The Solution to Scott Adams' Graphic Adventure 
RETURN TO PIRATE'S ISLE 
by Joe Waters and Barry Boone 
updated, edited and error-corrected 
by Michael Javorka (majestyx@hotmail.com) on 8-July-2006 
including complete solution (better late than never)
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Thanks to the Win994a simulator by Cory Burr, I am finally able to do 
what I failed to do back in 1984 when I first bought this game with my 
allowance money, and that is to solve it. Much of the solution is from 
the only file I was able to find online which still missed two 
treasures. The missing pieces were filled in by the clue sheet for the 
game made by Adventure International. So here is the COMPELTE solution 
for anyone who may still care! 


(Note: This article was originally published in the March 1988 issue of 
THE COMPUTER VOICE, newsletter of the Southern California Computer 
group.) 


This was done for all the TIers who are fed up with this game.  The 
following commands should be typed in exactly as they appear.  Remember 
to save your game often (as we found out the hard way).  If you want to 
play the game without the pictures press "Z".  To restore the pictures 
do the same. Good luck! 


Note: The alarm clock ringing is there to alert you that there is a 
part of the ship not accessible from within the boat. Once you find 
this hidden part of the boat and pick up the clock, it stops ringing. 
FEEL AROUND 
LIFT MATTRESS 
GET UP 
WEAR GLASSES 
GO TOP 
TAKE MASK 
TAKE WATCH (*Diamond watch*) 
GO DOWN 
READ BOOKLET 
DROP BOOKLET 
DROP WATCH 
DROP MASK 
MOVE BED (*Diamond Ring*) 
DROP RING 
LOOK CEILING (button in ceiling) 
LOOK FAN 
PUSH BUTTON (turns flood lights on, drains battery) 
LOOK FAN (until fan stops, should be about 12 times)(*Diamond Brooch*) 
PUSH BUTTON (turns flood lights off) 
Note: It is very important that the flood lights get turned off before 
the battery runs out. Otherwise, you will be stuck much later in the 
game, unable to start the engine with a dead battery and no way to 
charge it. 
DROP BROOCH 
GO DOWN 
LOOK BATTERY (should have 5 amps left) 
GO ENGINE 
LOOK ENGINE (Screwdriver) 
GO DOWN 
GO UP 
UNSCREW BLADE (Fan blade) 
DROP SCREWDRI 
GO UP 
GO DOCK 
GO NORTH 
READ SIGN 
DIG (Rum) 
CLIMB HILL 
JUMP UP 
DROP RUM 
DROP BLADE 
GO CRACK 
GO SHED 
TAKE HAMMER 
GO NORTH 
GO CRACK 
LOOK PIRATE (Box) 
LOOK PIRATE (*Gold Earring*) 
TAKE RUM 
GIVE RUM 
WAKE PIRATE 
Remember PIRATE ADVENTURE #2?  Try this: 
         GO DOWN (see the sign?) 
         GO UP (neat, eh?) 
JUMP LEDGE 
GO DOWN 
GO EAST 
TAKE ROCK 
LOOK ROCK (algae) 
LOOK ALGAE (*Piece of Amber*) 
GO WEST 
GO SOUTH 
GO BOAT 
GO DOWN 
Note: Should see Pirate at Helm.  If not, you goofed. 
DROP EARRING 
DROP HAMMER 
DROP BOX 
DROP ROCK 
DROP AMBER 
DROP ALGAE 
REMOVE RIM 
MAKE GLUE 
GLUE LENS 
IN MASK 
SPIT MASK 
WEAR MASK 
Note: Any time during your game that your mask fogs, enter the sea at 
some point and:  REMOVE MASK, WASH MASK, SPIT MASK, WEAR MASK. 
DROP RIM 
TAKE PAINTING 
REMOVE FRAME 
LOOK PAINTING (Map) 
LOOK PAINTING (*Rembrandt Painting*) 
DROP FRAME 
DROP MAP 
OPEN PORTHOLE 
DROP MASK 
GO PORTHOLE 
Note: Want to see what a beauty of a ship you own?  Type: SQUINT.  You 
can do this from anyplace you can't take your mask or glasses. 
TAKE RAINCOAT 
GO SEA 
GO BOAT 
GO DOWN 
SPIT MASK 
WEAR MASK 
WRAP PAINTING (makes it waterproof) 
IN RAINCOAT 
GO UP 
GO DOCK 
GO SEA 
Note: Good place to save game.  Here is where we enter the water. 
Never forget to HOLD your BREATH! 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM EAST 
SWIM UP 
GO DOCK 
LOOK BEAM (*Diamond Pin*) 
TAKE DOLLAR (*Silver Dollar*) 
GO DOWN 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM WEST 
SWIM UP 
GO DOCK 
GO BOAT 
GO SEA 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM WEST 
FEEL BOAT (opens a large opening) 
FEEL SILT (oyster) 
