[Note: I’ve been trying to play the ZX Spectrum version but was not able to finish it successfully. I’ve looked into the sources of the versions I could find and believe there’s a flaw in it: flag 28 has to be 0 to get the gun but there are actions in the game that will change the value of this flag. Eating the sugar for instance. I’ve tried to get the gun before eating the sugar but that even didn’t reveal the gun so if anyone knows how to finish the ZX Spectrum version, let me know. Some prompts and responses of the Commodore 64 version are slightly different, so is the scoring. There’s even a command ‘PANIC’ that will take you straight back to the start location. That command is not used in the solution below.]
LOOK (10/10). You’re in a bedsit. There’s someone on the bed. You can see a phone and a pair of knitting needles. EXAMINE PHONE to hear something rattling behind the earpiece. UNSCREW MOUTHPIECE (30/40) to discover an innocent looking sugar cube. TAKE SUGAR but don’t eat it here!
From here GO NORTH to enter the bedroom and find a young girl in bed. There’s a test tube and a book. TAKE TUBE and GO SOUTH to leave the room again, then GO SOUTH again to enter the landing. There are stairs leading up so CLIMB STAIRS to the landing above. There is a door here so there must be a room. GO IN the room and SEARCH ROOM. (30/70) You’ll find a spoon. TAKE SPOON. Now that you’re in the bathroom, you might as well FILL TUBE with water.
EAT SUGAR (30/100) to get into a psychedelic trance and end up in a boat on a river drifting south. SEARCH BOAT (30/130) to find a pair of binoculars. TAKE BINOCULARS and GO SOUTH to see land in the distance. GO SOUTH again to reach a beach. From the beach GO SOUTH once again to reach a path.
This path has one dead end. You can follow it with GO SE to a field with cellophane flowers. Since you took some water, WATER FLOWER (30/160) and they grow very large. DROP TUBE since you don’t need it anymore and then CLIMB FLOWER into the sky. From here you can see a bridge.
GO DOWN and you’re on the bridge with people eating marshmallow pie. There is some here so TAKE PIE and EAT PIE. You’re now floating and can see the surrounding. GO EAST to see the bridge and beach again. GO NORTH to the beach where there’s a pile of newspapers. TAKE NEWSPAPER and MAKE TAXI. (30/190) To use it, GO IN TAXI and it will take you into the clouds. GO NORTH and you’ll end up in a train.
LEAVE TRAIN into the station and GO NORTH to the turnstile where there’s a girl. GIVE BINOCULARS (30/220) to the girl. She’ll give you a kiss and some diamonds. GO NORTH to a large sign inside the station. From here GO WEST out of the station. GO WEST again into the street and from here you can only GO WEST again. You’re now next to the cinema and across the street is a shoe shop. CROSS STREET to go to the shoe shop. Across the street is now a cinema.
GO WEST to see the department store across the street and GO WEST once more to reach an open door. Across the street you can now see the butchers. Through the open door you can see stairs leading up so CLIMB STAIRS to the landing outside the bedsit. GO IN BEDSIT and you’re home again!
DROP DIAMONDS and TAKE NEEDLES. Now LEAVE to the landing. GO DOWN the stairs and into the street. GO WEST to see the tobacconist across the street. CROSS STREET and you’ll see a pack of cigarettes on the pavement. TAKE PACK of cigarettes. TAKE CIGARETTE out of the pack and then EAT PACK (30/250) of cigarettes.
GO WEST to a car park where you can see a school and an alleyway. GO IN the schoolyard and GO IN the school. You can see classrooms in all directions. GO WEST into the first classroom. You’ll find a hat on the table. TAKE HAT and WEAR HAT.
GO EAST to return to the main hall and GO EAST again into the next classroom. Here you’ll find a coat. TAKE COAT and WEAR COAT, then EXAMINE COAT (30/280) to find a small piece of fuse wire and a bus pass. GO WEST back to the hall, then GO SOUTH into the next classroom. At first it looks like an empty room but when you SEARCH ROOM (30/310) you’ll find a dead teacher. OPEN DESK (30/340) and you’ll find an apple.
The apple is rotten. TAKE TEACHER and GO NORTH to leave the classroom. LEAVE SCHOOL into the school yard and LEAVE YARD back into the street. CROSS STREET to the alleyway and DROP TEACHER. From here GO WEST into the street. You’re confused now. GO WEST again to find a bus stop. Since the bus isn’t here yet, WAIT for a while, WAIT some more and WAIT again until the bus finally shows up.
HOP ON the bus and GO IN to stay downstairs on the bus. You’ll find a screwdriver here. TAKE SCREWDRIVER and then LEAVE the downstairs section. GO UP the stairs to the top section and TAKE MATCHES that are on the floor. Now that you can light a cigarette, SMOKE CIGARETTE (30/370) and you’ll be transported to a garden beside a country cottage.
