Well, I don't feel like waiting for Gamefaqs to approve it and I figure someone will be interested enough, so with apologies for the delay, here's the Minimalist/Speed guide I finished typing up from my notebook.
[notes before the guide itself, specifically for Time Attacks]
A perfect run will
A. Hit the jackpot and get enough coins from the slot machine first time round.
B. Get 18 coins or more [Max required to cab around.. 15 coins minimum, but that will require an additional 2-3 screens]
C. Blue Cabs it ALL THE WAY
D. DOES NOT run into the Bum, The Mugger or the Hot Dame
E. Will be able to use the scroll through the top and bottom of the screen and fast key hitting to manipulate the menu system, like in Shadowgate.
A sub-19 should DEFINITELY be possible, especially as I said, the one run I botched still had mistakes... heck.. I wouldn't be surprised to see like 17-18 mins tops.
Speed Guide/Minimalist Completion Guide
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1. Open COAT and take COINS and WALLET!
2. Open WALLET and take KEY1 and CARD
3. Take COAT and GUN1 underneath before exiting the stall.
4. Look in the Mirror
5. Exit the bathroom, head into the bar and go upstairs.
6. Enter the room, OPEN the desk, OPEN ENVELOPE 1 and EXAMINE BILL
[First Address now attained]
7. Unlock the next door with KEY1.
8. OPEN POCKET on the dead corpse and TAKE KEY2. OPEN the desk and
TAKE KEY3 and PENCIL.
9. Exit through the window and climb the fire escape to the 3rd
Floor and enter through the Window.
10. OPEN Wastebasket and TAKE CAPSULES!
11. USE Elevator Button, enter, and USE the 2nd from the bottom button.
12. Enter the casino and USE COINS on the Far Right Slot machine until
you have 15-18 coins. [I'll assume you have 18 or more]
13. Exit Casino and USE 2nd Elevator Button from Top. Exit through the
Window and go DOWN the fire escape to the ground. OPEN Manhole!
14. Exit Alley, go to the car and USE KEY2 on the door.
15. OPEN the glove compartment. Examine NOTE2, MAP AND SNAPSHOT
before TAKING MAP and SNAPSHOT. Exit and OPEN Manhole in front of
car.
[Second Address obtained]
16. Go LEFT to Blue Cab, Enter, Go to WESTEND.
[Third Address obtained]
17. Enter building, USE CARD on Elevator. Enter and USE CARD again.
Enter the Penthouse, examine PICTURE, enter Elevator, USE CARD
and then exit building. Go to KEDZIE.
[Fourth Address obtained]
18. USE GUN1 on the door and enter.
19. Take NOTE3, open drawer, TAKE DIARY and KEY5. Exit and go to
W.SHERMAN.
[First ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE piece of evidence]
20. Enter building and go to the Right side!
21. Use KEY 5 on Dr. Brody's Office and enter.
22. Take 3 of the MEDIC. 6 and 1 of the MEDIC. 1
23. USE MEDIC. 6 on the CAPSULES and then on SELF 3 times in a row
[Memory now regained] and then MEDIC 1 on CAPSULES.
24. USE GUN1 on Cabinet and then exit back to the junction before
going LEFT.
25. USE GUN1 on the shadow behind the door before USING KEY5 to
unlock the door and enter.
26. OPEN Cabinet and EXAMINE FILE5 before TAKING it and exiting the
building.
27. Go back to PEORIA and to the Bar. USE KEY3 on the door and go
back to the corpse.
28. USE NOTE3 on the safe. OPEN BOX and TAKE KEY4. OPEN FOLDER,
EXAMINE NOTE1 and TAKE it. Exit to the street via the Window and
Fire Escape.
29. Go to the TRUNK of the car and USE KEY4 to OPEN it.
30. TAKE GAG nd USE CAPSULES on woman. Immediately go to the cab!
[Yellow if you only have 3-5 coins left, Blue if you have 6 or
more left.]
[FINAL ADDRESS!]
31. Go to AUBURN RD.
32. OPEN the mailbox and OPEN ENVELOPE 2. EXAMINE LETTER1 and TAKE
it.
[Second ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE piece of evidence]
33. Go to the door, USE Knocker and HIT Butler to enter.
34. Go upstairs, OPEN the Left door and enter.
35. OPEN Nite Table and TAKE Memo. USE PENCIL on MEMO, go back to cab.
[FINAL MUST HAVE piece of evidence]
36. Go to PEORIA and back to the bar. Go Down the Sewer 2 screens,
Center and Down 1. [Deepest part of the sewer]
37. OPEN Diary and TAKE BOOKMARK.
Now the time consuming part of it all;
38. LEAVE GUN 1, MAP, SNAPSHOT, NOTE 1, FILE 5, BOOKMARK and NOTE 1
in the running water. [ABSOLUTE MUST DO! This is all the
planted evidence against you]
This should leave you with the following;
COIN, WALLET, KEY1, CARD, COAT, KEY2, KEY3, PENCIL, CAPSULES, NOTE3
KEY5, DIARY, KEY4, LETTER1 MEMO
39. Go up 3 times to exit the sewer and back to the street. Go right
1 screen to the Police Station. Enter and congratulate yourself :)
Once you reach the screen with Ace under the spotlights, you've
essentially just beat the game!
I hope this helps anyone who wishes to do a Time Attack for the game :)
Mr. Kelly R. Flewin
Mr. Kelly R. Flewin
Just another random gamer
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<OmnipotentEntity> How do you people get bored in the span of 10 seconds? Worst ADD ever.
