Nancy Drew: Secret Of the Old Clock | 
| From: Her Interactive
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Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 7247
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.4
MPN: 100722
Model: 67861-00058
UPC: 767861000586
EAN: 0767861000586
ASIN: B0009X6QJM
Release Date: July 19, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Based on the 1st book and commemorates Nancy Drew’s 75th anniversary | | • | Drive Nancy’s classic blue roadster | | • | 1930 setting with vintage cars, clothes, and slang | | • | “Second Chance” option erases of making mistakes |
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Product Description
Its 1930 and Nancy Drew is asked to visit Emily Crandall in Titusville, a girl whom Nancy knows only through a mutual friend. She and her mother had been counting on the generosity of their kindly but strange neighbor, Josiah Crowley, to leave them part of his estate to support the inn they own. But in his will, everything was left to Richard Topham, his ESP teacher. A contested will, a suffering girl, suspicious psychics can Nancy solve the mystery before time runs out?Where:
The beautiful Lilac Inn is owned by Emily, but shes struggling to keep it from falling to ruin. Nancy and her classic blue roadster arrive just in time to help save Emily and her inn. A cobwebbed workbench is littered with interesting contraptions the work of Josiah Crowley. What secrets do his inventions hold?
Drive around Titusville tracking down suspects and searching for clues, but make sure you don't run out of gas! Who: Meet Titusvilles residents. Whos responsible for all the weird events happening in the town?
Jim Archer
A good-natured but secretly desperate businessman is trying to make it through the end of the Depression. Although hes always smiling, the bank he owns is teetering on the brink of failure. Jim has been helpful to Emily and her mom, but hes desperate for money. How far would he go to save his bank? Richard Topham
A self-proclaimed expert on ESP and telekinesis, Richard Topham lives near the Lilac Inn, in a house that once belonged to Josiah Crowley. How did he inherit Josiahs estate and money? Richards runs the School for the Study and Development of Paranormal Powers, but is his act just a hoax?
Emily Crandall
Seventeen year-old Emily runs the Lilac Inn with the help of her guardian while quietly mourning the recent loss of her mother. She is plagued by strange occurrences - objects on the wall move, whispers call from the shadows, things mys
Amazon.com Product Description
This hot, latest installment of the Nancy Drew game series includes the best parts of the first four books and takes place in the same time period – welcome to 1930’s America and the Great Depression. A friend of Nancy’s asks her to visit the town of Titusville, where another friend, Emily Crandall, lives. Emily owns an inn and she's in a jam; she's low on cash and nearly bankrupt. However, she does have one hope of saving the inn: a neighbor died and left his money to her in his will. Or, did he?!  Who Is Nancy Drew? YOU Are! | Who Needs Nancy's Help Nancy finds herself in the middle of a mystery when Emily and the dead neighbor’s ESP teacher, Richard Topham, both claim the estate. Combine ESP with the strange inventions in the house of the the dead neighbor, Josiah Crowley, and you’ve got a recipe for all kinds of unexplained events happening in Titusville. | 
Emily Crandall Needs Your Help! |
| The Scene of the Mystery Playing as Nancy, discover Titusville from behind the wheel of your 1930's roadster. Follow your roadmap to locations of interest in the mystery. Visit the lovely Liliac Inn owned by Emily, the invention-filled house of the deceased Josiah Crowley, and other locations where you need to search for clues. | 
Your Roadster | 
The Lilac Inn | 
Entry Hall of the Lilac Inn | 
A Mysterious Warning! |
| The Possible Suspects Titusville is filled with a cast of characters. Here are some who may be responsible for the strange occurences Nancy encounters as she tries to discover who really inherited the money left behind by Josiah Crowley: | 
Jim Archer | 
Richard Topham | 
Emily Crandall | 
Jane Willoughby | Jim is a good-natured, but secretly desperate, businessman trying to make it through the end of the Depression. The bank he owns is teetering on the brink of failure. Jim has been helpful to Emily and her mom, but he’s desperate for money. How far would he go to save his bank? | Richard is a self-proclaimed expert on ESP and telekinesis and lives in the house that once belonged to Josiah Crowley. How did he inherit Josiah’s estate and money? He runs the “School for the Study and Development of Paranormal Powers,” but is his act just a hoax? | Emily runs the Lilac Inn with the help of her guardian while she mourns the recent loss of her mother. She is plagued by strange occurrences: objects on the wall move, whispers call from shadows, things mysteriously disappear and then reappear. Is Emily just stressed out or are things really amiss? | Gloria Crandall, Emily's mother, asked Jane to look after her daughter in case anything happened to her. She's doing her best to help Emily, but she doesn't know much about raising kids or running an inn. Could Jane have a hidden agenda? |
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More of the same Nancy, although this isn't a bad thing. September 23, 2009
Deborah Akers (Southeastern U.S.)