You don’t need the matches anymore so DROP MATCHES. Then GO EAST into the garden and GO SOUTH further into the garden. GO SOUTH again where you’ll find a spade. TAKE SPADE and GO WEST to the back of the cottage. In the south you can see a field so GO SOUTH to the strawberry field. Nothing is real here. GO SOUTH again. GO SOUTH once more and you should be standing next to a tree. CLIMB TREE and you’ll find a piece of rope. TAKE ROPE and GO DOWN from the tree again.
GO NORTH and when you come across a sheep munching on the strawberries TAKE SHEEP. If not GO NORTH until you do and GO NORTH again to the back of the cottage. GO WEST into the garden where there’s weed growing. TAKE WEEDS and GIVE WEEDS TO SHEEP. (30/400) The sheep will jump out of its skin and run off. DROP WEEDS and DROP ROPE, then TAKE WOOL.
Still here in the garden, use the shovel to DIG the ground and you’ll find a key. TAKE KEY and DROP SPADE, then GO NORTH to more garden. GO NORTH again and then GO EAST to reach the front door. Since you’ve got the key, you can GO IN HOUSE. But it’s very dark in here. MEND FUSE to switch on the light. Now you can see DROP KEY.
With your screwdriver, UNSCREW MIRROR and then DROP SCREWDRIVER. From here GO SOUTH into the lounge, then GO SOUTH again to the living room. There’s a valentine’s card here so TAKE VALENTINE. Since you’re at the fireplace, KNIT SWEATER (30/430). Then WEAR SWEATER and DROP NEEDLES. Now GO EAST to the dining room. From here TAKE BIRTHDAY card and TAKE WINE.
DRINK WINE (30/460) and you’ll fall asleep. When you wake up again, LOOK around to realize you’re upstairs in the bus. Now WAIT, then WAIT again and WAIT some more to finally reach your destination. GO DOWN the stairs and HOP OFF the bus. You’re now in Penny Lane!
Since the bottle is empty, DROP BOTTLE and since you’ve reached your destination, DROP PASS. In the street GO EAST to see the barber shop, then GO IN to the barber shop. You’ll see a photograph here so TAKE PHOTO. When you EXAMINE PHOTO, you’ll see it’s one of you! How odd. LEAVE the shop again.
GO EAST to the corner of a bank. There’s a banker with a car. GIVE COAT (30/490) to banker and he’ll help you out financially. GO EAST to behind a shelter where a pretty nurse is selling poppies. TAKE POPPY and GO EAST to a chip shop. GO EAST once more to the fire station. GO IN the fire station to find a man sleeping. EXAMINE POCKET (30/520) to discover an hourglass in there. TAKE HOURGLASS and EXAMINE POCKET (30/550) again. There’s a portrait of the Queen. TAKE PORTRAIT and then EAT POPPY.(30/580) You’ll remember everything again. LOOK to see you’re back in your bedsit.
DROP PORTRAIT, then DROP HOURGLASS and DROP BIRTHDAY card. LEAVE the bedsit and GO DOWN the stairs. GO WEST to across the tobacconist and GO WEST again to the alley. TAKE TEACHER and GO IN to the alley where there’s a doorway. GO IN the doorway and a policeman asks for identification. GIVE PHOTO and he’ll let you go into the courtroom.
When the judge asks for further evidence, GIVE TEACHER (30/610) and you’ll be rewarded with Maxwell’s silver hammer. LEAVE the courtroom back into the alley and GO SOUTH back into the street. GO WEST further into the street, then GO NORTH to a side road. GO NORTH again to a road in the park. This road has a massive hole in it. EXAMINE HOLE to see Mr. Mustard. EXAMINE NOSE (30/640) to see the 10 bob note. TAKE MONEY and GO SOUTH back to the side street. GO SOUTH again to the main street, then GO EAST to the alley. GO EAST once more to the fruit shop and GO EAST a final time to outside your bedsit. GO UP the stairs and GO IN BEDSIT.
DROP HAMMER and then LEAVE again. GO DOWN the stairs and in the street GO EAST to the fish shop. GO EAST again to the shoe shop. Across the road is a cinema so CROSS STREET and GO IN. The lady ask if you want a ticket so BUY TICKET (30/670) and TAKE TICKET and TAKE CHANGE.
GO IN the cinema and when you SEARCH ROOM (30/700) you’ll find a pair of gloves. TAKE GLOVES and WEAR GLOVES. Now SIT DOWN and WAIT for the film to start. After the viewing, STAND UP and LEAVE for the foyer. LEAVE the foyer as well into the street. GO EAST to follow the street and GO EAST again to the railway station. GO SOUTH here onto a side road and GO SOUTH again to a lonely road. GO SOUTH and suddenly you’re surrounded by lonely people.
GO SOUTH once more and now you’re all alone! GO EAST into a side road and you can hear bells in the distance. GO NORTH to outside a church yard and GO EAST to go in and see the gravestones. GO EAST again to a fresh grave with a new headstone. READ HEADSTONE to see whose grave it is.
