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* {{Feelies}}: An autographed photo of your uncle, your aunt's will, and a palm-tree swizzle stick.
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* SurpriseSlideStaircase: The stairs to the second floor flatten when you try to use them, requiring you to find the alternative route up there, [[TheKeyIsBehindTheLock where you can disable the trap]].
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* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Aunt Hildegarde had written her own will because she knew that whoever inherited the estate and the studio would be clever enough to handle it, and that the only way she could be sure that the stipulations in her will would be carried out would be to oversee it herself. She, however, felt certain that she and you were being watched... by Cousin Herman, no doubt.]]
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* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Aunt Hildegarde had written her own will because she knew that to ensure whoever inherited the estate and the studio would be clever enough to handle it, and that the only way she could be sure that the stipulations in her will would be carried out would be was to oversee it herself. She, however, felt certain that she and you were being watched... by Cousin Herman, no doubt.]]
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* SolveTheSoupCans: There's a lot of this, only partially {{justified|Trope}} in that Uncle Buddy is testing you. Most of the time, though, anything complex you see has to be messed with because that's what complex things are for.
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* SolveTheSoupCans: There's a lot of this, only partially {{justified|Trope}} in handwaved that Uncle Buddy is testing you. Most of the time, though, anything complex you see has to be messed with because that's what complex things are for.
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* ConveyorBeltODoom: [[spoiler:Aunt Hildegarde is tied to a moving conveyor belt that leads to a buzz saw, and it will be curtains for her if you're not quick enough.]]
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''Hollywood Hijinx'' is an Creator/{{Infocom}} [[InteractiveFiction text-based game]] from 1987 that places the player in the Hollywood mansion and grounds of his or her recently deceased aunt and uncle who were big movie insiders. You have one night to complete a ScavengerHunt for old movie props in the house to prove you're [[OnOneCondition worthy to be their heir]].
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''Hollywood Hijinx'' is an Creator/{{Infocom}} [[InteractiveFiction text-based game]] from 1987 that 1987, written by Bob Anderson and Liz Cyr-Jones, which places the player in the Hollywood mansion and grounds of his or her recently deceased aunt and uncle who were big movie insiders. You have one night to complete a ScavengerHunt for old movie props in the house to prove you're [[OnOneCondition worthy to be their heir]].
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* {{AFGNCAAP}}: The game is careful never to refer to you by gender.
* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler:Your Aunt Hildegarde, who is long thought recently deceased, is captured by your Cousin Herman, and only you can free her from his grasp.]]
* FeaturelessProtagonist: The game is careful never to refer to you by gender.
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* SolveTheSoupCans: There's a lot of this, only partially [[JustifiedTrope justified]] {{justified|Trope}} in that Uncle Buddy is testing you. Most of the time, though, anything complex you see has to be messed with because that's what complex things are for.
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* UnstoppableMailman: Buck Palace, Uncle Buddy's most famous character.
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* AWinnerIsYou: The Prop Vault scene at the end of the game comes completely out of left field, and the ending resolves that scene but not the overall plot of the game.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Not as frequent as in many InteractiveFiction titles, but when you do find one, it's a doozy.
* TheMaze: A particularly obnoxious one, though at least you're given a map in game.
* TheMaze: A particularly obnoxious one, though at least you're given a map in game.
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* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Not as frequent as in many InteractiveFiction titles, but when you do find one, it's a doozy.
* TheMaze: A particularly obnoxious one, though at least you're given a map in game.
* TheMaze: A particularly obnoxious one, though at least you're given a map in game.
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''Hollywood Hijinx'' is an {{Infocom}} [[InteractiveFiction text-based game]] from 1987 that places the player in the Hollywood mansion and grounds of his or her recently deceased aunt and uncle who were big movie insiders. You have one night to complete a ScavengerHunt for old movie props in the house to prove you're [[OnOneCondition worthy to be their heir]].
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''Hollywood Hijinx'' is an {{Infocom}} Creator/{{Infocom}} [[InteractiveFiction text-based game]] from 1987 that places the player in the Hollywood mansion and grounds of his or her recently deceased aunt and uncle who were big movie insiders. You have one night to complete a ScavengerHunt for old movie props in the house to prove you're [[OnOneCondition worthy to be their heir]].
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''Hollywood Hijinx'' is an {{Infocom}} [[InteractiveFiction text-based game]] from 1987 that places the player in the Hollywood mansion and grounds of his or her recently deceased aunt and uncle who were big movie insiders. You have one night to complete a ScavengerHunt for old movie props in the house to prove you're [[OnOneCondition worthy to be their heir]].
This comedy-adventure is typically Infocom snarky and has some easy and some tough puzzles.
