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Day of the Tentacle Hints
The real Purple Tentacle won't let me turn off the Sludge-O-Matic!
1 of 8: I think that it's time to give Purple Tentacle a taste of his own medicine.
2 of 8: Or of his own technology in this case.
3 of 8: Try talking to him so that he fires the gun on himself.
4 of 8: The shrink ray only works if it's shot in the middle of a person's forehead.
5 of 8: Dr. Fred has a reflective forehead. Maybe that could help you.
6 of 8: Tell Purple Tentacle to shoot Dr. Fred.
7 of 8: The dialogue path follows:
8 of 8: Ask Purple what he has against humans, say it's all Fred's fault, tell him he's good with a ray gun, and then suggest that he shoot Dr. Fred. You're finished!
