Mickey Mouse's Space Adventures FAQ version 1.0.0
a DOS/Windows game
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  1. INTRODUCTION

  2. CONTROLS

    2.1. SETTING THE GAME UP

    2.2. THE GAME ITSELF

  3. ITEMS

  4. MAPS

  5. WALKTHROUGH

    5.1. THE BIG PICTURE

    5.2. PLANET BY PLANET

    5.3. DIFFERENT ENDINGS

  6. CLUES FOR WHERE TO GO NEXT

  7. VERSIONS/CREDITS

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  1. INTRODUCTION

  Mickey's Space Adventure is yet another Sierra product and yet another 
they licensed from a popular character. In it Mickey travels from the 
Earth to the eight other planets in the solar system. He must find a 
piece of a crystal in each one; to do so will bring back a powerful 
artifact that will help restore the history of an alien race from Oron. 
The order of the planets is different in each game and the control is a 
bit awkward as you have multiple choices of verbs and then nouns. In 
fact you never have to worry about which item to use in a place if it is 
in your inventory. There will also be artifact verbs/nouns left over.

  2. CONTROLS

    2.1. SETTING THE GAME UP

    You can find the game for free in the downloads section of 
allowe.com. He has a few other neat games he wrote there as well but 
barring Black Cauldron this is probably the most complex, although I 
prefer Winnie the Pooh in the 100 Acre Forest.

http://www.allowe.com/download.htm is where you can get this game and 
others for FREE! Yay!

    When you download the game you will have a ZIP file, Mickey.zip, 
which has two sub-folders: DISK 1 and DISK 2. I didn't know how to map a 
directory to a: or to fool the computer into doing so, so I just went 
and bought a set of 3.5" floppy disks. Then I copied DISK 1 directory to 
the first a: disk(XCOPY /S * a:) and did the same for the DISK 2 
directory. It's easy enough to format a blank save disk as well.

So:

--format disk 1 on a:(format a:)
--format disk 2 on a:
--format save disk on a:
--xcopy /s "disk 1*" a:
--xcopy /s "disk 2*" a:
You're ready to play. Just stick disk 1 in the floppy drive, and go 
a:mickey.exe.

    2.2. THE GAME ITSELF

  You choose a verb and then a noun for each action. The verbs are in 
the top row of text, the nouns in the bottom. Most of the combinations 
won't make sense so you have to be careful. For instance, you might 
have:

GO TAKE LOOK
NORTH ITEM CANYON

Now GO NORTH may be OK but TAKE NORTH isn't. Use the right/left arrows 
to choose between nouns/verbs and then hit return. You also have to hit 
return twice after choosing your noun for some Windows versions. It's 
probably one of the bugs of having a DOS emulator on Windows.

  3. ITEMS

  Not all items that appear in the game wind up in the actual inventory. 
We only deal with the useful ones here. There are other items that are 
useful but are not treated as inventory: for instance, your space suit.

  crowbar: could pry things open
  rocks(2): could help Mickey walk across dangerous places
  sunglasses: could be useful for creatures who spend lots of time in 
the sun
  scarf: could be useful on a cold planet
  rope: could be useful for climbing down places where you couldn't do 
so by yourself
  wrench: could help open a door or untighten a rusty screw
  crystal pieces(9): get all of these and you win the game
  paper/stamp/pencil: write a letter to Minnie to let her know you're 
gone.
  scale: lets Mickey weigh himself if he finds the right location on 
various planets.
  letter: finished result of paper/stamp/pencil
  hard muffin: Mickey can eat it in the ship. It's not a big deal 
really.
  bone: feed this to any dogs you may find on alien planets.
  mattress: plastic, so it inflates. Maybe travel across water/liquid?
  space suit: you can explore a planet for a certain time in it. You get 
three warnings before Mickey and Pluto tire out while exploring a 
planet.

  4. MAPS

  Each world has a roughly square map(except Earth) and none is too 
complicated so I thought I would replicate it here. There are no real 
location names so I often just put in asterisks.

  Maps don't appear until you've been assigned to a particular planet; 
you know this by the clue you've been given. Othewise you can only go 
back to where you were. I'll start with the closest planet to the sun 
and then move away.

