Invisiclues

What should I do with the fireplace?

1. If you haven't already done so, you may want to ENTER THE FIREPLACE.
2. Have you tried removing the loose brick?
3. Good foothold, huh?
4. Still stumped? Type UP.

Is there any significance to the painting of Uncle Buddy and Aunt Hildegarde?

1. Yes.
2. It's rather moving, isn't it?
3. You can look behind it.

Oh! I found a wall safe! How do I open it?

1. You'll have to find the right combination.
2. The solution isn't exactly black and white.
3. It's actually red, white and blue.
4. Try examining the three wax statuettes.
5. Each is holding up a certain number of fingers on a certain hand.
6. TURN THE DIAL RIGHT TO 3. TURN IT LEFT TO 7. TURN IT RIGHT TO 5. OPEN THE SAFE.

What do I do in the closet?

1. Have you tried doing anything with the coat pegs?
2. Try typing PULL THE THIRD PEG.
3. You're on the second floor now. The closet is really an elevator! (By similar logic, pulling the first peg will bring the closet to the cellar level, and pulling the second will take you back to the first floor.)

Is there anything I can do with the sawed-off peg in the closet?

1. If you don't understand how the closet works, don't go on. Read the clues in the question above this one.
2. You can't actually do anything with the sawed-off peg.
3. It's just a clue.
4. It tells you that there must be another floor above the second story.

Can I do anything with the hole to the left of the first peg?

1. If you don't understand how the closet works, don't go on. Read the clues in the "What do I do in the closet?" question.
2. Since there was once a peg in this hole, there must be a floor below the cellar.
3. There is a peg that will fit into this hole...
4. ...but don't waste valuable time looking for it. When the time is right, you'll find the peg.

What's the point of the model of downtown Tokyo?

1. EXAMINE THE MODEL.
2. This is a puzzle. To solve it you will need to obtain the Big Diamond Ring, which you'11 find perched on the monument in the tiny park.
3. Since the model's encased in a thick plastic dome, you'll need to manipulate the Atomic Chihuahua using the five colored buttons in order to get the ring.

What is an Atomic Chihuahua?

1. It's a chihuahua which has received an extreme amount of radiation (and isn't too happy about it either).
2. It's also the subject of one of your Uncle Buddy's more mundane motion pictures.

How can I destroy the tanks?

1. A pressing problem, huh?
2. Figure out what each of the colored buttons does.
3. Since the black button causes the Chihuahua to stomp, it seems your best bet.
4. PRESS THE BLACK BUTTON when one of the tanks is at the foot of the Atomic Chihuahua.
5. Pretty keen, huh?

How do I defeat the puny planes?

1. Have you figured out what each of those buttons does?
2. The red button would certainly do the trick, but...
3. ...it's better to save the Chihuahua's precious fuel resources for later on.
4. When one of the planes is nearby the Atomic Chihuahua, PRESS THE WHITE BUTTON.

How should I deal with the Japanese marines in the park?

1. I suppose the black button would be quite effective.
2. But most of the marines, being veritable pillars of agility, would be able to scatter and escape the Atomic Chihuahua's wrath.
3. You aren't cheating are you? No, I didn't think so.
4. Anyway if you go through Uncle Buddy's record collection you'll find a copy of the Japanese National Anthem. Put the record on and when the marines stand at attention, PRESS THE BLACK BUTTON several times. That should take care of them.
5. Of course there are no marines or records and you're not cheating either, right?

How can I stop the missile from destroying the Atomic Chihuahua?

1. Pressing the red button will do the job but...
2. ...fuel is precious, and there's a better way to defeat the missile.
3. The tiny truck has a radar dish on it, which is pointing toward the Atomic Chihuahua.
4. The tiny truck is guiding the rocket toward the Chihuahua.
5. Therefore, destroying the truck will render the missile harmless.
6. Move the Atomic Chihuahua to the east end of the park, near the tiny truck, and then PRESS THE BLACK BUTTON.

How can I tell the Atomic Chihuahua to take the Big Diamond Ring?

