AlphaMan spoilers 3

[Jeff Olson]

6. CASTLES
Your overall mission is to save the world from the Grinch and his nerve
toxin. You must complete a series of missions in order to accomplish this
goal. You do not need to visit these castles in any particular order,
despite the suggestions of the Tape Recorders you'll find along the way.
You will usually need to visit 5 different castles in order to properly equip
yourself. Specifically, you'll need the following items:
1. A map from the Munsters in order to locate the Grinch's hidden castle.
All the Munsters are dangerous foes, Grampa in particular. You need to
use the teleport trap somewhere in the room with Grampa to get to the
sealed room containing the map (as well as another teleport trap). To
render Grampa harmless, find the Green Gregre berry on Level -6 of the
castle, the level before you get to the Munsters level. This berry will
turn you green for a short period of time, and all the Munsters will
mistake you for Herman and consequently ignore you.
Note: a character with Heightened Vision shouldn't have to visit this
castle at all. Also, a JackHammer or Molecular Disruption makes the
Gregre Berry unnecessary.
2. Buzz Aldrin's Space Suit to protect yourself from the radiation which
protects the Grinch's castle. Buzz is protected by a variety of losers,
the most dangerous of which are the 9 Chicago Cubs. If you are wearing
the Mets Hat which you can find in a secret room soon after entering
Buzz's level, the Cubs are much less harmful. Buzz is on the deepest
level in his castle.
3. Elvis' Blue Suede Shoes so you can cross the bottomless chasm that
surrounds the Grinch's castle. Elvis is a good guy like you, but you
have to get rid of all the Elvis Impersonators on his castle level with
him before he'll give you the goods. You can tell the difference between
the real and fake Elvii be noting that when you wake them up and they
sing the line of an Elvis song, only Elvis gets the words right. If you
wake the real Elvis before finishing off the Impersonators (ie, he
doesn't immediately give you the stuff), run away from him and he'll fall
back asleep fairly soon. Elvis's special level may be on the top-most
or the bottom-most level; only a Tricorder can tell you ahead of time
where he is.
4. Donald Trump's Presidential ID card to get through the locked door into
the castle. Donald, Marla and Ivana all have nasty Life Leech attacks.
If possible, try to have a MindWeb Generator or some Mental Resistance-
enhancing berries available. Donald is easier to deal with if you can
find and defeat Ivana first (Donald tends to doze off like Elvis, by the
way) and get her blonde wig (which will raise your Mental Resistance and
lower your Intelligence by 15 while wearing it). Donald is on the
highest level of his castle.
5. Gilligan's Keptibora serum to protect yourself from the nerve toxin which
permeates the Grinch's castle. Getting to this castle can be tricky, and
if you find a WetSuit, Kayak, Rubber Raft, Hovercraft, Jetpack or
Transporter Monolith, try to proceed directly to this castle, which is
always located in the middle of a body of water. Gilligan is very
dangerous to your belongings. You should try to find and defeat the
Skipper to retrieve his hat, which you'll hit Gilligan with. Before
going after Gilligan, it is wise to drop all your belongings since
Gilligan has a knack for breaking things. If you used a Transporter
Monolith to get to this castle, be sure to grab the Bamboo Raft for
return transportation. Save the Keptibora Serum until you are ready to
go to the Grinch's castle, since it only lasts for a single day. Gilligan
is on the highest level of his castle.

The Grinch's castle can be very dangerous if you're unprepared. The
Grinch's special level is either on the top-most or bottom-most level;
unless you have a Tricorder, you'll have a 50-50 chance of going the wrong
way. Tech items won't work on the Grinch's special level, so begin collecting
useful berries on your way there. Since the Grinch is surrounded by nasty
guardians, berries like Invisibility, Fright-Inducing, Speed-Enhancing are
especially useful. You may want to save a Detox berry, too. Don't try to
defeat the Grinch in out-and-out combat; with his dying gasp he'll trigger
the release of the nerve toxin, sending doom upon the remains of the Earth.
Instead, go to the castle level furthest from the Grinch, (ie, the top-most
floor if he is on the bottom-most floor) where you can find a can of Roast
Beast. Tossing this at the Grinch will cause his heart to grow 3 sizes, and
he'll destroy the toxin.