(WIP) The Grinch (Dreamcast)
Set developed by Excessiveiser
Guide created by Cushionydragon3
| Set Difficulty | 4 |
| Approximate time to master | 8 - 12 hours |
| Minimum numbers of playthroughs needed | 2 |
| Number of missable achievements | 4 (The Thrill of the Heist, I Ain't Ever Gonna Bee-Have, Scoutmaster Grinch, and Wrapped Traps and Sappy Sentiments) |
| Does difficulty affect achievements? | Only applicable to the Sup-a-Dow minigames |
| Hardest achievement of the set | Wrapped Traps and Sappy Sentiments |
Welcome to the guide for Dreamcast version of The Grinch video game! I'll start this out by saying this game isn't particularly very good, but it's definitely not one of the worst games ever in my opinion (Trust me, I've played through the entirety of Bubsy 3D). One main issue that stems from it is that the game doesn't do a great job at telling or showing you what needs to be done in order to progress, and that's exactly what this guide was made for!
Due to the way this game is designed, this guide will be formatted a little bit differently than some of the others. I will not only provide a standard walkthrough for how to obtain 100% and get all achievements, but I'll also explain the mechanics as well in their own sections.
With that being said, let's jump right in and start learning the basics of being the Grinch!
So, you absolutely despise Christmas; the entire season, no less? Well, fear not! This section will cover everything you need to know to master the art of Grinching!
As the Grinch:
- Control Stick - Move the Grinch around, obviously
- B - Jump
- B in midair - Ground Pound, referred to in-game as "Pancake"
- Y - Interact with objects when prompted or grab pushable objects
- Hold Y while moving - Sneak
- X - Unleash your bad breath
- D-pad Right - Summon Max
- D-pad Left - Pull up gadget menu; use control stick to cycle through gadgets
As Max the Dog:
- Control Stick - Move around
- B - Bark
- D-pad Right - Return to controlling the Grinch
Other
- Tap L or R - Reset camera behind your character
- Hold L or R - Turn camera around
- L + R simultaneously - Enter/Exit First person mode; Use control stick to move camera around
- Start - Open pause menu
Here, you'll find a multitude of collectibles and other gimmicks that will be important to your quest to ruin Christmas.
This lovely little bar in the bottom right corner of your screen acts as your health. Taking damage or getting assaulted by jolly who-citizens will cause this bar to fill up, with the circles becoming green to indicate it. You can lower this bar by either smashing presents or completing tasks. If it fills up all the way, however, the Grinch will have a meltdown, and you'll be sent back to the beginning of the area from where you spawned in.
Tip: Don't fret! In the event that your bar fills up, any progress you've made in the level will remain perfectly intact! Plus, you can't get a game-over, which makes this system pretty forgiving
Ugh... Presents. A symbol of giving that's enough to make a Grinch vomit! Do yourself a favor and DESTROY THEM ALL! You'll find these scattered throughout all the levels, with some being in plain sight, and others being much more obscured. They also come in 4 different varieties.
- RED - The most common of the colors, and can be smashed in a multitude of ways, including pancaking them, shooting at them, running into them as max, or just straight up jumping on them is enough to break them.
- GREEN - Not a creative color, as it's functionally the same as the red ones... but now it's worth 3 gifts!
- PINK - A less common variant worth 5 gifts, but is tougher to crack open. Usually has to be pancaked, and in some cases, shot with the egg launcher.
- YELLOW - The most valuable type of present, worth a whopping 10 gifts. However, they can only be destroyed by pancaking them or by using the Grinch Copter
Your main source of ammo in this game that can be acquired via these plants. You'll get varying amounts of eggs dependent on how many eggs are on the plant, with 1 egg giving you... well, 1, 2 eggs giving you 3, and 3 eggs giving you 5. These glorious fruits of the noble hen are essential fuel to your gadgets, and a total of 200 eggs can be held at maximum.
Tip: The egg plants take quite a bit of time to fully grow, so you may want to have fast-forward on standby.
