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two tapes walkthrough

This is a full walkthrough of "two tapes". If it is not obvious: spoilers incoming. The walkthrough is organised into full step-by-step walkthroughs for each ending. Click to open individual sections.

Ending 1

Full step-by-step walkthrough

click through the dialogue
pick up tape 1 from the wall opposite the face (rotate the view with A/D)
click through plaque dialogue
click on the door in room 1
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is fully rewound (the numbers show 1 / 10)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
click on the door in room 2
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is set to 5 / 10 (set the time with the rewind / fast forward buttons, click again to stop)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
pick up tape 2
click on the door in room 3
make sure both tape 1 and tape 2 are inserted and fully rewound (numbers showing 1 / 10 and 1 / 11)
press play on tape 2, then press play on tape 1 when tape 2 is at 5 / 11
click on the three buttons on the wall
click through dialogue
click on button 1, then button 3, then button 2, to form the word "cascading"
click on button 3, then button 2, then button 1, to form the word "mechanism"
click on button 2, then button 3, then button 1, to form the word "arithmetic"
click through dialogue
click on button 1, then button 3, then button 2, to form the word "respondent" backwards
click on button 2, then button 1, then button 3, to form the word "lachrymose" backwards
pick up tape 4
click on the three buttons on the wall
click through dialogue
click on button 2, then 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 (sequence on the back of the face in room 1)
click on the door in room 4
click through dialogue
make sure both tape 1 and tape 4 are inserted and fully rewound (numbers showing 1 / 10 and 1 / 7)
press play on tape 1, then press play on tape 2 when tape 1 is at 7 / 10, then press stop on tape 1 when tape 2 is at 4 / 7
click through dialogue
click on the face
select "You are king of this castle."
select "No."

Ending 2

Full step-by-step walkthrough

click through the dialogue
pick up tape 1 from the wall opposite the face (rotate the view with A/D)
click through plaque dialogue
click on the door in room 1
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is fully rewound (the numbers show 1 / 10)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
click on the door in room 2
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is set to 5 / 10 (set the time with the rewind / fast forward buttons, click again to stop)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
pick up tape 2
click on the door in room 3
make sure both tape 1 and tape 2 are inserted and fully rewound (numbers showing 1 / 10 and 1 / 11)
press play on tape 2, then press play on tape 1 when tape 2 is at 5 / 11
click on the three buttons on the wall
click through dialogue
click on button 1, then button 3, then button 2, to form the word "cascading"
click on button 3, then button 2, then button 1, to form the word "mechanism"
click on button 2, then button 3, then button 1, to form the word "arithmetic"
click through dialogue
click on button 1, then button 3, then button 2, to form the word "respondent" backwards
click on button 2, then button 1, then button 3, to form the word "lachrymose" backwards
pick up tape 4
click on the three buttons on the wall
click through dialogue
click on button 2, then 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 (sequence on the back of the face in room 1)
click on the door in room 4
click through dialogue
make sure both tape 1 and tape 4 are inserted and fully rewound (numbers showing 1 / 10 and 1 / 7)
press play on tape 1, then press play on tape 2 when tape 1 is at 7 / 10, then press stop on tape 1 when tape 2 is at 4 / 7
click through dialogue
click on the door in room 1
click on the door in room 2
click on the rose emblem
make sure there is any tape inserted in tape deck B
press play on tape 2, and let it repeat 4 times
pick up the weight in position 0, then put it back (positions are numbered left-to-right from zero, weights can be picked up and put back in the same position by clicking)
pick up the weight in position 0, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 4, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 2, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 1, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 1, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 3, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 4, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 2, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 3, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 0, then put it back
pick up the weight in position 0, then put it back (a cough should be heart)
click on the door in room 3
click on the door in room 4
click through dialogue