The Nancy Drew computer games are a lot of fun, although they all follow the same basic formula: mysterious happening, lots of puzzle solving and errand running to get clues, and a limited number of suspects to question. However, if the games weren't so much fun and so well made, I wouldn't continue to give them high reviews. Secret of the Old Clock is based off of Nancy's very first case, and is set in the Depression era. The graphics are charming as usual, and the suspects are animated fairly well; I was impressed at how the voices synched with the mouths. Unlike some other people, I thought that parts of this game were HARD. (The sewing machine puzzle, especially, had me working on it for days as there's no way to find a hint to get around it.) The storyline itself was engaging and pleasant enough, and there are some fun mini games you can play, like miniature golf.
More of the same, good quality, fantastic-for-girls games that the Nancy Drew series is known for. Can't wait to play the next one.
 VERY FUN!!! June 28, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was the first Nancy Drew game I ever played, and it certainly made a good impression on me! The year is 1930, and you are Nancy Drew. You are asked to go to Titusville to see your mutual friend, Emily Crandall, who runs an inn. Her mother recently died, and she fears she is losing her head because of all the work. Her guardian, Jane Willoughby, is trying to take care of her but seems utterly clueless. Can you, Nancy Drew, try to find where Emily's stolen jewels are and where a will is that will help Emily pay off all of her debts?
This game is very good. It is exciting and very realistic to the times (1930). I like the music they play in the background, like the Andrews Sisters and other 30's 'Jitterbug' type music. Don't buy this game if you are not very good at puzzles because there are a lot of them or have a low patience level because this one takes much longer to play than the others.
All in all, this game is wonderful!
Fun But Way Too Easy March 25, 2009
Josh S. (Orange County, CA USA)
OK, I thought "The Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon" was a quick play. I went through this title in record time, I think, but it still has a lot to recommend it. It's unique because it takes place in the 1930's, and is supposed to be Nancy's first outing as a detective. It had some good music (if you like that type of music), and it was fun to drive Nancy's roadster around town, fishtailing around corners and such. I also thought the concept of Nancy having to earn money was a good thing for kids to experience. That aspect was executed much better than in "Kapu Cave".
Beyond that, there is not much challenge here, either in the puzzles or games-of-skill. I'm a lot older than the target player for this game, so I already knew the 1930's slang that Nancy has to learn to solve a couple of puzzles, and I know how to fish for largemouth bass, too, so I was able to knock that task out without first finding the hints.
Although this was a short game, I still enjoyed it quite a bit, and I recommend it to Nancy Drew fans.
clock watcher January 13, 2009
D. rose (usa)
alittle hard to get interested,but is fun when you get into the golf course and start solving puzzles.The driving part was a little tedious.
Nancy in the 1930's? Yes Please! November 11, 2008
Page Turner
The Secret of the Old Clock is based on the very first Nancy Drew book, by the same name. As a result, the game itself is set in the 1930's, so no cellphone or computer for Nancy this time! However you do have Nancy's cool car, and can drive around town in it. The game starts off with Nancy visiting her friend Emily, whose mother owned Liliac Inn. Her mother has passed away, and Emily is left in the care of her mother's friend. You have to find out what's going on at the Inn, with all the weird happenings! There are some fun mini-games to play, and puzzles to work out.
I found the game to be very enjoyable, and visually it's beautiful. The Inn is wonderful to explore, as are the other parts of town! While it's a little short the game, it's very fun to play, and it was great to see Nancy in the past, where she started!
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