Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - Part 1 Developed by 7th Level, Distributed by Panasonic FAQ/Walkthrough 2.2 3/22/98 Written by CJayC Act I: The Stages of Life Act I Common Sticking Points In Act I, the first six stages may be played in any order, but the last (Death) cannot be completed until the first six are finished. *** Live Organ Transplants *** -- How do I get past the operation section? -- 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. From an anonymous source: "This game gets easier the more times you screw up. So if someone is having a real hard time with it they should just keep slaughtering the patient. Also using space to abort through the "you screwed up" linears would speed things up." Of course, you could always cheat ... *** The Autumn Years *** -- What's with the dishes? -- 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. Of course, you could always cheat ... *** Death *** -- How do you get into the house? -- Well, you've got to get Death to go there. To do that, 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. -- How do you solve the cabinet puzzle? -- Well, if you don't have all six items (meaning you've solved the other six sections of Act I), nothing. All six items are required to continue. 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. Walkthrough Optional sections of the walkthrough are denoted with a "}" - these bits are not required to finish the game, but they do let you see all of the video clips, as well as a few extra bits. *** 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 - it gets easier each time! 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 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 Wheel of Life } Click Autumn Years (if not already selected) } Click pull-chain } Clip 9 - "World's Fattest Man" Restaurant (LR) } Click Man } Dish Puzzle } Yes, play it again... } Click bottom plate } Click mint - Clip 10 - "World's Fattest Man Explodes" } Click "Accept" - Clip 11 - "Cleaning Woman" *** 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 To be continued in Issue 80 - o -