Skool Daze - Klass of '99

Parvini · Post by **Parvini** » Wed May 31, 2006 23:25

Surprised not to see this here to be honest.

Genre: Unique

Who made it : Richard Jordon

One or more screenshots: See below

Release date: 20/08/1999

Game's status freeware

Download link: http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/rjordan/klass/downl.htm

eMTe · Post by **eMTe** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:35

Ok, what exactly am I suposed to do in this game? I know keyboard shortcuts for different activities (jumping, dropping objects and so), but there's completely nothing to pick up in this game, all Im able to do is using catapult and hitting people. I cant write on the desk, I cant drop anything (since I dont have any objects), I know there should be some "crystals" to collect (there's "drop crystal" command). Also I know I should light the shields, but how? By jumping?

Can someone please explain me cause it's sisyphean work atm - I'm just walking around trying to do anything, but I dont know what and how. Parvini?

Scythe · Post by **Scythe** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:54

Your overall quest is to gain access to the secretary's computer by finding the password, managing to get in there without being caught, and altering your grade sheet (according to the backstory). How do you do that? Well, that's what the game is about figuring out (i.e. I have about as much of a clue about this as I did in the original Skool Daze, where you had to get into a safe).

You can hit the shields by jumping. Sometimes you need to bounce off a knocked downed person to reach them.

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 13:27

eMTe wrote:Ok, what exactly am I suposed to do in this game? I know keyboard shortcuts for different activities (jumping, dropping objects and so), but there's completely nothing to pick up in this game, all Im able to do is using catapult and hitting people. I cant write on the desk, I cant drop anything (since I dont have any objects), I know there should be some "crystals" to collect (there's "drop crystal" command). Also I know I should light the shields, but how? By jumping?

Can someone please explain me cause it's sisyphean work atm - I'm just walking around trying to do anything, but I dont know what and how. Parvini?

Great, I wanted to do exact the same post this morning. I played the game yesterday night and all I found out is that I can make the shields fall down by jumping against them...

@Scythe
Thank you! Bouncing off knocked downed people sounds good. So I can at least reach some more of the shields (even if I don´t know what´s the use of this action...)

Scythe · Post by **Scythe** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 15:52

I think I meant you can bounce slingshots off knocked down people to hit shields... IIRC.

SGSW · Post by **SGSW** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 19:49

I haven't played the remake but in the original game you had to put all shields flashing (the lower rank you had to fire your catapult into a teacher under the shield twice so it would rebound), get the teachers to tell their code letter (you had to write Mr cCreak year of birth), knock down the others while the shields were flashing, write the right combination in the blackboard and get the safe in the green room, then you had to get all the shields unflashing again, while preventing Einstein to swot you.

Bottom line watch this video walkthrough (or part of it) to get an idea

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1918468643

Keys and instructions

http://c64.tin.at/_single_files/skool_daze.sol.txt

I can't believe how you guys after 21 years hadn't figure this out

Parvini · Post by **Parvini** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:20

In addition to what people have said here you also have to do all this while attending classes on time and avoiding the school bully. It is seen as an all time classic of the ZX Spectrum!