GO EAST to the outside of the disused church where the door is ajar. TAKE JAR (30/730) and GO WEST back to the fresh grave. GO WEST again and GO WEST again to outside the churchyard. GO SOUTH, then GO WEST and GO NORTH to the street with all the lonely people. GO NORTH, then GO NORTH and GO NORTH again to return to the train station. GO NORTH to a side road and GO NORTH to another side road with a street market. GO NORTH a final time to enter the street market.
TAKE TROLLEY that’s standing here and you can examine all the fruits and vegetables to find specifics about them. When you EXAMINE ONIONS, (30/760) you notice one is different. LOOK ONIONS to discover a glass onion. TAKE ONION and GO NORTH to the market square. From here GO SE to the jeweller shop. It’s closed but there’s a nice ring in the shop window. PUSH TROLLEY (30/790) through the windows and LOOK WINDOW to see the 20 carat golden ring. TAKE RING and WEAR RING. Now DROP TROLLEY and GO EAST onto a path.
GO EAST again to the outskirts of the town and GO EAST to a large field where you can spot a fairground. GO EAST to reach the entrance. Time for a round over the fairground. GO SE to be surrounded by the big top. GO EAST and GO EAST again, then GO SOUTH and GO SOUTH again to the Helter Skelter. But there’s no time to play. GO SOUTH and GO SOUTH again to find a baby trampoline. TAKE TRAMPOLINE and GO WEST.
GO WEST to the tigers and GO WEST and GO WEST again to the south west corner of the fairground. GO NORTH and GO NORTH again where you’ll find several cages. EXAMINE CAGE to discover a money. There’s also a sign. READ SIGN. Sure, as if.. GIVE JAR (30/820) to the monkey and he’ll give you the content in return. It’s a mask. WEAR MASK and GO NORTH and GO NORTH again.
GO NE back to the entrance of the fairground. GO SOUTH to the performers entrance of the big top. Since you’re dressed up, GO IN the big top. You can go all around the inner sections, you can also cut across with GO SE into the ring and GO SE to reach section D where you’ll find a trumpet from the band. TAKE TRUMPET and BLOW TRUMPET (30/850). You need more practice so BLOW TRUMPET (30/880) again to hear rumbling in the distance. GO NW into the ring.
DROP TRAMPOLINE. Now BOUNCE TRAMPOLINE (30/910) to get your prize. EXAMINE DROPPINGS. (30/940) They are smelly! EXAMINE DROPPING (30/970) again and you’ll find a gun in there. TAKE GUN. Time to bring some stuff home. GO NW to the entrance of the big top and GO NORTH to the outside. GO NORTH to the entrance of the fairground. GO WEST into a large field and GO WEST again to the outskirts of town.
GO WEST to a path and GO WEST again to the jeweller. GO WEST once more to the street market and then GO SOUTH to the side road. GO SOUTH further into the side road and GO SOUTH to the railway station. GO WEST into the street and GO WEST again to the cinema. GO WEST once more to the department store. GO WEST a final time to the butcher and then CROSS STREET to the open doorway.
GO UP the stairs and GO IN to the bedsit. DROP HOGSHEAD and DROP RING. Then DROP TRUMPET and DROP ONION. Finally DROP SPOON and DROP GUN. Now LEAVE the bedsit again. GO DOWN the stairs and in the street GO WEST to the fruit shop. GO WEST to the alleyway and GO IN. From here GO EAST to the dentist where you’ll see a cup. TAKE CUP and DRINK CUP. Hold on for a bumpy ride!
You’re in a boat drifting southwards. GO SOUTH to see land and GO SOUTH again to reach the beach. GO SOUTH once more to a path that leads nowhere. GO SW to go nowhere. From here it’s a maze to nowhere…. The absolute shortest path: GO SE, GO SOUTH, GO SW, GO WEST, GO NW, GO NW and GO NORTH. You’ll reach nowhere man. GIVE VALENTINE CARD (30/1000) to the nowhere man in in return he gives you some nowhere plans.
READ PLANS to read a commercial for a new game. But also your way out of here. GO SOUTH, then GO SE, GO SW and GO SW again. You’re still not there but the only way out from here is GO NE.
GO SE to the cellophane flower. CLIMB FLOWER to high in the sky. From here you can now see a bridge. GO DOWN to the bridge. GO EAST to see the shoreline north so GO NORTH and there’s your taxi again. GO IN the taxi and you’ll be in the clouds. GO NORTH to picture yourself on a train. LEAVE the taxi which brought you to the station. North is a turnstile. GO NORTH to find a girl with kaleidoscope eyes. GO NORTH again further into the station. GO WEST to find the exit and you’re in the street.
GO WEST again and in the street here you seem confused. But if you GO WEST you’ll be at the cinema. GO WEST again to the department store and GO WEST a final time to the butchers. CROSS STREET to the open doorway and GO UP the stairs. GO IN to the room to finish your quest.
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