THE FLOIGAN BROTHERS

“FUNNY YOU SHOULD MANSION”
(UPTOWN MANSION EXTERMINATORS)

Brian Silva
6/22/95

INTRO FMV
A spectacular wide shot of a mansion with shiny Rolls Royce parked in front, slow zoom in.  Hoigle & Moigle’s huge Slapmobile roars up, plows into the Rolls Royce, sending it sailing off screen.  The brothers hop from car and saunter up to front door.  Hoigle tells Moigle to “Keep quiet, bird brain!  I’ll handle dis!”, and incessantly begins knocking on front door.  A stunning beauty, named Polly Wanna, answers.  Hoigle, still looking away from house while knocking on front door, continues to knock against one of Polly’s heaving bosoms.  All the while Moigle is sheepishly trying to gain Hoigle’s attention, “Um, Hoigle?”  Confused and still not looking towards Polly, Hoigle inquisitively pokes and honks the obstructing “knocker”.  Finally, Hoigle slowly turns toward Polly, shrieks in horror and embarrassment, quickly removes his hand and smiles nervously.  Polly, unruffled, coddles the boy’s faces and says, “So, you must be the exterminators I called.  I can’t begin to tell you the trouble I’ve had, but I’m sure those nasty old bugs won’t be a problem for a couple of big strong men like you two.”  The brothers are entranced.  Polly instructs the boys to be careful and tells them she’ll be right back as she walks out front door.  The brothers enter the mansion and Hoigle barks the order, “Come on, you!  Leave us get to woik!”  Moigle pulls out a mallet and Hoigle a baseball bat.

Begin play.

VESTIBULE
Hoigle & Moigle start working in the vestibule.  Just waiting to be smashed are hundreds of brightly colored tiny little bugs (not to mention plenty of priceless knickknacks) crawling all over the room.  Of course, Hoigle & Moigle always have each other to intentionally or unintentionally smack around, as well.  Soon a medium sized bug, the brat bug, buzzes past Hoigle & Moigle, lands on top of a giant statue near the front door and begins verbally taunting the brothers.  As soon as the player attempts to smash the brat bug, they will inadvertently knock the giant statue to the ground, blocking access to the front door.  The brat bug is now in attack mode and will ceaselessly harass Hoigle & Moigle.  If Hoigle or Moigle manage to hit the brat bug, the bug will be knocked for a loop (he cannot be killed at this time) and will then launch into a brief rapid-fire attack upon the brothers.  Once Hoigle & Moigle cross a certain point in the room, an in-game FMV is triggered:  The brat bug flies over to a lit candelabra near the circular end of the vestibule and starts a wall of fire blocking the boy’s path, trapping them between the flames and the fallen statue at the opposite end of the room.  The brat bug then flies up and lands atop a section of railing attached to a ledge above the first floor.

In order to proceed, the brothers must make their way up to the banister that runs all the way around the wall of the vestibule by bouncing up from a couch near the wall of flames.  During this time the brat bug continues to verbally abuse Hoigle & Moigle while occasionally tossing vases & plates at them.

Once the boys reach the banister, the entry room floor is engulfed in flames, preventing any further exploration below.  From this point, Hoigle & Moigle must make their way to the front wall of the vestibule where they can leap over the railing and onto a series of nearby chandeliers (all the while fending off occasional attacks from the brat bug).  When the brothers land atop the first chandelier, it begins to swing.  When the chandelier swings out far enough, the boys can attempt to jump to the next chandelier.  Once Hoigle & Moigle land atop the 3^rd and final chandelier it gives way and plummets to the fire below, abruptly stopping just above the flames.  This has caused the chain of the chandelier to tear a hole in the ceiling directly above Hoigle & Moigle.  The brothers climb up the chain, through the newly formed ceiling hole and into a dusty attic above.

SHOWER ROOM (HIDDEN AREA)
This room is accessed by passing through the secret doorway hidden behind a painting in the first floor of the vestibule.  The painting swings open on side hinges.

Steam wafts from the shower at the very end of the room and hovers throughout like fog.  A sexy silhouette is cast from behind the shower door.  Alluring humming and singing is heard from within shower.  Hoigle & Moigle slowly open the shower door to reveal, what turns out to be, a hideous multi-tentacled lady insect that screams (along with Hoigle & Moigle) at the intrusion and slams the shower door shut.

This scene will play out as many times as the player desires.  However, every 5^th time, Polly Wanna will replace the lady insect; reprimand the brothers, “You naughty, naughty boys”, giggle and shut the shower door.

