STORY
Wally is back, this time with his family in the first ever Multi Role Arcade Adventure.
Not only does Wally appear fully animated, but also Wilma, Herbert, Tom, Dick and Harry. The purpose of the game is to find the combination for the safe and then pay the gang’s wages.
The combination is split and can be found in different locations. Not only must the combination be identified, but also the right items to collect the combination must be used.
The locations are many and varied, and contain many arcade sequences which must be completed to finish the adventure. Each character has specific abilities, and it is up to the player to select which one will perform a particular task. The game starts with the whole gang in the Town Square by the Fountain.
Character selection is done by pressing the START button. This brings up a menu where you can choose another character or save the game. When switching, the new character appears at the exact location where the previous one was replaced. Characters do not act on their own while inactive – they rest and do not perform any tasks.
If you reach the edge of the screen while walking about town, you will continue to the next location. However, some screens have exits other than at the extreme left or right, such as a door or a road.
To exit in these cases, simply press the direction that corresponds to the exit – for example, UP to enter a doorway.
There is another, faster way of getting across town, but it is more risky than walking.
To complete the game, all of the pieces of the safe’s combination must be taken to the safe in the correct order.
To pick up an object, stand directly over it and press the „A” button. This will bring up the item management screen, where you can choose which item to swap from your inventory. Note that characters can only see and interact with items they are able to use. If a character stands over an object they cannot use, the icon of the correct character appears above the item.
All this rushing around is hard work, so the characters must eat and drink to keep themselves going. The food is available only at the Bakers. Any character can restore their energy by picking up a hamburger there.
Wally is a builder and odd-job man by trade, so you should use him for mixing cement, etc. Wilma is Wally’s wife and might do the shopping. Herbert, Wally and Wilma’s pride and joy, doesn’t do anything except get in the way. Tom, the punk, is a mechanic, Dick is the plumber, and Harry is the electrician.
You will find it necessary to complete the varied arcade sequences to obtain certain objects. In some arcade sequences, the controls will alter to suit the game.