FAQ/Walkthrough
I. Introduction
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IMPORTANT NOTE: The version of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life that
currently being sold in stores cannot be completed. There is a fatal
bug in the game that apparently prevents users from getting to the
last scene in the game and completing it. There is, however, a way to
get to the end scene, which will allow you some peace of mind.
If you experience strange problems (items not working correctly, the screen
goes blank), check section IX for more info, then consider contacting
Panasonic technical support (7th Level no longer provides phone technical
support for games).
Panasonic Technical Support:
Voice: (425) 889-7095
Fax: (425) 828-8715
E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
WWW: http://www.pimcom.com
If you have corrections or more information, please let me know!
II. Version History
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Version 1.3
Added "Codes"
Added "Getting Into the Attic"
Version 1.2
Changed organization from two parts (discs) to three (game sections)
Updated "Introduction" with tech support information
Updated "Bugs and Problems"
Added Map of the Mine
Addded "How to Get Rid of Big Labour" to Cottage Sticking points
Version 1.1
Added Cottage walkthrough (up to the attic)
Added "Bugs and Problems"
Added "Common Sticking Points" for both discs
Version 1.0
First edition. Walkthrough up to the cottage
III. General Information
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--Cursors
(insert cursor guide here)
--Questions between screens
What's with the questions between the screens? Well, it really doesn't
matter what you answer as far as gameplay goes. The answers do eventually
get used at the endgame, but it won't affect your playing of the game at all.
There are a set number of questions (I haven't counted them up yet), and
when you're done answering them, an "Intermission" screen will be shown
instead between scenes.
--Shortcuts
Press space to skip non-interactive screens
Press space to interrupt dialog or animations
--Video Clips
12 Clips on the first disc (11 found)
15 clips on the second disc (14 found)
IV. The Stages of Life Common Sticking Points
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*** Live Organ Transplants ***
Everybody seems to have problems on this one. I found that the following
method to work for me every time:
Use the chainsaw.
To begin, position the saw right over the dash and press AND HOLD
the mouse button.
With the button held down, trace the pattern as it appears as
quickly as you can. If you stray, move back to the path quickly. You only
kill the patient when you stray from the correct path for more than about 2
seconds.
*** The Autumn Years ***
The puzzle here is just a balancing puzzle. You must keep as even as possible
a weight on either side of the center dish. It's not as easy as that, though,
as the dishes are weighted. You can tell the weight of each dish by the
symbol on it:
Triangle - 1
Square - 2
Circle - 3
Rectangle - 4
You can only have the dishes off-balance by 2 in either direction. This means
that in order to remove a Circle dish, the dishes must be at least slightly
tilting in the same direction, and for a Rectangle the dishes must be tilted
even further in the same direction. Keep a running tally of how the dishes
are weighted (-2 -1 0 1 2), and you should be just fine.
*** Death ***
How do you get Death to move? Just click on all of the statues, the mausoleum,
the tree (twice), the sky to the upper left of the barn (twice), and then click
Death three times. If he's not moving on the third click, make sure you've
clicked everything again.
What do you do with the stuff in the cabinet? Well, if you don't have all six
items, nothing. If you do have all six, just put each item in the bowl. No
mixers, just straight in the bowl. That's it! You've won the game!
Just kidding. You've just started.
V. The Stages of Life Walkthrough
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Note: On disc one, the first six stages may be played in any order, but
the last (Death) cannot be completed until the first six are finished.
*** Introduction ***
Clip 1 - "Movie Intro"
Disclaimer (UD)
Scroll down to bottom
Select any of the first four answers (answer 5 exits the game)
*** Birth ***
Wheel of Life
Click Birth (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Delivery Room (LR)
Click nurse (brings in equipment)
Click patient's arm (she's hiding behind the first large white
machine to your right)
Click patient's arm
Click nurse
Click all machines to turn them on (11 total), administrator appears
Click patient
Click patient
Click patient (baby is born)
Get penny
Click patient (another baby)
Exit broken window
Third World (LR)
Exit door on right
House of 1,000 Children (LR)
Click Man
Click Man - Song Begins - Clip 2 - "Every Sperm is Sacred"
Click door (to the right and above man)
Exit door
Third World (LR)
Use penny on Harry's sign
Get condom
Click on man in window (on left of street)
Exit window
Protestant House
Use condom on woman
Get cream
** Growth & Learning **
Wheel of Life
Click Growth & Learning (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Chapel (LR)
Click picture on left (above men in red)
Picture
Click on picture - Clip 3 - "Naked Women"
Exit back
Chapel (LR)
Exit doorway on left
Classroom (LR)
Click door (teacher arrives)
Click teacher
Click student (the one raising his hand)
Click teacher
Click student (with Get cursor, Eric Idle)
Click girl in window
Exit "You Don't Know" on blackboard
You Don't Know John
Answer six questions, then play Final John (How many correct are
required to win?)
