Part 112: Ep. 78: Applied Mad Robotics

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: Last time on MySims Agents: It seems that Yuki may be looking for a sunken ship during her nocturnal submarine expeditions! Now Special Agent Sam needs to beat her to her prize--but first, a little robot repair is in order...


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Dr. F has lost TOBOR's remote control. Poor Dr. F. He is sad. But Dr. F's feelings are none of Sam's concern! Instead, Sam pulls out his notebook and gets to work.



Sam considers, then adds another bullet point.

: I need to get TOBOR's lost remote control before I can get him to obey my commands.

Time to gather information!

: So, Dr. F, what can you tell me about TOBOR's remote control?

: It's the definition of brilliance! I engineered him to do all of my pacing for me. Saves me epochs of time while inventing.

: Yeah, sounds useful.

: Unexpectedly, it also works for piloting TOBOR in perilous environments, like after a successful rocket explosion in space!

(this happened, in a different game)

: Where might I find this remote?



: Anything I need to make it work?







While we're over here, let's go ahead and heal TOBOR's kelpophobia.



We can also fail the hacking minigame by taking so long that the entire trail scrolls off the left side of the screen! Sam barely made it this time, although he did succeed in the end. Let's see if we've managed to fix the issue.

: Ready to take a swim, TOBOR?



: Sorry, but we need your help. At least the hacking was successful...

: True, kelp no longer bothers me, so technically I can swim, but now I can never go near a park again... thanks!

: No parks?



oh well that makes perfect sense



Right. Time to hit up TOBOR's backtrail and figure out where he dropped his remote.



Sam picks up TOBOR's trail near the towels and follows it to the water, where it ends. Sam considers, then updates his notes.

: TOBOR's tracks emerge from the water beneath the pier. I could probably pick up his trail in the sand on the other side.



Sure enough!



And finally our dispatch team arrives.



Sam trails TOBOR all the way to the east beach, near Yuki's hideout. Come to think of it, didn't we find some kelp for Chef Watanabe right around here somewhere?



Like, near this pile of sand, where the footprints conveniently end?



Let's check it out!

: A radio remote control that's seen the business end of a few too many beach toy shovels!

Uh oh. It's broken!

: I can power up the remote control. It is still heavily damaged, but not beyond repair!



It's only been banged around a little, so all the pieces are still here, albeit knocked out of place and covered in sand. Also, now we have to place angle mirrors to direct light or infrared signals or whatever through the maze of gears and belts. Not too difficult.

: I've successfully repaired the remote. I'll need to take it with me to make TOBOR do my bidding.



Looks like Sam's all ready to abuse TOBOR for his own ends! Still, one thing remains:

: TOBOR's now ready to go, but to where? I need to find out exactly where Yuki went with her submarine.

We'll get right on that.



In the meantime, it's good to see that Justice's new traps have arrived and are working well.


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: Next time on MySims Agents: The ocean is a big place, pal. We need an inside source! Or maybe... two!