Nancy Drew and the Haunted Carousel

Has anyone bought this game?? It looked neat, but I am unsure about buying games w/o a trial. Any advice??

Boy, I was half asleep when I first wrote that...But I've edited it and now it's really readable.

Yeah, cspmbs, I did. I've also bought/played White Wolf of Icicle Creek and Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake. Have Deception Island but haven't (finished) playing it yet.

They have some pretty nifty twists and turns, but are forgiving if you miss a task or 2 here and there. They're also forgiving if you should do something dumb like blow yourself up...you always get 2nd and 3rd chances to rectify your mistakes. I've died a few times, myself. I also like the dialogue, the interaction amongst characters and the part I can play in it. Some folks don't like that, but...

Anyway, they might not have much in the way of, what's that word? replayability, but I haven't had them long enough to see if I can go back several months down the road and have another go at it. I guess I'd give them umm, 3 1/2 to 4 stars. Even if you just get one game you'll figure out whether or not you like it enough to try or not to try another down the road.

You didn't ask, but my favorite big file adventure was Journey to the
Center of the Earth, and my least favorites are Ghost and Voyage.
Don't know why, just can't seem to get into them.

Hope that helps - give it a shot. Better yet, see if you like White Wolf
of Icicle Creek first.

Theresa

PS Pardon me for asking, and you certainly don't have to answer,
but just what is cspmbs?

Dear Theresa,
It's a knick-name my boyfriend made up for me when we first got together almost 4 yrs ago. It started out just pm, then quickly turned into pmbs, then cspmbs. I can't actually say it because almost all of it is not suitable to display, and some would find it offensive. But I never have a problem coming up with a user name. So far, no one else has it wherever I've been online. But thanks for inquiring...you're the first to ask! And thanks for the advice!! You can call me Tracy if it's easier to type, and that goes for all the fish in the pond!

Thank you. Tracy it is. Screen names are worse than personalized
licence plates. Now I'm going to go back and read the new thread
about some of the others.

Theresa

PS Now I'm really curious about what those letters stand for. I think
I can figure out the pm part. Would you tell me if I posted my email
address??

T

My hubby and I are Nancy Drew fans and have almost all of them. Would like to get a few from BF, but living out in the Country we can only get dial-up and down loading them is just out of the question. We will have to wait for retail to get them.
It took more than 15hours to get Amazon. Glad I joined BF, and looking forward to reading more from the pond!

kank468 wrote:Thank you. Tracy it is. Screen names are worse than personalized
licence plates. Now I'm going to go back and read the new thread
about some of the others.

Theresa

PS Now I'm really curious about what those letters stand for. I think
I can figure out the pm part. Would you tell me if I posted my email
address??

T

Of course I would, but it would have to be our little secret. I will give u mine..
*********** if u could email me ASAP then I can change or delete this post. Thanks. Also, I could just tell u or I've worked out a puzzle 4 u to figure it out!

I love the Nancy Drew series of games, and up until the Haunted Carousel, bought and played everyone off BF

But after buying Haunted Carousel and it not playing on my computer I gave up.

I downloaded a demo of Nancy Drew: Creature of Kapu Cave off BF and that works fine, so don't know why Haunted Carousel won't work.

Its a shame, as I see a few new Nancy Drew games I would just love to get, but won't waste my money now in fear they won't work.

howzat wrote:I love the Nancy Drew series of games, and up until the Haunted Carousel, bought and played everyone off BF

But after buying Haunted Carousel and it not playing on my computer I gave up.

I downloaded a demo of Nancy Drew: Creature of Kapu Cave off BF and that works fine, so don't know why Haunted Carousel won't work.

Its a shame, as I see a few new Nancy Drew games I would just love to get, but won't waste my money now in fear they won't work.

Howsat- you should contact tech support This was a great game

I have had issues with some of the earlier Nancy Drew games like this one that have an Arcade element. In this one you have to play an Arcade game to advance at one point and it would not work with my keyboard at all. It was a brick shooter type and the arrow keys would work only sporadically. I had a similar issue with the Deception Island whale game but managed to get past that. This one stopped me cold. I did some research and yes, it was a known problem, but since it's an older game and only some keyboards they have no plans to fix it. Niiiiice. So, just a warning. I've had no issues with any of the games from Blackmoor Manor on.

Poodlebear wrote:I have had issues with some of the earlier Nancy Drew games like this one that have an Arcade element. In this one you have to play an Arcade game to advance at one point and it would not work with my keyboard at all. It was a brick shooter type and the arrow keys would work only sporadically. I had a similar issue with the Deception Island whale game but managed to get past that. This one stopped me cold. I did some research and yes, it was a known problem, but since it's an older game and only some keyboards they have no plans to fix it. Niiiiice. So, just a warning. I've had no issues with any of the games from Blackmoor Manor on.

I had issues with the pong game- you would barely touch the key and it would zoom across... I had to get hubby to play

prpldva wrote:Howsat- you should contact tech support This was a great game

I did, 4 days ago, and still waiting for a response.

Was the game that didn't work one you purchased from a retail store or Big Fish? I ask because I have purchased a few games from retail outlets costing between $7.00 and $15.00. When I got them home I was unable to play them because they were not compatible with MS VISTA. I have ended up giving them to others that don't have VISTA. I hardly ever have a problem with BigFish games and if I do I contact Customer Service and they do what they can to help.

bought from BF
I have never had a problem with a purchased game off BF before, and am still waiting for some sort of resolution to my problem

where is ingrid after you go to the carousel how do i get past the armed card reader to speak to ingrid anybody please help or tell me what i did wrong

toninew wrote:where is ingrid after you go to the carousel how do i get past the armed card reader to speak to ingrid anybody please help or tell me what i did wrong

To fix the card reader on the roller coaster you need to insert the resistor into the circuit board close to the right of board. Solder both ends of resistor. Follow the top wire on the resistor & solder in a line six places in all staying on top half of board, turn the switch to .It you did it correctly, Nancy should say, “ that should do it”. Now take the red tag back to Harlan and he will turn on the power.

This is for given..........I have all the Nancy Drew games...If you would like to buy them....I would sell them to you...I have played them, and played the ones I really like over and over again and now they are just seating here......Just let me know..............

i am still trying to find someone who has gotten past ingrid and her armed door so i can get into the doors on the carousel. the problem i am having is finding her so i can get her to put the card online. can anyone help ?

toninew wrote:i am still trying to find someone who has gotten past ingrid and her armed door so i can get into the doors on the carousel. the problem i am having is finding her so i can get her to put the card online. can anyone help ?

Hi- I'm sending you a link for a walkthrough

I have purchased nearly all the Nancy Drews available with Big fish and have completed playing Blue moon Canyon and Blackamoor castle. I find the Nancy Drews really super.