The Nancy Drew video games have walkthroughs to help if you find yourself in need of help or just want to make sure you are not missing anything. A smaller number of Nancy Drew games also include cheats, secrets and Easter eggs with which you can amuse yourself.
Message in a Haunted Mansion: Chapter Passwords
The passwords used to skip to one of Haunted Mansion's seven chapters are composed of various combinations of animals from the Chinese Zodiac and are entered on the password entry screen.
Chapter 2: Ox, Horse, Tiger, Sheep
Chapter 3: Rooster, Boar, Rabbit, Dragon
Chapter 4: Rat, Dog, Monkey, Snake
Chapter 5: Sheep, Tiger, Horse, Ox
Chapter 6: Dragon, Rabbit, Boar, Rooster
Chapter 7: Snake, Monkey, Dog, Rat
After entering a password, start at the beginning the selected chapter without any items or recorded clue locations. Alternatively, these passwords are also provided once you reach the end of each chapter.
Blackmoor Manor and The White Wolf of Icicle Creek: Secret Dreams
To access the dream in Blackmoor Manor, enter Jane's room and click 10 times on the chattering teeth, which can be found on Jane's desk. The dream will occur when you go to bed.
In the White Wolf of Icicle Creek, you must go to the top-floor restroom until you hear Nancy say "Call 1-555-Mystico and prepare to be amazed." Once you call Mystico tell him that you want "something very special." After listening to Mystico's response, go to the ice fishing shack and take the egg when it floats by. The empty guest room will now be unlocked. Go to sleep while holding the egg with the cursor to access the dream.
Danger By Design: Instant Pictures
To develop pictures in Dieter's studio instantly, flush the toilet in his studio 10 times. You should hear a chicken making a noise and receive a blue egg in your inventory. Once you return to the dark room, all of your negatives will be developed.
Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake: Secret Areas
Dial 555-SOLV on Sally's phone to get an Easter egg. You can use this egg to access secret areas and see hidden text, which will appear in the text box, within the woods.
Secrets Can Kill: Extra Phone Numbers
The following numbers can be dialed from the middle phone in the high school magazine room to get some amusing responses: 555-TONY, 555-4855, 555-JUDO, 1-800-432-JOIN, 555-5253.
The Phantom of Venice: Easter Eggs
This game has two Easter eggs which, if found, unlock extras that can be accessed once you have beaten the game. The first Easter egg can be found by taking a hairpin from Nancy's bag and then using it to pick the lock on the door beside Colin. The second Easter egg can be found by going to the gelatin stand in the marketplace and choosing the flavors cherry, coconut, and lime, whose colors happen to correspond to those of the Italian flag.
Walkthroughs
If you are looking for a walkthrough for a Nancy Drew game, GameFAQs hosts walkthroughs for 19 different Nancy Drew games as of 2009.
While all of these guides provide step-by-step walkthroughs, some of them go further, providing control and user interface descriptions, tool descriptions, descriptions of characters with whom you can interact, area maps, puzzle diagrams, and crafting guides.
GameFAQs hosts walkthroughs for: Curse of Blackmoor Manor, Danger by Design, Danger on Deception Island, Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake, Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon, Message in a Haunted Mansion, Secret of the Old Clock, Secret of the Scarlet Hand, Stay Tuned for Danger, The Creature of Kapu Cave, The Final Scene, The Haunted Carousel, The Haunting of Castle Malloy, for which you can even find a guide for the Difference Detective Mini-Game, The Ransom of the Seven Ships, The Secret of Shadow Ranch, Legend of the Crystal Skull, Treasure in a Royal Tower, The White Wolf of Icicle Creek and Warnings at Waverly Academy.
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