& = where you can weigh yourself
! = crystal's location

  Mercury:

Hiber   *****  *****  *****  *****
Nation--*****  **!**  *****  *****
Cave    *****  *****  *****  *****
          |      |      |      |
          |      |      |      |
        *****  *****  *****  *SHIP  *****
        *****--*****--*****--*****--*****
        *****  *****  *****  *****  *****
                 |      |      |
                 |      |      |
               *****  *****  *****
               *****--*****--**&**
               *****  *****  *****

  Venus:

  *****  *****  *****
  *****--*****--*****
  *****  *****  *****
    |      |      |
  *****  *****  *****   *****
  SHIP*--*****--*****- -**!**
  *****  *****  *****   *****
    |      |      |
  *****  *****  *****
  *****--**&**--*****
  *****  *****  *****

  Earth:
          bone
         **IN*
         *DOG*                             UP !
         HOUSE                             TREE
  rope     +                              /
  APPLE  *DOG*  WAN**  *****  *****  *****
  TREE*--HOUSE--DER**  *ROAD--*SHIP--*TREE
  *****  *****  *****  *****  *****  *****
    |      |      |      |      |      |
  VEGGY  *****  *BACK  *****  *****  *****  *****
  *GAR*--HOUSE--*YARD  *ROAD--*ROAD--*ROAD--*ROAD
  *DEN*  *****  *****  *****  *****  *****  *****
    |      |      |      |
  FRONT  DRIVE  WHIS*  *****
  YARD*--*WAY*--TLE**--*ROAD
  *****  *****  *****  *****

    Mickey's house on Earth:

 scarf,    scale,
mattress sunglasses
  BED**  BATH*
  ROOM*--ROOM*
  *****  *****
    |      |
  DESK*  KITCH  GAR** cabinet w/
  *****--EN***--AGE** wrench and
  *****  *****  ***** crowbar
  paper/  cupboard/
  pencil/ flashlight
  letter

    The alien ship:

         MAP**
         ROOM*
         *****
           |
  CON-*  *SAVE  KIT**
  TROL*--*GAME--CHEN*
  ROOM*  *****  *****
           |
         ENTRY
         *****
         *****

  Mars:

                   
         *****  *****
         *TUBE--**!**
         *****  *****
           |
  *****  *****  *****
  *****--*****--*****
  *****  *****  *****
    |      |      |
  *****  *****  *****
  *****--*****--*****
  *****  *****  *****
    |      |      |
  *****  *****  *****
  **&**--*SHIP--*****
  *****  *****  *****

  Saturn:

  *****  *****  *****
  **&**--*****--*****
  *****  *****  ***** 
    |      |      |    
  *****  *****  *****   *****
  *****--*SHIP--*****- -**!**
  *****  *****  *****   *****
    |      |      |    /
  *****  *****  ***** 
  *****--*****--*****/
  *****  *****  *****

  Jupiter:

       *****  *****  *****  *****
       *****--*****--*****--*****
       *****  *****  *****  *****
         |      |             |
       *****  *****         *****
       *****--*ROCK         **!**
       *****  *****         *****
         |      |             |
*****  *****  *****  *****  *****
*****--*SHIP--*****--*****--**&**
*****  *****  *****  *****  *****
         |      |
       *****  *****
       *****--*ROCK
       *****  *****

  Uranus:

       *****  *****  *****
       *****--*****--*****
       *****  *****  *****
         |      |      |
*****  *****  *****  *****
*****--*SHIP--*****--*****
*****  *****  *****  *****
         |      |      |
       *****  *****  *****
       *****--*****--*****
       *****  *****  *****
                |
              *****  *****
              *TEM*--**!**
              *PLE*  *****

  Neptune:

       *****  *****  *****  *****
       **&**--*****--*****--*****
       *****  *****  *****  *****
         |      |      |      |
       *****  *****  *CAS*  *****
       *****--*****--*TLE*--*****
       *****  *****  *****  *****
         |      |      |      |
*****  *****  *****  *****  *****
*****--*SHIP--*EXIT--*****--*****
*****  *****  *****  *****  *****
         |      |      |      |
       *****  *****  *****  *****
       *****--*****--*****--*****
       *****  *****  *****  *****

  Castle map:

        *****  *****  ENTRY
        *****--*****--*****
        *****  *****  *****
          |      |      |
        *****  *****  *****
        *****  *****--*****
        *****  *****  *****
                        |
 *TO**  *****  *****  *****
<*EXIT--**!**  *****--*****
 *****  *****  *****  *****
          |      |      |
        *CAP*  *****  *****
        TURED--*****--*****
        *****  *****  *****

  5. WALKTHROUGH

    5.1. THE BIG PICTURE

  The toughest part of the walkthrough is making sure your air doesn't 
run out. If it does, Mickey and Pluto are unable to continue because 
they are tired. Very G-rated. XL30 gives the following warnings:

20 turns: Be aware of the air supply.

30 turns: Air supply is getting low!

40 turns: Warning: Air supply is dangerously low! Get back to the ship 
fast!

50 turns: Mickey and Pluto have run out of air and are too tired to 
continue!

  Even a move where the computer says it doesn't understand is counted 
as a move.

  I don't know what happens if you putz around in your spacesuit on the 
ship in your spacesuit.

  The next toughest part is making sure you have everything you need on 
earth. Of course you can go back later and get it all but that takes 
time and with the A-drive humming things can get a bit tiresome.

