Prince Interactive Walkthrough

I’m not really sure what the real name for this game is. Is
it Prince Interactive, Symbol Interactive, The
Artist formerly Known as Prince Interactive, or just
Interactive? I’ve opted for Prince Interactive for the purposes of this
walkthrough as it is short and clear enough.

In 1994, at the height
of the music industry’s move to experiment
with multimedia packages, here is a true non-interactive adventure
game that would not be uncomfortably called a Myst-clone. Earth,
Wind, and Fire did it with Isis, Queensryche did it with Promised
Land, and The Rolling Stones did NOT achieve it with Voodoo
Lounge.

Be warned, this game takes
a little getting used to. There is no true manual save. The game
gives you the option to save on exit (press “Q” or “Space”)
and records how many and which pieces of the symbol you have when
you exit. When you return to the game, you are presented with the
symbol and can return to the room where you found a piece of the
symbol in. From there, you can make your way to other rooms.

The game must be played in 640×480 resolution to be completed. The
puzzle in the Studio CAN NOT be completed on any other resolution.

There is little real story
to the game. It is a quest to collect the five pieces of Prince’s symbol. To make things easier,
there is one piece in each world. Here’s a map of the structure
in which the game takes place:

FLYING APPROACH
You arrive in this strange world. Your craft disappears, only to reappear at
the Circle Dome. Unfortunately, you will need to find the five parts of the
symbol to repair the ship. There is a path leading up to a strange structure.
Follow the path to the doors and enter the foyer.

FOYER
In the left-sided alcove, click on the key underneath the lit brazier. Then
turn to the brazier opposite. In the alcove at right, click on the treble
clef below the brazier. This lights up the room off the hallway. In this
part of the room, there are three doorways. One door has a moon on it, one
has a star, and one has a sun. Look around and click the corresponding symbols
under the burning braziers to unlock all three doors.

The five pieces of the symbol are located in the Studio, the Music
Club, the Candle Room, the Virtual Video room, and the Boudoir. The
moon door leads down to the Studio. The star door leads to the Hallway
and the star door leads to the Music Club.

THE CANDLE ROOM PIECE
In order to access the candle room, you will first need to enter the Hallway.
Enter the door on the left. This is the Library. Sit down in the chair. Turn
to the right and open the top of the red car sitting on the table. A secret
door opens in the bookshelf. Follow the secret passage to the Candle Room.

Click on the unlit candle to light it. The painting above morphs
and you receive the piece of the symbol.

THE MUSIC CLUB PIECE
Exit the foyer through the sun door. Click on the purple yang to take the elevator
down. Exit to the door to the Music Club. Click on the yin/yang below the
word “secure”. It changes to “come” and the door
to the Music Club opens.

Turn right and walk up the stairs to a balcony. Turn right to an
image of Prince holding his hand up. Click on the image and it will
change into the piece of the symbol.

THE VIRTUAL VIDEO PIECE
Follow the Hallway to the end. Turn right and enter the Virtual Video Room.
On either side of the room are alcoves. In these alcoves are an intricately
beautiful area. Moving towards these areas you will find a video screen that
is divided into six. Below this are six cards representing a part of a whole
video. The numbered cards need to be ordered from 1-3 on the top row and
4-6 on the bottom. One video is “Gett Off” and the other is “Diamonds
and Pearls”.

The simplest solution
is to manipulate the number “1” to
the top left space and then move the “4” to the bottom
left space. Proceed to maneuver the other numbers in this order: “2”, “5”, “3”, “6” being
careful not to move any of the cards that have been positioned correctly
previously.

Once both are complete, you are presented with posters of Prince
from different periods in his career. Match the date to the poster.
It can be done by trial and error, but here are the answers:

“Parade” 1986
“ 1999” 1983
“ Lovesexy” 1988
“ Purple Rain” 1985
“ Diamonds and Pearls” 1992
“ Sign ‘O’ the Times” 1987

Watch the animation of a key opening a lock and receive the corresponding
piece of the symbol.

THE BOUDOIR PIECE
Walk down the hallway to the end. Turn left and walk up the stairs. You are
presented with a choice of women in lingerie. Click on the woman on the right.
Enter the Boudoir.

Walk up to the bed in
front of you. Turn to see the remote control. Press the round button
in the center of the remote control and bed
descends. This is the “love pit”.

Click on the cupboard engraved with the symbol in front of you.
The doors open and you receive the piece of the symbol.

THE STUDIO PIECE
Exit through the moon door and follow a short corridor. This leads out into
a space scene. Follow the spiral stairs down into the Studio.

The piece of the symbol
in the Studio is located in a safe behind a red painting of Diamond
and Pearl, Prince’s dancers. Click
three times to reveal the safe and hear a clue: “Diamonds and
Pearls”. In order to open the safe, you must turn the safe
so that three symbols are locked in the correct order at the bar
at right. This will repeat the song line.

The correct order is represented here:

The first is a “natural”, the second is a “sharp”,
and the third is a “turn”.

Click open the handle and the safe will open and you will receive
the piece of the symbol.

THE CONCLUSION
When you have all five pieces, the circle part of the symbol lights up. At
this stage, return to the Hallway and follow it to the end.

Go through the door and cross another lit bridge corridor to an
elevator. Click on the button and ascend to the Circle Room.

CIRCLE ROOM
Approach the craft and enter it. At the controls of the craft, click on the
circle. You are treated to a short video sequence of the craft leaving the
world and a video of a previously unreleased Prince song, “Endorphin
Machine” plays…

…a suspiciously
similar ending to Isis and Promised Land!