The protagonist is a fourth-grade student who, fortunately, missed the day of school when the class's new substitute teacher was a witch named Ms. However, finding one's way out of the labyrinth is difficult. If the candle burns out, the protagonist is cast into the island's labyrinth, which contains a 'fountain of health' that will cause the candle to reburn and, eventually, grow back to its original size.

Health is depleted through answering Repsac's questions incorrectly and is indicated by the candle burning down. The protagonist has a limited amount of ' health,' which is indicated by a candle in the upper left hand corner of the screen. These are collected by earning 5000 points in one particular minigame. The player also must collect all 25 keys in order to reach the attic, where the kids are being held. The game keeps track of a player's successes and failures, and a poor performance in one minigame will lead to it appearing more often. Once the player has completed four missions, the character will be returned to normal, and the player will move on to another student. These missions require the player to complete three games to find a student's favorite things. (The other three students not shown in the introduction are: Calvin, Laura, and Debbie.)ĭuring the game, the player is given missions by Madame Pomreeda. After that, the words 'Haunted Island' appear on the screen. Along the way, she drops the 25 skeleton keys to her house and her magic wand by Madame Pomreeda's carriage. Grunkle flies on her broomstick to her house. Then a half-dozen of frightened students named Violet, Jane Plain, Penny Scilin, James, Tiffany, Stanley ZeBlucky, and Joe are all turned into monsters one-by-one.

The same thing happens to Wolfgang, then Albert Brayne. Although Zev's face is blacked out when the effects take place, we can see her turning into a monster. Grunkle (who reveals herself to be a witch) casts a spell on a frightened girl named Zev Cosmo. Suddenly, lightning flashes, and the schoolhouse and the fences take on a twisted shape. A peaceful schoolhouse with white picket fences are shown in the beginning with pleasant music.

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