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Maniac Mansion Hints

Where are the tools?

  • 1 of 7: Have you looked around outside?
  • 2 of 7: You need tools to work on a car.
  • 3 of 7: Look carefully in the garage.
  • 4 of 7: There is a trunk in the garage.
  • 5 of 7: You will need the yellow key to open the trunk.
  • 6 of 7: The yellow key is in the Green Tentacle's room.
  • 7 of 7: The tools are inside the trunk.