You shall first have to connect your Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC or Commodore 64 and cassette recorder to your television, then switch all three of them on; you shall now have to place the cassette of Orpheus's 1985adventure game The Young Ones into the recorder, rewind it (unless this is your first time playing), type LOAD "" (without leaving a space between the quotation marks), and press Enter to load the program into the console. You will then have to press either 1 to select Mike, 2 to select Vyvyan, 3 to select Neil or 4 to select Rick (after you have pressed your desired student's number, the respective student shall animate) - and if you wish, you can now press 6 or 7 to select Cursor or Kempston joystick control if connected (however, the CPC and C64 versions do not support Cursor joystick control, so Kempston joystick control is selected by pressing 6 for those versions, and you can also press 5 in all three versions to switch back to keyboard control if you wish). You will then have to press 0 (Enter in the CPC and C64 versions) or the stick's button to start the game; all four students will then appear (Rick and Neil in the top half, Mike and Vyvyan in the bottom one).
Note: Due to several bugs in the game that will cause Mike, Neil and Rick to put down different objects when certain ones are selected from the menu (if they are carrying the "different" objects), it is only possible to finish it if you select Vyvyan; as such, this page is only going to describe what he has to do, and not the other three students. Orpheus also went out of business before the bugs could get fixed, so the game was withdrawn from sale in mid-1986.
WALK → GARDEN
WALK → HALL
WALK → LANDING (saying "DO WE HAVE TO GO THAT WAY?" and "THAT UTTER BASTARD MIKE HAS PICKED UP THE BOMB")
WALK → NEIL'S BEDROOM
WALK → LANDING
WALK → VYV'S BEDROOM
ACTION → DISSECTION KIT → PICK UP
ACTION → DISSECTION KIT → OPEN (revealing a hand and a penknife)
ACTION → HAND → PICK UP
ACTION → PENKNIFE → PICK UP
ACTION → DISSECTION KIT → CLOSE
ACTION → BIN LINER → PICK UP
ACTION → BIN LINER → OPEN
ACTION → DISSECTION KIT → PUT DOWN
ACTION → BIN LINER → CLOSE
WALK → LANDING
WALK → HALL
WALK → GARDEN
WALK → KITCHEN
ACTION → FRIDGE → OPEN (revealing a vegeburger, an apple and some frozen peas)
ACTION → FRIDGE → CLOSE
WALK → GARDEN (saying "AM I SEEING THINGS? NEIL HAS CLOSED THE POST BOX")
WALK → HALL (saying "THAT UTTER BASTARD MIKE HAS CLOSED THE BIN")
WALK → LIVING ROOM
WALK → HALL (saying "THAT UTTER BASTARD MIKE HAS PICKED UP THE CAGE" and "THAT BASTARD MIKE HAS OPENED THE CAGE")
WALK → BELOW STAIRS (saying "THAT UTTER BASTARD NEIL HAS OPENED THE WHEELBARROW")
ACTION → HANDBOOK → PICK UP
ACTION → BIN LINER → OPEN (revealing the bogies and the dissection kit)
ACTION → HANDBOOK → PUT DOWN
ACTION → BOGIES → PICK UP
ACTION → BIN LINER → CLOSE
WALK → HALL
ACTION → AXE → PICK UP
WALK → GARDEN
WALK → KITCHEN
ACTION → VIDEO RECORDER → PICK UP
ACTION → PENKNIFE → PUT DOWN
ACTION → FRIDGE → OPEN (revealing the vegeburger, the apple, the frozen peas and a key to Narnia)
ACTION → APPLE → PICK UP
ACTION → BIN LINER → OPEN (revealing the dissection kit and the handbook)
ACTION → APPLE → PUT DOWN
ACTION → BIN LINER → CLOSE
ACTION → VIDEO RECORDER → SMASH
ACTION → VIDEO RECORDER → OPEN (revealing a video nasty)
ACTION → VIDEO NASTY → PICK UP
ACTION → VIDEO RECORDER → CLOSE
ACTION → BIN LINER → OPEN (revealing the dissection kit, the handbook and the apple)
ACTION → VIDEO NASTY → PUT DOWN
ACTION → BIN LINER → CLOSE
WALK → LIVING ROOM
WALK → HALL
WALK → CELLAR
ACTION → OIL → PICK UP
WALK → HALL
WALK → LANDING
