FAQ/Walkthrough 1.3
1/11/98

Written by CJayC (cjayc@gamefaqs.com)
Updates can be found at http://www.gamefaqs.com

I. Introduction
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     IMPORTANT NOTE: The version of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
that  currently  being  sold in stores cannot be completed. There is a
fatal  bug  in the game that apparently prevents users from getting to
the last scene in the game and completing it. There is, however, a way
to get to the end scene, which will allow you some peace of mind.

     If  you experience strange problems (items not working correctly,
the  screen goes blank), check section IX for more info, then consider
contacting  Panasonic  technical support (7th Level no longer provides
phone technical support for games).

Panasonic Technical Support:
  Voice:  (425) 889-7095
  Fax:    (425) 828-8715
  E-Mail: tech@pimcom.com
  WWW:    http://www.pimcom.com

     If you have corrections or more information, please let me know!

II. Version History
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Version 1.3
  Added "Codes"
  Added "Getting Into the Attic"
Version 1.2
  Changed organization from two parts (discs) to three (game sections)
  Updated "Introduction" with tech support information
  Updated "Bugs and Problems"
  Added Map of the Mine
  Addded "How to Get Rid of Big Labour" to Cottage Sticking points
Version 1.1
  Added Cottage walkthrough (up to the attic)
  Added "Bugs and Problems"
  Added "Common Sticking Points" for both discs
Version 1.0
  First edition.  Walkthrough up to the cottage

III. General Information
-----------------------

--Cursors
  (insert cursor guide here)

--Questions between screens
     What's  with  the  questions between the screens? Well, it really
doesn't matter what you answer as far as gameplay goes. The answers do
eventually  get  used at the endgame, but it won't affect your playing
of  the  game  at  all. There are a set number of questions (I haven't
counted  them  up  yet),  and  when  you're  done  answering  them, an
"Intermission" screen will be shown instead between scenes.

--Shortcuts
     Press space to skip non-interactive screens
     Press space to interrupt dialog or animations

--Video Clips
     12 Clips on the first disc (11 found)
     15 clips on the second disc (14 found)

IV.  The Stages of Life  Common Sticking Points
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*** Live Organ Transplants ***

     Everybody  seems  to  have problems on this one. I found that the
following  method  to  work  for  me  every time: Use the chainsaw. To
begin,  position  the  saw  right over the dash and press AND HOLD the
mouse  button.  With  the  button  held  down, trace the pattern as it
appears  as  quickly  as  you can. If you stray, move back to the path
quickly.  You  only  kill  the patient when you stray from the correct
path for more than about 2 seconds.

*** The Autumn Years ***

     The puzzle here is just a balancing puzzle. You must keep as even
as  possible  a  weight on either side of the center dish. It's not as
easy  as  that,  though,  as the dishes are weighted. You can tell the
weight of each dish by the symbol on it:
      Triangle - 1
      Square - 2
      Circle - 3
      Rectangle - 4
     You  can  only  have  the  dishes  off-balance  by  2  in  either
direction.  This  means  that  in  order  to remove a Circle dish, the
dishes  must  be  at least slightly tilting in the same direction, and
for  a  Rectangle  the  dishes must be tilted even further in the same
direction.  Keep a running tally of how the dishes are weighted (-2 -1
0 1 2), and you should be just fine.
  
*** Death ***

     How  do  you get Death to move? Just click on all of the statues,
the mausoleum, the tree (twice), the sky to the upper left of the barn
(twice),  and  then click Death three times. If he's not moving on the
third click, make sure you've clicked everything again.

     What  do you do with the stuff in the cabinet? Well, if you don't
have  all  six  items,  nothing. If you do have all six, just put each
item  in  the  bowl.  No mixers, just straight in the bowl. That's it!
You've won the game!

     Just kidding. You've just started.

V.  The Stages of Life Walkthrough
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     Note:  On  disc  one,  the  first six stages may be played in any
order,  but  the  last (Death) cannot be completed until the first six
are finished.

*** Introduction ***

Clip 1 - "Movie Intro"

Disclaimer (UD)
  Scroll down to bottom
  Select any of the first four answers (answer 5 exits the game)


*** Birth ***

Wheel of Life
  Click Birth (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Delivery Room (LR)
  Click nurse (brings in equipment)
  Click patient's arm (she's hiding behind the first large white   
  machine to your right)
  Click patient's arm
  Click nurse
  Click all machines to turn them on (11 total), administrator appears
  Click patient
  Click patient 
  Click patient (baby is born)
  Get penny
  Click patient (another baby)
  Exit broken window

Third World (LR)
  Exit door on right
  
House of 1,000 Children (LR)
  Click Man
  Click Man - Song Begins - Clip 2 - "Every Sperm is Sacred"
  Click door (to the right and above man)
  Exit door 

Third World (LR)
  Use penny on Harry's sign
  Get condom
  Click on man in window (on left of street)
  Exit window

Protestant House
  Use condom on woman
  Get cream


** Growth & Learning **

Wheel of Life
  Click Growth & Learning (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Chapel (LR)
  Click picture on left (above men in red)

Picture
  Click on picture - Clip 3 - "Naked Women"
  Exit back

Chapel (LR)
  Exit doorway on left

Classroom (LR)
  Click door (teacher arrives)
  Click teacher
  Click student (the one raising his hand)
  Click teacher
  Click student (with Get cursor, Eric Idle)
  Click girl in window
  Exit "You Don't Know" on blackboard