Get bottle of linseed oil
Classroom (LR)
Use bottle on student (Eric Idle)
Get empty bottle
Exit door
Chapel (LR)
Exit fountain
Fountain
Use bottle on fountain
Get bottle
*** Fighting Each Other ***
Wheel of Life
Click Fighting Each Other (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Modern Battlefield (LR)
Click on tents
Exit sign
Zulu Battlefield (LR)
Exit tent
Tent
Click John Cleese
Click John Cleese
Click Doctor (Graham Chapman)
Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle)
Click Doctor (Graham Chapman)
Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle)
Click Doctor (Graham Chapman)
Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle)
Click Doctor (Graham Chapman)
Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle)
Click John Cleese
Exit Back
Zulu Battlefield (LR)
Exit Jungle
Jungle (LR)
Click John Cleese
Click Tiger Head
Click Tiger Tail
Click Tiger Head
Click Tiger Tail
Click Tiger Head
Click Tiger Tail
Click Tiger Head
Click Tiger Tail
Click Tiger Tail
Click Tiger Tail
Click Tiger Tail (Scene moves)
Click John Cleese
Click bushes above sign
Get Hand of God
Exit Sign
Zulu Battlefield (LR)
Exit Modern Battlefield
Modern Battlefield (LR)
Exit Mound
Mound
Click on screen - Clip 4 - "War Presents"
Click on screen - Clip 5 - "War Presents"
Click on screen - Clip 6 - "War Presents"
Click on screen - Clip 7 - "War Presents"
Use Hand of God on soldier
Get leg
Exit Back
Modern Battlefield (LR)
Click on tents
Exit sign
Zulu Battlefield (LR)
Exit tent
Tent
Use leg on stump
Get Canned Salmon
*** Middle Age ***
Wheel of Life
Click Middle Age (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Middle Age
Restaurant (LR)
Click Man
Click "Start"
Pick topic: Click "Our Endangered Ocean Ecosystem"
Conversation: repeat the first sentence Mrs. Henders said by
clicking
on it (5 times)
Get Hay
Use Hay on Cow
Click Manure
Conversation: rhyme the first sentence Mrs. Henders said by clicking
on it (6 times)
Click rat
Click faucet
Conversation: alliteration. Pick the answer that has words that
start with the same letter as Mrs. Henders' first sentence (5 times).
Click dam
Click dam
Get dill
*** Live Organ Transplants ***
Wheel of Life
Click Live Organ Transplants (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Live Organ Music
Scroll cursor over bottom of screen (announcer appears)
Click announcer
Live Organ Transplants
Click chainsaw, trace pattern on screen with mouse button held down
Straight line
Stairs
Spiral
Penguin
Gumby
Move fast... speed tends to count more than accuracy (i.e. if you're
slow, the patient tends to die more often)
You get three chances (blood splatters)
If you goof, just try it again
When done with Gumby pattern, exit fridge
Kitchen (LR)
Click Man
Click Man
Click Man
Click Woman
Click Man - Clip 8 - "Galaxy Song"
Get liver
Exit Live Organ Transplants
Live Organ Transplants
Use liver on hole
Get vacuum cleaner
Exit Fridge
Kitchen (LR)
Exit Fridge
Use vacuum on items in fridge (8)
Use vacuum on space (4)
Get onion
*** Autumn Years **
Wheel of Life
Click Autumn Years (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Autumn Years
Clip 9 - "World's Fattest Man"
Restaurant (LR)
Click Man
Dish Puzzle
Click on all of the dishes to get rid of them
Only top dishes can be taken
Don't topple the pile - tolerance is +-2
Dishes are weighted
Triangle - 1
Square - 2
Circle - 3
Rectangle - 4
Distance from center doesn't affect weight - only left or right
Click bottom plate
Click mint - Clip 10 - "World's Fattest Man Explodes"
Get gelatin
*** Death ***
Wheel of Life
Click Death (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Death
Landscape (LR)
Click clouds (up and left of house)
Click clouds
Click tree
Click tree
Click tree
Click leaves
Click each statue (5)
Click mausoleum
Click Death
Click Death
Click Death (moves to house)
Click Door
Exit House
House (LR)
Exit Cabinet
Cabinet
Put each item in bowl (not mixers)
House
Shoot fish
V. The Goals of Life Common Sticking Points
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*** Material World ***
-- What do I do with the VBCA? --
On the farm, you need to start a war by first clicking on the woman (she's
hiding on the ground below the cow), and then clicking on the animals and
various scenery until they quit talking and start preparing for war. Once that
happens, click on the tractor. You'll then have a place for the VBCA.
-- What do I give the guard? --
You can't solve the Material world without solving the Spiritual World, and
vice versa. Once you've found the guard, head to the Spiritual World.
*** Spiritual World ***
-- How do I find the Bishop? --
To discover the Bishop, click the floor of the building in New Age World.
There are three areas in the Spiritual World where the Bishop appears once he's
been discovered, and you can spot them beforehand by the theme music. He
may go to the areas randomly - you may have to visit each area more than once
before you actually get the item you need. The areas are:
Religions of the World - Catholic Church - Back of church
Buddha World - Water right around waiter's feet
Hell - window of the wedding chapel
There are three video clips once you've found the first once, making four total.
