Bonus content for Message in a Haunted Mansion (MHM)!
Fun Facts:
This game is made at a resolution of 640×480 pixels.
You can left-click (single click) on the diamond scroll bar, while in conversation or in the inventory (for games 1-9) to move the scroll bar down, and right-click (single click) on the scroll bar to move the scroll bar up. This is an alternative to clicking-and-dragging the bar.
When this game released, it was also launched in retail box stores along with the previous two titles. It was because of this action that many of the Nancy Drew gamers bought and played Message in the Haunted Mansion as their first introduction to the series.
Five minutes in real-world time is equivalent to one hour of in-game time. One minute and 15 seconds in real-time is equivalent to 15 minutes in-game time.
Depending on when you set your alarm clock, Nancy will wake up with different comments:
- 12:00 am – 5:00 am “I think I’m turning into a vampire!”
- 6:00 am – 10:00 am *Yawn “Mornin’ Nancy!”
- 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (No comments)
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm “Must be the jet lag that’s making me so sleepy.”
- 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm (No comments)
Easter Eggs – Discoveries
- The bronze horse statue on the bookshelf in the library was a model used previously in Stay Tuned for Danger. It was located on the sound stage on a table near the couch.
- Louis’s last name, Chandler, means “a person who makes and sells candles” and is fitting for how Louis is confronted about his suspicions.
- The HeR Interactive logo is seen on Rose’s red mug found on the dining table:
- There are two sets of twisted candles in the dining room, a nod to the Nancy Drew book “The Sign of the Twisted Candles.”
- The official acronym for Message in a Haunted Mansion (MHM) is seen in small font at the top left of the torn music sheet:
- When playing the maze game on Louis’s laptop in the library, you can tap the M key on your keyboard to bring up the bird’s eye view of the map. Your position is marked by the green dot.
- In Abby’s room on her table is a magazine with the story of Mattie Jensen, from the previous game, Stay Tuned for Danger.
- In this same scene is a book on Fortune Telling, by Her Interactive publishing, a nod to the company name.
Easter Eggs – Physical Eggs
There are no decorative eggs to earn and add to your inventory in this game.
In-Game Credits
Executive Producer: Megan Gaiser
Art Director: Laura Henion
3D Graphics: Tim Burke, Bryan Thomas
2D Graphics: Laura Henion, Kristi Ulmer
Graphics Support: John Hayashi
Development Manager: Sheri Hargus
Lead Developer: Wayne Sikes
Program Manager: Robert Riedl
Game Coordinator: Gabriel Day
IS Support: Curtis Wilkes
Operations Manager: Shauna Eckhardt
Script: Robert Riedl, Cate Riedl
Marketing: Carolyn Bickford, Angela Craig, Brenda Miyake, Everest Consulting Services, Neil Johnston
Public Relations: Youthscope, Lori Stacy, Nancy Laichas, CHEN PR
Character Animation: Karen Johnson Productions, Inc
Animation Director: Rick Eshbaugh
Senior Producer: Denise Roberts McKee
Producer: Janet Sairs
Animation: Agustin Huerta Jr., Aaron Johnson, Paul Meylink
Sound Breakdown: Toon Tracks
Music: Kevin Manthei Productions
Sound: Clatter and Din
Nancy Drew: Lani Minella
Rose Green: Janis Page
Abby Sideris: Valerie Mosley
Charlie Murphy: Scott Carty
Louis Chandler: Brian Hargus
Hannah Gruen: Maia McCarthy
Emily Foxworth: Shannon Kipp
Bess Marvin: Katie Denny
George Fayne: Lindsey Newman
Simon & Schuster: Judith Curr, Nancy Pines, Robin Kessler, Anne Greenberg
Packaging: Catherine Haller, Mark Tolleshaug
Testing: Data Dimensions
Special Thanks: Leslie Evers, Pitch Johnson, Jan Claesson, Doyle Burnett, Stan Roach, Bob Wallace, Ally Beane, Danielle Bell, Marlene Birr, Natalie Boyle, Andrea Britz, Julia Britz, Emily Burke, Addie Carns, Lynda Casey, Samantha Clem, Kellie Davis, Sonia Doughty, Maggie Erhardt, Brittany Erskine, Sarah Ertel, Courtney Hammond, Kyle Hargus, Maria Heinegg, Victoria Huntsinger, Alexander James, Victoria King, Katie Lamb, Bob Love, Grace Magill, Ashley Minnie, Sarah Mitchell, Rachel Omilak, Christina Perotti, Hannah Shultz, Tina Sikes, Yu Yan Stuart, Robin Turnbloom, Joey ‘De Bugs’ Wilkes, Kristen Willard, Leanna Rose Henion, Nichole Zoller.
“Message in a Haunted Mansion” was developed using Microsoft Direct X and C++.
Nancy Drew is a registered trademark of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Copyright in the Nancy Drew books and characters is owned by Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2000.
Ads:
There is an ad for Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion in the back of the Nancy Drew Notebooks #44 The Purple Fingerprint:
The same ad is also found in Nancy Drew Notebooks #45 The Dashing Dog Mystery:
Additional Credit and Thanks:
Huw Miller of Nancy Drew Walkthroughs on YouTube
The Nancy Drew Games Fans community on Facebook and Reddit.
