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For the Nancy Drew book, see Stay Tuned for Danger (book).
Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned For Danger
Developer(s)Her Interactive
Publisher(s)DreamCatcher
Platform(s)PC
Release1999
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single player

Stay Tuned For Danger (1999) is the 2nd installment of the Nancy Drew PC game series created by Her Interactive.

Stay Tuned for Danger (abbreviated STFD or ST4D) is a first-person whodunit from the viewpoint of Nancy Drew in New York, New York. The game features longer gameplay and improved 2D graphics compared to the previous game, Secrets Can Kill. It is based on the book "Stay Tuned For Danger" of the Nancy Drew Files Series.

Characters

Mattie Jensen -- Mattie is a friend of Nancy's Aunt Eloise, and star of the soap opera, "Light of Our Love". She is the one who calls Nancy out on the case. Mattie is very worried about the threats her co-star, Rick Arlen, has been receiving. She is renting out Aunt Eloise's apartment in New York.

Rick Arlen -- Rick is a highly paid film star.

Dwayne Powers -- Dwayne is Mattie's agent. He runs a failing talent agency, which he is getting evicted from. He has a STRONG dislike of Rick Arlen, and is madly love with Mattie.

Mildred "Millie" Strathorn -- Millie is an eccentric old lady that is the owner and prop room master of World Wide Web. She also has a special dislike for Rick.

Lillian Weiss -- Lillian is the director of "Light of our Love" at World Wide Web. She is known to have a temper, and attends anger management class. She was Rick's girlfriend at one point, but broke up with him.

Ralph Guardino -- Ralph is the security guard for the World Wide Web, and seems like a nice guy. Could that be his alibi for something bigger?

William "Bill" Pappas -- Bill Pappas owns the WWW and Rick Arlen broke a deal with him. Could he be doing this so he could get revenge?

Owen Spayder -- Owen has recently been employed by the Dwayne Powers Agency.

Bess and George -- Bess and George are Nancy's best friends, and are phone friends in this game. They can be called to get hints on puzzles and/or what to do next.

Ned Nickerson -- Ned is Nancy's boyfriend. Like Bess and George, Ned can be called for hints.

Plot Summary

Mattie Jensen is a famous soap opera star in Light of Our Love, a Worldwide Web Studio television star. When her co-star, Rick Arlen, begins receiving death threats and poisoned chocolates, Nancy is called upon to put a stop to whoever this is before worse things happen.

Plot Summary

Mattie Jensen is a famous soap opera star in Light of Our Love, a Worldwide Web Studio television star. When her co-star, Rick Arlen, begins receiving death threats and poisoned chocolates, Nancy is called upon to put a stop to whoever this is before worse things happen.

Accidents

Within Stay Tuned For Danger and other Nancy Drew games, there are a number mistakes or accidents you can make.

  • Attempt to leave Rick's make-up room while the bomb is primed. (This is only fatal if you already possess the screwdriver)
  • Do not defuse the bomb in time.
  • Cut the wrong wire in the bomb.
  • Pull the fire alarm when there is no emergency and Ralph will kick you out.
  • Get caught in the studio at night and Ralph will kick you out.
  • Take too long to engage the override system, allowing the culprit to stangle you.

However, if you make a mistake, the menu will automatically pull up and you have the choice of using the "Second Chance" option.

Cast

Note: Series has nothing to do with the plot but it does make finding the Easter egg (media) easier.

Trivia

  • There are many Her Interactive logos on different things.
  • In the trash on the computer, there a deleted script which mentions Blackmoor. This is a reference to Curse of Blackmoor Manor, the 11th game in the series.
  • There are references on "Vampire Diaries" and "McKenzie & Co." in this game, they are the following:
    • On Lillian's bulletin board, there is a poster of Vampire Diaries.
    • On Lillian's shelf, there are boxes of Vampire Diaries and McKenzie & Co.
  • Even though he has a voice actor, Owen W. Spayder cannot be spoken to by phone or even heard.
  • Owen Spayder is actually an anagram for Dwayne Powers
  • Double-clicking on Mattie's cabinet will take the player to Dwayne's office.
  • In the Prop Room on top of the piano, there is a piece of music with some notes highlighted in blue. These notes spell out "Catch a bad egg ace" if read.
  • The magazine with the picture of Mattie sitting on a green sofa, is the same magazine that Lisa from Treasure in the Royal Tower is seen reading in the lounge.
  • In the prop room there are many objects that are in reference to the Nancy Drew books.
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