- Stephen Nichol
When Alex Didn't Do It Complete Walkthrough
SPOILER ALERT! As promised in earlier posts - here's a complete walkthrough of my ZX Spectrum Graphic Adventure When Alex Didn't Do It. If you haven't played it yet and want to, the full game comprising three standalone 48k parts is available on the downloads page of this website. The game has been tested in emulator and on real ZX Spectrums.
Using it on a Vega - I'm yet to have a go on one - would involve putting it on an SD card and using the virtual keyboard.
There are quick commands e.g. EX, INV, N, E,S, W which should help in that area.
Anyway - to the walkthrough:
When Alex Didn't Do It
ZX Spectrum 48k
Complete Solution
Part One
EXAM WARDROBE, GET SUIT, SOUTH, GET SLIPPERS, EXAM PHONE, SOUTH, GET AIRHORN, WEST, GET AFTERSHAVE, EAST, SOUTH, GET BOLTCUTTERS, GET UNDERPANTS, EXAM DOG, USE AFTERSHAVE (You must have the slippers in your inventory also), USE SLIPPERS(SMELLY), GET KEY, WEST, NORTH, NORTH, NORTH, USE KEY, WEST, NORTH, USE BOLTCUTTERS, GET BIKE(UNLOCKED), SOUTH, EAST, EAST, EAST, SOUTH, SOUTH, You see: GAMER, USE AIRHORN, **GAMER DROPS MOBILE***, GET MOBILE, SOUTH, EAST, EXAM BRIAN, WEST, GET TROUSERS(GREY), EAST, NORTH, EAST, EAST, NORTH, EAST (into shop), EXAM SHOPKEEPER, GIVE SHOPKEEPER AFTERSHAVE, SHOPKEEPER GIVES YOU MONEY1, you can immediately GIVE SHOPKEEPER MONEY1, SHOPKEEPER GIVES YOU black DYE, WEST (out of shop), NORTH, WEST, GET SHIRT(WHITE), WEST, WEST, WEST, WEST, SOUTH, EXAM SOPHIE, WEST, SOUTH, EXAM PAYPHONE, Message: "It's one of those... 0449200870", SOUTH, EXAM DETECTIVE, WEST, "The detective isn't going to let you in there.", USE MOBILE, 2, The DETECTIVE walks over to the payphone, WEST, SOUTH, GET EREADER, NORTH, WEST, GET SHOES(BLACK), GET BUCKET(EMPTY), EAST, EAST, NORTH, NORTH, EAST, NORTH, EAST, EAST, EAST, EAST, Crossroads, SOUTH, SOUTH, SOUTH, Seafront Road, EAST, EAST, EAST, NORTH, EAST (into shop), GIVE SHOPKEEPER SHIRT(WHITE), She gives you the BIKINI, WEST, NORTH, WEST, WEST, WEST, WEST, WEST, SOUTH, GIVE SOPHIE BIKINI, New item(s) in inventory, NORTH, EAST, EAST, EAST, Crossroads, SOUTH, SOUTH, SOUTH, Seafront Road, EAST, EAST, EAST, NORTH, NORTH, WEST, Boating Lake, EXAM DYE, USE BUCKET (EMPTY), USE DYE, USE TROUSERS(GREY), Message: "You made black, WET TROUSERS", EAST, NORTH, WEST, USE DRYER, Park keeper chases you, EAST, SOUTH, SOUTH, WEST, WEST, SOUTH, INVENTORY, GIVE BRIAN UNDERPANTS, GIVE BRIAN TROUSERS(BLACK), GIVE BRIAN SHOES(BLACK), GIVE BRIAN SHIRT(RED), message BRIAN: "Thanks, mate", you now have MONEY20 in your inventory, NORTH, WEST, NORTH, WEST, Arcade Entrance, WEST, USE MONEY20, GET CHANGE, EAST, EAST, SOUTH, EAST, EAST, EAST, NORTH, NORTH, WEST, WEST, NORTH, USE CHANGE, Here you can see: TICKET. Part One is now complete and you have 218 points. Don't forget to write down the password for Part Two (if you won't remember it.)