  You also need some persistence to get some items, and sometimes you'l 
need to make a move that won't seem to do any good in order to 'unlock' 
a new and better move.

    5.2. PLANET BY PLANET

  I abbreviate each compass direction with its first letter. So 'GO 
NORTH' is abbreviated to 'N.'

  Earth(where you start:_

E. N. CLIMB TREE. GET CRYSTAL. CLIMB DOWN. S. W. W. S. W. W. N. N. W. 
ENTER DOGHOUSE. GET BONE. LEAVE DOGHOUSE. W.

And now for the most annoying item to get in the game...

GET ROPE. UNTIE ROPE. GET ROPE.

S. E. ENTER HOUSE.

[Optional: LOOK DESK. WRITE LETTER]

E. OPEN CUPBOARD. GET FLASHLIGHT. E. OPEN CABINET. GET CROWBAR. GET 
WRENCH. LEAVE GARAGE. N. GET SUNGLASSES. [GET SCALE allows you to weigh 
yourself in certain locations on the planets/moons but is not necessary 
to solve the game.] W. OPEN CHEST. GET SCARF. GET MATTRESS. S. LEAVE 
HOUSE. S.

[Optional: MAIL LETTER if you wrote it. This gives you the alternate 
ending.]

E. E. E. N. N. E. ENTER SHIP.

  That's a lot of work, but fortunately Earth is the hardest and most 
complex of the planets. Now once in the spaceship the commands are 
always the same, except the first time you enter it you will not need to 
REMOVE SPACESUIT.

  If you were unable to get the crystal on the planet where the crystal 
was, you simply PUSH BUTTON. REMOVE SPACESUIT. WEAR SPACESUIT. PUSH 
BUTTON. GO [PLANET].

PUSH BUTTON. REMOVE SPACESUIT. N. W. FLIP SWITCH. PRESS ORANGE[0, 1, 2 
OR 3 times]. PRESS BLUE[0, 1, 2 or 3 times]. PULL THROTTLE. PUSH 
THROTTLE. E. S. WEAR SPACESUIT. PUSH BUTTON. GO[PLANET].

Planet | Code
-------+-------
Mercury| O
Venus  | B
Earth  | O B
Mars   | O O B
Saturn | O B B
Jupiter| O O B B
Uranus | O O O B B
Neptune| O O B B B
Pluto  | O O O B B B

Pushing something invalid(O B O B O B) or pushing seven buttons tells 
you to go to the map room(E. N.) and read the chart.

Note the distinction between press and push. The game refers you to 
press if you choose push button but that's a rather silly trivial 
difference, isn't it?

  Now I'll go in order from nearest to furthest from the Sun, excepting 
what is always the final planet.

  Mercury:

N. W. W. GET CRYSTAL. GIVE SUNGLASSES. S. E. E. ENTER SPACESHIP

  Venus:

  E. E. DOWN  CHASM. USE ROPE. DOWN ROPE. OPEN HATCH. USE WRENCH. OPEN 
HATCH. GET CRYSTAL. CLIMB ROPE. W. W. ENTER SPACESHIP

  Mars:

N. N. GO TUBE. USE FLASHLIGHT. E. PLUTO DIG. GO TUBE. LEAVE TUBE. S. S. 
ENTER SPACESHIP

  Saturn:

E. CROSS LAKE. USE MATTRESS. GET CRYSTAL. LEAVE ISLAND. W. ENTER 
SPACESHIP

  Jupiter:

S. E. GET ROCK. N. E. E. N. GET CRYSTAL. THROW ROCK. N. W. W. S. GET 
ROCK. N. E. E. S. GET CRYSTAL. THROW ROCK. GET CRYSTAL. S. W. W. W. 
ENTER SPACESHIP

  Neptune:

E. E. N. LOOK CASTLE. ENTER OPENING. USE CROWBAR. ENTER OPENING. S. S. 
S. W. GET CRYSTAL. GIVE SCARF. LEAVE CASTLE. W. [S?];. ENTER SPACESHIP

  Pluto:

S. S. W. GET CRYSTAL. GIVE BONE.  N. N. E. ENTER SPACESHIP

  Uranus:

S. E. ENTER TEMPLE. USE CRYSTAL. OPEN DOOR. ENTER DOOR. GET CRYSTAL. USE 
CROWBAR. LEAVE CHAMBER. W. LEAVE TEMPLE. N. W. ENTER SPACESHIP

  After this you just go back to Earth and on exiting the spaceship you 
get one of two endings.

    5.3. DIFFERENT ENDINGS

  If Mickey wrote a letter before he left, Minnie will greet him when he 
comes home. If not the game informs you that next time you play you can 
try to have someone waiting when you get home.

