I'm getting a little discouraged by Spider Palace (normal). I've gotten through the 6 doors on the top level, and I'm working on the two doors in the middle level (sorry if my descriptions are wrong, I'm not sure how better to describe it).

I enter the red door to the left, and I get all through to have the keys I need, but I have to make a jump that's just killing me 99% of the time. It's when I've gotten the last key and am heading back. I'm in the room with two platforms moving up/down and a floating head. I wait for the floating head to hit the torch, then jump onto the platforms but I can't make the jump from the top platform to the ledge. I miss just about every time.

I've tried from the very edge, tried making a running start, tried waiting for the platform to hit the top, tried just before the top, tried just after... all I do is fall and die. I can start with 6 or 7 lives and waste them all on this one spot.

Am I missing something? Is there some trick I'm overlooking? I just can't finish this level and it's very frustrating.

Hi Attila,

What room are you in? Hit Command D to see the room number at the top left of the screen. Then maybe we can  help you.

Hi Attila and wellcome!
It is hard to remember all mansions so if you could supply the room number it'll help. If you use the keys command (apple) and D you will see the room number up inthe left corner.

The room in 17495. I die so regularly in it that it's gone beyond funny. Once I get the key in room 17497 then it seems I must go back to 17495 to get out.

The other room that I find almost impossible is 17702, on the few occasions when I head right instead of left. That one eats up about 3 lives too, that fourth stone just is always in the lava when I need it. Between these two rooms it seems I need 12 lives, so I just can't complete this level. Argh!

Hi Attila,

There's no special trick to the jump, it's just good timing. Try the 7 and 9 trick for longer jumps. If you want to go right, hit the 9 key a fraction of a second before you hit the space bar, and you'll jump farther than normal. If you want to go left, use the 7 key instead of 9.

In 17702, after you pull the lever to get the platforms moving, keep pulling it again until you get the platforms to stop in spots where Jack can jump from one to another without dying.

Semi-native! If you use the 7 or 9 key you don't need to use Space bar as well!! I never jump longer using both!

I'll be darned, it works! I thought I had tried that before but obviously I did something wrong. Oops!
:-/ :-[ :o ;D

I'm stuck in Spider Palace (Normal) in room 17496.  I can't get to the bottom of the room .  I keep falling over and over again.

do you have a lantern? otherwise it's kinda hard... :)

You've got to come up the ladder to reach the bottom level of 17496. So you need to find the path to do that.