A special type of ammo, appearing only in the Dump. These extra spicy eggs carry enough power to destroy certain objects made out of metal, but due to their raw power, you can only carry 5 of these at a time. Make these shots count!
Tip: You can quickly respawn these after pickup them up by putting the spawn point for them out of the camera frame, then back again
Objects jutting out of walls that can be used to swing across gaps or to higher places. Grinches are much more acrobatic than you'd think! The poles are a bit confusing to work with, so here's a simple set of controls to help you out:
- Press B below pole - Grab onto pole
- Control stick left or right on pole - Adjust position on pole
- Hold X - Spin
- Press Y, while spinning and above pole - Change the direction you're facing
- Press B, when not spinning - Drop down
- Press B, while spinning - Jump from pole
Tip: Although it may seem like the Poles work against you, whether it seemingly isn't registering your inputs or not sending you high or far enough, there IS in fact a way to time it so you can get more consistent jumps and fail less. First of all, you need to press B as the Grinch is swinging under the pole, using the "Whoosh" sound effect that plays when you swing as a guide. Jumping off earlier will give more horizontal momentum, while jumping off later while give you more vertical momentum. Use this to your advantage to maneuver between poles at various heights.
It's not easy bein' green, or a Grinch for that matter; because in public, you stick out like a sore, neon-colored thumb! Having a disguise on you will help you to blend into the crowd, whether it be in Downtown or by the lake! Bear in mind though, that wearing a disguise will prevent you from using gadgets and your bad breath, leaving your only method of defense as pancaking.
Tip: It's highly recommended that you don't press left on the D-pad while wearing a disguise, otherwise you won't be able to rotate the camera around with the shoulder buttons until you find a place to un-disguise yourself.
Your heart may be 2 times too small, but that doesn't mean you can't get stronger! One of these rare items can be found in each level, and upon collecting them, they will increase the capacity of your Exhaust-O-Meter! Suffice to say that these will be very useful in your playthrough, and you should spend your time looking for them.
Scattered remains of the plans for all of you gadgets, strewn across various locations. Some are more out in the open, while others need some thinking to obtain. And speaking of gadgets...
The Grinch has a wide arsenal that can be obtained by finding blueprints and taking them back to Mount Crumpit. Here, you can boot up your supercomputer and use its interface to repair the blueprints in the form of square-shaped jigsaw puzzles.
These spectacular doodads allow you a better view of things from far away! Using Y to zoom in and A to Zoom out, you can focus your sights on so much more! Gifts, scenery, characters, hazards, naked women*, all with the click of L and R!
*Game does not actually include any instances of naked women
This device will give your attack range a sizeable upgrade, allowing you to shoot foes and other objects without the need to get up close and personal. You can use it by entering First Person mode and using the B button to shoot. It will consume one egg every time you fire, but don't worry, because the trajectory of the eggs is completely straight, which makes aiming really easy!
Are your legs too weak? No worries! Legs are overrated! Who needs em when you have a fricking jetpack?? By charging up with B, you can get to higher places or cross larger gaps. Just don't screw up the jumps, as a fully charged blast costs 4 eggs!
For when eggs aren't rancid enough, use this contraption to immobilize your enemies! This takes a charged shot and 5 eggs to process it, and it also travels in an arch. Don't mess up your shots too many times, otherwise, you'll wind up consuming more eggs than Sam-I-Am! May have varying effects on enemies. Can also be used to interact with other certain objects.
Are you finding yourself stuck standing in front of a flat wall? Well, this gadget's got the answer to your, quite honestly, very peculiar problem! Simply jump up to a flat wall and you'll be able to climb up it like [SUPERHERO NAME WITHHELD DUE TO COPYRIGHT ISSUES]. Once you get to the top of a wall, press B to release yourself and climb up from hanging on the ledge.
It's no big surprise that the Grinch just about hates everyone that evokes the slightest hint of happiness, or just straight up hates anything that breathes. The point is, the Grinch has MANY enemies. From innocent, curious children to even bigger, burlier beasts, here's how to deal with every enemy in the game!