After the last one, you'll get an item.
-- What's with the Buried Statues area? --
It's a meditation garden. Meditate. Walk away from the computer, get yourself
a drink. You have to wait several minutes and not take the first item offered
to get what you really need.
-- How do I survive the "Doom" level? --
You'll need the Flak Jacket (give Ghandi what he wants most) and the Sword
(which you'll find after you find the Bishop). Just be fast, and shoot to
kill. It may take you a few times to pass it, but don't be too discouraged!
-- What do I give the guru? --
If you haven't placated the guard in Material world yet, return there and
try to change his feelings towards you. Once puzzle solves the other.
VI. Act II Walkthrough
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Note: On the first section of disc two, either of the first two stages
may be played in any order, and you will have to move between them. The
last section (Dentistry) cannot be completed until the first two are
finished.
*** Material ***
Wheel of Life
Click Material (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Level 1 (LR)
Get headphones
Exit ladder
Level 2 (LR)
Exit ladder (up)
Level 3 (LR)
Get Algon probe
Exit ladder (down)
Level 2 (LR)
Exit ladder (down)
Level 1 (LR)
Exit painting
Ocean (LR)
Use probe on rocks
Click probe
Get bra
Click on ship
Click down
Underwater (UD)
Click first chest on right
Get shares (1%)
Click second chest on left
Click men - Clip 1 - "Self-Defense"
Click fourth chest on right
Get shares (10%)
Get Victrola
Exit up
Ocean (LR)
Exit arch
Archway (LR)
Exit Paradise
Paradise (LR)
Use bra on man (staring at you in front of Sissy Sally's)
Get chainsaw
Click middle "EAT"
Get raspberry
Click "BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS"
Get Salesman
Exit arch
Archway (LR)
Exit cross
Religions of the World (LR)
Convert the Natives: Click on each building except the blue man's
(19)
Get Friar
Convert the Churches: Get each church, put in machine, get
Insurance
Building (20)
Exit Nature Preserve
Nature Preserve (LR)
Click on foliage (5 times)
Use chainsaw on foliage, cut away as much as possible until it dies
Click phone
Click phone
Use Victrola on ruins
Get horse. almost!
Use Friar on seal
Use Friar on seal
Use Friar on seal
Use raspberry on man
Get Pantomime Horse
Development Time: Use insurance buildings on ground (20) - anywhere
there's a highlighted spot (VBCA then appears)
Click on VBCA
Get Hatchet Man
Exit Ocean
Ocean (LR)
Click on Crimson Permanent - Clip 2 - "Crimson Permanent Intro"
Use hatchet man on Crimson Permanent - Clip 3 - "Crimson Permanent
Revolt"
Exit Trophy
Level 1 (LR)
Use Pantomime Horse on empty trophy
Click Horse
Use Salesman on safe
Click safe
Get shares (40%)
Nature Preserve (LR)
Use shares on Crimson Permanent - Clip 4 - "Crimson Attacks the
VBCA"
Get VBCA
Exit Ocean
Ocean (LR)
Exit Barn
Farm (LR)
Click ground at bottom of screen underneath cow
Click on dog, haystack, cow, sheep, cat, squirrel, tractor, woman,
barn, etc. Eventually, they'll do something other than talk!
Click tractor
Use VBCA on concrete slab
Click missiles
Exit Mine
Mine 1 (UDLR)
Get Whiskey
Exit Entryway
Farm (LR)
Exit Barn
Barn (LR)
Click Map
Use Whiskey on Unexploded Scotsman
Get Unexploded Scotsman
Click screen - Clip 5 - "Funniest Joke"
Click screen - Clip 6 - "Funniest Joke"
Click screen - Clip 7 - "Funniest Joke"
Exit Back
Farm (LR)
Exit Mine
Mine 1 (UDLR)
Get Mine Cart
Use Scotsman on wall (near drawing)
Exit Hole in wall
Mine
X--11A 6B 1C--2C--3C
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10A 17A 5B 1D--2D--3D--4D
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9A 16A-18A-19A 4B 1E
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8A--7A--6A 15A 3B 1F--2F--3F--4F
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5A 14A 2B
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4A--3A--2A-12A-13A 1B
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1A
Up/Down Paths: Beasts: Jokes:
4A down to 1B Chinese: 5B Chinese: 8A
8A down to 3B Arabic: 11A Arabic: 1F
8A up to 1C German: 12A German: 6B
19A up to 4F French: 18A French: 3C
19A down to 1D
4D up to 1E
1E up to 1F
There are many rooms spread across 6 areas, marked A-F
In the guide below, the holes are numbered from sunken area of cave
with red dirt (sometimes has stalactites or a broken mine cart), right
to left
There are 11 Treasures randomly scattered throughout caves
Tea Tray
Stamp
Diamonds, Sapphires, and Rubies
Uranium
Ark of the Covenant
Fur Coat
Caviar
Sunflowers
Car
Gold Ingots
Pearl
But, Denis Moore will just come and take them all anyway when you try
to leave for each room, the letter after the room number designates that you
find in the area of the mine room with the red dirt (E - entrance, S-
stalactites, M - broken mine cart, N - nothing).
