The Shadow of Mr. Shade
| Type | Adventure |
|---|---|
| Released | 1999 |
| Previous | The Revenge of Mr. Shade |
| Sequel | Molly's Music Machine |
| Danish | Magnus & Myggen: Skumlesens Skygge |
| Finnish | Manu ja Matti: Herra Varjon Salaisuus |
| Swedish | Magnus & Myggan: Skurksons skugga |
| Norwegian | Magnus & Myggen: Skumlesens Skygge |
| German | Max & Mario 4: Dr. Düsters Schatten |
| French | Max et le Moustique. L'ombre du Dr M |
| Dutch | Skipper & Skeeto 4: De Schaduw van Meneer Schim |
The Shadow of Mr. Shade is the fourth game in the series. In this game Skipper, Skeeto and Suzy have stranded in the factory of Mr. Shade and need to escape.
Plot Summary
The stampede from the evil Mr Shade leads Skipper the mosquito and Suzy accidentally to the middle of Shade's factory. You now need to help them through the factory before Mr Shade comes. But beware! For everywhere are lurking devious traps, hot-tempered robots and mechanical guard spiders. Fortunately they meet a cute robot Alpha, who becomes their friend in need!
Gameplay
The fourth in a series of adventure games with some learning material for children. The characters are harder to move than in previous games from this series, because the cursor keys are necessary as well as the mouse, so you have to figure out when to use which input device. Skipper and Suzy can walk, climb, jump, push and pull. You play alternately Suzy and Skipper through 4 chapters. Click on mosquito or Alpha for help. Many new exciting characters. More than 200 tasks and puzzles. Learn as you play - facts about plastic, oil, glass and many everyday objects.
Characters
- Skipper
- Skeeto
- Suzy Molson
- Mr Shade
- Mr Shades Brother
- Alpha
- Beta
- The old Loudspeaker Robot
- The young Loudspeaker Robot
- The Train
- The Mechanical Spider
- The Skeletal Robot
- Alarm Robots
- Catch Robots
Locations
Easter eggs and cheat codes
The game has these codes that can be entered and change the gameplay in various ways as described. Some of these can be found in some of game's instruction pamphlet, but the remaining has been found in the sourcecode. This also means it hasn't been possible to confirm all they do, but effects has been figured out by trying them out in the game.
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
| JUMPTO | |
| FREEHAND | |
| ZAP | |
| WONCHAPTER | |
| ENDCHAPTER | |
| 4CHAPTER | |
| 3CHAPTER | |
| 2CHAPTER | |
| 1CHAPTER | |
| TAKE | |
| MODEL | |
| INPUT | |
| GOD | |
| BLUES | |
| SPEEDY |
Versions
| Version | Language(s) | Publisher | Exe date | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.0 | German | bhv Verlags GmbH | 17-11-1999 | CD-case. |
| 1.0.3.0 | Danish | Ivanoff Interactive | 27-06-2000 | DVD-case |
| 1.2.1.0 | Danish | Ivanoff Interactive, Pan Vision | 07-10-2008 | DVD-case. Part of "Gyldne Klassikere" |
Reception
Trivia
Game boxes and CDs
Danish front
Finnish front
Finnish back
Finnish CD
Swedish front
German front
German multipack
French front
Dutch front