Annoying little buggers that fly around Downtown Whoville, looking to possibly sap some blood as a wintertime treat. They'll fly towards you if you get close, and they'll deal half a point of damage. Take 'em out with your bad breath!
These wretched crotch-goblins that dance to the music in Downtown are too curious for their own good! If you get too close to them, they'll get clingy and force you to mash left and right in order to get them off before they fill your Exhaust-O-Meter. Shooting eggs or slime at them ought to teach 'em a lesson!
Lousy brats that run around Downtown Whoville and the Ski Resort in Whoforest, peddling you with snowballs. Fire back at them with eggs or slime them like the vermin they are!
Harmless denizens of Whoville, who run away from you if they see you. To get some more entertainment value, shoot them with one of your gadgets or use your bad breath! Make sure to ruin their day even more by smashing the presents they drop!
Hardheaded killjoys that have a vendetta against your kind! Get too close and they'll open fire on you! You can't scare them off, but you can temporarily stun them with your Slime Shooter!
Tip: Sliming a Guard will also cause them to drop a yellow present. This is absolutely crucial information if you're going for all gifts.
Uptight nobodies seen spraying and protecting the trees throughout Whoforest. Getting up close won't yield any good results, even if you try sneaking! Shoot them from afar and destroy their hard work while they're down!
Mischievous bullies who throw snowballs at you from afar, and sprinting away from you when getting too close. Rotten eggs do absolute zilch, so you'll have to try and chase 'em down or slime them, and give them a whiff of your bad breath! If you want to be extra disrespectful, pancake them while they're stuck in the snow!
Beware! If you see a hole in the ground, then you've stumbled upon a Who-Beast den! These gnarly brutes have no regard for those who are smaller than him, and will claw at those who get too close! Shooting at them will bring no avail, but your bad breath should be strong enough to scare em off! Use it whenever they're vulnerable!
Tip: With good enough timing, you can scare off a Who-Beast right as he pops out of his hole.
Worthless heaps of junk that seem to do nothing but carry around and place boxes throughout the dump. Getting up close will have some shocking results, so put 'em out of their nonexistent misery with a nitro egg!
Bothersome balls of metal that fly around back and forth, opening fire upon close contact and preventing you from accessing certain areas. Get rid of these robotic bastards with nitro eggs, too!
This big lug does nothing but stand around on top of a sewer pipe. Nothing seems to affect him, not even Nitro Eggs.... If only there was something around that was heavy enough that could knock him off, like a wrecking ball of sorts...
And so, the game begins...
IMPORTANT: This game does not have an auto save feature, so it's imperative that you save in the Pause menu as often as you can in case you softlock or crash.
Perfecting the Art of Grinchiness (2) Complete the Tutorial in 'Mount Crumpit'.
Not really anything I can say here, this is a tutorial.
Fact: 90% of game journalists quit right before they beat the tutorial level
Once you pull the lever down and make it to the central hub, enter the first and only available Vacuum tube to Downtown Whoville, which is where we'll begin our Grinchy antics!
Christmas Card Conundrum (3) Shuffle all five racks of mail in 'The Whoville Post-Office'.
With Christmas around the corner, there's bound to be all kinds of mail sent in and out, whether it be Christmas cards, gift cards, letters to relatives, letters to Santa, eviction notices- Whatever, you get the point! The post office is perfectly primed for you to screw up all the mail addresses!
Unfortunately, there's a blasted guard standing outside the post office, and he's not going to let you in on short notice. If you want to get in, you'll need a disguise.
- Go into the Countdown-To-Christmas Tower (The big tall building with the giant number 030 on it). Make sure you sneak past the Guard who's sleeping on the job.
- Grab the Who-Cloak that's immediately to your left and exit the tower.
- Find and enter a Telephone Box and don your Whovillian disguise.
- Enter the post office, with the guard being none the wiser!
