The Haunted Carousel
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The Haunted Carousel is the eighth game in the series of the Nancy Drew
computer games. These interactive games are for mystery fans age 10 and up. It was developed by Her Interactive
and distributed by Infogrames
. It is based on the Nancy Drew book of the same name, #72 in the original series.
The plot of the game is that Paula Santos, the owner of Captain's Cove Amusement Park in New Jersey, is asking Nancy for help because there have been mysterious "hauntings" at the park: The carousel
is turning on and off at night all by itself, and its lead horse is missing, in which there are rumored to be stolen jewels hidden. A roller coaster
in the park also stopped suddenly, resulting in a lawsuit. The park is currently shut down for maintenance.
Joy Trent is the office manager and a jack-of-all-trades
. She was recently hired to work at Captain's Cove Amusement Park as a service to her deceased father, who was originally a business partner of Captain's Cove. Joy is a nervous, sad, and slightly reclusive person who believes that the owner of the park is behind the haunting as a publicity stunt.
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Harlan Bishop
Harlan is the park's recently hired security guard and oversees the security system of Captain's Cove. He is helpful, efficient, and good at his job, but very evasive about his past. He thinks the mysterious occurrences are just a coincidence, and doesn't believe in the haunting.
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Ingrid Corey
Ingrid is the chief engineer of the park and maintains all the rides at Captain's Cove. She is extremely smart, but is overworked while the park is understaffed during the shutdown. She is interested in holistic medicine and believes the park is actually cursed.
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Elliot Chen
Elliott works in Art Direction and is responsible for all the visual components at Captain's Cove. He is familiar and skilled with all art media and is also interested in contemporary culture. He is a major procrastinator and has no theory on what is happening at the park. He is far behind on his artwork.
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Paula Santos
Paula is the owner of Captain's Cove and has asked Nancy to come investigate on all the strange occurrences that have been happening at the park. She is away on business at the time and can only be reached by the phone.
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Bess Marvin and George Fayne
Bess and George are cousins as well as Nancy's best friends. They talk to Nancy over the phone and offer tips and hints to aid her investigation. They are at home in River Heights at the time and are not suspects.
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Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys)
Frank and Joe are brothers and amateur detectives. They help Nancy in the same fashion as Bess and George.
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Miles the Magnificent Memory Machine
A small robot built by Joy's father to help Joy remember the good things about her tragic past. He gives riddles, which Nancy must answer to help Joy remember.
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Lance Huffington
A man who is suing Captain's Cove for alleged injuries sustained in a roller coaster accident. You may only reach him on the phone.
However, if the player makes a mistake, they may click on "Second Chance" at the main menu and it will take them back to the place before they made that mistake.
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
computer games. These interactive games are for mystery fans age 10 and up. It was developed by Her Interactive
Her Interactive
Her Interactive is the leading mystery-maker and pioneer of fun and inspiring interactive entertainment. The company, with 24 awards to its name, designs, develops and publishes high-quality, mystery adventure games and apps, and is the world leader in the mystery games category. Her Interactive's...
and distributed by Infogrames
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
. It is based on the Nancy Drew book of the same name, #72 in the original series.
The plot of the game is that Paula Santos, the owner of Captain's Cove Amusement Park in New Jersey, is asking Nancy for help because there have been mysterious "hauntings" at the park: The carousel
Carousel
A carousel , or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders...
is turning on and off at night all by itself, and its lead horse is missing, in which there are rumored to be stolen jewels hidden. A roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
in the park also stopped suddenly, resulting in a lawsuit. The park is currently shut down for maintenance.
Characters
Joy TrentJoy Trent is the office manager and a jack-of-all-trades
Jack of all trades, master of none
"Jack of all trades, master of none" is a figure of speech used in reference to a person that is competent with many skills but is not necessarily outstanding in any particular one....
. She was recently hired to work at Captain's Cove Amusement Park as a service to her deceased father, who was originally a business partner of Captain's Cove. Joy is a nervous, sad, and slightly reclusive person who believes that the owner of the park is behind the haunting as a publicity stunt.
----
Harlan Bishop
Harlan is the park's recently hired security guard and oversees the security system of Captain's Cove. He is helpful, efficient, and good at his job, but very evasive about his past. He thinks the mysterious occurrences are just a coincidence, and doesn't believe in the haunting.