You Don't Know John
  Answer six questions, then play Final John (How many correct are 
required to win?)
  Get bottle of linseed oil

Classroom (LR)
  Use bottle on student (Eric Idle)
  Get empty bottle
  Exit door

Chapel (LR)
  Exit fountain

Fountain
  Use bottle on fountain
  Get bottle


*** Fighting Each Other ***

Wheel of Life
  Click Fighting Each Other (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Modern Battlefield (LR)
  Click on tents
  Exit sign

Zulu Battlefield (LR)
  Exit tent

Tent
  Click John Cleese
  Click John Cleese
  Click Doctor (Graham Chapman)
  Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle)
  Click Doctor (Graham Chapman)
  Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle)
  Click Doctor (Graham Chapman)
  Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle)
  Click Doctor (Graham Chapman)
  Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle)
  Click John Cleese
  Exit Back

Zulu Battlefield (LR)
  Exit Jungle

Jungle (LR)
  Click John Cleese
  Click Tiger Head
  Click Tiger Tail
  Click Tiger Head
  Click Tiger Tail
  Click Tiger Head
  Click Tiger Tail
  Click Tiger Head
  Click Tiger Tail
  Click Tiger Tail
  Click Tiger Tail
  Click Tiger Tail (Scene moves)
  Click John Cleese
  Click bushes above sign
  Get Hand of God
  Exit Sign

Zulu Battlefield (LR)
  Exit Modern Battlefield

Modern Battlefield (LR)
  Exit Mound

Mound
  Click on screen - Clip 4 - "War Presents"
  Click on screen - Clip 5 - "War Presents"
  Click on screen - Clip 6 - "War Presents"
  Click on screen - Clip 7 - "War Presents"
  Use Hand of God on soldier
  Get leg
  Exit Back

Modern Battlefield (LR)
  Click on tents
  Exit sign

Zulu Battlefield (LR)
  Exit tent

Tent
  Use leg on stump
  Get Canned Salmon

*** Middle Age ***
  
Wheel of Life
  Click Middle Age (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Middle Age
  Restaurant (LR)
  Click Man
  Click "Start"
  Pick topic: Click "Our Endangered Ocean Ecosystem"
  Conversation: repeat the first sentence Mrs. Henders said by
  clicking  on it (5 times)
  Get Hay
  Use Hay on Cow
  Click Manure
  Conversation: rhyme the first sentence Mrs. Henders said by clicking 
  on it (6 times)
  Click rat
  Click faucet
  Conversation: alliteration.  Pick the answer that has words that 
  start with the same letter as Mrs. Henders' first sentence (5 times).
  Click dam
  Click dam
  Get dill

*** Live Organ Transplants ***

Wheel of Life
  Click Live Organ Transplants (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Live Organ Music
  Scroll cursor over bottom of screen (announcer appears)
  Click announcer

Live Organ Transplants
    Click chainsaw, trace pattern on screen with mouse button held down
    Straight line
    Stairs
    Spiral
    Penguin
    Gumby
  Move fast... speed tends to count more than accuracy (i.e. if you're 
  slow, the patient tends to die more often)
  You get three chances (blood splatters)
  If you goof, just try it again
  When done with Gumby pattern, exit fridge

Kitchen (LR)
  Click Man
  Click Man
  Click Man
  Click Woman
  Click Man - Clip 8 - "Galaxy Song"
  Get liver
  Exit Live Organ Transplants

Live Organ Transplants
  Use liver on hole
  Get vacuum cleaner
  Exit Fridge

Kitchen (LR)
  Exit Fridge
  Use vacuum on items in fridge (8)
  Use vacuum on space (4)
  Get onion

*** Autumn Years **

Wheel of Life
  Click Autumn Years (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Autumn Years
  Clip 9 - "World's Fattest Man"
  Restaurant (LR)
  Click Man
  Dish Puzzle
    Click on all of the dishes to get rid of them
    Only top dishes can be taken
    Don't topple the pile - tolerance is +-2
    Dishes are weighted
      Triangle - 1
      Square - 2
      Circle - 3
      Rectangle - 4
    Distance from center doesn't affect weight - only left or right
  Click bottom plate
  Click mint - Clip 10 - "World's Fattest Man Explodes"
  Get gelatin

*** Death ***

Wheel of Life
  Click Death (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Death
  Landscape (LR)
  Click clouds (up and left of house)
  Click clouds
  Click tree
  Click tree
  Click tree
  Click leaves
  Click each statue (5) 
  Click mausoleum
  Click Death
  Click Death
  Click Death (moves to house)
  Click Door
  Exit House

House (LR)
  Exit Cabinet

Cabinet
  Put each item in bowl (not mixers)

House
  Shoot fish


V.  The Goals of Life Common Sticking Points
--------------------------------------------

*** Material World ***

-- What do I do with the VBCA? --

     On  the  farm,  you  need to start a war by first clicking on the
woman (she's hiding on the ground below the cow), and then clicking on
the  animals  and  various  scenery  until they quit talking and start
preparing  for  war.  Once  that happens, click on the tractor. You'll
then have a place for the VBCA.

-- What do I give the guard? --

     You  can't solve the Material world without solving the Spiritual
World,  and  vice  versa.  Once  you've  found  the guard, head to the
Spiritual World.