Now that you're inside the post office, make your way past the security camera on either the left or right side. In order to unlock the doors, you'll need to send Max through the ventilation system and find the correct path that matches with color of the light emitting from the door you're standing in front of. Once you make it through, there will be a button that Max can press to temporarily open the door for the Grinch. Hurry up though! It only lasts 10 seconds. Walk up to the shelves and simply press Y to shuffle the mail.
After shuffling 4 of the mail shelves, Cindy-Lou Who will call for her father, who foolishly leaves door number 5 open. Go inside, collect everything, and then shuffle the last of the mail, and you'll have completed one of your first missions!
Now, exit the post office and remove your disguise for your next missions.
Reduced to Mere Piles of Powder (3) Smash all ten Snowmen throughout 'Downtown Whoville'.
Once you're out of that stuffy costume, you can finally return to some good ol' fashioned mayhem! If you really wanted to, you could've also done this mission before shuffling the mail. Regardless, you need to butt-bash all 10 of those stupid snowmen!
If you want locations for all of the snowmen, then look below:
- By the starting area, right in front of you when you enter the level
- In the area to the right of the post office
- Past the starting area, on the elevated blue platform next to the houses
- In the center of the area, right in front of the Christmas tree
- To the right of the Christmas Tree, near the snowball kid
- Another one, directly to the snowball kid's right
- Right by Christmas Countdown Tower, on the left
- In front of the building with the giant crown on it
- In the area to the right of the Town Hall, near a snowball kid
- In the area to the left of the Town Hall, in front of the snow wall
And that's it! Snowmen are now an extinct species!
Grinchsy (3) Paint over ten posters throughout 'Downtown Whoville'.
All these posters of Mayor August May-Who plastered throughout are really tipping you off! It's like their smug aura is mocking you! Perhaps you could give all these posters a bit of an artistic makeover?
But before you can begin bringing out your inner Van-Gogh, you'll need some paint, and that guy on the scaffolding by the post office seems to have what you're looking for! Swing on by with the poles, and pancake the platform he's on to send him flying! Now to begin your smear campaign!
- On a platform directly to the right of where you enter the level
- On house in the same area as snowman #3
- On the other side of the iron fence from where you confronted the painter
- In the area to the right of the post office
- Near Poster #3, near the underside of the bridge
- Near Christmas Countdown Tower, on a platform to the right
- Near Christmas Countdown Tower, on the platform to the left with the pole
- In the area to the right of Town Hall, next to the building with the giant crown
- To the left of Town Hall, on a wall parallel to the telephone box
- Directly by the previous poster, on an elevated platform
And Voila! The Mayor's political image has been given a total facelift!
Green Eggs and Sham (3) Assemble the Rotten Egg Launcher.
Hopefully, you should be able to find all 4 blueprints for the Egg launcher as you explore throughout Whoville, but just in case, here's a small guide with all the locations:
- In room 5 of the Post Office
- Inside the post office, right next to where you entered. (Only appears after shuffling all the mail)
- On a platform to the left of Town Hall
- Near Christmas Countdown Tower, on a platform on the left side that you need to pole jump to
Once you've got all the blueprints, head back to Mount Crumpit and assemble the Rotten Egg Launcher!
Note: The only way to return to Mount Crumpit is via the Vacuum Tubes.
Now, before you scurry off to Whoforest, return to Whoville, as there's one more thing we need to do.
All Eyes on the Grinch! (3) Assemble the Binoculars.
Tip: While the Binoculars are not explicitly required to beat the game, they'll be incredibly useful as they WILL make aiming with the rotten egg launcher and the slime shooter several times easier.
We're returning simply to collect the binocular blueprints and nothing else. First, make sure you've grabbed the blueprint on top of the post office, then head to the town hall to shoot the clock hands and open the doors, confusing everyone else in the process. Enter the City Hall and go to the door beneath the stairs that leads to the archive room. Once you're in, you might think there's nothing of interest, but look closely: Some of the lockers on the walls are slightly higher than the others. You need to pull these lockers out with the Y button and you'll get the 3 remaining blueprints for the binoculars!