WALK → BATHROOM (saying "LA-DI-DA, RICK HAS OPENED THE RUCK SACK")
ACTION → TOILET → OPEN (revealing a golf ball)
ACTION → VIDEO RECORDER → PUT DOWN
ACTION → TOILET → CLOSE
WALK → MIKE'S BEDROOM
WALK → VYV'S BEDROOM
ACTION → BOGIES → PUT DOWN
WALK → MIKE'S BEDROOM
WALK → LANDING (saying "DO WE HAVE TO GO THAT WAY?" and "THAT UTTER BASTARD NEIL HAS PUT DOWN THE CUP")
WALK → HALL
WALK → GARDEN
WALK → KITCHEN
ACTION → FRIDGE → OPEN (revealing the vegeburger, the frozen peas and the key to Narnia)
ACTION → FRIDGE → CLOSE
ACTION → COOKER → OPEN (revealing a saucepan)
ACTION → COOKER → CLOSE
ACTION → CUPBOARD → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → CUPBOARD → CLOSE
WALK → LIVING ROOM
WALK → HALL
WALK → BELOW STAIRS
WALK → CELLAR
ACTION → CAGE → PICK UP
ACTION → CRASH HELMET → PICK UP
ACTION → OIL → DRINK
ACTION → CRASH HELMET → OPEN (revealing a pickaxe)
ACTION → PICK AXE → PICK UP
ACTION → CRASH HELMET → CLOSE
ACTION → BIN LINER → OPEN (revealing the dissection kit, the handbook, the apple and the video nasty)
ACTION → PICK AXE → PUT DOWN
ACTION → BIN LINER → CLOSE
ACTION → LAGER → PICK UP
WALK → BELOW STAIRS
WALK → HALL
ACTION → SPADE → PICK UP (saying "A CERTAIN PERSON CALLED NEIL HAS PUT DOWN THE FROG")
WALK → GARDEN
ACTION → GRAVE → OPEN (revealing a carrot and some manure)
ACTION → BIN LINER → OPEN (revealing the dissection kit, the handbook, the apple, the video nasty and the pickaxe)
ACTION → CAGE → PUT DOWN
ACTION → BIN LINER → CLOSE
ACTION → BED → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → BED → CLOSE
WALK → NEIL'S BEDROOM
ACTION → 1 POUND → PICK UP (saying "COMPLETELY BRILLIANT! I'LL OPEN THE BED", then "COMPLETELY BRILLIANT! I'LL OPEN THE BIN LINER")
WALK → RICK'S BEDROOM
WALK → NEIL'S BEDROOM
ACTION → BED → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → BED → CLOSE
WALK → LANDING (saying "A CERTAIN PERSON CALLED RICK HAS PUT DOWN THE WALKMAN")
WALK → BATHROOM (saying "LA-DI-DA, MIKE HAS CLOSED THE SAUCEPAN")
ACTION → TOILET → OPEN (revealing the golf ball and the now-smashed video recorder)
ACTION → TOILET → CLOSE
WALK → LANDING (saying "A CERTAIN PERSON CALLED RICK HAS PUT DOWN THE CRASH HELMET")
WALK → HALL
WALK → GARDEN
ACTION → BIN → OPEN (revealing a dead rat)
ACTION → BIN → CLOSE
WALK → HALL (saying "LA-DI-DA, NEIL HAS PUT DOWN THE VEGEBURGER")
WALK → LAUNDERETTE
ACTION → SOAP MACHINE → OPEN (revealing a box of "Bio Sud" washing powder)
ACTION → BIO SUD → PICK UP
ACTION → SOAP MACHINE → CLOSE (saying "THAT UTTER BASTARD MIKE HAS PICKED UP THE BOMB")
ACTION → AXE → PUT DOWN (saying "THAT BASTARD MIKE HAS PUT DOWN THE SLEDGE HAMMER")
ACTION → BIN LINER → OPEN (revealing the dissection kit, the handbook, the apple, the video nasty, the pickaxe and the cage)
ACTION → BIN LINER → CLOSE
WALK → SHOP
ACTION → HOOVER → PICK UP
ACTION → HOOVER → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → HOOVER → CLOSE
ACTION → HOOVER → PUT DOWN
WALK → HALL
ACTION → WALK → NARNIA (saying "BUT THIS IS ONLY A WARDROBE")
WALK → LIVING ROOM
ACTION → T.V. → SWITCH ON
ACTION → T.V. → SWITCH OFF
WALK → KITCHEN
ACTION → FRIDGE → OPEN (revealing the key to Narnia)
ACTION → FRIDGE → CLOSE
ACTION → COOKER → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → COOKER → CLOSE
WALK → GARDEN
ACTION → GRAVE → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → GRAVE → CLOSE
WALK → HALL
WALK → LANDING
WALK → NEIL'S BEDROOM
ACTION → BED → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → BED → CLOSE
WALK → RICK'S BEDROOM (saying "I'VE GOT A TERRIBLE HANGOVER AND ALL I CAN HEAR IS 'OPEN THE FLOORBOARDS'"
ACTION → SPADE → PUT DOWN
WALK → LANDING