*** Spiritual World ***

-- How do I find the Bishop? --

     To  discover  the  Bishop, click the floor of the building in New
Age  World.  There  are  three  areas in the Spiritual World where the
Bishop  appears  once  he's  been  discovered,  and  you can spot them
beforehand  by  the theme music. He may go to the areas randomly - you
may have to visit each area more than once before you actually get the
item you need. The areas are:
  Religions of the World - Catholic Church - Back of church
  Buddha World - Water right around waiter's feet
  Hell - window of the wedding chapel
     There  are  three  video  clips once you've found the first once,
making four total. After the last one, you'll get an item.

-- What's with the Buried Statues area? --

     It's  a meditation garden. Meditate. Walk away from the computer,
get  yourself  a  drink. You have to wait several minutes and not take
the first item offered to get what you really need.

-- How do I survive the "Doom" level? --

     You'll  need the Flak Jacket (give Ghandi what he wants most) and
the Sword (which you'll find after you find the Bishop). Just be fast,
and  shoot  to kill. It may take you a few times to pass it, but don't
be too discouraged!

-- What do I give the guru? --

     If  you  haven't placated the guard in Material world yet, return
there  and  try to change his feelings towards you. Once puzzle solves
the other.

VI.  Act II Walkthrough
-----------------------

     Note:  On  the first section of disc two, either of the first two
stages  may  be played in any order, and you will have to move between
them. The last section (Dentistry) cannot be completed until the first
two are finished.

*** Material ***

Wheel of Life
  Click Material (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Level 1 (LR)
  Get headphones
  Exit ladder

Level 2 (LR)
  Exit ladder (up)

Level 3 (LR)
  Get Algon probe
  Exit ladder (down)

Level 2 (LR)
  Exit ladder (down)

Level 1 (LR)
  Exit painting

Ocean (LR)
  Use probe on rocks
  Click probe
  Get bra
  Click on ship
  Click down

Underwater (UD)
  Click first chest on right
  Get shares (1%)
  Click second chest on left
  Click men - Clip 1 - "Self-Defense"
  Click fourth chest on right
  Get shares (10%)
  Get Victrola
  Exit up

Ocean (LR)
  Exit arch

Archway (LR)
  Exit Paradise

Paradise (LR)
  Use bra on man (staring at you in front of Sissy Sally's)
  Get chainsaw
  Click middle "EAT"
  Get raspberry
  Click "BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS"
  Get Salesman
  Exit arch

Archway (LR)
  Exit cross

Religions of the World (LR)
  Convert the Natives: Click on each building except the blue man's 
  (19)
  Get Friar
  Convert the Churches: Get each church, put in machine, get
  Insurance Building (20)
  Exit Nature Preserve

Nature Preserve (LR)
  Click on foliage (5 times)
  Use chainsaw on foliage, cut away as much as possible until it dies
  Click phone
  Click phone
  Use Victrola on ruins
  Get horse. almost!
  Use Friar on seal
  Use Friar on seal
  Use Friar on seal
  Use raspberry on man
  Get Pantomime Horse
  Development Time: Use insurance buildings on ground (20) - anywhere 
  there's a highlighted spot (VBCA then appears)
  Click on VBCA
  Get Hatchet Man
  Exit Ocean

Ocean (LR)
  Click on Crimson Permanent - Clip 2 - "Crimson Permanent Intro"
  Use hatchet man on Crimson Permanent - Clip 3 - "Crimson Permanent 
  Revolt"
  Exit Trophy

Level 1 (LR)
  Use Pantomime Horse on empty trophy
  Click Horse
  Use Salesman on safe
  Click safe
  Get shares (40%)

Nature Preserve (LR)
  Use shares on Crimson Permanent - Clip 4 - "Crimson Attacks the
  VBCA"
  Get VBCA
  Exit Ocean

Ocean (LR)
  Exit Barn

Farm (LR)
  Click ground at bottom of screen underneath cow
  Click on dog, haystack, cow, sheep, cat, squirrel, tractor, woman, 
  barn, etc.  Eventually, they'll do something other than talk!
  Click tractor
  Use VBCA on concrete slab
  Click missiles
  Exit Mine

Mine 1 (UDLR)
  Get Whiskey
  Exit Entryway

Farm (LR)
  Exit Barn

Barn (LR)
  Click Map
  Use Whiskey on Unexploded Scotsman
  Get Unexploded Scotsman
  Click screen - Clip 5 - "Funniest Joke"
  Click screen - Clip 6 - "Funniest Joke"
  Click screen - Clip 7 - "Funniest Joke"
  Exit Back

Farm (LR)
  Exit Mine

Mine 1 (UDLR)
  Get Mine Cart
  Use Scotsman on wall (near drawing)
  Exit Hole in wall
  
Mine

           X--11A                 6B      1C--2C--3C
              |                   |
              10A    17A          5B      1D--2D--3D--4D
              |       |           | 
              9A     16A-18A-19A  4B      1E
              |       |           |
      8A--7A--6A     15A          3B      1F--2F--3F--4F
              |       |           |
              5A     14A          2B
              |       |           |
      4A--3A--2A-12A-13A          1B  
              |
              1A

Up/Down Paths:         Beasts:        Jokes:
  4A down to 1B          Chinese: 5B    Chinese: 8A
  8A down to 3B          Arabic: 11A    Arabic: 1F
  8A up to 1C            German: 12A    German: 6B
  19A up to 4F           French: 18A    French: 3C
  19A down to 1D
  4D up to 1E
  1E up to 1F