To get past the beasts, find and use the corresponding Funniest Joke
Detailed room guide:
Room 1A - E - 1 hole, entryway
Entryway - Farm
Hole 1 - Room 2
Room 2A - S - 4 holes
Hole 1 - Room 1A
Hole 2 - Room 3A
Hole 3 - Room 5A
Hole 4 - Room 12A
Room 3A - M - 2 holes
Hole 1 - Room 4A
Hole 2 - Room 2A
Room 4A - N - 1 hole, Down
Hole 1 - Room 3A
Down - Room 1B
Room 5A - N - 2 holes
Hole 1 - Room 2A
Hole 2 - Room 6A
Room 6A - M - 3 holes
Hole 1 - Room 5A
Hole 2 - Room 7A
Hole 3 - Room 9A
Room 7A - N - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 8A
Hole 2 - Room 6A
Room 8A - N - 1 Hole, Up, Down
Chinese Translation of Joke
Hole 1 - Room 7A
Up - Room 1C
Down - Room 3B
Room 9A - S - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 2A
Hole 2 - Room 10A
Room 10A - S - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 9A
Hole 2 - Room 11A
Room 11A - N - 2 Holes
Arabic Beast
Hole 1 - Room 10A
Hole 2 - Palace Grounds - Blocked
Room 12A - N - 2 Holes
German Beast
Hole 1 - Room 2A
Hole 2 - Room 13A - Blocked
Room 13A - M - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 12A
Hole 2 - Room 14A
Room 14A - S - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 13A
Hole 2 - Room 15A
Room 15A - N - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 14A
Hole 2 - Room 16A
Room 16A - N - 3 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 15A
Hole 2 - Room 17A
Hole 3 - Room 18A
Room 17A - N - 1 Hole
Hole 1 - Room 16A
Room 18A - M - 2 Holes
French Beast
Hole 1 - Room 16A
Hole 2 - Room 19A - Blocked
Room 19A - N - 1 Hole, Up, Down
Hole 1 - Room 18A
Up - Room 4F
Down - Room 1D
Room 1B - N - 1 Hole, Up
Hole 1 - Room 2B
Up - Room 4A
Room 2B - S - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 1B
Hole 2 - Room 3B
Room 3B - N - 2 Holes, Up
Hole 1 - Room 2B
Hole 2 - Room 4B
Up - Room 8A
Room 4B - M - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 3B
Hole 2 - Room 5B
Room 5B - N - 2 Holes
Chinese Beast
Hole 1 - Room 4B
Hole 2 - Room 6B - Blocked
Room 6B - S - 1 Hole
German Translation of Joke
Hole 1 - Room 5B
Room 1C - M - 1 Hole, Down
Hole 1 - Room 2C
Down - Room 8A
Room 2C - N - 2 Holes
Hole 1 -Room 3C
Hole 2 - Room 1C
Room 3C - S - 1 Hole
French Translation of Joke
Hole 1 - Room 2C
Room 1D - N - 1 Hole, Up
Hole 1 - Room 2D
Up - Room 19A
Room 2D - M - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 3D
Hole 2 - Room 1D
Room 3D - N - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 4D
Hole 2 - Room 2D
Room 4D - N - 1 Hole, Up
Hole 1 - Room 3D
Up - Room 1E
Room 1E - N - Up, Down
Up - Room 1F
Down - Room 4D
Room 1F - N - 1 Hole, Down
Arabic Translation of Joke
Hole 1 - Room 2F
Down - Room 1E
Room 2F - S - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 1F
Hole 2 - Room 3F
Room 3F - M - 2 Holes
Hole 1 - Room 2F
Hole 2 - Room 4F
Room 4F - N - 1 Hole, Down
Hole 1 - Room 3F
Down - Room 19A
Palace Grounds (LR)
You made it! But there's nothing more to do here right now...