ATTIC
The attic is littered with little bugs, wooden boxes (filled with either cash, nothing or angry hornets) and numerous old trinkets, all for smashing.  At the circular end of the attic is a mini carousel.  In the center housing of the carousel is a locked door that leads to the next area.  Hidden inside one of the many boxes is a switch that activates the carousel.  Once the switch is thrown, the carousel lights up, starts to spin and plays music.  Activating the carousel has unlocked the center door, but Hoigle & Moigle have a limited time before the carousel shuts down again.  Also, the carousel rotates at a fairly high speed, so the brothers must navigate to the center door while keeping their footing and avoiding the spinning wooden animals.

(In-game FMV) Once the brothers enter the carousel door, it shuts behind them.  The carousel begins to rotate and play music with increasing speed as it’s top opens up like a missile silo.  The boys are whimpering and crying out for help at this point.  Suddenly, the brothers (screaming all the way) are fired out of the top of the carousel and through the ceiling like a couple of rockets.  Cut to a distant top down view of the mansion as Hoigle & Moigle come blasting through the mansion’s roof and shrieking toward the camera.  They hang, briefly, at the apex of their assent (right in front of camera) and then tumble back toward mansion, crashing through a different section of roof.

AQUARIUM (HIDDEN AREA)
The entrance to the aquarium is a ladder that can be found inside the wardrobe closet near the carousel.

Hoigle & Moigle climb down the secret ladder and drop into the aquarium below.  The fish tank is donut shaped and encircles a viewing room (viewing room cannot be accessed).  A footlocker containing cash is located within the tank.  Brightly colored fish swim counterclockwise around inside the tank, causing the current to slightly pull in that direction (Hoigle & Moigle move faster when swimming with the current).

Once the footlocker is opened, the fish begin to swim much faster, causing the cash within to scatter.  Hoigle & Moigle must swim against the current in order to collect the spinning cash (they can’t actually swim clockwise but this will slow the speed in which the current is pulling them).  Once all the loose cash has been recovered, the brothers must fight their way back to the exit ladder and ascend back up into the attic.

INDOOR POOL
Cut to interior view of giant glass skylight above a massive indoor swimming pool.  The brothers smash through skylight and land directly atop a giant bug, lounging in the pool.  Enraged, the giant bug starts in to chasing Hoigle & Moigle, intent on throttling them.

The pool is separated into 2 sections (deep and shallow end) by a dividing wall with an under water porthole tunneled through its mid section.  A dizzying high dive overlooks the pool.  Just outside the edge of the shallow end is a fountain blasting a steady shower of water into this area of the pool, causing a current within the shallow end that’s too strong to swim against and will send the brothers toward the deep end of the pool.  There is, also, a drain stopper at the bottom of the deep end that the giant bug won’t let the brothers reach.  As usual, this room is crawling with little bugs as well.

The trick here is to lure the giant bug to swim through the porthole near the shallow end.  The bug is too big and will become jammed in the tunnel.  This will allow Hoigle & Moigle to swim to the bottom of the deep end and uncork the drain stopper, thus, draining the pool.  However, Hoigle & Moigle must fight to swim against the current of the draining water or find themselves lodged in the drain, allowing the pool to quickly refill (from the fountain water) and giving the giant bug time to free himself, forcing the brothers to repeat the process.

(In-game FMV) Once the deep end is drained, the pressure from the water in the shallow end blasts the trapped giant bug out from the dividing wall’s porthole, sending him sailing through the air and lodging him halfway into the wall at the opposite end of the pool, rendering him unconscious. 

The brothers can now access the trap door at the bottom of the now-drained shallow end, dropping them down into the king bug’s lair.

TUB ROOM (HIDDEN AREA)
The brothers must use their pole vault maneuver from atop the high dive in order to reach the chandelier suspended above the pool.  Once Hoigle & Moigle have landed atop the chandelier, they must climb up its chain and into an opening in the ceiling to enter the tub room.  The tub room is a large and Romanesque with a sunken tub.  A classic standup radio playing an old time comedy show rests near the rear of the room.

An elderly bug is rummaging through an opened medicine cabinet while muttering to himself.  Once Hoigle & Moigle get near enough to the old bug, he turns to the brothers and yells, “Have ya seen my teeth, boys?”, cackles maniacally and begins chasing after them.

To defeat the elderly bug Hoigle & Moigle need to push him into the tub along with the radio (careful, Hoigle & Moigle can be electrocuted too).  The old bug insanely screams, “Ooohhh!  Sweet Methuselah!”  The brothers are now safe to take the cash that was stowed away in the medicine cabinet.