SWIM OPENING 
GO BOAT 
DROP DOLLAR 
DROP PIN 
DROP OYSTER 
DROP MASK 
GO CRAWLWAY 
SQUINT 
GO EAST 
SQUINT 
Note: At last! You found the clock! 
TAKE CLOCK 
TAKE SIGN 
GO WEST 
GO WEST 
SPIT MASK 
WEAR MASK 
READ SIGN 
DROP SIGN 
SCORE (15) 
TAKE OYSTER 
DROP CLOCK 
save CS1 (0-146) 
GO POOL 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM EAST 
SWIM UP 
GO BOAT 
GO DOCK 
GO SEA 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM EAST 
LOOK PILING (Snail) 
SWIM WEST 
SWIM UP 
OPEN OYSTER 
WITH SNAIL (*Pearl*) 
DROP OYSTER 
DROP SNAIL 
GO DOCK 
GO BOAT 
GO DOWN 
TAKE HAMMER 
TAKE BOX 
Note: Don't open the box with the hammer yet.  It has the stamps. 
TAKE AMBER 
TAKE EARRING 
TAKE WATCH 
TAKE BROOCH 
TAKE RING 
TAKE PAINTING 
GO UP 
GO SEA 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM WEST 
SWIM OPENING 
GO BOAT 
DROP AMBER 
DROP PEARL 
DROP WATCH 
DROP RING 
DROP EARRING 
DROP BROOCH 
UNWRAP PAINTI 
DROP PAINTING 
OPEN BOX 
SCORE (76) 
Note: Good place to save game. The reason you had to open the box here 
is that there was no other way to get the *RARE STAMPS* to the 
Smuggler's Hold without getting them wet. 
GO POOL 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM EAST 
SWIM UP 
GO BOAT 
GO DOWN 
DROP HAMMER 
DROP BOX 
DROP RAINCOAT 
TAKE MAP 
GO DOWN 
START ENGINE 
GO UP 
SAIL SHIP 
Note: Good place to save game.  A bit dark, eh?  Better get those flood 
lights working! 
GO DOWN 
STOP ENGINE 
GO UP 
PUSH BUTTON (flood lights) 
GO UP 
GO SEA 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
GO SHIP 
TAKE CHEST (*Jeweled chest*) 
SWIM UP 
GO BOAT 
GO DOWN 
PUSH BUTTON 
GO DOWN 
START ENGINE 
STOP ENGINE (recharge battery) 
GO UP 
PUSH BUTTON 
GO UP 
GO SEA 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM WEST 
SWIM OPENING 
GO BOAT 
OPEN CHEST (*Rare Book*) 
DROP BOOK 
DROP CHEST 
GO POOL 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM EAST 
SWIM UP 
GO BOAT 
GO DOWN 
PUSH BUTTON 
GO DOWN 
START ENGINE 
GO UP 
SAIL SHIP 
GO DOWN 
STOP ENGINE 
GO UP 
GO UP 
GO DOCK 
GO NORTH 
GO EAST 
GO SEA 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
FEEL SILT (*Doubloons*) 
SWIM UP 
GO BEACH 
GO WEST 
GO SOUTH 
GO BOAT 
GO SEA 
HOLD BREATH 
SWIM DOWN 
SWIM WEST 
SWIM OPENING 
GO BOAT 
READ BOOK (ahh...so THAT's where the squinting clue comes from) 
DROP DOUBLOON 
SCORE (13 treasures stored, 100) 


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Question:
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I was reading that there was a "Smashed Oyster" in the game somewhere. 
Did you ever find that one? Even though it's not an official treasure, 
it sound like it could be a fun item to find since it sounds very 
mysterious! 
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Answer:
I didn't find it, but then, I wasn't looking for it since it has no 
bearing on the game. I think if you touch the silt in different 
locations underwater, you will find one. But since it serves no 
purpose, it's just another item that takes up space in your inventory. 
And let's face it, interactive fiction this game is not. There's really 
no plot to this game. It's just a scavenger hunt. While the smashed 
oyster may seem mysterious, it's just another "set dressing" item, such 
as the Flotsam and Jetsam in the open waters. 

Oh, if you pick up a snail and drop it anywhere but the water, it will 
become a dead snail. Just make sure you do this AFTER you've used it to 
open the oyster. And if you drop the oyster and snail in the water, it 
will appear in every above-water location, including the pool of water 
in the smuggler's hold of the boat. 

And one more thing - you can probably get the doubloons BEFORE setting 
sail for the other island, making a return trip unnecessary. I left it 
the way it is since that's how the original solution was. In fact, it 
will probably make the solution a bit shorter.