WALK → MIKE'S BEDROOM
ACTION → BED → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → BED → CLOSE
WALK → VYV'S BEDROOM
ACTION → BED → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → BED → CLOSE
WALK → LANDING (saying "THAT BASTARD NEIL HAS SWITCHED ON THE LIGHTER")
WALK → BATHROOM
ACTION → TOILET → OPEN (revealing the golf ball and the now-smashed video recorder)
ACTION → TOILET → CLOSE
WALK → LANDING (saying "LA-DI-DA, NEIL HAS PUT DOWN THE 10 POUND NOTE")
WALK → HALL
WALK → BELOW STAIRS
WALK → CELLAR
WALK → HALL
WALK → SHOP
WALK → HALL (saying "THAT UTTER BASTARD NEIL HAS PICKED UP THE SEED PACKET")
WALK → SHOP
ACTION → POST BOX → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → POST BOX → CLOSE
WALK → LAUNDERETTE
ACTION → CLEANOMATIC → OPEN (revealing a pair of clean undies, a clean duvet and a festering sock)
ACTION → CLEANOMATIC → CLOSE
WALK → HALL
WALK → GARDEN
WALK → KITCHEN
ACTION → CUPBOARD → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → CUPBOARD → CLOSE
ACTION → FRIDGE → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → FRIDGE → CLOSE
ACTION → COOKER → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → COOKER → CLOSE
WALK → LIVING ROOM
WALK → HALL (saying "THAT BASTARD NEIL HAS OPENED THE SINK")
ACTION → LETTER BOX → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → LETTER BOX → CLOSE
WALK → LANDING (saying "A CERTAIN PERSON CALLED NEIL HAS SWITCHED ON THE TAP")
WALK → NEIL'S BEDROOM
ACTION → BED → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → BED → CLOSE
WALK → RICK'S BEDROOM
ACTION → FLOWER POT → PICK UP
ACTION → FLOWER POT → OPEN (revealing nothing)
ACTION → MANURE → PUT DOWN
ACTION → FLOWER POT → CLOSE
ACTION → BIN LINER → OPEN (revealing the dissection kit, the handbook, the apple, the video nasty, the pickaxe and the cage)
ACTION → BEGONIA → PUT DOWN
ACTION → BIN LINER → CLOSE (saying "LA-DI-DA, NEIL HAS PUT DOWN THE KETTLE")
WALK → LANDING (saying "THAT UTTER BASTARD NEIL HAS PICKED UP THE KETTLE")
WALK → HALL (saying "LA-DI-DA, MIKE HAS PUT DOWN THE 10P")
WALK → LIVING ROOM
WALK → KITCHEN (saying "A CERTAIN PERSON CALLED MIKE HAS PICKED UP THE 10P", "LA-DI-DA, MIKE HAS PUT DOWN THE TEN POUND NOTE" and "LA-DI-DA, MIKE HAS PICKED UP THE TEN POUND NOTE")
WALK → GARDEN (saying "THAT BASTARD RICK HAS PICKED UP THE BAG OF LENTILS")
WALK → KITCHEN
WALK → GARDEN
WALK → HALL (saying "LA-DI-DA, RICK HAS OPENED THE BAG OF LENTILS")
WALK → BELOW STAIRS
WALK → CELLAR
ACTION → KEY → PICK UP
WALK → HALL
WALK → NARNIA
ACTION → SNOWMAN → OPEN (revealing a kebab)
ACTION → KEBAB → PICK UP
ACTION → SNOWMAN → CLOSE
WALK → CELLAR
WALK → HALL
WALK → LAUNDERETTE (saying "THAT BASTARD RICK HAS PICKED UP THE ENVELOPE")
ACTION → CLEANOMATIC → OPEN (revealing the festering sock)
ACTION → KEBAB → PUT DOWN
ACTION → FESTERING SOCK → PICK UP
ACTION → LAGER → PUT DOWN
ACTION → BIO SUD → PUT DOWN
ACTION → CLEANOMATIC → CLOSE
ACTION → CLEANOMATIC → SWITCH ON
ACTION → CLEANOMATIC → OPEN (revealing a salmonella germ)
ACTION → SALMONELLA → PICK UP
ACTION → CLEANOMATIC → CLOSE
ACTION → BIN LINER → OPEN (revealing the dissection kit, the handbook, the apple, the video nasty, the pickaxe, the cage and the begonia)
ACTION → SALMONELLA → PUT DOWN
The text "CONGRATULATIONS! TO PLAY AGAIN PLEASE RELOAD ME." will then appear above the top half of the screen as Vyvyan, in the bottom half of it, says "A BLEND OF PSYCHOLOGY AND VIOLENCE MEANS I'VE WON IN X DAYS AND X:XX HOURS" (X and X:XX based on how long it took you to finish the game, for Jerzei Balowski shall never show up to collect the rent before you do so); the game will then return to the start screen.