Part Two
Onboard the crashed cable car. EXAMINE LUGGAGE, EAST, DOWN, GET SHOVEL, NORTH, Message "Your Way is blocked...", USE SHOVEL, NORTH, GET ROPE, SOUTH, DOWN, USE ROPE, EXAMINE SUITCASE, GET BINOCULARS, GET KEY, USE ROPE, UP, NORTH, USE KEY, onboard functional Cable Car, USE ROPE, EXAM PROMOBOT, GET GIFTCARD, EAST, SOUTH, EXAM TRADER, GET MEDICINE, USE MEDICINE, Message: "Healed. You will live to fight another day.", GET TOGA, EAST, SOUTH, EXAM CHEF, GET PASTA, NORTH, WEST, NORTH, EAST, EXAM HEADSTONE, NORTH, EXAM BELL, USE PASTA, EXAM BIBLE, GET LOCKPICK, SOUTH, WEST, SOUTH, SOUTH, EXAM SIGN, USE LOCKPICK, EXAM FOREMAN, GET BILLBOARD, GET PAN, GET BROKEN_ROBOT, NORTH, NORTH, WEST, Path to City, USE PAN, Message: "You made money! £45.", EAST, EXAM GOODE, GIVE GOODE BINOCULARS, GET FRAGMENT, EXAM FRAGMENT, SOUTH, EXAM TRADER, GET MULTITOOL, GET SOLARGUN, EAST, SOUTH, SOUTH, EXAM HOODED_MAN, GET EARPIECE, USE MULTITOOL, GET BATTERY, NORTH, NORTH, WEST, NORTH, Graveyard, SOUTH, Workshop, USE BATTERY, Message: "Here you can see: WORKING_ROBOT", USE SOLARGUN, Message: "Here you can see: ARMED_ROBOT", GET ARMED_ROBOT, NORTH, WEST, EXAM BEGGAR, SOUTH, SOUTH, USE BILLBOARD (to bridge ditch), WEST, EXAM HATCH, EXAM CYBORG, "Will you escape to the EAST or FIGHT?" choose: FIGHT, GET LASER, USE LASER, DOWN, EXAM KEYPAD, Password is 4444YS73, UP, WEST, End of Part Two, the password for part three is displayed.
PART THREE
GET FORK, USE FORK, EXAM SAILOR, WEST, LOOK, GET PLATE, EXAM PLATE, GET FOIL, EXAM FOIL, GET BONE, EAST, EXAM GUARD, Sailor gives you something, INVENTORY, USE WHISTLE, Message: "A dog appears...", USE BONE, GET KEY, USE KEY, Whatever you do the game now enters into a fight sequence, For this fight only, use any combination of moves except DODGE, GET UNLIT TORCH, GET SIGNAL_GUN, SOUTH, EXAM PERFECT LOCKER, GET PASSCARD, USE PASSCARD, GET FRAGMENT, GET TOAD, EXAM PLAQUE, A clue is displayed, the answer is tunnel, EXAM RED CONSOLE, At the prompt type TUNNEL, Message: "You hear water draining...", NORTH, WEST, UP, EAST, SOUTH, SOUTH, GET REPELLENT, GET MEDICINE, GET ROPE, NORTH, NORTH, INV, EXAM UNLIT TORCH, LIGHT UNLIT TORCH, UP, USE FOIL, USE BLUE SWITCH, WEST, WEST, You see a frogman, USE TOAD, GET DIVING_GEAR, WEST, EXAM CLOSED HATCH, Remember Red x5, EAST, EAST, EAST, USE RED SWITCH five times, Message: *CLUNK*, WEST, WEST, WEST, EXAM CLOSED HATCH, USE OPEN HATCH, GET EARPIECE, EXAM FRAGMENT, it's a cipher, USE BLUE CONSOLE, STAGE ONE PASSWORD IS QUANTUM, STAGE TWO PASSWORD is EIGHT, EAST, EAST, Water Chamber 2 (if you don't have the diving gear, you'll have to get it after narrowly escaping your doom in Chamber 2), EXAM LETTERING, The lettering says "Alex's Spot", DOWN, GET everything in the room, UP, WEST, WEST, USE GRAPPLE HOOK, New Item(S) in inventory, INV, USE GRAPPLE ROPE, EAST, EAST, EAST, DOWN, WEST, DOWN, EAST, SOUTH, WEST, USE SIGNAL_GUN (You must be carrying the flare, the GIANT SPIDER scurries away), WEST, EXAM EARPIECE, EXAM YELLOW CONSOLE, Enter 1248DHP, Whatever you do next, MORTYNA starts talking, after the conversation your receive a message on your earpiece, telling you to type 1982 on the keypad, LOOK, EXAM KEYPAD, USE KEYPAD, Type 1982, Message: "Transmitting co-ordinates.", Regardless of your next action, BRIAN blocks your path, USE TASER to defeat BRIAN, MORTYNA leaves the room, now USE BLACK CONSOLE, Remembering Capt. Goode's words in Part Two, answer the clue with POOP, A message is displayed and you find yourself back in your living room from Part One, EXAM TV, EXAM Z80A, A message appears telling you the game is now complete and your score is 255.
Passwords:
Part One = N/A
Part Two = ZX82Waddi02
Part Three = 48openmyp3