Ending 3

Full step-by-step walkthrough

click through the dialogue
pick up tape 1 from the wall opposite the face (rotate the view with A/D)
click through plaque dialogue
click on the door in room 1
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is fully rewound (the numbers show 1 / 10)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
click on the door in room 2
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is set to 5 / 10 (set the time with the rewind / fast forward buttons, click again to stop)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
walk around in the room for a couple of seconds non-stop

Ending 4

Full step-by-step walkthrough

click through the dialogue
pick up tape 1 from the wall opposite the face (rotate the view with A/D)
click through plaque dialogue
click on the door in room 1
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is fully rewound (the numbers show 1 / 10)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
click on the door in room 2
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is set to 5 / 10 (set the time with the rewind / fast forward buttons, click again to stop)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
pick up tape 2
click on the door in room 3
make sure both tape 1 and tape 2 are inserted and fully rewound (numbers showing 1 / 10 and 1 / 11)
press play on tape 2, then press play on tape 1 when tape 2 is at 5 / 11
click on the three buttons on the wall
click through dialogue
click on button 1, then button 3, then button 2, to form the word "cascading"
click on button 3, then button 2, then button 1, to form the word "mechanism"
click on button 2, then button 3, then button 1, to form the word "arithmetic"
click through dialogue
click on button 1, then button 3, then button 2, to form the word "respondent" backwards
click on button 2, then button 1, then button 3, to form the word "lachrymose" backwards
pick up tape 4
click on the door in room 4
make sure both tape 1 and tape 4 are inserted and fully rewound (numbers showing 1 / 10 and 1 / 7)
press play on tape 1, then press play on tape 2 when tape 1 is at 7 / 10, then press stop on tape 1 when tape 2 is at 4 / 7
click through dialogue
click on the door in room 1
click on the door in room 2
click on the rose emblem
make sure there is any tape inserted in tape deck B
press play on tape 2, and let it repeat 4 times
put the heaviest (= largest) weight in position 3 (positions are numbered left-to-right from zero, weights can be swapped by clicking one weight, then another)
put the 2nd heaviest weight in position 4
put the 3rd heaviest weight in position 1
put the 4th heaviest weight in position 2
put the 5th heaviest (= smallest) weight in position 0
click through dialogue
click on the door in room 3
click on the large green button

Extra "ending"

Note: this is the same as ending 1, but different dialogue choice at the end. It is a 0.5 ending because there is no actual end screen.

Full step-by-step walkthrough

click through the dialogue
pick up tape 1 from the wall opposite the face (rotate the view with A/D)
click through plaque dialogue
click on the door in room 1
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is fully rewound (the numbers show 1 / 10)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
click on the door in room 2
make sure tape 1 is inserted into one of the tape decks and is set to 5 / 10 (set the time with the rewind / fast forward buttons, click again to stop)
press play on tape 1 to unlock the door
pick up tape 2
click on the door in room 3
make sure both tape 1 and tape 2 are inserted and fully rewound (numbers showing 1 / 10 and 1 / 11)
press play on tape 2, then press play on tape 1 when tape 2 is at 5 / 11
click on the three buttons on the wall
click through dialogue
click on button 1, then button 3, then button 2, to form the word "cascading"
click on button 3, then button 2, then button 1, to form the word "mechanism"
click on button 2, then button 3, then button 1, to form the word "arithmetic"
click through dialogue
click on button 1, then button 3, then button 2, to form the word "respondent" backwards
click on button 2, then button 1, then button 3, to form the word "lachrymose" backwards
pick up tape 4
click on the three buttons on the wall
click through dialogue
click on button 2, then 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 (sequence on the back of the face in room 1)
click on the door in room 4
make sure both tape 1 and tape 4 are inserted and fully rewound (numbers showing 1 / 10 and 1 / 7)
press play on tape 1, then press play on tape 2 when tape 1 is at 7 / 10, then press stop on tape 1 when tape 2 is at 4 / 7
click through dialogue
click on the face
select "You are king of this castle."
select "Very well."