Questprobe’s Spider-Man FAQ - Atari 8-bit version
By Scott Stilphen
·
Solution: Go ceiling (or wall), W, get GEM, E, E, Open doors, Go
shaft, l nich (GEM), U, l nich (GEM), U, l nich (GEM), Push
up, U, l nich (GEM), W, Open desk (GEM), Open painting (FORMULA),
Get desk, Get couch, Get clock, Lower thermostat x2, Go shaft, D, W, W, Close
eyes, W, Push knob, Turn knob, Open eyes, Get GEM, E, E, Go shaft, D, D,
W, W, N, N, Drop gems (7), S, S, E, E, Go shaft, U, U, W, W, S, Get acid,
Get calcium, N, N, Mix acid and calcium, Get calcium, S, S, get powders, N, N,
make web (or fluid), S, E, Go shaft, D, D, W, W, S, Throw calcium at lizard, l
Conners (GEM), Get Conners, N, N, E, get statue, W, l west, shoot web at
gem (BIO GEM), N, drop gems (2), S, S, E, Go shaft, U, W, W, Go
ceiling, Open mesh, drop mesh (not req.), Go duct, Get GEM, Shoot web at
fan x5, Shoot web at button, Go fan, Get GEM, D x5, Grab Octopus, Hit
Electro, l Octopus (GEM), l Electro (GEM), Get all, W, Drop
Octopus, Drop Electro, Drop Conners, Drop statue, Drop desk, Drop couch, Drop
clock, l dial (says 951 lbs of paper), Get GEM, E, U x5, Go fan, D, D,
Feel north, Get GEM, S, Feel south, Get GEM, N, E, E, Go shaft, U,
U, W, Raise thermostat, Go shaft, D, W, W, W, Type run (prints newspaper), E, E,
Go shaft, D, W, W, Go ceiling, Go duct, Go fan, D x5, Get newspaper, read
newspaper, U x5, Go fan, D, D, N, E, E, Go shaft, U, W, W, W, type new (GEM),
E, E, Go shaft, D, D, W, W, N, E, l tank, empty tank, get GEM, W, N, Drop
gems (9), Score. You get the message “I’ve stored 18 gems, on a scale of 0 to
100 that rates a: 100 CHIEF EXAMINER appears and says: ‘Congratulations!’ &
‘Save this password: MICAH’.”
·
The map online shows the complete layout, along with all the gem locations (red
and green dots). {Khalid Jamil}
·
Don't go into the room with the biogem and natter energy egg; if you do, you
won't be able to get the biogem b/c when you leave the room the egg will
explode!
·
If you drop the mesh in the misty air duct room, you can’t pick it back up. The
only way to get it again is if you go down at that point (so that you’re
floating in the air) - then you’ll see it.
·
There’s no gem in the newspaper, as there is in the C-64 version. Instead, when
you open (read) it, it says “A gem is in reverse new type!” which means you have
to go back to the press room and type “type new” to get the gem. {John Davidson}
·
If the game is played on a system with more than 48k, you’ll see extra animation
scenes showing Spider-Man forcing the elevator doors open and shooting his web.
·
The game’s packaging states part of your objective is to unlock the riddle of
the Chief Examiner. Although the Chief Examiner tied all the Questprobe titles
together, there doesn’t appear to be an in-game puzzle or riddle about him. This
is possibly just a reference to the Questprobe comics.
·
The manual includes 10 clues. #2 states, "There are two formulas that you need
to make your web fluid.", but there only seems to be one (there is “formula” in
the crib, but it can’t be used for anything). Perhaps they meant to state “two
chemicals”?
·
"Micah" (Spider-Man), "Aria" (Hulk), and "Maegen" (Fantastic Four) are the names
of programmer Scott Adam's kids. It was thought that the passwords were part of
a Chief Examiner statement or riddle, since Micah (Synn) and Aria are also other
Marvel characters, and because 12 games were planned for the Questprobe series
(along with an accompanying Marvel comic book). Only 3 games/comics were made.
The fourth comic starring the X-Men was already finished and was published years
later in another series called Marvel Fanfare. Adventure International went out
of business while game number four was being written (most likely X-Men).
·
BUG: If you use the command ‘take chemicals’ or ‘get chemicals’ anywhere, the
input parser will become messed up. Use ‘get all’ or ‘take all’ instead.
