bit obsessive.
• Gordon's genre-blindness continues right up through the point it's going to get him killed, as you'll see in the final update.
• As far as the kitchen islands go, they're not high class, but:
  • Not every middle class household has one, and
  • I'm just jealous.
• I do still have the soda. I wanted to show what happens if you use it in the race.
• Speaking of the race, you can win the game even if you come in second.
  • Your only real competition is Turbofrog, unless Gigi's there too.
  • Without Gigi, the worst you can do is second.
  • With Gigi, the worst you can do is third.
  • With Gigi there, it's easier to win.

In any case, I'm annotating part three of this update now. If I don't get it done before it's time to go to work, it'll be tomorrow. Then there are three more after that.

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Annnnnd I am out of time. Have some Rod Stewart to get you in the right mindset for the final two updates while you wait:

edited 14th Nov '10 2:27:11 PM by BlackWolfe

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

I'm pretty sure you've got it mixed up with the Amazon.

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The real problem is not how sleazy she looks, but how she constantly mentions how great the job is and how he will make obscene amounts of money.

Anyone with even a hint of common sense would suspect she's up to something.

Although there is a pretty easy answer to his Genre Blindness.

...?

At any rate, the prize for 2nd is $2500 and a jetski. Awfully convenient that the Nintari championships cost $2500, isn't it? It's also quite convenient to get a jetski while the ferry is out...

If I remember correctly, 1st place is just $25000 and a jetski. Honestly, who the hell offers 25 grand for a competition about frogs trying to get laid?

edited 14th Nov '10 10:33:41 PM by Deathonabun

One of my few regrets about being born female is the inability to grow a handlebar mustache. -Landstander

What I find amazing is that the jetski works in the river when it's pretty much 100% sludge.

Regarding Madagascar, I'm having trouble finding my original source, but that link there provides confirmation on everything but the fish, plus a couple of things I forgot (how the hell could I forget about the man-eating tree?!).

I'll have the update shortly.

edited 15th Nov '10 6:01:32 AM by BlackWolfe

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

At least they don't have grenade fruits.

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.

Are we talking Xanth here? Or is this some real thing I'm relieved never to have heard of? In any case, it's time for the 6th and semifinal update!

What A Swell Place To Work!

Let's Play

Session 6: Frogs, Frog Legs, and Parrots.

Yes, Parrots.

Well, parrot. Singular.

edited 15th Nov '10 6:16:52 AM by BlackWolfe

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

Here we go with three possible results for the frog race, as well as the copy protection I talked about waaaaaay back in the first post.

I'm aware that some of the annotations are incorrect. I forgot I'd rerecorded with a winning race.

edited 15th Nov '10 6:37:37 AM by BlackWolfe

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

In part three of this update, we meet the character with the absolute best art in the game: a One-Scene Wonder named Arthur the Parrot. Also, Leona and Louis do something I really don't want to think too much about, and Gordon justifies my belittling his intelligence.

Ohhhh, THAT'S why he put that music video in the thread yesterday...

edited 15th Nov '10 6:21:04 AM by BlackWolfe

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

My thoughts...

• Gay Parrots are the best.
• The microphones form a penis in front of Gordon's face. And now you can't unsee it.
• FISSION MAILED!
• Gordon is still a moron. Really, where the hell would Shiela get a Limo?

One of my few regrets about being born female is the inability to grow a handlebar mustache. -Landstander

Gordon cements his position as a complete idiot. He should probably stop carrying that ball around everywhere.

Vhere are all ov vese vees comving vromv?

Alright, I see why you kept the cola now, and it was worth it... but I still have this feeling that the one dollar you needed was sunk into that drink.

I love what you've done with the annotations in this set, by the way.

I... What... you... what... Why does that work? Why now? How would you even know to try doing this?

That parrot could not get more Disney if it tried... without upping the resolution.

Leona's plan makes absolutely no sense:

• Destroy multi-million dollar corporation.
• Gain made-worthless-by-contamination land grab as a result.
• ???
• Profit?

Willy Beamish: Professional parlor magician in training, and pixel hunter! Seriously, how were you supposed to know anything in that room was more than backdrop? (Ignoring the animation in the background ignoring ignoring)

. . . But she doesn't have a flamethrower! How could anyone see the resemblance?

. . . Oh for all the... Gordon you are a complete moron, you know that? Limo. Surprise. You just said on local television that you're going to resign tomorrow. Your wife did not send this limo, and whoever did probably doesn't have good intentions. The wife's kind of angry at you right now, but not likely to be homicidal.

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.

It's finally over!

What A Swell Place To Work!

Let's Play

Session 7 (or 6.5)

The Grand Finale!

Time for the final update! (Or the second half of the final update, depending on if you define these sessions by play time or when they're uploaded.)

Part 1 (or 4), in which I repeatedly attempt to grab an item I should logically have no knowledge of.

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

Hey, from this point on, we'll be consulting this map regularly. Might want to keep it handy.

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(Hotlinked to allow that extra 20px of width if you open it in another tab.)

In this part, we make multiple attempts at bypassing three traps in a row and get to the infamous    tram   .

edited 16th Nov '10 10:11:57 AM by BlackWolfe

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

Here's that map again◊ if you want to follow along.

In this final part of the final update (whether its Update 7 part 3 or Update 6 part 6), we have Rise Of The Dragon, The Twilight Zone, more Tootsweet processing, the final conflict, and Dynamix seals their fate as my most hated of beloved game designers. Or most beloved of hated... or... Let's just say I love them, but this game made me have an aneurism. Also, I miss an opportunity for a "Conjunction Junction (What's Your Function?)" joke.

edited 16th Nov '10 10:23:50 AM by BlackWolfe

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

. . . They gave you the same Game Over screen for the ending as for all the Have a Nice Death scenes.

*thunk*

edited 16th Nov '10 2:29:57 PM by GoggleFox

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.

Apart from the horrible illogic of the bar thing, which I honestly didn't notice back when this game was new simply because I was so used to the "try everything twice" method of gameplay this game's designed for, my only real beef with Day 4 back then was the inability to distinguish between victory and defeat in the beginning back at the mansion.

If the rest of the game were like Day 4, I'd probably have enjoyed this game as much now as back then.

Don't get me wrong, I would have bitched up a storm, but I would have had more fun.

Case in point: Dynamix took an unholy delight in making Rise Of The Dragon Unwinnable at several points through the story. I stumbled upon a few of these and hated the ever-loving hell out of Dynamix for setting up scenarios where you had to learn the hard way how to get past them.

Being angry at the designers is a part and parcel of the whole Dynamix experience. Good thing for them I was more of a Space Quest fan than a fan of other Sierra games.

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

Did they have anything where you could set yourself up for inevitable failure on the very first screen? I've run into that a few times.

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.

What happens if you call the other numbers on the phone?

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Calling "Shirly" (actually Shirley) gets you arrested for prank calling. Apparently, she's had enough of this shit. The others, I don't know. Only way to find out is to play through to that point again.

YES. You can lock yourself out of your apartment as your first action in the game, and then you're screwed. When I do my LP, I'll point out all the ways to make the game Unwinnable that I know of. There are a lot.

edited 16th Nov '10 6:12:15 PM by BlackWolfe

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.

By the way, I am really disappointed that there were no shoutouts to Jabberwocky in the game.

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