Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego FAQ?
version 1.0.1
by Andrew Schultz
schultza@earthlink.net
This document is copyright 2000-2001 Andrew Schultz. Please do not
reproduce for profit without my prior consent. Its main goal is,
besides being an interesting project for myself, to make people aware of
an interesting and very challenging sequel to what was already a very
good game(Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego.)
See my in-depth script for specific hints.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
STOLEN ITEMS
CLUES
DESCRIPTIONS
RANK
QUIRKS
VERSIONS/CREDITS
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GENERAL INFORMATION
A specific walkthrough is not possible in this game. There are so many
different clues, random places to start, and random paths that the only
way to get through the game is to know some specific [interesting]
trivia about the U.S. However, there are some time metrics that you can
learn.
Time to arrest a crook = 6 days
Time spent sleeping each day = 9 hours("kids, get your sleep!")
6 days * 15 hours = 90 hours to catch the crook
Identifying a criminal at the crime lab=2 hours
Going to first location for a clue=1 hour
Going to first location for a clue=2 hours
Going to third location for a clue=3 hours
Going back again=3 hours
Any plane flight[even from Miami to Anchorage]=3 hours
If you take a flight to the wrong location and return, you are given new
locations and new clues, and the time it takes to look for clues is
reset to one hour, then two.
Also, each time you gain a rank, the crook goes through one more city.
They start off going through just three.
Note that certain locations give certain sorts of clues. For instance,
at the library you will probably find out what the person was reading.
Descriptive clues are, however, random.
STOLEN ITEMS
Each state has three possible items that can be stolen from it. They
are listed below.
Alabama:
The Boll Weevil Monument
Jefferson Davis' top hat
George Washington Carver's lab notes
Alaska:
The Alaska Pipeline
Secret formula for Kodiak bear repellant
The Mendenhall Glacier
Arizona:
The Petrified Forest
Geronimo's war bonnet
The Painted Desert
Arkansas:
Thermostat from Arkansas Hot Springs
The Crater of Diamonds
Magnetic Mountain
California:
All the cable cars in San Francisco
The Hollywood sign
The last California condor
Colorado:
Pike's Peak
Molly Brown's tea set
The capitol's golden dome
Connecticut:
Statue of Nathan Hale
Historic Colt revolver
The Charter Oak
Delaware:
America's first log cabin
The Mason-Dixon Monument
Cooch's Bridge
Florida:
The Fountain of Youth
Launching pad from Cape Canaveral
Keys to Key West
Georgia:
The Okefenokee Swamp
Scarlett O'Hara's petticoat
Entire year's peanut crop
Honolulu:
King Kamehameha's crown
Original recipe for poi
Telescope from Mauna Loa Observatory
Idaho:
Chief Joseph's teepee
Secret cure for potato blight
All the snow from Sun Valley
Illinois:
Abraham Lincoln's stovepipe hat
The Chicago Water Tower
The Chicago Loop
Indiana:
Finish flag from the Indy 500
The Battle of Tippecanoe Monument
The New Harmony Memorial
Iowa:
Grant Wood painting
Herbert Hoover's baby shoes
Prize-winning hog
Kansas:
Dorothy's red shoes
Toto's flea collar
Pony Express station
Kentucky:
Winner's Circle from Churchill Downs
Daniel Boone's compass
Keys to Fort Knox
Louisiana:
Jean Lafitte's cutlass
The streetcar named Desire
Secret recipe for gumbo
Maine:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's first verse
Winslow Homer painting
All the lobster pots in the state
Maryland:
Manuscript of "The Star Spangled Banner"
The keys to Camp David
Edgar Allen Poe's raven
Massachusettes:
Paul Revere's silver spurs
Plymouth Rock
Lanterns from Old North Church
Michigan:
Original Model T Ford
Original recipe for Kellogg's corn flakes
Entire year's cherry crop
Minnesota:
The headwaters of the Mississippi
Paul Bunyan's ax
The Mayo Brothers' stethoscope
Mississippi:
William Faulkner's writing desk
Elvis Presley's blue suede baby shoes
Original Mississippi River boat
Missouri:
Tom Sawyer's fence
Harry Truman's piano
Jesse James' suspenders
Montana:
General Custer's boots
Crazy Horse's war bonnet
Glacier National Park
Nebraska:
Wild Bill Hickok's hat
Largest mammoth fossil ever found
Chimney Rock
Nevada:
Hoover Dam
Deed to the Comstock Lode
All the slot machines in the state
New Hampshire:
Nose from the Old Man of the Mountains
Wind gauge from Mt. Washington
Daniel Webster's teething ring
New Jersey:
Miss America's crown