Once you have all the blueprints, exit the town hall and return to Mount Crumpit to assemble the gadget, concluding our visit to Whoville... for now, at least.
Ah... Whoforest. A peaceful resort filled with lush, festive pine trees, an ever-present blanket of pillowy snow, and a fresh, breezy air that makes a perfect spot to fill one with holiday cheer...
...And it's enough to make a Grinch vomit!
Pungent, Putrid Perfection (3) Droop ten trees with your bad breath throughout 'Whoforest'.
First things first, get rid of those damn Christmas trees! The achievement description tells you exactly what you need to do, and here's where you need to do it (Mind the Who-migators!):
- Right where you spawn into the level, completely unguarded
- By the first yellow house
- Literally right after walking past the yellow house
- Right as you make it to the central area, to the left, by the ice wall
- Next to the giant tree
- Past the previous tree, under a cliff side
- Behind the white house near the ski lift
- Next to the green house near the ski lift
- In front of the green house on the higher ground
- Near the pink house on the higher ground
Let's see the who-citizens try to hang ornaments on THOSE for a change!
High into the Who-Air (3) Assemble the Rocket Spring.
This one needs to be done as you need the Rocket Spring to actually progress through the next two missions and certain areas in the rest of the game. You should hopefully be looking for all 9 of these while you're taking care of the trees, but in case you missed any...
- Right behind the Vacuum tube at the start of the level
- By the first yellow house
- Right in front of you as you enter the central area
- In the little cave, right by the Who-Teenager
- Right behind the green house near the ski lift
- On a platform to the right, after the pole-swinging bit
- Next to the green house on the higher ground
- Near the pink house on the higher ground
- On the top of the tree, accessible by shooting the spinning target
Once that's said and done, return to your home base and get buildin'!
The First Spritz of Sticky Snow (3) Sabotage the Snow Cannon with Glue in 'Whoforest'.
Return to Whoforest with the Rocket spring in tow. Head to the central area, then climb up the poles and beeline all the way to the left. There's a little alcove with a blocked off cave containing a bucket of... something? Break the wall with your rotten egg launcher, and it's revealed to be Glue! You should know what to do now.
This Ain't Santa Coming Down the Chimney! (3) Dump ten beehives into cabin chimneys throughout 'Whoforest'.
Okay, in all seriousness though, all you gotta do is grab the Beehives by shooting at them, switching back to the rocket spring, pick 'em up off the ground and toss them into the chimneys. The locations of the houses should be obvious so i won't list them, but be careful, as you only have 15 seconds from the moment you pick up a beehive to drop it into a chimney. If you fail to do so... you might want to run.
I Ain't Ever Gonna Bee-Have (5) Collect all nine Slime Shooter blueprints in 'Whoforest' in a single visit without getting stung by bees inside any cabin.
WARNING: This achievement is MISSABLE! It is recommended that you go to the pause menu and save your game before entering any of the houses, and if you mess up, quit to the main menu and reload from there.
Once we've gotten done bee-ing a total menace, it's time we do some additional damage by trespassing into the who houses and stealing the blueprints for the slime shooter! If you want to do this without getting stung, make sure you run counterclockwise as you enter a house in order to prevent running directly into the bees, as they're still pretty upset over you dropping their homes into someone else's home! The orange and green houses by the ski lift, as well as the house on top of the tree, don't have any blueprints.
Tip: Try not to go for the presents in the houses while you're doing this, as it might be a bit too risky. Do it after you get all the blueprints.
I'm Not Just Green, I'm Practically Oozing With It! (3) Assemble the Slime Shooter.
Finally, once you've finished collecting your first missable achievement, return to Mount Crumpit and assemble the Slime Shooter!
Before we head to the dump, we have all the gadgets necessary for completing the rest of the tasks in whoville. So, how about we go back and cause some more mayhem?
Rotten to the Core (3) Shoot ten rotten eggs into windows throughout 'Downtown Whoville'.
