The Maintenance Man by Philip Dearmore
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This document is written by Ryan Cuthbertson.
It contains hints, a walkthrough and a short review.
Feel free to write and upload something better if you want to do so,
otherwise, corrective modifications are welcomed
and encouraged.
1.00 2/1/2004
Hints
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Answers encoded with ROT13.
o What should I do first?
o Trg gb jbex!
o Jurer'f lbhe obff?
o Creuncf ur'f bhg.
o Znlor cynl nebhaq jvgu gur tnqtrgf va lbhe ebbz svefg.
o Purpx gur nafjrevat znpuvar.
o "chfu ohggba"
o I can't get out the room! The phone keeps ringing.
o Unir gur cubar nafjrerq sbe lbh.
o Rzcyblrrf fubhyq gnxr nqinagntr bs grpuabybtl!
o "ghea ba nafjrevat znpuvar"
o How do I help the people in the elevator?
o Lbh'yy arrq gb hfr gur fgnvef.
o Lbh'yy arrq gb trg gur crbcyr gb gur tebhaq.
o Gur yvsg znpuvarel vf ba gur tebhaq sybbe, bhgfvqr.
o Bcra gur inyir. Vg'f cnfg gur ybpxrq qbbe.
o Lbh'yy arrq n jerapu gb qb vg (sebz lbhe ebbz)
o There's a locked door. Is that important?
o Gb svk gur yvsg, lrf.
o Fheryl lbhe rzcyblre jbhyq unir tvira lbh xrlf.
o Gurl'er cebonoyl va lbhe ebbz fbzrjurer.
o Nera'g lbh pbyq? Vfa'g gung zber vzcbegnag?
o Gur nafjrevat znpuvar'f oyvaxvat qvfgenpgrq lbh juvyr lbh
uhat hc lbhe wnpxrg ng gur ortvaavat.
o Trg lbhe wnpxrg, gur xrlf ner haqrearngu gurz.
o How do I not hurt the people stuck in the lift?
o Unir lbh ernq gur sylre gung jnf ba lbhe qrfx?
o Ghea gur inyir bayl gjvpr jvgu gur jerapu
(fgbc bcravat vg jura lbh urne uvffvat).
o How do I get out of the dark?
o Gur yvtugf jrag bhg orpnhfr gurer'f ab cbjre.
o Jung nobhg hfvat onggrel cbjre?
o Qb lbh erzrzore jung jnf urer orsber?
o Fbzrguvat gung vf qrfvtarq gb jbex va cynprf jurer gurer vf ab cbjre.
o Fbzrguvat gung pna cebivqr vgf bja yvtug jvgu be jvgubhg fgerrgyvtugf.
o Hfr gur yvtugf bs gur Yrkhf jubfr jvaqbj jnf bcra n yvggyr.
o "svaq pne", "svaq jvaqbj", "svaq yvtugf"
Walkthrough
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You should be able to use this file directly as input to the game
because all the commands begin with ">".
At the game command prompt, type an at sign ("@") followed by
the name of this file (eg. "@mmhelp.txt").
The game can be completed in less moves than this but who's hurring?
>e
>x radio
>take all
>w
>x desk
>x machine
>push button
>e
>turn on radio
>w
>sort orders
>stand
>take jacket
>take keys
>s
>s
>turn on answering machine
>s
>s
>push button
(just to check)
>w
>n
>d
>n
>wear jacket
>w
>x lexus
>e
>unlock door with keys
>e
>open box
>touch copper
(don't try this at home!)
>n
>x line
>turn valve with wrench
>g
>drop flyer
>z.z.z
>s. w. w
>find car
>find window
>find lights
>l
>n. s. e
>e. e. n
Reflective Comments
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I quite liked this game and even though only the beginning currently exists,
most of it is complete enough to be considered a short game. I thought the
answering machine puzzle was a bit tricky because there was no description of a
button on it and it must be assumed that it can be turned on and off somehow.
The game would have benefited greatly if it was more polished. I really liked
the lights puzzle!