Thomas Edison's lab notes
Walt Whitman's writing desk
New Mexico:
The Santa Fe Trail
The Carlsbad Caverns
Trophy from hot air balloon race
New York:
Rip Van Winkle's nightshirt
The Brooklyn Bridge
Babe Ruth's bat from Baseball Hall of Fame
North Carolina:
Sir Walter Raleigh's cape
The Wright Brothers Memorial
Virginia Dare's birth certificate
North Dakota:
Teddy Roosevelt's branding iron
Sitting Bull's blanket
The International Peace Garden
Ohio:
Johnny Appleseed's secret cider recipe
The Great Serpent Mound
Red Grange's jersey from Football Hall of Fame
Oklahoma:
Will Rogers' lariat
The surrey with fringe on top
Oil drilling rights to the entire state
Oregon:
Crater Lake
Sea Lion Caves
The end of the Oregon Trail
Pennsylvania:
The Liberty Bell
Betsy Ross' sewing basket
Benjamin Franklin's printing press
Rhode Island:
Prize-winning Rhode Island Red
Crystal chandelier from "The Breakers"
State capitol's marble dome
South Carolina:
Statue of John C. Calhoun
Plans to Fort Sumter
Blackbeard's treasure
South Dakota:
Teddy Roosevelt's Mt. Rushmore moustache
Calamity Jane's six-shooter
Deed to the Homestake Mine
Tennessee:
Prize-winning Tennessee walking horse
Davey Crockett's coonskin cap
The stage from the Grand Ole Opry
Texas:
The yellow rose of Texas
Sam Houston's rifle
J.R.'s Stetson
Utah:
The Bonneville Salt Flats
Great Salt Lake
Promontory Point
Vermont:
Entire year's harvest of maple syrup
Ethan Allen's powderhorn
Calvin Coolidge's baby shoe
Virginia:
George Washington's axe
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Chincoteague pony herd
Washington:
Elevator from the Space Needle
Statue of Chief Seattle
Grand Coulee Dam
West Virginia:
John Brown's body
Entire year's production of marbles
Shenandoah Valley apple crop
Wisconsin:
Prize-winning dairy cow
Entire year's production of cheese
Antique circus train from Circus World Museum
Wyoming:
Devil's Tower National Monument
Statue of Buffalo Bill Cody
The Grand Tetons
Washington, D. C.:
White House china set
The President's helicopter
The Chief Justice's gavel
CLUES
Here is what each descriptive clue about a suspect "really" means for
you to type into the crime computer. I believe I've got them all,
except one for blond that is missing. The descriptive categories are
sex, hair, food, sports, hobbies, and music.
HAIR
BLOND
had peroxided hair
was towheaded
had blond hair
RED
had auburn tresses
had red hair
was auburn-haired
was titian-haired
BROWN
had mahogany tresses
had mouse-colored hair
had brown hair
had mousey hair
BLACK
had ebony tresses
was raven-haired
had black hair
had hair as dark as midnight
FOOD
SEAFOOD
was eating calamari
was eating sashimi
was munching crab
was snacking on squid
CREOLE
was eating gumbo
was eating crawfish
was eating jambalaya
was eating red beans and rice
TEX/MEX
was eating a burrito
was noshing on nachos
was eating chimichongas
was eating a bowl of chili
SOUTHERN
was eating grits
was munching a ham hock
was eating fried chicken
was eating black-eyed peas
SPORTS
BASEBALL
had a Tom Seaver T-shirt
had a Mets ticket
had a Cubs ticket
had a photo of Babe Ruth
FOOTBALL
had a 49ers T-shirt
was carrying a pigskin
was a real Bears fan
had seats on the 50-yard line
BASKETBALL
had a Knicks ticket
was dribbling like crazy
was practicing rebounds
practiced slam dunks in the wastebasket
HOCKEY
had a puck in [his/her] pocket
was wearing shin guards
had a N.Y. Rangers T-shirt
mentioned the Stanley Cup
HOBBIES
GAMBLING
had a lottery ticket
had a racing form
had an ace up [his/her] sleeve
was looking for a poker game
EXPLORING
had a book on speleology
had a hat with a lantern
was carrying a rope
had bat guano on [his/her] shoes
FORTUNETELLING
had a crystal ball
was reading tea leaves
was carrying tarot cards
had a book of the I Ching
AUTO REPAIR
was carrying a spanner
was carrying a fan belt
had a lug nut in [his/her] hand
was carrying a wrench
MUSIC
CLASSICAL
was humming a scherzo
had a Mozart T-shirt
was humming a fugue
had a Scarlatti tape
COUNTRY
had a Willie Nelson tape
was listening to Hank Williams
was picking a tune on a banjo
was dressed for a square dance
ROCK
had a David Bowie tape
had a Fats Domino T-shirt
had a Talking Heads tape
had The Boss on [his/her] shirt
OPERA
was humming Rigoletto
had a Pavarotti T-shirt
had a ticket to The Ring
was whistling an aria
Also, the structure of clues is much less complex than in "Where in the
World." The special scripts are listed below:
"You're getting too close, shamus." appears when you're in the right
town.