Some who-citizens seem to prefer staying inside during this snowy weather, but that won't stop you from grinching them, too! Let's send all of them a gift of your own to help them... freshen up their places.
Some Windows might be hard to spot, so here's a checklist to help you get things sorted:
- Directly to the east of where you enter the level, high up
- Above the post office
- In the area past the post office, on the brown building
- On the building you used to get to the painter, facing towards the Christmas tree
- Across the starting point, next to the breakable snow wall
- In the area to the right of the town hall, on the roundish building
- In the area to the right of the town hall, on the platform that can only be rocket jumped to
- On the top of the building with the giant crown
- On the right side of the area outside Christmas Countdown Tower
- On the brown building, across the bridge from the building where the painter used to be
A Devious Facelift (3) Give the Mayor Statue in 'The Whoville City Hall' a new makeover.
The Thrill of the Heist (5) Complete 'Modifying the Mayor's Statue' in 'The Whoville City Hall' without sneaking in the hall or using the Grinch Copter.
WARNING: This achievement is MISSABLE! The Slime Shooter is absolutely required to do this.
Head to the city hall, and go inside to begin your next task.
Simply slime either of the guards to get past them easily, and head to the safe room. Push the cabinet to the left and pull out the safe, and then pancake on top of the safe to crack it open. This will give you the sculpting tools needed to modify the statue.
Exit the safe room and go to the door across to where the statue is. Be careful, as the statue is guarded by hidden lasers! Use your bad breath to reveal them, and jump across them to the button that deactivates them and simply walk up to the statue.
Rewriting the Calendar (3) Advance the clock forward in 'Countdown-to-Christmas Tower'.
Behind Enemy Lines (5) Complete every mission in 'Whoville'.
Our last stop here is in Christmas Countdown Tower. The Who-citizens seem to not be very good at tracking time, so let's give em another surprise to stress 'em out some more!
Go inside the tower, and use the Rocket Spring to grab the lever on the ceiling and pull the door down, then go up with the platform.
The tower mostly consist of gear puzzles that you need solve in order to progress. The first one, you just need to simply pull all the levers once, then hit the button.
For the second one, pull the first and third levers to lower the platform, then push the box onto the platform. Afterwards, pull the third lever again the reverse the gear direction
The third one is the most complicated. First, push the box towards the red-tinted gear, then stand on top of the box and push said gear to put it in place. Pull the 1st lever to put the gears with the belts on them into the proper position, and press the button to have the gear on the bottom rod be inserted. Push the box onto the platform, then pull the 2nd and 3rd levers so the gears are lined up with the top rod, and then pull the pull directly next to platform you came in on. Press the button and you should be good!
The final puzzle involves you having to hit the 5 colored bells in the correct order with the Rocket Spring. Using max, go into the guard's bedroom, and observe the painting with the bells to memorize what order they need to be hit in. Don't forget to grab the Hammer!
Note: The order the bells need to be hit in are randomized each playthrough, so you have to use the painting and do it the legitimate way. (...Or ya could just bruteforce it, but that'd be a waste of eggs!)
Enter the control room, and give the Bell Man a good whack to end this mission!
Return to Mount Crumpit so you can head to the next world.
Nothing says fine dining better than the Whoville Dump! While you're out here getting grub, perhaps you could pull off some more pranks, while you're at it?
Do note that if you want get around this level, you need to deactivate the electric gates to the other areas by going in the sewer pipes and pressing the buttons. They're timed though, so be quick!
The Junkyard Becomes Our Banquet Hall (3) Steal ten pieces of Pizza from birds throughout 'Whoville City Dump'.
Seems like some darned seagulls have beaten you to lunchtime! Don't worry though, there's still some leftovers you can snatch from them! This one should be easy. Just find a flocks of seagulls, run up to them, and shoot whichever one has the pizza with your egg launcher. (Ironic, isn't it?) Rinse and repeat 9 more times.
