MEAN STREETS - HINTS Typed by SIDEWINDER of LSD. The object of the game is to prevent project 'Overlord' - a satellite which can control people - from going into operation. The men behind this are the chiefs of Gideon Enterprises and the Law and Order party. To stop the satellite you need to collect the eight passcards which were issues to the eight scientists involved with the project (one of them being Carl Linsky). Be quick though, Carl's wasn't the first death and it's certainly not going to be the last, so make sure you visit the potential victims before anything happens to them. Check out every possible location. If you miss an object you're in trouble. Quite simply, it may prevent you from getting any further. SCIENTISTS NAV CODES Carl Linsky 4660/4663/4675 Cal Davis 3720 Sam Jones 0021 John Klaus 7012 Larry Hammond 4935 Ron Morgan 1998/6470/1710 Greg Call 4753/8911/1700 Bosworth Clark 9932 HERE ARE THE COLOURS OF THE PASSCARDS WITH CORRESPONDING PASSWORDS: PASSWORD COLOUR Bishop Blue Rook Black Knight Purple Pawn Green Checkmate Orange King Gray Queen Yellow Stalemate Red GO TO THESE PEOPLE FOR INFORMATION Sandra Larson 4599 (Carl's Girlfriend) Sylvia Linsky 4421 (Carl's daughter) Steve Clements 4680 (A policeman investigating Carl's death) Sonny Fletcher 5170 (A PI who worked for Linsky) Peter Dull 4674 (Works for an insurance company) Bash Dagot 4657 (Witnessed Linsky's death) Ron Meat 4525 (A freak who knows Larry Hammond) Wanda Peck 4621 (A useful source of Info) J St Gideon 3891 (The man behind Overlord) Frank Schimming 4650 (Boss at Gideon) Robert Knott 0132 (The Chief of Law and Order) Smiley Monroe 3615 (A cop investigating the death of Cal Davis) Aaron Sternwood 0439 (A friend of Davis) Delores Lightbody 4920 (Carl Linsky's Fiance) Arnold Dweeb 4610 (Works for MTC, one of Gideon's projects) Tom Griffith 4590 (Schimming's right hand man) Della Lang 2111 (She's in love with Ron Morgan) Lola Lovetoy 4603/4605 (She worked for Gideon) Jim Slade 4927 (A killer who works for Knott) Bazil Mallory 2713 (The attorney for Law and Order) Getting out and meeting people is the only way to gain information and to progress through the game. And it's usually a good idea to treat them with respect. Don't go in fists flailing. Be reasonable - it's more productive and you won't get hurt. When interrogating somebody try to find connections between them and other characters. A great many people in the game are linkd and these links will need to be exploited to help you get further in the mystery. The passcards are located at: Blue 4675 (Inside the Band Aid can) Black 5194 (In a locker) Orange 3270 (In a box in the cage) Grey 5037 (In the safe) Red 6470 (In the Piranha's pool) Purple 8911 (in the shelf near the vine) Green 7012 (John will give it to you) Yellow 0021 (Sam will give it to you) Interesting locations: Bug Surf Hotel 5162 Law and Order HQ 5037 University 4663 Carl Linsky's daughter may be attractive, but she doesn't know anything about her father's death. There are a few key figures who you have to visit. In particular, St Gideon, Robert Knott and Big Jim Slade... The other scientists involved in the project are at risk, try conversing with the ones you find or searching through their apartments when they're not around. GENERAL HINTS When you collect all eight passcards go to the main computer at Gideon Enterprises (4550). You'll be captured, but don't worry. When you're in the room with the furnace get the mask from the panel and activate the furnace by remote control. A robot will enter to stop the furnace, you have to run through the door before it closes. You should now be in the computer room. The passcards and the passwords all have to be entered within a minute so be quick about it. Now sit back and watch the end sequence. HINTS 1) Keep track of who knows who 2) Be careful when threatening people, bribing is easier. 3) Don't worry about the ape, a pole from 8911 will help with the box problem. 4) Big Jim Slade will be shot, so be quick with your questions. 5) Robert Knott will be shot if you ask him about Gideon Enterprises. 6) J. St Gideon is the brain and Grffith is the brawn. 7) Frank Schimming is more than a good friend to Lola Lovetoy. 8) Finally, for a laugh, play the video tape from 4670 in the VCR at 4605. Vanessa and Li Chin are only really useful for getting new codes. If you start running out of cash, you'll have to turn your hand to bounty hunting. Keep your head low, and then pop up and fire in bursts. Advance slowly at the end of this sequence. You are most likely to get shot at this point. Concentrate at finding the passcards - You have no chance whatsoever of completing the game if they're not in your possesion. Follow the solution carefully to complete the computer section. It's the toughest part of the game and requires good reflexes as well as thought. End.