Exit Wheel of Life
*** Spiritual ***
Wheel of Life
Click Spiritual (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Archway (LR)
Get Buddha Head
Exit Hell
Hell (LR)
Exit World Class Topless Fortunes
World Class Topless Fortunes
Click Mona Lisa
Click Mona Lisa
Get Book of Horoscopes
Exit Back
Hell (LR)
Use Horoscopes on Woman
Get Giant Frog
Exit Middle "EAT"
Almighty Big Burger
Click "Ma'Hot'ma Coffee"
Get Coffee
Click "Hopi Meal"
Get Lunch
Exit Back
Hell (LR)
Exit Arch
Archway (LR)
Exit Cross
Religions of the World (LR)
Converting the Natives, Part II: Click on each building to convert
the natives (18 times)
Exit Mosque
Mosque
Get Buddha Head
Exit Back
Religions of the World (LR)
Exit Protestant Church
Happy Church
Exit Pedestal
Pedestal
Click Bible
Click Page (12 times)
Note the recipe for Paul's Party Punch
Exit Back
Happy Church
Exit Back
Religions of the World (LR)
Exit Catholic Church
Catholic Church
Click left pillars
Click Spanish Inquisition
Use lunch on woman
Get Comfy Chair
Exit Back
Religions of the World (LR)
Exit Beer
Bar (LR)
Get Buddha Head
Give "Paul's Party Punch" to Marx (Tequila, Gin, Vodka, Sherry,
Milk)
Get Sledgehammer of Humility
Exit Sphinx Head
Egypt (LR)
Click "Renew Membership"
Exit Building (first doorway to right of building with four pillars)
Building
Get Buddha head
Click Fridge
Exit Panel
Secret Panel
Click Triangle
Exit Back
Building
Exit Back
Egypt (LR)
Exit New Exit (two doorways to your right)
Tomb Entrance
Click on head over doorway
Get handkerchief
Exit Back
Egypt (LR)
Exit Gumby Head
New Age Land (LR)
Click on various drawings (6 times, until the professor is taken
away)
Rotating puzzle
Rotate the columns to free the staff
Top: Rotates top twice, middle once
Middle: Rotates middle twice, bottom once
Bottom: Rotates bottom twice, top once
Very Bottom: Resets Puzzle
Get Cattle Prod of Courage
Use Handkerchief on uncovered head
Click statues for clues about combination
Use Giant Frog on Lily Pad
Exit Building
Building (LR, UD)
Get Buddha Head
Click on yellow archway gate
Exit Gate
New Age Land (LR)
Exit Sphinx
Egypt (LR)
Exit New Exit
Tomb Entrance
Exit Doorway
Tomb
Exit Coffin
Coffin Puzzle
The proper combination:
Hedgehog, Larch, Mrs. Trepidatious, Spam, Occarina
Tomb
Use Comfy Chair on Mummy
Get Steak Dinner
Exit Back
Tomb Entrance
Exit Back
Egypt (LR)
Exit Beer
Bar (LR)
Use Steak Dinner on Ghandi
Get Kevlar Vest of Faith
Exit Temple
Bruce World (LR)
Buddha puzzle
Put all five Buddha heads on the headless statues, and a button
will appear
Press the button to hear the limerick. most likely, it will be out
of order
Arrange the heads to have the limerick read correctly, then press
the button
The limerick:
There once was a Sheila from Sydney,
Who was missing ten teeth and a kidney,
But her Bruce found her dear,
`Cause she brewed her own beer,
He made out fair dinkum(?) now didn't he?
Get Helping Hands of Self-Denial
Exit Pathway
Buried Statues
Just wait. Don't move the mouse, just wait. In about two minutes,
you will be rewarded!
Get Moist Towelette
Wait again. The Towelette will be offered again, but don't move,
just keep waiting. Trust me!
Get Rubber Hose of Purity
Exit Back
Bruce World (LR)
Exit Cross
Religions of the World (LR)
Exit Arch
Archway (LR)
Exit Gumby
New Age Land (LR)
Exit Building
Building (LR, UD)
Click Floor below green archway facing you
Click desk - Clip 8 - "The Bishop"
Click on yellow archway gate
Exit Gate
New Age Land (LR)
Exit Arch
Archway (LR)
Exit Hell
Hell (LR)
Click window of Wedding Chapel
Click window of Wedding Chapel - Clip 9 - "The Bishop"
Exit Arch
Archway (LR)
Exit Cross
Religions of the World (LR)
Exit Catholic Church
Catholic Church
Click organ
Click Vicar - Clip 10 - "The Bishop"
Exit back
Religions of the World (LR)
Exit temple
Bruce World (LR)
Click water near waiter's feet
Click vicar - Clip 11 - "The Bishop"
Get mitre
Use mitre on hatless Buddha
Get Moses
Exit Cross
Religions of the World (LR)
Exit Temple
Temple
Use Moses on Temple
Exit pedestal
Pedestal
Click right edge of scroll (14 times)
Click sword
Get sword
Exit back
Temple
Exit back
Religions of the World (LR)
Exit arch
Archway (LR)
Exit Gumby
New Age World (LR)
Exit Building
Building (LR, UD)
Exit mouth (look up above the yellow archway)
Doom (LR, UD)
Use sword on attackers in doorways - this can take anywhere from 1
to
5 shots
Exit doorway (when done)
Path of Enlightenment (LR)
Click rocks
Use cattle prod on man
Use hands on man
Use sledgehammer on man
Use hose on man
Mountain of Enlightenment (UD)
Click church
Get sheep (a.k.a. Angel of Love)
Click church
Click guru
Click guru
Click guru
Exit Wheel of Life
*** Material (again) ***
Wheel of Life
Click Material (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
Material
Archway (LR)
Exit Picture
Ocean (LR)
Exit Barn
Farm (LR)
Exit Mine
Mine
Make your way to the Palace Grounds
Palace Grounds (LR)
Exit Palace
Palace
Click Bed
Exit Bed
Bed
Use Angel of Love on guard
Click safe
Get Ultimate Wealth - Clip 12 - "Board Meeting"
Wheel of Life
Click Spiritual (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
*** Spiritual (again) ***
Archway (LR)
Exit Gumby
New Age World (LR)
Exit Building
Building (LR, UD)
Exit mouth (look up above the yellow archway)
Doom (LR, UD)
Exit doorway
Path of Enlightenment (LR)
Click above church
Mountain of Enlightenment (UD)
Use Ultimate Wealth on guru
Get Enlightenment - Clip 13 - "Christmas in Heaven"
Wheel of Life
Click Dental (if not already selected)
Click pull-chain
*** Dental ***
Dentist's Office
Use Enlightenment on darkness
Click Mirror
VII. Act III Common Sticking Points
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-- What's the password? --
Ths password can be found by carefully noting the names of the two computers,
listening to the story given by the mask, and watching a video...