  There are many rooms spread across 6 areas, marked A-F
  In the guide below, the holes are numbered from sunken area of cave 
  with red dirt (sometimes has stalactites or a broken mine cart), right 
  to left
  There are 11 Treasures randomly scattered throughout caves
    Tea Tray
    Stamp
    Diamonds, Sapphires, and Rubies
    Uranium
    Ark of the Covenant
    Fur Coat
    Caviar
    Sunflowers
    Car
    Gold Ingots
    Pearl
  But, Denis Moore will just come and take them all anyway when you
  try to leave
  For each room, the letter after the room number designates that you 
  find in the area of the mine room with the red dirt (E - entrance, S- 
  stalactites, M - broken mine cart, N - nothing).
  To get past the beasts, find and use the corresponding Funniest Joke  

Detailed room guide:

Room 1A - E - 1 hole, entryway
  Entryway - Farm
  Hole 1 - Room 2

Room 2A - S - 4 holes
  Hole 1 - Room 1A
  Hole 2 - Room 3A
  Hole 3 - Room 5A
  Hole 4 - Room 12A

Room 3A - M - 2 holes
  Hole 1 - Room 4A
  Hole 2 - Room 2A

Room 4A - N - 1 hole, Down
  Hole 1 - Room 3A
  Down - Room 1B

Room 5A - N - 2 holes 
  Hole 1 - Room 2A
  Hole 2 - Room 6A

Room 6A - M - 3 holes
  Hole 1 - Room 5A
  Hole 2 - Room 7A
  Hole 3 - Room 9A

Room 7A - N - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 8A
  Hole 2 - Room 6A

Room 8A - N - 1 Hole, Up, Down
  Chinese Translation of Joke
  Hole 1 - Room 7A
  Up - Room 1C
  Down - Room 3B

Room 9A - S - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 2A
  Hole 2 - Room 10A

Room 10A - S - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 9A
  Hole 2 - Room 11A

Room 11A - N - 2 Holes
  Arabic Beast
  Hole 1 - Room 10A
  Hole 2 - Palace Grounds - Blocked

Room 12A - N - 2 Holes
  German Beast
  Hole 1 - Room 2A
  Hole 2 - Room 13A - Blocked

Room 13A - M - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 12A
  Hole 2 - Room 14A

Room 14A - S - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 13A
  Hole 2 - Room 15A

Room 15A - N - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 14A
  Hole 2 - Room 16A

Room 16A - N - 3 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 15A
  Hole 2 - Room 17A
  Hole 3 - Room 18A

Room 17A - N - 1 Hole
  Hole 1 - Room 16A

Room 18A - M - 2 Holes
  French Beast
  Hole 1 - Room 16A
  Hole 2 - Room 19A - Blocked

Room 19A - N - 1 Hole, Up, Down
  Hole 1 - Room 18A
  Up - Room 4F
  Down - Room 1D
 
Room 1B - N - 1 Hole, Up
  Hole 1 - Room 2B
  Up - Room 4A

Room 2B - S - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 1B
  Hole 2 - Room 3B

Room 3B - N - 2 Holes, Up
  Hole 1 - Room 2B
  Hole 2 - Room 4B
  Up - Room 8A

Room 4B - M - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 3B
  Hole 2 - Room 5B

Room 5B - N - 2 Holes
  Chinese Beast
  Hole 1 - Room 4B
  Hole 2 - Room 6B - Blocked

Room 6B - S - 1 Hole
  German Translation of Joke
  Hole 1 - Room 5B

Room 1C - M - 1 Hole, Down
  Hole 1 - Room 2C
  Down - Room 8A

Room 2C - N - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 -Room 3C
  Hole 2 - Room 1C

Room 3C - S - 1 Hole
  French Translation of Joke
  Hole 1 - Room 2C

Room 1D - N - 1 Hole, Up
  Hole 1 - Room 2D
  Up - Room 19A

Room 2D - M - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 3D
  Hole 2 - Room 1D

Room 3D - N - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 4D
  Hole 2 - Room 2D

Room 4D - N - 1 Hole, Up
  Hole 1 - Room 3D
  Up - Room 1E

Room 1E - N - Up, Down
  Up - Room 1F
  Down - Room 4D

Room 1F - N - 1 Hole, Down
  Arabic Translation of Joke
  Hole 1 - Room 2F
  Down - Room 1E

Room 2F - S - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 1F
  Hole 2 - Room 3F

Room 3F - M - 2 Holes
  Hole 1 - Room 2F
  Hole 2 - Room 4F

Room 4F - N - 1 Hole, Down
  Hole 1 - Room 3F
  Down - Room 19A

Palace Grounds (LR)
  You made it!  But there's nothing more to do here right now...
  Exit Wheel of Life

*** Spiritual ***

Wheel of Life
  Click Spiritual (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Archway (LR)
  Get Buddha Head
  Exit Hell

Hell (LR)
  Exit World Class Topless Fortunes
 
World Class Topless Fortunes
  Click Mona Lisa
  Click Mona Lisa
  Get Book of Horoscopes
  Exit Back

Hell (LR)
  Use Horoscopes on Woman
  Get Giant Frog
  Exit Middle "EAT"

