Walkthrough

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Basic Controls

Default Button Mapping

UP = 'up',
DOWN = 'down',
LEFT = 'left',
RIGHT = 'right',
SELECT = 's',
START = 'escape',
JUMP = ' ', (space)
ATTACK = 'a',
INTERACT = 'd',

Going Through Doors

All doors are accessible using INTERACT when you are touching the door, though some doors are locked without the right key.

Depending on the level, other controls can be used:

In 2D levels like the hallway all doors can be accessed by pressing UP
In 2.5D levels like the tavern, doors can be accessed by pressing the appropriate directional key.

Note: Doors that have a green arrow above it are accessible, such as

this .

Doors without an arrow above it are not accessible, such as

this .

Keys

Certain areas of the game are only accessible by finding keys in the same or other levels.

Currently, you can only access Greendale by finding the Greendale Key in the Throne Room.
The last door in The Black Caverns is locked by the Black Caverns key which can be found in the upper section of the level.
The Black Caverns also contains a White Crystal key which grants you access to the Castle level.

All doors can be unlocked by the Master Key (hidden).

To use a key, go to the locked door or treasure chest you want to open while the key is in your inventory. Press UP OR INTERACT to open the door or treasure chest. If you want to collect the item inside a treasure chest, press INTERACT again to pick it up.

Picking Up Items

Press INTERACT when you are touching an item to add it to your inventory. Items include rocks, sticks, leaves, bones, ice crystals, embers, and the Season One DVD of Lost, among others.

Using the Inventory

Press SELECT to open and close your inventory. Moving LEFT and RIGHT switches between pages, while moving UP and DOWN scrolls through a page.

Inventory Tooltip

When in the inventory, press JUMP to view information and statistics about the currently selected item.

Dropping Items

Press INTERACT with your inventory open to drop the currently selected item.

Selecting a Weapon

Select the desired weapon in your inventory and press ATTACK

or

Hold UP and press SELECT

Dequipping a Weapon

Select an empty weapon slot in the inventory and press ATTACK

or

hold DOWN and press SELECT

Throwing Held Objects

Some items, like baseballs and pots, are held when you pick them up instead of being added to your inventory.

Press ATTACK when holding an object to throw it.

Dropping Held Objects

Press ATTACK + DOWN when holding an object to drop it.

Dropping Through Platforms

Quickly press DOWN twice to drop through a platform.

Note: There are some platforms you cannot fall through.

Camera Controls

Holding DOWN will pan the camera down, and holding UP will pan the camera up.

Digging

If you are standing on a breakable block, you can destroy it by holding DOWN and pressing ATTACK with no weapon equipped.

Crafting

Basic Items

Open the inventory by pressing SELECT
Press RIGHT until you reach the materials page
Select the first item by moving to it and pressing ATTACK, opening the crafting annex
Select a second item the same way
Move to the previewed item in the crafting annex and press ATTACK to craft
Press right to navigate to the weapons page and ATTACK to select it
Press SELECT to exit the inventory
Press ATTACK to use the weapon

Andrew Jewer posted a nice video showing how to craft weapons.

Basic Recipes

stick + stick = club
stick + rock = throwing knife
rock + rock = stone
stone + stick = throwing axe
stone + stone = boulder
stick + leaf = arrow
ember + leaf = fire
fire + stick = torch
bone + bone = boneclub
bone + ice crystal = throwing icicle

Potion Crafting

Go to the potions lab in town (Hint: It is behind a crooked masterpiece)
Make sure you have some ingredients in your inventory
Approach the cauldron and press INTERACT
Select 'Yes' at the prompt and press JUMP to open the crafting window
Use RIGHT and LEFT to add or remove ingredients from the cauldron
Press JUMP to brew the potion, or START to cancel

Potion Recipes

Blue potion - Jump boost
- 1 stick, 1 rock, 1 arm
Green potion - Invulnerable
- 1 stick, 1 rock, 1 banana
Orange potion - Speed Boost
- 1 stick, 1 rock, 1 duck
Purple potion - Punch Damage Incrase
- 1 stick, 1 rock, 1 eye
Red potion - Health
- 2 eyes, 1 arm, 2 frogs, 4 stars
White potion - Greater Health
- 1 stick, 1 rock, 1 peanut
Yellow potion - Money
- 1 stick, 1 rock, 1 star

Secrets

Cheats

Press START to get to the pause screen then press

UP ,UP ,DOWN ,DOWN ,LEFT ,RIGHT ,LEFT ,RIGHT ,JUMP ,ATTACK

If done correctly you will hear a cool noise and get sent to a gamestate that has a keyboard.

Navigate the keyboard using the arrows keys to move your selection and ATTACK to type letters. JUMP will backspace if you make a mistake.Type in your desired cheat and select the enter button or press SELECT

Current Cheats

spacetime toggles God mode
pop pop toggles super jumping
go abed go toggles super speed
slide toggles slide attack
hello rich people gives 10,000 coins
seacrest hulk gives max health
greendale is where i belong gives the player the Greendale key.
use respect gives all weapons
this is more complex gives all crafting materials
i want tbd gives all scrolls
no no juice gives all potions
zombie gives all consumables
hubble bubble gives all ingredients
can i fry that gives all fryable items
chang level unlocks all levels
dan harmon gives player the master key

Play Baseball with Cornelius

Note: You need the Greendale Key!

Start the game in the Studyroom
Enter the Hallway level where the hippies are
Take the door to the far left to go to Greendale-Exterior
Walk to the left until you reach the Luis Guzman statue
In the bushes' opening just left of the statue press INTERACT

Jump on the Trampoline