----
Ingrid Corey
Ingrid is the chief engineer of the park and maintains all the rides at Captain's Cove. She is extremely smart, but is overworked while the park is understaffed during the shutdown. She is interested in holistic medicine and believes the park is actually cursed.
----
Elliot Chen
Elliott works in Art Direction and is responsible for all the visual components at Captain's Cove. He is familiar and skilled with all art media and is also interested in contemporary culture. He is a major procrastinator and has no theory on what is happening at the park. He is far behind on his artwork.
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Paula Santos
Paula is the owner of Captain's Cove and has asked Nancy to come investigate on all the strange occurrences that have been happening at the park. She is away on business at the time and can only be reached by the phone.
----
Bess Marvin and George Fayne
Bess and George are cousins as well as Nancy's best friends. They talk to Nancy over the phone and offer tips and hints to aid her investigation. They are at home in River Heights at the time and are not suspects.
----
Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys)
Frank and Joe are brothers and amateur detectives. They help Nancy in the same fashion as Bess and George.
----
Miles the Magnificent Memory Machine
A small robot built by Joy's father to help Joy remember the good things about her tragic past. He gives riddles, which Nancy must answer to help Joy remember.
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Lance Huffington
A man who is suing Captain's Cove for alleged injuries sustained in a roller coaster accident. You may only reach him on the phone.
Second Chances
As with all Nancy Drew games, in The Haunted Carousel, there are many fatal accidents, such as:- Not switching the tracks on the roller coaster in time and getting hit by the train.
- Not turning off the iron in Nancy's hotel room.
- Trying to grab the brass ring too soon.
- Getting electrocuted while trying to fix the door to open the roller coaster.
- Failing to put on goggles when making the dowel.
- Getting skewered by a pole under the carousel.
- Getting hit by a falling puffer fish.
- Not throwing the jewelry at the culprit.
- Not getting out of the workshop and being caught by the culprit.
- Not getting the brass ring and escaping through the locked door and getting caught by the culprit.
However, if the player makes a mistake, they may click on "Second Chance" at the main menu and it will take them back to the place before they made that mistake.
Cast
- Nancy DrewNancy DrewNancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
-- Lani MinellaLani MinellaLani Minella is a voice actress who has voiced in over 500 computer and video games as well as several TV and anime series. She is best known for voicing Nancy Drew, Millie Strathorn, Loulou the Parrot and Freddie in the Nancy Drew computer games, Ivy Valentine in the Soulcalibur video game... - Joy Trent -- Laurie Jerger
- Elliot Chen -- Gary Hoffman
- Harlan Bishop/Anton Sukov/Receptionist/Miles the Magnificent Memory Machine -- Jonah von Spreecken
- Ingrid Corey -- Kathleen Howe
- Paula Santos -- Keri HealeyKeri HealeyKeri Healey is an American voice actress, who has appeared on five Nancy Drew games developed by Her Interactive.- Game appearances :-External links:...
- Bess MarvinBess MarvinElizabeth "Bess" Marvin is a character in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. She is one of Nancy Drew's best friends, along with George Fayne, who is Bess' cousin. Bess and George are introduced to readers in the 1931 novel,The Secret at Shadow Ranch. Bess was originally described as having...
-- Alisa Murray - George FayneGeorge FayneGeorgia "George" Fayne is a character in the popular Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. She is one of Nancy's best friends and cousin of Bess Marvin. Her real name is Georgia, although no one calls her that except her parents...
-- Maureen Nelson - Frank HardyFrank HardyFrancis Joseph Hardy, or Frank, was an Australian left-wing novelist and writer best known for his controversial novel Power Without Glory. He also was a political activist bringing the plight of Aboriginal Australians to international attention with the publication of his book, The Unlucky...
-- Joshua Silwa - Joe Hardy -- Rob Jones
- Detective K.J. Perris/Tink Obermier -- Fred Draeger
- Lance Huffington/Luis Guerra -- Max Holechek
Trivia
- If the player goes to Ingrid's office when she's not there, go to the door and click on the very left, at the top of the fire extinguisher where there is a red sign, someone calls and asks the capital of Wisconsin. If they answer Madison, the player receives an Easter eggEaster egg (media)Image:Carl Oswald Rostosky - Zwei Kaninchen und ein Igel 1861.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Example of Easter egg hidden within imagerect 467 383 539 434 desc none...