Almighty Big Burger
  Click "Ma'Hot'ma Coffee"
  Get Coffee
  Click "Hopi Meal"
  Get Lunch
  Exit Back

Hell (LR)
  Exit Arch

Archway (LR)
  Exit Cross

Religions of the World (LR)
  Converting the Natives, Part II: Click on each building to convert 
  the natives (18 times)
  Exit Mosque

Mosque
  Get Buddha Head
  Exit Back

Religions of the World (LR)
  Exit Protestant Church

Happy Church
  Exit Pedestal
  
Pedestal 
  Click Bible
  Click Page (12 times)
  Note the recipe for Paul's Party Punch
  Exit Back

Happy Church
  Exit Back

Religions of the World (LR)
  Exit Catholic Church
  
Catholic Church
  Click left pillars
  Click Spanish Inquisition
  Use lunch on woman
  Get Comfy Chair
  Exit Back

Religions of the World (LR)
  Exit Beer

Bar (LR)
  Get Buddha Head
  Give "Paul's Party Punch" to Marx (Tequila, Gin, Vodka, Sherry,
 Milk)
  Get Sledgehammer of Humility
  Exit Sphinx Head

Egypt (LR)
  Click "Renew Membership"
  Exit Building (first doorway to right of building with four pillars)

Building
  Get Buddha head
  Click Fridge
  Exit Panel

Secret Panel 
  Click Triangle
  Exit Back

Building
  Exit Back

Egypt (LR)
  Exit New Exit (two doorways to your right)

Tomb Entrance
  Click on head over doorway
  Get handkerchief
  Exit Back

Egypt (LR)
  Exit Gumby Head

New Age Land (LR)
  Click on various drawings (6 times, until the professor is taken 
  away)
  Rotating puzzle
    Rotate the columns to free the staff
    Top: Rotates top twice, middle once
    Middle: Rotates middle twice, bottom once
    Bottom: Rotates bottom twice, top once
    Very Bottom: Resets Puzzle
  Get Cattle Prod of Courage
  Use Handkerchief on uncovered head
  Click statues for clues about combination
  Use Giant Frog on Lily Pad
  Exit Building

Building (LR, UD)
  Get Buddha Head
  Click on yellow archway gate
  Exit Gate

New Age Land (LR)
  Exit Sphinx
 
Egypt (LR)
  Exit New Exit

Tomb Entrance
  Exit Doorway

Tomb
  Exit Coffin

Coffin Puzzle
  The proper combination:
    Hedgehog, Larch, Mrs. Trepidatious, Spam, Occarina

Tomb
  Use Comfy Chair on Mummy
  Get Steak Dinner
  Exit Back

Tomb Entrance
  Exit Back

Egypt (LR)
  Exit Beer

Bar (LR)
  Use Steak Dinner on Ghandi
  Get Kevlar Vest of Faith
  Exit Temple

Bruce World (LR)
  Buddha puzzle
    Put all five Buddha heads on the headless statues, and a button 
    will appear
    Press the button to hear the limerick. most likely, it will be out 
    of order
    Arrange the heads to have the limerick read correctly, then press 
    the button
    The limerick:
      There once was a Sheila from Sydney,
      Who was missing ten teeth and a kidney,
      But her Bruce found her dear,
      `Cause she brewed her own beer,
      He made out fair dinkum(?) now didn't he?
  Get Helping Hands of Self-Denial
  Exit Pathway

Buried Statues
  Just wait. Don't move the mouse, just wait.  In about two minutes, 
  you will be rewarded!
  Get Moist Towelette
  Wait again.  The Towelette will be offered again, but don't move, 
  just keep waiting.  Trust me!
  Get Rubber Hose of Purity
  Exit Back

Bruce World (LR)
  Exit Cross

Religions of the World (LR)
  Exit Arch

Archway (LR)
  Exit Gumby

New Age Land (LR)
  Exit Building

Building (LR, UD)
  Click Floor below green archway facing you
  Click desk - Clip 8 - "The Bishop"
  Click on yellow archway gate
  Exit Gate

New Age Land (LR)
  Exit Arch

Archway (LR)
  Exit Hell

Hell (LR)
  Click window of Wedding Chapel
  Click window of Wedding Chapel - Clip 9 - "The Bishop"
  Exit Arch

Archway (LR)
  Exit Cross

Religions of the World (LR)
  Exit Catholic Church

Catholic Church
  Click organ
  Click Vicar - Clip 10 - "The Bishop"
  Exit back

Religions of the World (LR)
  Exit temple

Bruce World (LR)
  Click water near waiter's feet
  Click vicar - Clip 11 - "The Bishop"
  Get mitre
  Use mitre on hatless Buddha
  Get Moses
  Exit Cross

Religions of the World (LR)
  Exit Temple

Temple
  Use Moses on Temple
  Exit pedestal

Pedestal
  Click right edge of scroll (14 times)
  Click sword
  Get sword
  Exit back

Temple 
  Exit back

Religions of the World (LR)
  Exit arch

Archway (LR)
  Exit Gumby

New Age World (LR)
  Exit Building

Building (LR, UD)
  Exit mouth (look up above the yellow archway)

Doom (LR, UD)
  Use sword on attackers in doorways - this can take anywhere from 1
  to 5 shots
  Exit doorway (when done)

Path of Enlightenment (LR)
  Click rocks
  Use cattle prod on man
  Use hands on man
  Use sledgehammer on man
  Use hose on man