1. First, you'll have to get the Chihuahua to the east end of the park.
2. Once you're there, just PRESS THE BLUE BUTTON.

The Chihuahua has the Big Diamond Ring. Now what?

1. You want to take the ring from him.
2. Since the model is encased in thick plastic, it won't be easy.
3. As you might have expected, you'll have to make a hole in the plastic dome.
4. As you might not have expected, you'll need to use the Atomic Chihuahua to do so.
5. If the Chihuahua breathes fire while he's dose enough to the plastic dome, he'll melt a hole in the dome.
6. PRESS THE GREEN BUTTON until the Chihuahua's snout bumps up against the plastic dome. Then PRESS THE RED BUTTON three times. This should produce a hole big enough to reach through.

I'm pressing the red button but the Atomic Chihuahua is only gagging. What's wrong?

1. Due to limited resources, the Atomic Chihuahua can breathe fire only three times.
2. So you'd better make each use of the red button count.
3. Don't use the red button to destroy tanks, planes or missiles. (If you aren't sure how to destroy the Chihuahua's enemies without using the red button, develop the hints to the appropriate questions above.)

How do I get up the stairs in the foyer?

1. You won't be able to stop the stairs from flattening out until you've been to the second floor.
2. You'll have to come up with another way to get upstairs.

How do I get to the second floor?

1. Have you tried walking up the stairs?
2. Hmmm. It's too bad this house doesn't have an elevator.
3. Or does it?
4. Give the closet a little extra scrutiny.

When I show the slide, all that appears on the screen is a blur of colored light. What's going on?

1. Did you remember to focus the slide projector?

When I show the film strip, nothing appears on the screen. What's the matter?

1. Did you remember to remove the lens cap?

Am I a victim of subliminal advertising when I show the film strip?

1. No.

Okay, what am I supposed to do in the Projection Booth?

1. There is a message on the slide and the strip of film.
2. Viewing the slide by itself or the strip of film by itself reveals only meaningless bits and pieces of the message.
3. Viewing both the strip of film and the slide at the same time reveals the message on the projection screen.
4. But you only have one turn to look at the message on the screen before the message disappears as the film strip runs through the projector.

Is the box of Cuban cigars important?

1. It was to Uncle Buddy.
2. Don't go on unless you've discovered the bust of Fidel Castro.
3. Remember, only develop the answers to questions you really need.

What can I do with the piano?

1. Have you tried playing it?
2. Playing the right song might cause something to happen.
3. Have you solved the Projection Booth puzzle yet?
4. If so, then you know what that song is.

Is there a way to enter the passage to the north of the crawlspace?

1. Yes.
2. The entrance to the passage is large enough for you to enter, but it's partially blocked by the ceiling.
3. Therefore, if you could raise the ceiling, you could enter the passage.

How do I raise the ceiling in the crawlspace?

1. Since the ceiling is balanced across a wooden beam, you can think of the ceiling as a see-saw of sorts.
2. If you could tip the ceiling down in one half of the crawlspace, it would effectively raise the ceiling in the other half.
3. First, you'll need to remove one of the pillars, since they're supporting the ceiling. See the next question for advice on how to go about doing that.
4. Then you'll have to redistribute the weight of the ceiling so that it presses down on the end of the ceiling from which you've removed the pillar.
5. Push the piano so that it rests over the end of the crawlspace from which you've removed a pillar. (You'll probably need to push it twice in the correct direction.) Doing this will tip the ceiling of the crawlspace.

How do I remove one of the pillars?

1. The ceiling of the crawlspace is very heavy. As the game starts, removing the pillars is impossible, since the ceiling's weight is evenly distributed.
2. If you could redistribute the ceiling's weight to one end of the crawlspace, you'd be able to remove the pillar at the other end.
3. Bear in mind that the ceiling of the crawlspace is also the floor of the parlor.
4. All of the furniture in the parlor is bolted down. All, that is, except the piano.
5. To get a pillar, go to the parlor, push the piano to the north or south, then go to the end of the crawlspace which is opposite to the direction in which you pushed the piano, and remove the pillar.