Waste Not, Want Not! (3) Gather ten pieces of scrap throughout 'Whoville City Dump' and feed the computer.
To acquire scraps, you just need to take out the carrier robots that roam around the dump. They should be easy to find as they make beeping noises and are easily distinguishable. Once you have all the parts, go to the area past the green-lit tunnel and find a funnel with a metal grate over it. Smash it open with a nitro egg and dump the parts in to give the computer his much-needed meal!
They Prey at Night, They Stalk at Night (3) Corral ten rats into the sewage container in 'Whoville City Dump'.
Past the red-lit tunnel is an area full of rats, and a passage to the Mayor's sewage system. You know exactly what must be done.
First, shoot the wooden planks above to give the rats platforms to walk across. They'll run away from the Grinch, but they'll loyally follow Max. Maybe they're mistaking Max for the giant rat that makes all of rules? It may take some time to corral them all, but be patient! Good things come to those who are patient... most of the time.
The Bitter Taste of Who-bris (3) Rearrange and reconnect ten pipes throughout 'Whoville City Dump'.
All these constant jets of steam are really starting to get on your nerves! You need to find a way to reconnect them, and maybe reroute them to someone else.
These are a bit harder to notice than the other objectives, and can be rearranged by either Swinging on them, shooting them, or pushing them. Of course, here's a guide to help you find them all:
- On the left side of the starting area
- In the starting area, on the platform in-between the entrances to the tunnels
- Inside the sewer pipe in the starting area
- Right after exiting the blue-lit tunnel, requiring a rocket jump to reach
- Inside the sewer pipe, in the area accessed via blue-lit tunnel
- Behind the electric fence on the right, near the Power Plant entrance
- Right by Gerald
- Inside the sewer pipe that Gerald was standing atop of
- In the Rat area, where it needs to be pushed
Once you found the 9 so far, it should shut off all the steam in the area, allowing you to finally go to the area where Who-Bris' shack is. Here, you have to solve a simple puzzle by aligning the pipes so they connect to the shack. Make sure you turn off the steam first by turning the valve! After this, pull the switch near the valve, then the one to the right, then the one behind. Finally, pull the switch next to the valve again, and turn on the valve to fire things up!
A Clean Shave (3) Give the Dump Guardian a bad case of babyface in 'Mine Field'.
One more thing before we leave: Shave the Dump Guardian's beard! He's probably been waiting months for it to grow out, and it'd be stupid to not go and ruin all of his progress!
However, if you go to the entrance to the area where his house is, which is by where you took care of Gerald, you'll quickly realize that his backyard is littered with landmines! All of this over a beard?
First off, shoot the mattresses to give yourself some platforms to get across. After that, Slime the Orb-Bot so it doesn't shoot at you, but be careful! Once you slime it, you'll only have 60 seconds to get across. Quickly pull out your Rocket Spring and use it to jump across the gaps over to the Guard's house!
Once you make it across, go into the garage and grab the scissors. You can't trim a beard without em!
Now, go into the Guard's house, but make sure you're sneaking throughout the entire time, as the guard's lack of clutter in his house allows for sound to be amplified, alerting him of intruders. Carefully make your way up the stairs and to his bed to give him your signature "newborn baby" cut!
Note: Falling onto the landmines or getting caught by the Guard will send you back to the start, so be cautious.
Nature's Very Own Grappling Hooks (3) Assemble the Octopus Climbing Device.
All 9 of the blueprints can be found all across the Dump, and it can be easy to lose track of where everything is. Use this list for help:
- Inside the sewer pipe in the starting area
- On a ledge, in front of the Power Plant entrance
- Inside the sewer pipe, in the area accessed via the blue-lit tunnel
- Inside the sewer pipe that Gerald was standing atop of
- In the area with the all the rats, in the tunnel to the Mayor's house behind a grate
- At the start of the path to Who-Bris' shack
- By the Guardian's house, near where the Heart of Stone is
- Right beside the Garage near the Guardian's house
- Inside the Guardian's house, under the staircase
Once you've found all the blueprints and completed all but one of the tasks for the Dump, head back to Mount Crumpit to construct the Octopus Climbing Device. And instead of going straight to Wholake, we can go and take care of some unfinished business.