Mountain of Enlightenment (UD)
  Click church
  Get sheep (a.k.a. Angel of Love)
  Click church
  Click guru
  Click guru
  Click guru
  Exit Wheel of Life

*** Material (again) ***

Wheel of Life
  Click Material (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

Material
  Archway (LR)
  Exit Picture

Ocean (LR)
  Exit Barn

Farm (LR)
  Exit Mine
  
Mine
  Make your way to the Palace Grounds

Palace Grounds (LR)
  Exit Palace

Palace
  Click Bed
  Exit Bed

Bed
  Use Angel of Love on guard
  Click safe
  Get Ultimate Wealth - Clip 12 - "Board Meeting"

Wheel of Life
  Click Spiritual (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

*** Spiritual (again) ***

Archway (LR)
  Exit Gumby

New Age World (LR)
  Exit Building

Building (LR, UD)
  Exit mouth (look up above the yellow archway)

Doom (LR, UD)
  Exit doorway

Path of Enlightenment (LR)
  Click above church

Mountain of Enlightenment (UD)
  Use Ultimate Wealth on guru
  Get Enlightenment - Clip 13 - "Christmas in Heaven"

Wheel of Life
  Click Dental (if not already selected)
  Click pull-chain

*** Dental ***

Dentist's Office
  Use Enlightenment on darkness
  Click Mirror

VII.  Act III Common Sticking Points
------------------------------------

-- What's the password? --

     Ths  password  can  be found by carefully noting the names of the
two  computers, listening to the story given by the mask, and watching
a video...

-- How do I make the salmon mousse? --

     Follow  the recipe! It's pretty easy, well, once you realize what
the six machines are!
  1 - Heater
  2 - Chopper (use twice for FINELY chopped items)
  3 - Whipper
  4 - Can Opener (AHA!)
  5 - Chiller
  6 - Mixer

-- How do I play the organ? --

     The Concerto and the Poem need to be placed on the organ (they're
both in the computer room), and the key guide is on the bookshelf.

-- The mouse hates all the cheese!  What can I do? --

     Pesky  little bugger, isn't he? He won't run the wheel, no matter
what  you  do.  You  need some thing different. Try recording and then
playing the correct tune on the organ first.

-- I can't use the shovel on the "X"!  What gives? --

     This  appears  to  be a bug in the game. My hint: Don't go to the
beach  area  until you've actually gotten the shovel and Mr. Blowhard,
and  don't save the game until you've actually got the items from this
area. Works every time. So far. See Section IX for more information.

-- What's with the sliding puzzle? It doesn't do anything! --

     That's because it's not a sliding puzzle. It just looks like one.
Hints for what to do with it can be found in a book on the desk behind
you, and on the Shaka computer.

-- What's wrong with the parrot? --

     He's  insane.  He  mixes up the notes you play to him on the Rose
and  Weight  scales.  One  of  them  he  transposes,  and the other he
mirrors. Just record the keys so he'll error in your favor.

-- How do I get rid of Big Labour? --

     Once  you  teach  the  parrot  to speak correctly, you'll need to
place  him  on  the  perch  in the back room. Click on him to have him
speak,  and  if  you  got  it right, you'll hear a chord. If you exit,
you'll  hear  a  higher chords (the same one you hear when you see Big
Labour). Enter, the low chords. Exit, the higher chords. You've got to
shut the parrot up so he won't speak a second time.

-- How can I shut the parrot up? --

     Beat  him to death. Fun, isn't it? Just be sure to do it after he
speaks an odd number of times.

-- The hand in the sofa keeps disappearing! --

     Just click on it again. Everything you stacked on it will return.

-- The screen just went blank! --

     Try  turning  up the brightness on your monitor. Once it's bright
enough  to  permenantly  blind  you,  you  won't  mind  anymore.  Yes,
Virginia,  it  appears to be a bug. You can now only exit the game (by
pressing  ALT-F4  or  CTRL-ESC).  See  Section IX for more information
about the bug, and see section X for how to see the ending.

VIII.  The Cottage Walkthrough
------------------------------

*** The Cottage ***

     IMPORTANT  NOTE: Save your game here, and keep a saved game here!
There  is  a  fatal  bug  in  the  Cottage  that  may prevent you from
progressing  in the game in some situations. What causes it and how to
prevent it are not currently known.

     NOTE: You may not find the cheese in the same locations as listed
below.  There  are  8  pieces  of cheese in all, and you need all 8 to
complete  the  game.  This  will  be fixed in a future release of this
file.

Wheel of Life
  Click pull-chain
  
Entryway
  Exit Cottage

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Click Picture Drawers

Picture Drawers
  Click Upper Left Drawer
  Click Upper Middle Drawer
  Click Upper Right Drawer
  Get Party Horn
  Exit Back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Look beneath Shaka
  Get Limburger
  Look beneath Statue
  Get Camembert
  Exit Cabinet

Cabinet
  Click upper cabinet
  Get Baked Beans
  Exit Back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Pig

Pig
  Click Mouth (10 times)
  Use Baked Beans on Mouth
  Get Spam
  Exit Back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Shaka

Shaka
  Exit Books

Books
  Click book
  Get poem
  Exit Back

Shaka
  Exit Back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Statue

Statue
  Click statue
  Click paper
  Get concerto
  Exit Back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Middle of Cottage