. When taken to Elliott's when he's not there, they must look at the box of horse tails, then go to the midway, near the prize machine. Clicking on the wall on the right will result in a phone call from a special "friend". - The brand of the television in Nancy's room is called "Fony" (as in Phony) instead of SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
. - When you leave Joy a note, the paper that you will write on has a picture of one of the dogs from Ghost Dogs of Moon LakeGhost Dogs of Moon LakeNancy Drew: Ghost Dogs Of Moon Lake is based on two books, Ghost Dogs of Whispering Oaks and Mystery by Moonlight. Moon Lake is the name of the location of Camp Avondale in the Nancy Drew book The Secret of the Old Clock. It is the seventh game in the series of Nancy Drew computer games. The game...
. - Elliott has a Poppy Dada painting in his office. Poppy Dada is a character from Secret of the Scarlet HandSecret of the Scarlet HandSecret of the Scarlet Hand is the sixth game in the series of Nancy Drew computer games. It is based on the book of the same name.-Plot:Nancy Drew lands an internship at The Beech Hill museum in Washington D.C, which is devoted to the Mayan culture and will soon be exhibiting a newly discovered...
. - On the exit of the Tidal Terror roller coaster, there is a red hand print, a reference to Secret of the Scarlet HandSecret of the Scarlet HandSecret of the Scarlet Hand is the sixth game in the series of Nancy Drew computer games. It is based on the book of the same name.-Plot:Nancy Drew lands an internship at The Beech Hill museum in Washington D.C, which is devoted to the Mayan culture and will soon be exhibiting a newly discovered...
. - The Barnacle Blast game at the midway is made by Krolmeister. Krolmeister appears in many Nancy Drew games, such as Secret of the Old Clock, Ghost Dogs of Moon LakeGhost Dogs of Moon LakeNancy Drew: Ghost Dogs Of Moon Lake is based on two books, Ghost Dogs of Whispering Oaks and Mystery by Moonlight. Moon Lake is the name of the location of Camp Avondale in the Nancy Drew book The Secret of the Old Clock. It is the seventh game in the series of Nancy Drew computer games. The game...
, Legend of the Crystal SkullLegend of the Crystal SkullLegend of the Crystal Skull is the seventeenth installment in the Nancy Drew computer games series created by Her Interactive. Nancy goes to New Orleans with Bess and to check on a friend of Ned's, Henry Bolet, Jr and becomes entangled in the legend of Crystal Skull- Plot :While in New Orleans on...
and Trail of the TwisterTrail of the TwisterTrail of the Twister is the 22nd installment in the Nancy Drew PC game series by Her Interactive. It is preceded by Warnings at Waverly Academy and followed by Shadow at the Water's Edge. It is based on the Nancy Drew novel #155, The Mystery in Tornado Alley...
. - The Barnacle Blast game is also featured in the first ever Nancy Drew PC game, Secrets Can KillSecrets Can KillSecrets Can Kill is the first of the many Nancy Drew computer games developed by Her Interactive and was released in 1998. It is followed by Stay Tuned for Danger. The game is based on the book "Secrets Can Kill", the first book in the Nancy Drew Files Series. It is set in first person view of...
. - The instructions on the back of the midway game have a note on them from Nick F. Part of the message reads "... had to fight the power switch." "Fight the power" was the catchphrase of Nicholas Falcone from The Final SceneThe Final SceneThe Final Scene is the fifth game in the Nancy Drew computer game series. The game is based on the book bearing the same name and features Nancy Drew and her friend Maya Nguyen. Nancy meets Maya at the Royal Palladium theater to go to the opening of a new movie, Vanishing Destiny. As Maya goes into...
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Glitch
- If you don't leave a message for Joy quick enough, after you spilled Elliot's paint, the player can never finish the game, because that is the only time that she isn't there.
External links
- The Haunted Carousel by Her InteractiveHer InteractiveHer Interactive is the leading mystery-maker and pioneer of fun and inspiring interactive entertainment. The company, with 24 awards to its name, designs, develops and publishes high-quality, mystery adventure games and apps, and is the world leader in the mystery games category. Her Interactive's...
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