If Hoigle & Moigle come back into the tub room later, the old bug will still be twitching and screaming like an idiot.

KING BUG’S LAIR
(In-game FMV) Hoigle & Moigle crash land atop a large ant-like hill, finding themselves before a throne at the feet of an ominous looking king bug.  The king bug launches into a grand speech, telling the brothers of the folly of mankind, his plans for world domination and that Hoigle & Moigle are to be sealed in the underground lair forever. 

The king bug prepares to launch his fearsome assault (lot’s of maniacal laughter and fiery special effects).  The boys have no choice but to try and defeat the king.  Luckily, the king bug turns out to be the biggest pushover of all time.  The brothers simply yank the king from his oversized imperial robe (revealing him to be nothing but skin and bones) and begin beating him against the scenery like a wet towel as he screams for mercy.

Soon, the ground begins to shake and tear apart as the walls and ceiling start to crumble.  It seems the king bug, anticipating his impending defeat, initiated a self-destruct sequence.  The brothers must now run for lives or be buried alive.

Leaving the king bug behind, Hoigle & Moigle begin their escape.  However, the floor has collapsed before them, creating a bottomless chasm.  Spanning from one end of the chasm to the other, a series of medium sized ground platforms remain.  Hoigle and Moigle must perform a sequence of pole vault maneuvers in order to cross the wide gaps between platforms.

Halfway across the chasm the ground shakes again, pulverizing the remaining platforms into smaller chunks.  The brothers must now carefully hop from platform to platform while avoiding falling debris.  Also, Hoigle & Moigle mustn’t hesitate for too long since some of the platforms are unstable and will disintegrate from underneath them.

ELEVATOR ROOM
Once the boys make their way safely across the bottomless chasm, they step through an exit tunnel and into a large, cylinder-shaped elevator room.  Once inside, the brat bug reappears just as the floor of the room starts moving upward toward the ceiling.  In the very center of the floor is a bright circular area that is illuminated by light passing through an opening in the ceiling.  This indicates the room’s “safe zone”.  To avoid being crushed, Hoigle & Moigle must both be within the center of this circle by the time the floor reaches the ceiling.  As the floor gradually elevates faster and faster, the brat bug will do his best to keep the brothers out of the circle.  The brothers must make sure that the brat bug is rendered unconscious when the floor reaches the ceiling or the bug will push them out of the “safe zone”, causing them to be crushed.  Once the brat bug is defeated the boys exit through the opening in the ceiling and back into the vestibule.
 

VESTIBULE SHOWDOWN
(In-game FMV) The vestibule is chard and blackened from the earlier fire.  A large statue of a soldier with an outstretched sword stands in the room.  Hoigle & Moigle come crawling out from underneath the statue, like a submarine hatch, closing it behind them.  The brothers, hysterical with tears of relief, head towards the front door.  Just then, the giant bug from the indoor pool drops down from out of nowhere, directly in front of them, points a finger at them, and in an unexpectedly high-pitched voice screams, “YOOUUU!”  Hoigle & Moigle scream their own high-pitched scream right back at him, “WHAAAAHHH!!!”  The giant bug proceeds to chase after the brothers, intent on revenge.

Hoigle & Moigle must defeat the giant bug before they can escape the crumbling mansion (he won’t let the boys leave).  In order to do this, the giant bug must be made to charge after them.  This is accomplished by a landing a series of successful blows upon the giant bug within a short time frame.  Once enough blows have landed upon the giant bug, he switches into his “charge mode”, head down, rushing toward the brothers non-stop for a few seconds.  When the giant bug is finished charging after Hoigle & Moigle, he returns to his normal attack mode of running (upright), jumping on top of as well as attacking the brothers with his bare hands.  The secret is to lure the giant bug into charging headfirst into the statue’s outstretched sword, thus, grotesquely impaling him.

ENDING FMV
With the giant bug eliminated, Hoigle & Moigle run for the front door.  Just as they reach the door, Polly walks in.  With a look of shock on her face, she demands an explanation.  Hoigle & Moigle, panic stricken, tell her “Run for your life, lady!”  “Yeah!  Dis place is a nut house!”  Polly, looking strangely at ease, leans over and asks, “What on Earth are you boys talking about?”  She then rips off her face (mask), revealing her to be a hideous insect, as well.  Hoigle & Moigle turn sheet white, scream and run out the front door and off into the distance.

Iris out.