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Get Gorgonzola (on rug)
  Get Stilton (on couch with pillows)
  Exit TV Area

TV Area (LR)
  Get Beaver Cheese (under 3 masks)
  Get Sheep's Milk Cheese (in doll urinal)
  Exit thinking statue

Thinking Statue
  Click statue
  Get Gumby
  Exit back

TV Area (LR)
  Exit Book

Good Gardening Guide
  Click left page
  Click Chapter 11
  Click raft
  Get raft
  Exit back

TV Area (LR)
  Exit Crimson Permanent

Crimson Permanent
  Use raft on building
  Get Pirates
  Exit Back

TV Area (LR)
  Exit Middle of Cottage

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Exit Bookshelf Area

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Exit Ship

Ship
  Use pirates on ship
  Click mast
  Click mask

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Exit cabinet (that was below the ship before it moved)

Cabinet
  Get mouse
  Exit back

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Exit statue

Statue
  Use Party Horn on hand

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Exit Organ

Organ
  Use concerto on organ
  Use poem on organ
  Press "Record" (red arrow)
  Click foot (if not already be clicked)
  Click Y
  Click weight  
  Click E
  Click rose
  Click S
  Click weight
  Click Z
  Click foot
  Click I
  Click weight
  Click T
  Click rose
  Click F
  Click weight
  Click L
  Click foot
  Click Q
  Click "Play" (black arrow)
  Exit back

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Click window

Window
  Use mouse on man
  Get elephant
  Exit back

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Get cheddar (on bookshelf)
  Exit bookshelf

Bookshelf (LR, UD)
  Click books (immediately in front of you)
  Click doors

Clockwork
  Exit paper under wheel
  Get recipe
  Exit back

Bookshelf (LR, UD)
  Exit back

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Exit Middle of Cottage

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Exit Computer Area

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Timmy 

Timmy
  Exit terminal

Timmy the Computer
  Type "NGATA", press Enter
  Double-Clikck Demo

Meaning of Life Demo
  Use recipe on easel
  Put water in device 1
  Put results in device 6
  Put onion in device 2
  Put results in device 2
  Put results in device 6
  Put dill in device 2
  Put results in device 6
  Put cream in device 3
  Put results in device 6
  Put salmon in device 4
  Put results in device 2
  Put results in device 6
  Put gelatine in device 6
  Click device 6
  Put results in device 5
  Put results in mold
  
Timmy the Computer
  Click peanut
  Put peanut in Recycle Bin
  Exit back

Timmy
  Exit back

Computer Area
  Exit Recycle Bin (below and to the right of Shaka)

Recycle Bin
  Get peanut
  Exit back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Timmy 

Timmy
  Exit terminal

Timmy the Computer
  Click peanut
  Put gouda in Recycle Bin
  Exit back

Timmy
  Exit back

Computer Area
  Exit Recycle Bin (below and to the right of Shaka)

Recycle Bin
  Get gouda
  Exit back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Middle of Cottage

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Exit Bookshelf Area

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Exit Bookshelf

Bookshelf (LR, UD)
  Click books (immediately in front of you)
  Click doors

Clockwork
  Use elephant on wheel 
  Use peanut on pedestal
  Click peanut
  Exit back

Bookshelf (LR, UD)
  Exit back

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Exit Middle of Cottage

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Exit Computer Area

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Fireplace

Back Room Entryway (LR, UD)
  Exit Tibetian Book

Tibetian Book of Just Dying
  Click book
  Click right page (4 times)
  Get Naked Girls
  Exit back

Back Room Entryway (LR, UD)
  Exit desk

Back Room (LR, UD)
  Exit pot (under left window)

Pot
  Click pot
  Get Dennis Moore
  Exit back

Back Room (LR, UD)
  Exit shelf

Shelf
  Use Naked Girls on man in suit

Back Room (LR, UD)
  Exit right window

Cliff
  Click sky - Clip 14 - "Death of Arthur Jarrett"
  Exit Mourners

Mourners
  Get shovel
  Exit back

Cliff
  Exit back

Back Room (LR, UD)
  Exit bookshelf

Sliding Puzzle 
  Shift tiles as necessary to click on the following breasts in order:
    Top row, third from the left
    Second row, second from the left
    Top row, second from the left
    Bottom row, third from the left
    Click butt-head (4 times)
    Get Mr. Blowhard
    Exit back

Back Room (LR, UD)
  Click door
  Exit door

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Click door
  Exit door

Beach
  Use shovel on "X"
  Exit hole

Hole
  Click bikini
  Use Mr. Blowhard on tube
  Click breasts
  Get dead parrot
  Get peg leg
  Exit back
  
Beach
  Exit back

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Exit Computer Area

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Click window

Window 
  Use Dennis Moore on Lupin Express
  Click chest
  Get lupins
  Exit back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit doctor bag (on sofa)

Doctor bag
  Use Spam on tab
  Use lupins on syringe
  Use Gumby on mask
  Use parrot on spam
  Get parrot
  Exit back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Middle of Cottage

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Exit Bookshelf Area

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Exit Organ

Organ
  Use parrot on perch
  Press "Record" (red arrow)
  Click foot (if not already be clicked)
  Click Y
  Click weight  
  Click V
  Click rose
  Click Q
  Click weight
  Click A
  Click foot
  Click I
  Click weight
  Click G
  Click rose
  Click D
  Click weight
  Click O
  Click foot
  Click Q
  Click "Play" (black arrow)
  Get parrot
  Exit back

