liquid_sky Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 Do you think It was intended, or is it a bug that was kept in the game for a reason? Ive always wondered about it, because none of the other dragons are scared of keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 I too am scared of the yellow key. Maybe that is why I can never finish the game. I don't have your answer, sky, but I think it is pretty darn cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 Well this game seems to be full of bugs that the game manual attributes to "magic" (and which today would be called "features"). But I always thought this one was on purpose. My favorite "magic" in the game is the doorway to nowhere in the white castle (Homer says "mmmm... White Castle") and which also affects the doorway in the easter egg room. You can see where it leads (and what a surprise) but you can't go through! I think the best part of this game is getting eaten by a dragon and leaving the game on until the bat picks up the dragon you're in... it is a real challenge to the 3-dimensional brain to comprehend the layout of the bizarre world of Adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 The Yellow key scares me too, it calls to me at night and makes me wet the bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 I think this is mainly a psychological problem. Yorgle realizes that he's not the only yellow thing in this Adventure world. He's not special, he realizes; his hue does not inspire awe in the other characters, since a measly little key shares the one aspect of his likeness that makes him an individual who's different from the other dragons. The gold castle is too big to make an impression on him; it's a place, an abstract state of mind. But the gold key can be picked up and moved around, causing the player no harm at all; this directly speaks to Yorgle's self-esteem complex regarding being the weakest of the three dragons. What he's actually fleeing is not the key's smallness and squarely angular nature, but his OWN insignificance and duck-shape. -- Dr. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 If you read your Adventure instructions, you'll find that this was done on purpose. I don't have mine handy, but if I remember right, the black dragon is afraid of the magnet, or something maybe the bat. It is written in the instructions. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 Yeah, what Chris said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted May 23, 2002 Author Share Posted May 23, 2002 I know what it says in the manual, but do you really think atari would admit bugs in a game? That could jjust be a way to cover it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 THERE'S A BLACK DRAGON IN ADVENTURE??????? Holy Mack-arel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 me thinks phil is color-blind (yellow ,green, red dragons) no black... Take Care, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 You would be scared of the yellow key if you knew all the places it has been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Ewwwwwwww Yeah....Just why is that key so yellow!!???? Gross I'd avoid it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 In Adventure II, the dragons are afraid of the minotaur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Can you kill the bat with the sword? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Atarian7: Can you kill the bat with the sword? Hell to the no. Nothing will stop that stupid bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 The best way to get rid of the bat is to lock it into a castle. I remember that this trick used to work. Here is how I did it: I would enter a castle with the key, drop it into a corner, return to the castle with another item (say the sword after I killed all the dragons), get the bat to trade for the item I was holding at the time and then get the key that locks the castle and lock him in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 quote: Originally posted by liquid_sky: I know what it says in the manual, but do you really think atari would admit bugs in a game? That could jjust be a way to cover it up. Yeah... it's kind of like the "magic" that happens when you have more than 4 objects on screen at once. That is, the system has to start "flickering" the objects, which causes the glitch... I mean "magic"... that lets you pass through solid objects. This "magic" stranded me within the gate of the white castle in a game a few weeks ago. Argh! I was just about to open the gate, when the bat flew onscreen carrying something. That caused me to pass into the gate instead of opening it, and then as soon as the bat was gone, I was trapped! Stupid bat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 I've been trapped inside that gate too and had to reset the game! It's a feature, not a bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratfink Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Hey now, it's that flicker that allowed me to find the invisible dot back in the day. I was trying to figure out why the room was flickering when there was only one object in it (the object I was carrying). The manual actually tells you that the room flickers when there is more than one object in the room (hint! hint!) and I thought "by God, I'm gonna find that 2nd object!" and I did! (eventually). But the kid down the street had to tell me what to DO with that invisible dot. That blew my mind. Ah to be young and so easily amused again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Green Goblin: Hey now, it's that flicker that allowed me to find the invisible dot back in the day. I am still sure that the secret dot was not the reason for the flicker, but it was a nice way to use it for something special other than just revealing the limitations of the system! Speaking of the flicker with the dot.... I find it interesting that flicker occurs if there's even ONE other object in the room with the dot... usually you need 4 objects in the room at the same time, right? Is the dot multiple objects (both missiles, perhaps)? How exactly does this work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 All of that lovely flicker also allows the "magic" that stops the sword from working on the dragons as well. Magic my Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranthulfr Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 quote: Originally posted by room34: Speaking of the flicker with the dot.... I find it interesting that flicker occurs if there's even ONE other object in the room with the dot... usually you need 4 objects in the room at the same time, right? Is the dot multiple objects (both missiles, perhaps)? How exactly does this work? I don't think the dot counts as multiple objects, because don't you need two other objects to pass through the barrier into the signature room? I'd have to play it to be sure. I think Adventure is a great game, in part, because of the way it turns minor flaws into features, as room34 mentioned. The flickering "magic", the doorway to nowhere, and the bat-ride are all good examples. By the way, the username room34 sounds like a possible Adventure reference. Yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted May 26, 2002 Author Share Posted May 26, 2002 anyone ever had the bat steal your microdot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted May 26, 2002 Share Posted May 26, 2002 I don't think the bat can recognize the dot. And as for room 34, maybe but unlikely as there are only 30 screens in Game 3 of Adventure. (give or take a screen, I'm doing this off the top of my head, I can look it up if you like) [ 05-26-2002: Message edited by: StanJr ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloatedmonkey Posted May 26, 2002 Share Posted May 26, 2002 My materials engineering professor taught us that Yorgle feared the yellow key because they are forged from the same material. Just like Superman and Kryptonite, it may be that Yorgle loses his power when faced with the key, and runs because he knows he will be powerless against you. And the castle? It is merely painted yellow in an effort to fool the dragon into running away. But he is not fooled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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