Doldrum Dungeon, dying in room 17500

[otg]

otg wrote: I just encountered the very same problem as SandyBean, just wondering if anyone did get in contact with the author? I hate to restart after having gone through all of that maze

Strange enough, the last time I played it [and finally finished it] I died and was reborn, but I still could solve the whole thing... don't know what I did differently though, perhaps at some place I did a top ladder jump as a shortcut and that might have made a difference...

[SandyBean]

Hi Lara and Ollie,

Sorry, did not notice your earlier posts till today.

I never did hear back from the author, just kept at it from the 3rd save point and finally managed to stay alive after the Zappers, and if memory serves me, my Jack exited through the upper Left.

I know it's not a help/hint, but for me it was just 'stick-to-it-ness' that got us through.  

Take care,

SandyBean [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

[Lara]

otg wrote: you're not supposed to go anywhere but back to the right. From that room [17501 it should be called] you can get to the next save. Bungy without a rubber band

Do you mean bungy? Or jump? I've seen the room below 17501, but that doesn't have anything interesting in it.

[otg]

bungyjumps are usually longer that that... ahh perhaps they're spelled bungee in english

[Lara]

If I fall down/drop off the ladder in that room I just die. :'(

[otg]

don't just fall then... Jack has the ability to move sideways while falling

[Lara]

otg wrote: don't just fall then... Jack has the ability to move sideways while falling

I'll try it. Problem is, it takes so long to get to that spot, that by the time you get there you have no lives.

More hard work time....

[JimRCGMO]

Thank Heaven I came back and finally located this forum! I had been stuck in the roadblock that is Rooms 17500/17501, and even after coming here, it took me three Jacks to *safely* reach the Save pedestal... :o

Vern, hope things are going great for you in the (not-so, by now) job! I figure that you have helped me keep my mind active and occupied (I don't care what anyone says about

computer games are a waste of time...blah, blah, blah...

).

Kudos, Vern, for writing MM1, 2, & HD, and Maniac for a mansion that is at times frustratingly challenging, and still fun to play! And thanks to all the MM players out there, whether players who posted here, or designers who came up with all these maddening rooms, levers, zappers, hidden treasures and rooms! [smiley=grin.gif]

JimRCGMO

[josephine]

Hi Jim! There are plenty of people who still play this GREAT game. The forums aren't so active anymore, but many (like myself) do drop by regularly. And occasionally players get stuck, so it's fun to help them out. (I keep my old computer around to play MM. And the cat sleeps on it. But mostly for MM ;D )

And as far as games being a waste of time- PISH! Problem solving skills and fun are never a waste of time!

[rose]

Hi! I get notifications when someone has posted here. I can't help you with Doldrum Dungeon as I never been able to play it through. It is to difficult. >