The Lurking Horror (Activision and Infocom/Infocom) (Infocom)

Last modified on April 23rd, 2005

The Lurking Horror

Ok, everyone, I've been instructed by one Robin Hood, who incidentally has been courteously testing this thing on one of his transwarp-equipped machines, to write a 'witty introduction.' Now, your guess is as good as mine as to what he might mean by a 'witty introduction.' According to Mr. Webster here, witty is defined as: "having or showing wit; cleverly humorous." Now, all truths told, very little of what I say is ever considered to have or show wit, and the only thing I've ever seen that might be called cleverly humorous would have to be some of Robin Hood's programming attempts for the Forbidden Zone.

All such formalities aside, I've also been instructed to comment on the problem posed by the urchin's tendency not to stay put (you'll see what I mean later) so just bear this in mind. If you've made a typo at any point in executing this solve, the urchin may not be where Robin Hood and I found him. In this case, be ABSOLUTELY sure that you do not drop an object that you will need later in the same room as the urchin. If you do, you may not see it ever again. Dr. No.

The Computer: Sit on chair, turn on computer and type "872325412", "Uhlersoth", and click on Edit, click on Paper. Read Text (five times), wait twice, get Stone. Wait twice, stand, Turn off computer.

The Hacker: Go South and then West. Open Fridge and Get All. Open Oven and carton, then put Carton In Oven, and Close Oven. Type '5', '0', '0', then Click on Med and type 'Start'. Wait four times, then open Oven and get Carton. Then go East, North, ask Hacker about Keyring and Trade Carton For Master Key. Drop Bones.

The Altar: Go South, Press Down, and wait twice. Go South and Open Panel. Get Flashlight and Press Open. Wait four times then go North, Down twice, and East, and Get All. Wear Gloves, and go Up. Turn Flashlight On and Get All. Go Down and then West three times, up, south, and get and open the Container. Go east and wait until the Floorwaxer waxes away. Go east and wait until the Floorwaxer waxes away. Go east and break glass with crowbar. Get axe, go west, and cut cord with axe. Pour wax, go up, and wear gloves. Climb rope, open door, enter door, and go up. Get plug, drop plug, and get paper. Go down, enter door, lower ladder. Go down twice, west twice, north, down, east, and enter Forklift. Turn on Forklift, go east three times and remove junk with forklift four times, then leave Forklift. Go east and pry Manhole With Crowbar, and then go down, north, down, drink and drop Coke, and get Knife.

The Steam Tunnel: Go Up, South, Up, and West five times. Drop All but Crowbar, Light, and Key. Now go West twice, and then Down and Northwest. Unlock Padlock with Master Key. Get pad lock, open hatch, and go down, then east. Open Valve with Crowbar, and wait until the Rats appear. Open Valve and with crowbar. Close valve and go east three times. Move bricks with Crowbar. Move bricks with Crowbar, and go west three times, up, southeast, and get axe and metal flask. Go up twice, south, east four times, south, and knock on the door (repeat this action (about three times) until the Professor opens the door). Show paper to Professor, then go south, and wait until the Professor enters another pentagram. Cut line with knife and leave pentagram. Move bench, open trapdoor, go down, open trapdoor. Go up, get Hyrax, go north, and open Door. Go north three times, down, southeast, and drop flask. Get and wear boots, get flask, go up twice, and drop all but master key, smooth stone, and knife. Unlock door with Master key, then open door, and enter door. Go up, dig earth with knife. Get hand, go down, throw smooth stone to dark shape. Go east, get all, go down, south, drop assignment, and get stone. Go north, down, northwest, up, south four times. Put hand in liquid and wait until the hand is trying to crawl out of the vat! Get hand.

Brown Building: Open the Door, and go North, three times, west four times and show hand to urchin. Look, get bolt cutter (if he is not here, then he is somewhere else in the infinite corridor. Walk around a little and when you find him, return to this location and continue. Go north twice, down, east twice, then up and press the down arrow. Wait three times, then go down and open the elevator doors with the crowbar. Put crowbar between the doors, go down, get chain, up, put chain on hook. Get chain, and go down. Tie chain to rod, lock chain with pad lock, and go up. Get crowbar, go up twice and press up arrow. Go down twice, and wait until you hear the crash! Open doors with crowbar, put crowbar between the doors. Go down, enter hole and go west six times, and down. Wait until you see urchins, then cut wire with bolt cutter. Go down and put Hyrax on human Hand. Go north, down, south twice, down, open flask, and pour liquid on curtain slime. Unlock door with key, and open door. go south, search pool, pull line. Cut line with axe three times. Get line, open box, and remove coaxial. Put line in socket and wait. Throw stone at thing, then get stone. The end!

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