Y2K: The Game

               An Adventure Game by Interplay

          Walkthrough by Karen July (Version 1.0a)

NOTES...

Read the game manual (on CD Disk 2) to find out Buster's
background and how to use the interfaces, etc. For clarification
of this walkthrough:

"Left" or "Right" mean your -- the gamer's -- left or right, not
Buster's.
Italics is an "Object" you can interact with, or perform an Action
on.
Bold/Italic is an "Action" option listed when you click the left
mouse button on an Object.
Bold is an Inventory Item.
To "select" an Inventory Item, press <spacebar> on your keyboard,
click on the [Inventory] button on the screen, then click on the
[Arrow Keys] on the screen to scroll right or left to the
inventory item you want to use, then click the [Select] button on
the screen.

THE ADVENTURE...

The adventure begins on New Year's eve. Buster falls asleep before
midnight and wakes up in the Bedroom.  The computer complains
about the AI program being corrupted; it needs to be patched.

Pan the cursor around the room and walk to the fireplace. Pick up
the PDA on the mantel. Walk to the closet to the left of the
fireplace. Try to Open the Wardrobe. In your inventory, Select the
PDA. Use the Hand Scanner.  Open the Wardrobe. Click on the
Clothing and Get dressed.  Candice warns of anomalies in the Hall
of Antiquities.

Next scene finds you in the Hall of Antiquities. Pick Up a Cannon
ball. Walk to and click for closeup of A Portrait Interface (looks
like a scrolling blue computer picture on the wall). Examine the
Portrait Interface.  Click on "Maintenance Routines" and then
"Reset" to terminate intruder alert and diagnostics.

Find the door to, and enter, the Contemplation Room. Click on the
robot vacuum cleaner and Take Key.  Examine the Candelabra, then
click again and Use it to open a secret panel revealing a Safe.
Walk to and Examine the Safe to find it has an optical unlocking
mechanism.  Exit back to the Hall of Antiquities.

Find the door to, and enter, the First Floor Corridor. Walk to and
Pick up the Paper note taped to the wall beside the window. Walk
to and Pick up the Vase from the table in the hall. Open the door
at the end of the hall and enter the Viewing Gallery.

In the Viewing Gallery, go into your inventory and scroll to a Key
and note it says "Rate, Date." In the Viewing Gallery, Use the
Book of naval history on the pedestal. Note the bottom paragraph
talks about a "5th rate frigate named Resistance sunk in 1798."
(Rate: 5; Date: 1798)

Go back to the Hall of Antiquities and once again click for a
closeup of the Portrait interface. Note the Portrait interface
keypad. Click on the numbers given for rate/date and then the
"elbow" enter key on the right of the keypad (specifically,
51798). Buster comments that he's fixed it "just in time". The
Elevator now works.

In the Hall of Antiquities, find the door to, and enter, the
Elevator to go to the Ground Floor Corridor. Enter the first door
from the Elevator, the Dining Room.

In the Dining Room, walk to the fireplace and Pick up the Fire
poker. Walk to the grandfather clock in the corner and Examine the
Clock face. Adjust the Clock face until it is 9:00. The front of
the grandfather clock opens and you can Pick up the Panel key.
Walk to and click for a closeup of the three animal heads mounted
on the wall. Listen as Col. Rino, Mr. Leopard and Mr. Deer tell
that the maintenance robot failed to check their processor boards.
While still in close up, look downwards. In your inventory, select
the Panel key and Use Selection on the Maintenance panel. Open the
Maintenance panel. Examine the AI processor boards.  Adjust the AI
processor boards. While still in closeup, to the right of the
Maintenance panel is a suit of armor.  Open the Safe in the base
of the suit of armor (you cannot do anything more with the Safe at
this time).

Back out of the closeup of the wall to hear Candice announce that
Buster triggered an alarm and the Dining Room has been locked
down. In your inventory, select the Fire poker. The security robot
will enter the room, walk to the left then back to the door, the
door will open and the security robot will step out. As soon as
the door opens, click on the doorway back to the hall. As soon as
Buster gets to the door, Use selection on the doorway and Buster
will wedge the Fire poker in the doorway to keep the door from
closing. Exit back to the Ground Floor Corridor and listen as
Candice calls Buster to the Viewing Gallery because of an intruder
alert.

Take the Elevator back to the Hall of Antiquities, walk through
the First Floor Corridor to the Viewing Gallery.  Walk to and
Examine the statue of President Lincoln to find out that there is
no intruder; that a cleaning robot knocked over the statue. Pick
up Lincoln's glass eye from the floor. Examine the Passcard on the
pedestal where the Lincoln statue was. Pick up the Passcard. Pick
up Aleister Dharke (statue). Go back to the Hall of Antiquities.