-- How do I make the salmon mousse? --
Follow the recipe! It's pretty easy, well, once you realize what the six
machines are!
1 - Heater
2 - Chopper (use twice for FINELY chopped items)
3 - Whipper
4 - Can Opener (AHA!)
5 - Chiller
6 - Mixer
-- How do I play the organ? --
The Concerto and the Poem need to be placed on the organ (they're both in the
computer room), and the key guide is on the bookshelf.
-- The mouse hates all the cheese! What can I do? --
Pesky little bugger, isn't he? He won't run the wheel, no matter what you
do. You need some thing different. Try recording and then playing the
correct tune on the organ first.
-- I can't use the shovel on the "X"! What gives? --
This appears to be a bug in the game. My hint: Don't go to the beach area
until you've actually gotten the shovel and Mr. Blowhard, and don't save the game
until you've actually got the items from this area. Works every time. So far.
See Section IX for more information.
-- What's with the sliding puzzle? It doesn't do anything! --
That's because it's not a sliding puzzle. It just looks like one. Hints for
what to do with it can be found in a book on the desk behind you, and on the
Shaka computer.
-- What's wrong with the parrot? --
He's insane. He mixes up the notes you play to him on the Rose and Weight
scales. One of them he transposes, and the other he mirrors. Just record
the keys so he'll error in your favor.
-- How do I get rid of Big Labour? --
Once you teach the parrot to speak correctly, you'll need to place him on the
perch in the back room. Click on him to have him speak, and if you got it right,
you'll hear a chord. If you exit, you'll hear a higher chords (the same one you
hear when you see Big Labour). Enter, the low chords. Exit, the higher chords.
You've got to shut the parrot up so he won't speak a second time.
-- How can I shut the parrot up? --
Beat him to death. Fun, isn't it? Just be sure to do it after he speaks an
odd number of times.
-- The hand in the sofa keeps disappearing! --
Just click on it again. Everything you stacked on it will return.
-- The screen just went blank! --
Try turning up the brightness on your monitor. Once it's bright enough to
permenantly blind you, you won't mind anymore. Yes, Virginia, it appears to
be a bug. You can now only exit the game (by pressing ALT-F4 or CTRL-ESC).
See Section IX for more information about the bug, and see section X for
how to see the ending.
VIII. The Cottage Walkthrough
------------------------------
*** The Cottage ***
IMPORTANT NOTE: Save your game here, and keep a saved game here! There
is a fatal bug in the Cottage that may prevent you from progressing in
the game in some situations. What causes it and how to prevent it are
not currently known.
NOTE: You may not find the cheese in the same locations as listed below.
There are 8 pieces of cheese in all, and you need all 8 to complete the
game. This will be fixed in a future release of this file.
