Tact
May 3, 2009, 11:22 AM
I stumbled on a game called Spelunky. It's about an explorer with a clown nose (Really!) whose job is to go into caves and collect treasure.
Every time you start the game up, you see a picture of the explorer in a rather precarious position. He's sitting right in front of an arrow trap and he's surrounded by a bat and a snake.
[spoiler-box]http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/8663/openingpicture.png[/spoiler-box]
The game also provides some dramatic opening text. This changes every time you start the game.
[spoiler-box]http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/8720/openingwords.png[/spoiler-box]
The opening menu is interesting because you can play around with the controls. You enter doors to do various game functions.
[spoiler-box]http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/5040/openingroom.png[/spoiler-box]
I've found the exit!
[spoiler-box]http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/313/exit.png
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4157/enteringexit.png[/spoiler-box]
After going to the next level, the little explorer guy hears snakes! He hates snakes! He also sees a shop on the side of the screen. Unfortunately, our meager sum of 5,500 dollars isn't enough to buy anything there.
[spoiler-box]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5636/ihatesnakes.png[/spoiler-box]
The explorer has found himself in the snake pit. Whatever will he do?
[spoiler-box]http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1352/snakepit.png[/spoiler-box]
Kill all the snakes, of course! But, how will he get out?
[spoiler-box]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5255/clearedsnakepit.png[/spoiler-box]
Luckily, the explorer brought ropes.
[spoiler-box]http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9341/ropessavetheday.png[/spoiler-box]
On the next floor, we find a key. What does it unlock?
[spoiler-box]http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4245/akey.png[/spoiler-box]
Found it!
[spoiler-box]http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2650/ifoundit.png[/spoiler-box]
This will be useful, if I survive long enough to make it useful. :wacko:
It lets me detect hidden treasures in the walls and floors.
[spoiler-box]http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2016/udjateye.png[/spoiler-box]
Meet the Tunnel Man. He asks for exorbitant amounts of money, but in exchange he'll dig me a shortcut to the end of level 4. The Tunnel Man will be a big help in getting to later levels.
[spoiler-box]http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9548/tunnelman.png[/spoiler-box]
The explorer decides to call it a day and head back to the desert town on a camel.
[spoiler-box]http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7152/camel.png[/spoiler-box]
Every time you start the game up, you see a picture of the explorer in a rather precarious position. He's sitting right in front of an arrow trap and he's surrounded by a bat and a snake.
[spoiler-box]http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/8663/openingpicture.png[/spoiler-box]
The game also provides some dramatic opening text. This changes every time you start the game.
[spoiler-box]http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/8720/openingwords.png[/spoiler-box]
The opening menu is interesting because you can play around with the controls. You enter doors to do various game functions.
[spoiler-box]http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/5040/openingroom.png[/spoiler-box]
I've found the exit!
[spoiler-box]http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/313/exit.png
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4157/enteringexit.png[/spoiler-box]
After going to the next level, the little explorer guy hears snakes! He hates snakes! He also sees a shop on the side of the screen. Unfortunately, our meager sum of 5,500 dollars isn't enough to buy anything there.
[spoiler-box]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5636/ihatesnakes.png[/spoiler-box]
The explorer has found himself in the snake pit. Whatever will he do?
[spoiler-box]http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1352/snakepit.png[/spoiler-box]
Kill all the snakes, of course! But, how will he get out?
[spoiler-box]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5255/clearedsnakepit.png[/spoiler-box]
Luckily, the explorer brought ropes.
[spoiler-box]http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9341/ropessavetheday.png[/spoiler-box]
On the next floor, we find a key. What does it unlock?
[spoiler-box]http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4245/akey.png[/spoiler-box]
Found it!
[spoiler-box]http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2650/ifoundit.png[/spoiler-box]
This will be useful, if I survive long enough to make it useful. :wacko:
It lets me detect hidden treasures in the walls and floors.
[spoiler-box]http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2016/udjateye.png[/spoiler-box]
Meet the Tunnel Man. He asks for exorbitant amounts of money, but in exchange he'll dig me a shortcut to the end of level 4. The Tunnel Man will be a big help in getting to later levels.
[spoiler-box]http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9548/tunnelman.png[/spoiler-box]
The explorer decides to call it a day and head back to the desert town on a camel.
[spoiler-box]http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7152/camel.png[/spoiler-box]