Ol’ Gil’s back with another deal. Let’s see what he’s offering this time …
Mirror Grampa and Mirrored Costington’s
As ever this isn’t exactly a Should I Buy, more like it’s a look at what you get if you decide to spend those Donuts so you can make your own minds up.
Here’s what’s in this post:
• Basic info
• The Deal dialog
• Questline with Dialog
• Permanent tasks
Lets get started then, shall we . . .
Basic info: Costs 200 Donuts
• Mirror Grampa (Character)
• Premium: Yes
• Voiced: No
• Questline: Yes
• Animated Job(s): Yes, 4 and 8 hour jobs
Earns event currency for Acts 3 and 4
Bundled With:
• Mirrored Costington’s (Building)
• Built: 6 seconds
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 135 $$s and 15 XP every 4 hours
• Job(s): Yes, Mirror Grampa
The Deal dialog:
The Deal:
Gil: Take a look at this – a new and improved Costington’s!
Homer: New, sure. But IMPROVED? How?
Gil: Well, it’s got it’s own Gulp ‘N Blow on the second floor.
Homer: Second floor? You know how much I hate climbing stairs. Call me when the ceiling caves in.
Gil: Anything’s possible.
Gil: What about you? Ol’ Gil really needs this sale. I don’t wanna move into a Costington’s dressing room.
Say No:
Gil: Shucks. Well at least sleeping on the dressing room floor will give me a chance to spread out. Those pet department kennels were pretty darn cramped.
Say Yes:
Gil: That’s just swell, pal. I promise you won’t regret this purchase!
Gil: Oh, and, about the ceiling caving in. It’s really only about a 50/50 chance.
Questline with Dialog: Wrong in the Tooth
Wrong in the Tooth part 1:
Mirror Grampa: It sure is nice to get away from the big city. This town has so much greenery.
Bart: Yeah, it really improves the tree-hugging rating around here.
Mirror Grampa: I think I’m gonna find a quiet place to read the paper.
Bart: You mean a newspaper? What are you, like a hundred years old?
Mirror Grampa: Maybe. Anyway, when I was your age, we’d deliver newspapers to make zinkers and nickels…
Mirror Grampa: And we called nickels “zinkers” cause they were made of zinc and we called dimes “nickels” because… I don’t remember why. As I was saying…
Bart: Sorry, did you say something? I tuned out after you said “maybe”.
• Make Mirror Grampa Enjoy Nature – 4 hours
Mirror Grampa: Well, that didn’t go as planned.
Bart: I think that was the pigeon’s way of saying “Get with the times, old man”.
Mirror Grampa: Back in my day, pigeons didn’t have opinions. *sigh* But I suppose he has a point. Let’s go buy me a call-phone.
Bart: You mean a cellphone?
Mirror Grampa: No, I want a phone that makes calls. I don’t need a phone that makes cells.
Bart: I’m going to assume phones that make cells are a thing in your universe and take you to the Mapple Store.
Reward: 100 $$s, 10 XP
Wrong in the Tooth part 2:
Bart: My Mirror Grampa here is in the market for the latest cellphone. Whatcha got?
Raphael: If you want all the bells and whistles, you want the MyPhone 17. It’s the latest model.
Bart: When did that come out? I’m still on a MyPhone 16.
Raphael: About twelve minutes ago. You want it or not? The MyPhone 18 is hours away.
Mirror Grampa: Excuse me, I know when I’m being upsold. I’ll take that phone in the corner.
Raphael: That’s an iron. We press each others’ shirts between shifts.
Mirror Grampa: Haven’t you ever heard that the customer is always right? Now let me have it or I’ll take my business to the phone store across the street.
Raphael: That’s a pet hospital. But I’m not gonna let them scalp my sale. I’ll just put your new phone in a bag…
Mirror Grampa: And pay ten cents extra?! Nonsense! I’ll wear it on my face.
• Make Raphael Sell an Iron as a Cellphone – 4 hours
• Make Mirror Grampa Try to Use a Cellphone – 4 hours
• Make Bart Smack His Forehead – 4 hours
Reward: 100 $$s, 10 XP
Wrong in the Tooth part 3:
Mirror Grampa: The service on this thing is terrible.
Bart: Gee, I wonder why.
Mirror Grampa: On the plus side, it keeps my ears nice and warm no matter how cold it gets outside.
• Make Mirror Grampa Rave About His “Cellphone” – 4 hours
• Make Bart Quietly Walk Away – 4 hours
Mirror Grampa: I miss the busy streets of Mirrored Springfield.
Lisa: But I thought you loved the quiet nature of this Springfield.
Mirror Grampa: I do, but at my age, too much peace and quiet isn’t good for my narcolepsy.
Lisa: Narcolepsy? Does that mean you just fall asleep without warn—
Mirror Grampa: *snoring*
Lisa: I guess so.
Reward: 200 $$s, 20 XP
Permanent tasks:
• Task: Look For Mirrored Dentures
• Time: 1 Hour
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 105 $$s, 23 XP
• Animated: No
• Location: Mirrored Costingtons
• Task: Enjoy Nature
• Time: 4 Hours
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 260 $$s, 70 XP
• Animated: Yes
• Location: Outside – visual
• Task: Try To Use a Cellphone
• Time: 8 Hours
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 420 $$s, 105 XP
• Animated: Yes
• Location: Outside – visual
• Task: Fall Asleep While Shopping
• Time: 12 Hours
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 600 $$s, 150 XP
• Animated: No
• Location: Mirrored Costingtons
• Task: Complain About Escalators
• Time: 24 Hours
• Premium: Yes
• Earns: 1000 $$s, 225 XP
• Animated: No
• Location: Mirrored Costingtons
There you have it, over to you. Is this a must-buy, a maybe or a hard-pass?
Your opinions might help any Addict who’s not made up their minds yet so please share your thoughts in the comments.
Back tomorrow with a look at the first 4 prizes.
Seriously? Every one of Grampa’s non animated tasks is at mirrored Costington’s? Not one at the mirrored Simpson house or anywhere else relevant? Help me here.