Wheel of Life
Click pull-chain
Entryway
Exit Cottage
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Click Picture Drawers
Picture Drawers
Click Upper Left Drawer
Click Upper Middle Drawer
Click Upper Right Drawer
Get Party Horn
Exit Back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Look beneath Shaka
Get Limburger
Look beneath Statue
Get Camembert
Exit Cabinet
Cabinet
Click upper cabinet
Get Baked Beans
Exit Back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Pig
Pig
Click Mouth (10 times)
Use Baked Beans on Mouth
Get Spam
Exit Back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Shaka
Shaka
Exit Books
Books
Click book
Get poem
Exit Back
Shaka
Exit Back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Statue
Statue
Click statue
Click paper
Get concerto
Exit Back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Middle of Cottage
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Get Gorgonzola (on rug)
Get Stilton (on couch with pillows)
Exit TV Area
TV Area (LR)
Get Beaver Cheese (under 3 masks)
Get Sheep's Milk Cheese (in doll urinal)
Exit thinking statue
Thinking Statue
Click statue
Get Gumby
Exit back
TV Area (LR)
Exit Book
Good Gardening Guide
Click left page
Click Chapter 11
Click raft
Get raft
Exit back
TV Area (LR)
Exit Crimson Permanent
Crimson Permanent
Use raft on building
Get Pirates
Exit Back
TV Area (LR)
Exit Middle of Cottage
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Exit Bookshelf Area
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Exit Ship
Ship
Use pirates on ship
Click mast
Click mask
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Exit cabinet (that was below the ship before it moved)
Cabinet
Get mouse
Exit back
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Exit statue
Statue
Use Party Horn on hand
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Exit Organ
Organ
Use concerto on organ
Use poem on organ
Press "Record" (red arrow)
Click foot (if not already be clicked)
Click Y
Click weight
Click E
Click rose
Click S
Click weight
Click Z
Click foot
Click I
Click weight
Click T
Click rose
Click F
Click weight
Click L
Click foot
Click Q
Click "Play" (black arrow)
Exit back
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Click window
Window
Use mouse on man
Get elephant
Exit back
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Get cheddar (on bookshelf)
Exit bookshelf
Bookshelf (LR, UD)
Click books (immediately in front of you)
Click doors
Clockwork
Exit paper under wheel
Get recipe
Exit back
Bookshelf (LR, UD)
Exit back
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Exit Middle of Cottage
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Exit Computer Area
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Timmy
Timmy
Exit terminal
Timmy the Computer
Type "NGATA", press Enter
Double-Clikck Demo
Meaning of Life Demo
Use recipe on easel
Put water in device 1
Put results in device 6
Put onion in device 2
Put results in device 2
Put results in device 6
Put dill in device 2
Put results in device 6
Put cream in device 3
Put results in device 6
Put salmon in device 4
Put results in device 2
Put results in device 6
Put gelatine in device 6
Click device 6
Put results in device 5
Put results in mold
Timmy the Computer
Click peanut
Put peanut in Recycle Bin
Exit back
Timmy
Exit back
Computer Area
Exit Recycle Bin (below and to the right of Shaka)
Recycle Bin
Get peanut
Exit back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Timmy
Timmy
Exit terminal
Timmy the Computer
Click peanut
Put gouda in Recycle Bin
Exit back
Timmy
Exit back
Computer Area
Exit Recycle Bin (below and to the right of Shaka)
Recycle Bin
Get gouda
Exit back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Middle of Cottage
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Exit Bookshelf Area
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Exit Bookshelf
Bookshelf (LR, UD)
Click books (immediately in front of you)
Click doors
Clockwork
Use elephant on wheel
Use peanut on pedestal
Click peanut
Exit back
Bookshelf (LR, UD)
Exit back
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Exit Middle of Cottage
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Exit Computer Area
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Fireplace
Back Room Entryway (LR, UD)
Exit Tibetian Book
Tibetian Book of Just Dying
Click book
Click right page (4 times)
Get Naked Girls
Exit back
Back Room Entryway (LR, UD)
Exit desk
Back Room (LR, UD)
Exit pot (under left window)
Pot
Click pot
Get Dennis Moore
Exit back
Back Room (LR, UD)
Exit shelf
Shelf
Use Naked Girls on man in suit
Back Room (LR, UD)
Exit right window
Cliff
Click sky - Clip 14 - "Death of Arthur Jarrett"
Exit Mourners
Mourners
Get shovel
Exit back
Cliff
Exit back
Back Room (LR, UD)
Exit bookshelf
Sliding Puzzle
Shift tiles as necessary to click on the following breasts in order:
Top row, third from the left
Second row, second from the left
Top row, second from the left
Bottom row, third from the left
Click butt-head (4 times)
Get Mr. Blowhard
Exit back
Back Room (LR, UD)
Click door
Exit door
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Click door
Exit door
Beach
Use shovel on "X"
Exit hole
Hole
Click bikini
Use Mr. Blowhard on tube
Click breasts
Get dead parrot
Get peg leg
Exit back
Beach
Exit back
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Exit Computer Area
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Click window
Window
Use Dennis Moore on Lupin Express
Click chest
Get lupins
Exit back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit doctor bag (on sofa)
Doctor bag
Use Spam on tab
Use lupins on syringe
Use Gumby on mask
Use parrot on spam
Get parrot
Exit back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Middle of Cottage
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Exit Bookshelf Area
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Exit Organ
Organ
Use parrot on perch
Press "Record" (red arrow)
Click foot (if not already be clicked)
Click Y
Click weight
Click V
Click rose
Click Q
Click weight
Click A
Click foot
Click I
Click weight
Click G
Click rose
Click D
Click weight
Click O
Click foot
Click Q
Click "Play" (black arrow)
Get parrot
Exit back
Bookshelf Area (LR)
Exit Middle of Cottage
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Exit Computer Area
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Fireplace
Back Room Entryway (LR, UD)
Exit desk
Back Room (LR, UD)
Exit "Who Can You Trust?" Picture
Picture
Click picture
Use parrot on perch
Click parrot
Use pegleg on parrot
Exit back
Back Room (LR, UD)
Exit left window
Left Window
Click building
Get Tory Housewives
Exit back
Back Room (LR, UD)
Click door
Exit door
Middle of Cottage (LR)
Exit Computer Area
Computer Area (LR, UD)
Exit Shaka
Shaka
Exit terminal
Shaka the Computer
Click Delete
Click screen
Exit Door
Inside Computer
Use Tory Housewives on workers
Get platter
Shaka the Computer
Exit back
Shaka
Exit back
Computer Area (LR, UD)
middle of sofa
Use platter on hand
Use cheddar on platter
Use stilton on cheddar
Use camembert on stilton
Use gorgonzola on camembert
Use limburger on gorgonzola
Use gouda on limberger
Use beaver cheese on gouda
Use sheep's milk cheese on beaver cheese
(Note: if you're not fast enough, the hand goes away. Just re-click
the
middle of the sofa for it to re-appear with the things you've
placed on it)
Ladder
Click door
** NOTE: Currently, all known copies of the game turn into a black
screen
here. Panasonic Interative Media has been notified of the problem,
but
there is currently not a patch. If you experience the black
screen,
you can now only exit the game usign ALT-F4 or CTRL-ESC. In order
to see
the ending, see section XI.
