Invention Points

Invention Points are a type of object that appears in JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain.

Description
Invention Points are used the measure the player's score throughout the game. The number of invention points that the player currently has is displayed on the toolbar. They are earned from playing activities, and are one of the requirements for entering the Time Machine in Mystery Mountain.

Initially, 1,000 Invention Points are required to open the time machine, but for each new level of questions, the number of required Points increases by 500. Invention Points can be earned from playing any of the activities at any time. When earned from an activity that doesn't reward the player with a Mission Clue, they take on the appearance of a copper-colored coin with a picture of a brain on it.

Dialogue

 * On the first floor
 * Robot Kitchen
 * Polly: "Ha! There's no mission clue in here, Botley. While Mort looks hungry and you look stupid! I bet if you can feed mort, he'll give me some Invention Points he'll need"
 * Polly: "Listen, there's no mission clue in here, Snotley. Well, feed poor Mort what he wants, he's got some invention points, and we know we should feed poor mort."
 * Polly: "Too bad, there's no mission clue in here, Borley. Well, feed poor Mort what he wants, and he'll tip you generously, with Invention Points."
 * Art Gallery
 * Professor's Virtual Collection
 * Polly: "I didn't hide any clues in the collection. But if your friend really wants to browse through daddy's art, there's some invention points to make it worth their time. Just figure out which of his great works I hid them in."
 * Polly: "No, no, Botley, there's no clue here, just some old invention points. If you can figure out which work of art I'm thinking about."
 * Polly: "What's the matter? Your sensors need tuning? There's no clue in here! But if you insist on browsing the collection, I did hide some invention points in one of the works."
 * Painting Gallery
 * Polly: "I know art, and I know what I like. So you better paint exactly where I tell you to paint if you want to earn some extra invention points."
 * Polly: "That's right! It's time once again to paint Polly a picture!"
 * Polly: "If you want any extra invention points, you've gotta paint me a picture."
 * Music Hall
 * Polly: "I'm no savage beast, but I am a savage kid. So if you want some more Invention Points, you'll have to play this piece of music."
 * Polly: "Alright, Botley, time to sing for your supper!"
 * Polly: "Okay? For that little insult, I'll give you Invention Points only if you can play this piece."
 * On the second floor
 * Biosphere
 * Botley: "My sensors are not picking up any signals from the mission clue in the biosphere. You sure we should stay here?"
 * Polly: "Hey, Rotley, not so fast! There's no mission clue here, but we all know that we can use more invention points. So I've hidden them in where... well, that's for you to find out."
 * Botley: "Huh? I'm not picking up a mission clue by from the biosphere. You still want to go exploring?"
 * Polly: "Poor little Gutley, no mission clue inside. Boo-boo-boo. But it makes you feel any better, I have hidden some invention points here. So why don't you look for them."
 * Botley: "I'm not detecting a hidden mission clue anywhere near here. Maybe we should we go hunting somewhere else."
 * Polly: "No, Rockley, you took all the fun away for your friends. There's no mission clue, but there are some invention points I've hidden in. You just have to figure out where."
 * Shrinking Machine Room
 * Polly: "I didn't hide a mission clue in there, just some spare invention points. If you can figure out which specimen they're in, they're yours! So, your hint is."
 * Polly: "Look, I didn't hide a mission clue in there, okay? So don't bug me, unless you need some invention points. In that case, have I got a hint for you."
 * Polly: "Don't bother looking for a mission clue, cause I didn't hide one here. But if you want some invention points. Try to make sense of this hint."
 * On the third floor
 * Observatory
 * Botley: "Polly didn't hide a mission clue in there, but the professor's spaceship is missing! Maybe she launched it with some spare invention points."
 * Botley: "There's no mission clue here, and notice the missing spaceship? I wouldn't be surprise if Polly launched it with some spare invention points."
 * Botley: "Well, since there's no mission clue to be found here, we can always try to track down the missing spaceship, to see if maybe Polly launched some invention points."
 * Robot Maze
 * Botley: "Hey! We're back at the maze and look! There's another box down there! Should we investigate to see if Polly left a mission clue here?"
 * Polly: "Sorry, Botley, that box doesn't have one of your precious mission clues. Just a few invention points I had lying around at my room. I've got loads of invention points because I'm so smart. But maybe you and your friend should just leave while the leaving is good."