Get in the Elevator to go to the Ground Floor Corridor. Enter the
second door from the Elevator, the Drawing Room. Walk to the
rolltop desk and Pick up the Paper note taped to the desk. Turn
around, walk to, and enter the door (not the door back to the
Corridor) to the Utility Section.  In your inventory, select the
Vase . Use selection on the Gardening robot blocking the way.
Examine the Utility room shelves. Walk to and click for closeup of
the dresser in the Utility Section. Pick up the Hacksaw and the
Oil can. Open the Toolbox and Pick up the Screwdriver and the
Hammer. See that number pad on the left corner of the dresser? In
your inventory, scroll to The paper note (the same list of items
that you saw on the Utility room shelves). Click on those numbers
on the numberpad in the order of the listed items (20289) and the
top drawer of the dresser will unlock. Open the Top drawer and
Pick up a Power lead. Exit the closeup of the dresser and enter
the doorway with the plants (The Conservatory).

When you enter the Conservatory, an Ant robot blocks your way out.
To the left of Buster, Pick up a Bamboo cane. In your inventory,
Select the Bamboo cane. Use selection on the Ant robot three times
until you break the robot. Pick up the Gardening robots broken
ariel on the floor to the left of Buster.

Go back through the Utility Section to the Drawing Room and walk
to an Entertainment center. Click on the DVD player for a closeup
(the device on the shelf below and to the right of the TV screen).
In your inventory, select the Power lead. Examine, Use Selection,
then Open the DVD player. Examine, then Pick up the Reboot CD (a
system Y2K patch). Exit the closeup.

Walk back to the Ground Floor Corridor and down the stairs.
Examine the lever on the wall. In your inventory, select the
Oilcan and Use Selection on the lever on the wall. In your
inventory, Select the Hammer and Use Selection on the lever. Enter
the doorway to the Cellar.

In the Cellar, walk to the gate on the right and Pick up the
Chain. In your inventory, Select the Chain and Use Selection on
the Recycle robot. In your inventory, scroll to the Paper note to
read about Dharke's music.  Examine the Crypt gates to find out
its Aleister Dharke's tomb.  Walk to the tomb for a closeup of a
musical score -- "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". Write down the
musical notes (CCGGAAGFFEEDDC). Exit the closeup.  Walk to the
door behind the gates that opened when you picked up the chain and
enter the Chamber of Horrors.

In the Chamber of Horrors you find Candice locked in a cage.  Walk
to the Executioner robot. In your inventory, Select the Wax head
and Use selection on the executioner's block to keep the
Executioner robot busy. Walk to Candice and in your inventory,
select the Hacksaw and Use Selection on Candice, and she drops her
glasses. Turn around, walk to, and Examine the Large cast iron
grate in the floor. In your inventory, select the Robot's antenna
and Use Selection on Candice's glasses to pick them up. Watch the
scene as Candice escapes, Buster asks about the code to the Safe
in the Dining Room, and Buster walks out of the Chamber of
Horrors. Go back upstairs to the Drawing Room.

In the Drawing Room, walk to and click on the piano for a closeup
of the keys. Play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (CCGGAAGFFEEDDC)
and the rolltop desk will open. Walk to the rolltop desk and Pick
up the Batteries. Go back to the Dining Room.

In the Dining Room, walk to the wall with the three stuffed animal
heads and click for a closeup. In the base of the armor statue,
Open the Safe. With the safe open, Examine the Safe to find a
Broken deactivator. Pick up the Broken deactivator (the batteries
automatically install in the device).

Go back to the Elevator and to the Hall of Antiquities. From the
Hall of Antiquities go to the Contemplation Room. In your
inventory, Select Abe's eye. Walk to and Use selection on the Safe
to open it. Pick up the Photograph. Go into your inventory and
scroll to The picture to read about a "hidden switch" in the Hall
of Antiquities.

Go to the Hall of Antiquities and walk to the picture of "Rome's
Emperors" to the left of the Teepee. Examine and then Adjust the
Picture to reveal A switch. Use the Switch to unlock the Control
Center at the top of the spiral stairs. Walk to the spiral
staircase. Click on the Stairs to the Control Room.

When you arrive in the Control Room, a security robot zaps Buster
and he drops the Deactivator. In your inventory, Select the Cannon
ball and Use Selection on the Security Droid. Pick up the Working
deactivator. In your inventory, Select the Deactivator and Use
Selection on the Security Droid. Walk to the space between the two
Security droids. Examine the Plastic panel. In your inventory,
Select the Screwdriver and Use Selection on the Plastic panel.
Pick up the Plastic panel.

Walk to and Examine the Computer Room Door. In your inventory,
select the Passcard and Use Selection on the Computer Room Door.
In your inventory, select the Plastic panel and Use Selection on
the Computer room shield.

Enter the Computer Room and walk to the CD Drive. In your
inventory, select the Reboot CD and Use Selection on the CD Drive.
Watch the automatic ending.

AUTHOR'S NOTES...

This walkthrough was written for Game Nexus and may be distributed
freely for non-profit purposes so long as no changes,
substitutions or deletions are made, including within this
comment. If you find any major errors or omissions, feel free to
email me at karen@gamenexus.com .





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