  6. CLUES FOR WHERE TO GO NEXT

  As you are randomly directed around the planets, sometimes it may take 
a while to figure out which to go to next. Now while you can proceed by 
trial and error and do OK(go one by one to each planets, removing/taking 
the spacesuit, and you'll eventually get it right) this can be a bit 
laborious even if you take notes on the landing dialog for later trips. 
So which comment gets you where? There are six comments for Venus and 
five for all the others; Earth is not included. Uranus is always last.

  Hopefully this solution guide will be a quick list of fun facts as 
well for the curious.

  Jupiter through Neptune are relatively easy because the moon name is 
with each one.

  Mercury:(1 orange, 0 blue)

A PLANET WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN.
A SMALL, ROCKY PLANET WITH NO ATMOSPHERE.
A PLANET THAT ROTATES VERY SLOWLY SO THAT ITS DAY IS VERY LONG.
A PLANET THAT IS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY, AND VERY COLD AT NIGHT.
A SMALL, HOT PLANET.

  Venus:(0 orange, 1 blue)

A PLANET COVERED WITH DENSE SULPHUROUS CLOUDS.
THE SECOND PLANET FROM THE SUN.
A HOT, CLOUDY PLANET.
A PLANET WITH A VERY THICK ATMOSPHERE
A PLANET MADE UP MOSTLY OF CARBON DIOXIDE.
A PLANET ALMOST THE SAME SIZE AS EARTH.

  Mars:(2 orange, 1 blue)

THE "RED PLANET".
THE FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.
THE PLANET WITH GIANT POLAR ICE CAPS WHICH ARE MADE OF WATER ICE.
THE PLANET THAT HAS LARGE DUST AND WIND STORMS.
A SOLID PLANET WITH TWO MOONS.

  Jupiter:(1 orange, 2 blue)

A MOON CALLED IO. IT IS A MOON OF THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR 
SYSTEM.
A MOON CALLED IO. IT IS A MOON OF THE FIFTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.
A MOON CALLED IO. IT IS A MOON OF THE LARGEST "GAS" PLANET.
A MOON CALLED IO. IT IS A MOON OF THE PLANET WITH A GIANT "RED SPOT".
A MOON CALLED IO. IT IS A MOON OF THE PLANET THAT HAS 16 MOONS.

  Saturn(2 orange, 2 blue)
A MOON CALLED TITAN. IT IS A MOON OF A PLANET WITH HUGE RINGS AROUND IT.
A MOON CALLED TITAN. IT IS A MOON OF THE SIXTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.
A MOON CALLED TITAN. IT IS A MOON OF THE SECOND LARGEST PLANET IN THE 
SOLAR SYSTEM.
A MOON CALLED TITAN. IT IS A MOON OF THE PLANET THAT HAS 21 MOONS.
A MOON CALLED TITAN. IT IS A MOON OF THE PLANET WITH GIANT RINGS MADE UP 
OF ROCK AND ICE.

  Uranus:(3 orange, 2 blue)

A MOON CALLED OBERON. IT IS A MOON OF A PLANET THAT IS SEVENTH FROM THE 
SUN.
A MOON CALLED OBERON. IT IS A MOON OF A PLANET THAT HAS FAINT RINGS
A MOON CALLED OBERON. IT IS A MOON OF A PLANET THAT HAS FIVE MOONS.
A MOON CALLED OBERON. IT IS A MOON OF A GAS PLANET THAT HAS FAINT RINGS.
A MOON CALLED OBERON. IT IS A MOON OF A GAS PLANET THAT IS SEVENTH FROM 
THE SUN IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

  Neptune:(2 orange, 3 blue)

A MOON CALLED TRITON. IT IS A MOON OF A GAS PLANET THAT IS SOMETIMES 
EIGHTH, BUT USUALLY NINTH, IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
A MOON CALLED TRITON. IT IS A MOON OF A GAS PLANET THAT HAS TWO MOONS.
A MOON CALLED TRITON. IT IS A MOON OF A GAS PLANET THAT IS SIXTY-FOUR
A MOON CALLED TRITON. IT IS A MOON OF A GAS PLANET THAT IS A "NEIGHBOR" 
OF URANUS.
A MOON CALLED TRITON. IT IS A MOON OF THE FURTHEST GAS PLANET FROM THE 
SUN.

  Pluto:(3 orange, 3 blue)

AN EXTREMELY COLD PLANET.
A SMALL PLANET THAT IS NOW THE EIGHTH, BUT IS USUALLY THE NINTH FROM THE 
SUN.
THE SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
A COLD PLANET WHERE THE SUN JUST LOOKS LIKE A BRIGHT STAR IN THE SKY.
A PLANET THAT HAS ONE MOON WHICH IS ALMOST AS BIG AS THE PLANET.

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  7. VERSIONS/CREDITS

1.0.0: should be fully complete, submitted to GameFAQs 7/21/2002