Attic
Click Black Box
Enjoy the end story
Click Spectators
Enjoy the video clip
Clip 11 - "The Adventures of Martin Luther"
IX. Bugs and Problems
---------------------
Q: I can't hear anything! What happened?
A: I'm not sure. There's some key that you can hit that will disable
the sound. Permenantly. I discovered this once by having the trackball that I
was cleaning roll off the desk onto the keyboard. I'm not sure how to cause it, I
know two ways to fix it.
1. Uninstall and then re-install the game (which will lose all of
your save games)
2. Edit the registry. If you haven't edited the registry before,
I'm not going to tell you how. If you have, then you can go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> 7th Level, Inc. -> The Meaning
of Life -> CurrentVolume and set the value to match
PreviousVolume.
If there's an easier way to fix this (CTRL+ doesn't do anything for
me), please let me know!
Q: After I click on the potato several times, he goes behind the curtain, and
nothing happens.
A: This appears to be a bug. I waited for several minutes once, but nothing ever
happened. Just press the space bar to continue.
Q: I can't use the shovel on the "X"
A: This appears to be a bug. You'll need to restart The Cottage level and try
again. This may be caused by visiting the beach area more than once, or by
saving the game once you've visited the beach. I've had 100% success by waiting
until I had the shovel and Mr. Blowhard before entering this area.
** This problem has been reported to Panasonic technical support **
Q: I click on the ladder going up, and the screen just blanks!
A: This is a bug due to the fact that the Attic resource file resides on
Disc One, and you aren't prompted to insert it at the appropriate time.
See section XI if you want to see the ending.
** This problem has been reported to Panasonic technical support **
X. Codes
--------
Yes, there are codes! After reading through the resource files with a Hex
Editor, I am now proud to present the following...
These codes should be typed in to the keyboard, presumably at any point in
the game where you have a cursor to control.
REPEATEDDEVASTATION
This is the debug code, which brings up the game's event viewer. This lets
you change scenes, add inventory items (even a few that aren't in the game),
and generally muck about.
NOWCOMEONITSFUNNYRIGHT
This makes the cursor point with a different finger. You guess
which one.
THEREARENOMORALSATALL
I'm not sure about this one. It's in the binary, but I haven't seen
any actual affect yet. Let me know if you figure out what this one's
for.
XI. Getting into the Attic
--------------------------
So, you want to see the endgame? Here's what you do:
REQUIRES: A current game where you have answered all "Moral Dilemma"
questions (i.e. you now see "Intermission" between scenes)
One save game spot
THE METHOD:
1) At any game screen where you have a cursor, type the letters
REPEATEDDEVASTATION
If typed correctly, the "Event Manager Debug" will pop up on the
screen.
2) Open up the "SYSVAR" folder
3) Click on "CurrentBinName"
4) Double-click on the "STRING" in the right-hand window.
5) Replace the contents with "y9.bin" and press Enter or click OK.
6) Click on "CurrentViewScript"
7) Double-click on the "INTEGER" in the right-hand window.
8) Replace the contents with "0" and press Enter or click OK.
9) Close the "Event Manager Debug" (you no longer need it)
10) Immediately save your game in a slot. If you don't know how to do
this, how did you get this far?
11) Restore the game you just saved. If you have Disc Two inserted,
you'll be prompted for Disc One.
12) Enjoy!
I haven't tried this with a game where I haven't been standing in front
of the Attic door, so your mileage may vary. Please report any success
or failure with this method to me, so I can share with others!
P.S. Don't ask how I figured this out. It would take far too long to
explain.
P.P.S. As with the rest of this file, the above section is Copyright and
cannot be cut out and used separately.
XIII. Administrivia
-------------------
Thanks go to Zach Garland for pointing out how to find the Bishop (I was
stuck on this for a few days until he led me in the right direction)
Thanks go to Kao Megura for the excellent copyright notice which I have
pilfered below, as I'm too lazy to come up with my own... :)
Thanks to BettyCat for pointing out that the cheese in the Cottage are
random...
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