Who's Going to Be the Toast of Whoville Now? (3) Slime the Mayor's skis in 'White Mountain Ski Resort'.
What An Explosive Party! (3) Replace the birthday candles on the cake with fireworks in 'White Mountain Civic Center'.
To Winter Wonderland We Go! (5) Complete every mission in 'Whoforest'.
Lights Out for Whoville! (3) Cut off all the power to Whoville in 'Generator Building'.
A Merry Junkyard Jamboree (5) Complete every mission in 'The Dump'.
Scoutmaster Grinch (5) Defeat the Lakemaster in 'Wholake South Shore' without taking damage.
You've Been Demoted! (3) Obtain the Scout Costume in the 'Lakemaster's Cabin'.
Partaking in a Prickly Pursuit (3) Shoot thistles into ten hanging scout shorts throughout 'Wholake South Shore'.
(Un)Pitching a Tent (3) Disassemble ten tents throughout 'Wholake South Shore'.
Four Sizes Too Small (5) Collect all four Heart-of-Stones in the game.
Hopefully, if you've been exploring enough, you should have this achievement by now. But if not, here's a checklist of every Heart and their respective locations just in case:
- Whoville - In the post office, right in front of the fifth door, literally impossible to miss
- Whoforest -
- The Dump - Sitting in a corner, on the left side of the Dump Guardian's house
- Wholake -
Not Battery Operated (3) Assemble the Marine Mobile.
A Submersible-Sized Scare (3) Gather five parts for the Marine Mobile in 'Wholake Submarine World'.
Science in Ending Yuletide (3) Assemble the Grinch Copter.
The Grinch Copter Blueprints are unique, as there 4 scattered throughout each of the worlds. This makes them a bit trickier to track down, so here's a list of where they all can be found:
- Whoville
- Inside the safe room in city hall
- Inside the room with the statue of the Mayor in city hall
- Inside the guard's bedroom in Christmas Countdown Tower
- Inside the control room in Christmas Countdown Tower
- Whoforest
- The Dump
- Wholake
Shattered Dreams of a Whoville Christmas (10) Squash all 500 gifts throughout 'Whoville'.
Not a Single Present Under Any Tree (10) Squash all 750 gifts throughout 'Whoforest'.
Wreckage of Ribbons and Bows (10) Squash all 750 gifts throughout 'The Dump'.
Power Plant Flight Test (10) Using the Grinch Copter, make it to the end of the map in 'Whoville Power Plant' in under 20 seconds. (See Comments).
May the Brace and Bit be With You (3) Drill ten holes into canoes throughout 'Wholake North Shore'.
A Whippersnapper? What's That? (3) Obtain the Hook from the Old Man in 'Mayor's Villa'.
A Wet Dream (3) Hook the Mayor's bed to the motorboat in 'Mayor's Villa'.
Why Settle for Merit? Settle for Demerit! (5) Complete every mission in 'Wholake'.
Sunken Remnants of Yuletide Joy (10) Squash all 1,000 gifts throughout 'Wholake'.
Snuffing Out the Holiday Spirit (25) Squash all 3,000 gifts in the game.
A Seasonal Sup-a-Dow Session (10) Complete all Sup-a-Dow's on 'Real Tough' in a single session.
On Crasher! On Thrasher! On Vomit and Blitzkrieg! (5) Gather all five Sleigh Parts.
Disappointment 'be the Sweetest Carol in the Air (5) Neutralize Santa and discover the true meaning to Christmas.
You're a Blast Good Player! (5) Come in first place in the secret Bike Race.
The Ride of Your Life (10) Complete the Bike Race in under 1 minute and 25 seconds. (See Comments).
Wrapped Traps and Sappy Sentiments (25) Complete the game without squashing any more than ten gifts.>