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Maniac Mansion Hints

How do I open the inner door?

  • 1 of 9: You'll need the combination.
  • 2 of 9: It's a weird way of hiding the combination.
  • 3 of 9: It's four digits.
  • 4 of 9: Where have you seen four digits?
  • 5 of 9: Has Dr. Fred played Meteor Mess yet?
  • 6 of 9: Play it after he has played it and look for his high score.
  • 7 of 9: His initials are either "DFS" or "DFE".
  • 8 of 9: The next hint has all possible combinations for the IBM version.
  • 9 of 9: 7572, 5858, 3301, 8640.