!! Contains examples of:
* {{AFGNCAAP}}: The game is careful never to refer to you by gender.
* AlreadyUndoneForYou: Directly, in that [[spoiler: the equipment necessary for each use of the elevator is scattered all over the place but the game's only other characters are already on a floor only the elevator can reach]]. Also arises in the FridgeLogic that you're only the ''first'' heir to get a crack at the ScavengerHunt. Who resets (and in some cases ''rebuilds'') all the puzzles for the second heir if you fail?
* AWinnerIsYou: The Prop Vault scene at the end of the game comes completely out of left field, and the ending resolves that scene but not the overall plot of the game.
* BMovie: The primary theme of the game, as your Uncle Buddy was an infamous producer of them.
* BrownNote: The cause of Uncle Buddy's fatal HollywoodHeartAttack -- and, if you're not careful, your own.
* CopyProtection: You're not getting into the house without the documentation.
* EnterSolutionHere: The combination of a safe and a secret phone number.
* {{Feelies}}: An autographed photo of your uncle, your aunt's will, and a palm-tree swizzle stick.
* MetalDetectorPuzzle: Combined with TheMaze, below.
* ScavengerHunt: The entire game is one, gathering props from Uncle Buddy's films.
* ScoringPoints: As per usual in Infocom games.
* SetPiecePuzzle: A scale model of a city complete with remote-control attacking Atomic Chihuahua.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Cousin Herman, for most of the game, though only in {{Flashback}}. [[spoiler: The game's climax shows that he was actually fully as horrible as you'd thought he was all these days.]]
* SolveTheSoupCans: There's a lot of this, only partially [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Uncle Buddy is testing you. Most of the time, though, anything complex you see has to be messed with because that's what complex things are for.
* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: Randomized every game.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Not as frequent as in many InteractiveFiction titles, but when you do find one, it's a doozy.
* TheMaze: A particularly obnoxious one, though at least you're given a map in game.
* UnexpectedInheritance: You were always the favorite, though that won't stop them from testing your cleverness.
* UnwinnableByDesign: Primarily Nasty, and more so than most Infocom titles. Accidentally destroying the treasures is very, very easy. The beach can be reached early in the game, but go there ''too'' early and you're trapped.
* VideogameObjectives: Collect all treasures. Just having picked them up once (and thus scored the points) is enough.
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This comedy-adventure is typically Infocom snarky and has some easy and some tough puzzles.
!! Contains examples of:
* {{AFGNCAAP}}: The game is careful never to refer to you by gender.
* AlreadyUndoneForYou: Directly, in that [[spoiler: the equipment necessary for each use of the elevator is scattered all over the place but the game's only other characters are already on a floor only the elevator can reach]]. Also arises in the FridgeLogic that you're only the ''first'' heir to get a crack at the ScavengerHunt. Who resets (and in some cases ''rebuilds'') all the puzzles for the second heir if you fail?
* AWinnerIsYou: The Prop Vault scene at the end of the game comes completely out of left field, and the ending resolves that scene but not the overall plot of the game.
* BMovie: The primary theme of the game, as your Uncle Buddy was an infamous producer of them.
* BrownNote: The cause of Uncle Buddy's fatal HollywoodHeartAttack -- and, if you're not careful, your own.
* CopyProtection: You're not getting into the house without the documentation.
* EnterSolutionHere: The combination of a safe and a secret phone number.
* {{Feelies}}: An autographed photo of your uncle, your aunt's will, and a palm-tree swizzle stick.
* MetalDetectorPuzzle: Combined with TheMaze, below.
* ScavengerHunt: The entire game is one, gathering props from Uncle Buddy's films.
* ScoringPoints: As per usual in Infocom games.
* SetPiecePuzzle: A scale model of a city complete with remote-control attacking Atomic Chihuahua.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Cousin Herman, for most of the game, though only in {{Flashback}}. [[spoiler: The game's climax shows that he was actually fully as horrible as you'd thought he was all these days.]]
* SolveTheSoupCans: There's a lot of this, only partially [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Uncle Buddy is testing you. Most of the time, though, anything complex you see has to be messed with because that's what complex things are for.
* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: Randomized every game.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Not as frequent as in many InteractiveFiction titles, but when you do find one, it's a doozy.
* TheMaze: A particularly obnoxious one, though at least you're given a map in game.
* UnexpectedInheritance: You were always the favorite, though that won't stop them from testing your cleverness.
* UnwinnableByDesign: Primarily Nasty, and more so than most Infocom titles. Accidentally destroying the treasures is very, very easy. The beach can be reached early in the game, but go there ''too'' early and you're trapped.
* VideogameObjectives: Collect all treasures. Just having picked them up once (and thus scored the points) is enough.
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