Bookshelf Area (LR)
  Exit Middle of Cottage

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Exit Computer Area

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Fireplace

Back Room Entryway (LR, UD)
  Exit desk

Back Room (LR, UD)
  Exit "Who Can You Trust?" Picture

Picture
  Click picture
  Use parrot on perch
  Click parrot
  Use pegleg on parrot
  Exit back

Back Room (LR, UD)
  Exit left window

Left Window
  Click building
  Get Tory Housewives
  Exit back

Back Room (LR, UD)
  Click door
  Exit door

Middle of Cottage (LR)
  Exit Computer Area

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Exit Shaka

Shaka
  Exit terminal

Shaka the Computer
  Click Delete
  Click screen
  Exit Door

Inside Computer
  Use Tory Housewives on workers
  Get platter

Shaka the Computer
  Exit back

Shaka
  Exit back

Computer Area (LR, UD)
  Click middle of sofa
  Use platter on hand
  Use cheddar on platter
  Use stilton on cheddar
  Use camembert on stilton
  Use gorgonzola on camembert
  Use limburger on gorgonzola
  Use gouda on limberger
  Use beaver cheese on gouda
  Use sheep's milk cheese on beaver cheese
     (Note:  if  you're  not  fast  enough,  the  hand goes away. Just
re-click  the  middle  of the sofa for it to re-appear with the things
you've placed on it)

Ladder
  Click door

     **  NOTE:  Currently,  all  known  copies of the game turn into a
black screen here. Panasonic Interative Media has been notified of the
problem,  but  there  is  currently not a patch. If you experience the
black screen, you can now only exit the game usign ALT-F4 or CTRL-ESC.
In order to see the ending, see section XI.

Attic
  Click Black Box
  Enjoy the end story
  Click Spectators
  Enjoy the video clip
  Clip 11 - "The Adventures of Martin Luther"
 

IX. Bugs and Problems
---------------------

Q: I can't hear anything!  What happened?
A: I'm not sure.  There's some key that you can hit that will disable
   the sound.  Permenantly.  I discovered this once by having the
trackball that I
   was cleaning roll off the desk onto the keyboard.  I'm not sure how
to cause it, I 
   know two ways to fix it.
   1.  Uninstall and then re-install the game (which will lose all of
       your save games)
   2.  Edit the registry.  If you haven't edited the registry before,
       I'm not going to tell you how.  If you have, then you can go to
       HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> 7th Level, Inc. -> The
       Meaning of Life -> CurrentVolume and set the value to match 
       PreviousVolume.  
   If there's an easier way to fix this (CTRL+ doesn't do anything for
   me), please let me know!

     Q:  After I click on the potato several times, he goes behind the
curtain, and nothing happens.
     A:  This  appears to be a bug. I waited for several minutes once,
but nothing ever happened. Just press the space bar to continue.

     Q: I can't use the shovel on the "X"
     A:  This  appears to be a bug. You'll need to restart The Cottage
level  and  try  again.  This may be caused by visiting the beach area
more  than  once, or by saving the game once you've visited the beach.
I've  had  100%  success  by  waiting  until  I had the shovel and Mr.
Blowhard before entering this area.
** This problem has been reported to Panasonic technical support **

     Q: I click on the ladder going up, and the screen just blanks!
     A:  This  is  a  bug due to the fact that the Attic resource file
resides  on  Disc  One,  and  you  aren't prompted to insert it at the
appropriate time. See section XI if you want to see the ending.
** This problem has been reported to Panasonic technical support **

X. Codes
--------
     Yes,  there  are  codes! After reading through the resource files
with a Hex Editor, I am now proud to present the following...

     These codes should be typed in to the keyboard, presumably at any
point in the game where you have a cursor to control.

REPEATEDDEVASTATION
     This  is the debug code, which brings up the game's event viewer.
This  lets  you  change  scenes,  add inventory items (even a few that
aren't in the game), and generally muck about.

NOWCOMEONITSFUNNYRIGHT
     This  makes  the  cursor point with a different finger. You guess
which one.

THEREARENOMORALSATALL
     I'm  not  sure  about this one. It's in the binary, but I haven't
seen  any  actual  affect yet. Let me know if you figure out what this
one's for.

XI. Getting into the Attic
--------------------------
So, you want to see the endgame?  Here's what you do:

REQUIRES: A current game where you have answered all "Moral Dilemma" 
            questions (i.e. you now see "Intermission" between scenes)
          One save game spot

THE METHOD:
1) At any game screen where you have a cursor, type the letters 
              REPEATEDDEVASTATION 
   If typed correctly, the "Event Manager Debug" will pop up on the
screen.
2) Open up the "SYSVAR" folder
3) Click on "CurrentBinName"
4) Double-click on the "STRING" in the right-hand window.
5) Replace the contents with "y9.bin" and press Enter or click OK.
6) Click on "CurrentViewScript"
7) Double-click on the "INTEGER" in the right-hand window.
8) Replace the contents with "0" and press Enter or click OK.
9) Close the "Event Manager Debug" (you no longer need it)
10) Immediately save your game in a slot.  If you don't know how to do
    this, how did you get this far?
11) Restore the game you just saved.  If you have Disc Two inserted,
    you'll be prompted for Disc One.
12) Enjoy!