"A V.I.L.E. henchman! You must be on the right track!" appears several
times.
A simple "No one like that has been seen around here." occurs when you
take a wrong turn.
Here are the following places you can visit: Library, University,
Historical Society, Auto Club, Visitors Center, Tourist Bureau, Athletic
Club, Stadium, Sports Center. No employees are identified in this game.
DESCRIPTIONS
Name |Hair |Food |Sport |Hobby |Music
|
----------------------------+-----+--------+----------+-----------+-----
--+
Heidi Gosikh |blond|Southern|hockey |auto
repair|country|
Venus Pencil |blond|Southern|hockey |auto repair|opera
|
Brenda & Cobina Vanderbilt |red |Creole |football |spelunking
|country|
Wendy Pauper |red |Creole |football |gambling |rock
|
B. B. D. O'Brien |brown|seafood |baseball |spelunking
|classic|
Polly Esther Fabrique |brown|seafood |baseball |fortunes |opera
|
Gypsy Rose Lasagna |black|Tex-Mex |basketball|fortunes |rock
|
Carmen Sandiego |black|Tex-Mex |basketball|gambling
|classic|
----------------------------+-----+--------+----------+-----------+-----
--+
Mylar Naugahyde |blond|Southern|baseball |gambling |opera
|
Sheriff Paul Drive |blond|Creole |baseball |auto
repair|country|
Sven Galli |red |Tex-Mex |hockey |fortunes |rock
|
Titus Canby |red |seafood |football |spelunking
|classic|
Alexander Graham Edison |brown|Southern|basketball|auto repair|opera
|
Ken Hartley Reed |brown|seafood |basketball|spelunking
|classic|
Benjamin Hana |black|Creole |hockey |gambling
|country|
Karl La Fong |black|Tex-Mex |football |fortunes |rock
|
----------------------------+-----+--------+----------+-----------+-----
--+
RANK
At the end of a certain number of successful missions, you receive a
promotion. Here is each rank along with the range of successful
missions it corresponds to.
Gumshoe 0-1
Jr Investigator 2-3
Investigator 4-6
Sr Investigator 7-9
Inspector 10-13
Sr Inspector 14-17
Jr Detective 18-22
Detective 23-27
Sr Detective 28-32
Master Detective 33+
Carmen is the 39th you will catch, which will put you in the hall of
fame.
With each rise in rank, you will be forced to go through one more city
to capture Carmen or her accomplice. To explore a city takes 6 hours,
with 3 hours in a flight. If there are eleven cities, you will need 99
hours total. But you are given only six days total, and with nine hours
for sleep, you won't get there in time. You'll need to pass through a
city on the first clue.
QUIRKS
Carmen's hair has changed from brown to black.
END OF FAQ PROPER
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VERSION INFO
1.0.1 added very minor details about the script 6/14/2001
1.0.0 submitted to GameFAQs 12/1/2000
CREDITS
Thanks to ftp.apple.asimov.net(/pub) for reminding me this game existed.
Thanks to Kahei, without whose hex editor the script would likely never
have been done.
CONTACT INFO
schultza@earthlink.net with any constructive comments.
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