=============================================================================== FAQ/Walkthrough for MERRY CHRISTMAS =============================================================================== GUIDE INFORMATION ----------------- Author: Tom Hayes E-mail: thayesguides(at)gmail(dot)com System: Commodore 64 Updated: 10th June, 2008 Version: 1.1 CONTENTS -------- 1. Introduction 2. Walkthrough 3. Item List 4. Point List 5. Map 6. Copyright Information VERSION HISTORY --------------- 1.1: 10th June, 2008 (Format update) 1.0: 14th January, 2008 (First version) =============================================================================== 1. Introduction =============================================================================== Made for the Commodore 64 by Melbourne House, Merry Christmas is a very small interactive fiction game that was released around Christmas in 1984. The aim is to help Santa load all of the presents into the sack before flying away on the sleigh, but the key to the workshop has gone missing and needs to be found first. The snowman also needs some help too as he has lost his nose. Melbourne House has made some very complex adventures but this is not one of them. This is a simple, enjoyable quest that should take less than an hour to solve. =============================================================================== 2. Walkthrough =============================================================================== The game starts outside Santa's workshop. Move SOUTH and EAST to become lost in the snow. DIG in the snow to find the snowman's nose. GET NOSE. Move NORTH to the workshop entrance. GIVE NOSE TO SNOWMAN. DIG in the snow to find a small key. GET KEY. OPEN DOOR of the workshop using the small key. Move EAST twice to the sleigh room. GET JACKET. EXAMINE POCKET of the jacket to see a whistle. GET WHISTLE. Move WEST and SOUTH to the pile of toys. READ BOOK to see some other games from Melbourne House. GET SACK. GET BALL. PUT BALL IN SACK. GET BAT. PUT BAT IN SACK. GET CAT. PUT CAT IN SACK. GET DOLL. PUT DOLL IN SACK. GET DOLLHOUSE. PUT DOLLHOUSE IN SACK. GET TEDDY. PUT TEDDY IN SACK. Move NORTH and WEST to the workshop entrance. BLOW WHISTLE and the sleigh will land. PUT SACK IN SLEIGH. GET IN SLEIGH. FLY to complete the game. =============================================================================== 3. Item List =============================================================================== CAT Found on the pile of toys in the workshop. It is put in the large sack. CRICKET BALL Found on the pile of toys in the workshop. It is put in the large sack. CRICKET BAT Found on the pile of toys in the workshop. It is put in the large sack. DOLL Found on the pile of toys in the workshop. It is put in the large sack. DOLLHOUSE Found on the pile of toys in the workshop. It is put in the large sack. LARGE SACK Found by the pile of finished toys in the workshop. It is used to hold the cat, cricket ball, cricket bat, doll, dollhouse and the teddy. After the whistle has been blown outside the workshop, the sack is put on the sleigh. NOSE Found by digging in the snow one screen south and one screen east from the workshop. It is given to the snowman outside the workshop. RED JACKET Found in the sleigh room in the workshop. The jacket pocket is examined to find the silver whistle, which can then be taken from the pocket. SILVER WHISTLE Found by taking the whistle after examining the pocket of the red jacket. It is blown outside the workshop to call the reindeer. SMALL KEY Found by digging in the snow outside the workshop. It is used to unlock the door to the workshop. TEDDY Found on the pile of toys in the workshop. It is put in the large sack. =============================================================================== 4. Point List =============================================================================== 10 10 Get the snowman's nose after digging in the snow. 20 10 Give the nose to the snowman outside the workshop. 22 2 Get the small key after digging in the snow outside the workshop. 27 5 Get the red jacket from the sleigh room. 32 5 Get the whistle after examining the pocket of the jacket. 42 10 Read the book near the pile of toys in the workshop. 47 5 Get the large sack. 52 5 Get the cricket ball. 57 5 Get the cricket bat. 62 5 Get the toy cat. 67 5 Get the doll. 72 5 Get the dollhouse. 77 5 Get the teddy bear. 87 10 Put the sack in the sleigh outside the workshop. 100 13 Fly in the sleigh. =============================================================================== 5. Map =============================================================================== _______ _______ _______ |Outside| | | | | +-----------------|Workshp|--|Workshp|--|Sleigh | | |___ _ _| |_______| |_______| | | ^ | | | | ___|___ | | | | | | | | | Toys | | | | |_______| | | | | | +--------+ ___|___ _______ ___v___ ___|___ | Snow | | Snow | | Snow | |Snowman| |Area 1 |->|Area 2 |->|Area 3 |->| Nose | |_______| |_______| |_______| |_______| =============================================================================== 6. Copyright Information =============================================================================== This file is Copyright 2008 Tom Hayes. As it can be difficult to keep track of websites that haven't posted the latest version of this file, please do not distribute it without my permission. Send an e-mail to me if you would like to post this file on your website and you will likely receive a positive response. 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