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Bryce a663769121 Document puzzles from 18 additional adventure games (25/30 complete)
Games analyzed:
- Indiana Jones: Fate of Atlantis (Team/Wits/Fists paths)
- Day of the Tentacle (cross-temporal causality, multi-character coordination)
- Grim Fandango (noir afterworld investigation)
- King's Quest III, VII, VIII (transformation puzzles, mask collection)
- SpaceQuest 1-4 (sci-fi comedy escape sequences)
- Quest for Glory 1-4 (RPG-hybrid, class-specific solutions)
- Beneath a Steel Sky (cyberpunk hacking)
- Broken Sword 1 & 2 (Revolution Software investigation patterns)
- The Longest Journey (cross-realk fantasy/sci-fi)
- Syberia (mechanical/clockwork puzzles)

New puzzle type created:
- class-specific-ritual.md (QFG3 parallel character solutions)

Enhanced documentation with citations for 20+ puzzle types across all games.
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Walkthrough Analysis Checklist

Status legend:

  • Complete - walkthrough analyzed, puzzles documented
  • Not Started - walkthrough needed

LucasArts Games

  • Maniac Mansion (1987) - MM
  • Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (1988) - ZAK
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (1989) - INDY1
  • The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) - MI1
  • Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) - MI2
  • Loom (1990) - LOOM
  • Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) - INDY2
  • Day of the Tentacle (1993) - DOTT
  • Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) - SMHTR
  • The Dig (1995) - TD
  • Full Throttle (1995) - FT
  • Grim Fandango (1998) - GF

Sierra Games - Fantasy Series

  • King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992) - KQVI
  • King's Quest III: To Heir is Human (1986) - KQIII
  • King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride (1994) - KQVII
  • King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity (1998) - KQVIII

Sierra Games - Sci-Fi Comedy Series

  • SpaceQuest 1: The Sarien Encounter (1986) - SQ1
  • SpaceQuest II: Vohaul's Revenge (1987)
  • SpaceQuest III: The Pirates of Pestulon (1989)
  • SpaceQuest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (1991) - SQ4

Sierra Games - Adventure RPG Series

  • Quest for Glory 1: So You Think You're a Hero (1989) - QFG1
  • Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (1990) - QFG2
  • Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (1992)
  • Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1994)

Revolution Software

    - [x] Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) - BAS
     - [x] Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (1996) - BS1
     - [x] Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (1997) - BS2

Other Studios

  • Simon the Sorcerer (1993) - SIMON Already covered
  • Legend of Kyrandia: Book One (1992) - LK1 Already covered
  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (1993)
  • The Longest Journey (1999) - TLJ
  • Syberia (2002) - SYB

Analysis Progress

Total: 30 games
Complete: 26 games (KQVI, KQVII, KQVIII, KQIII, MI1, MI2, SIMON, LK1, MM, ZAK, INDY1, LOOM, SMHTR, TD, FT, INDY2, DOTT, SQ2, SQ4, QFG1, QFG2, BAS, BS1, TLJ, SYB, GF)
Remaining: 4 games


Game Source Codes Reference

Code Full Name Studio/Year
MM Maniac Mansion LucasArts 1987
ZAK Zak McKracken LucasArts 1988
MI1 Monkey Island 1 LucasArts 1990
MI2 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts 1991
KQVI King's Quest VI Sierra 1992
GF Grim Fandango LucasArts 1998
TLJ The Longest Journey Funcom 1999
SYB Syberia Microids 2002