Thy Dungeonman 3

Icebrand — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:46:59 GMT

Icebrand: expanding a fact a li'l bit

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[[Image:thy dungeonman 3 deinterlaced.png|thumb|right|220px|Behold Thy Graphics!!]]
[[Image:Dungeonman 3 cover.PNG|thumb|Box art]]

''"No man slays dungeons quite like the Thy Dungeonman from the Thy Dungeonman computer game series. Hi-res graphics improve on the no-res graphics from the previous text-onlyventures. Get ye flask, fool!"'' - [[Videlectrix]]

'''Thy Dungeonman 3''' (also spelled '''Thy Dungeonman III''') is the second sequel in the [[Thy Dungeonman]] franchise produced by [[Videlectrix]]. The most notable feature of this sequel is the addition of graphics, with imitation low-resolution still frames accompanying each room of the game. As with the first two installments in the the Dungeonman series, the game is a text-command-controlled adventure centered around a knight named Thy Dungeonman. However, in this quest his mission is to get ye flask rather than escape yon dungeon.

'''Page Title:''' Behold Thy Graphics!!

'''Date:''' April 24, 2006

==Commands==
===Main Commands===

*north or n
*south or s
*east or e
*west or w
*look
*get
*talk
*inventory or inv
*use
*save (1-5)
*load (1-5)
*the UP arrow cycles through previous commands

'''[[Thy Dungeonman 3 Commands|See full list of commands]]''' 
'''[[Thy Dungeonman 3 Messages|See full list of responses]]'''

==Ways to Lose the Game==

*Get crushed by the spikes (not escaping from ''Thy Dungeon'' before your twelfth action).
*Going back into the room with the monk after he attempts to eat you.
*Not getting out of the cauldron fast enough.
*Getting lost in the woods (wander around without a map, going EAST will save you).
*Trying to fight the troll (KILL TROLL).
*Trying to kill the bird at the monastery (KILL BIRD).
*Trying to kill the barkeep (PUNCH, KICK, or KILL BARKEEP).
*Attempting to steal barkeep's beard (STEAL BEARD).
*Attempting to steal barkeep's drink (STEAL DRINK).
*RETIREing in Westerberg.
*Choosing the wrong Kigalonian.
*Getting the answers wrong to the Hag's questions.
*Attempting to steal the Vegetable Cart Man's Corn. (STEAL CORN).
*Eating the fake ketchup. (EAT BLOOD, DRINK KETCHUP).
*By typing HANG OUT or QUIT (the latter causing you to exit the game entirely).

==Fun Facts==
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===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:Amber (color)|amber]]-only color palette is an homage to the many vintage monochrome [[Wikipedia:Computer display#History|monitors]] that were released during the 1980s. The concept is similar to the [[Tandy 400]]'s [[Wikipedia:Green screen|green-phosphor]] monitor.

===Trivia===
*A sound similar to a 5¼ floppy disk being accessed plays before a new graphic appears, as though it's being "loaded".
* You can flip over its box art on the Videlectrix website to read the back, which is a first for their games. The back cover features the Videlectrix logo as well as screenshots of the town, pub, and grabbing minigame. It also has the following text.
[[Image:Dungeonman 3 cover back.PNG|thumb|300px|Back cover]]
<blockquote>'''''Behold Thy Graphics!''''' 
<big>'''O'''</big>ut of the dungeon 
and into the pile! 
Videlectrix has 
added multi - bit 
graphics to someone's favorite text adventure! 
Visit LOCATIONS, get ITEMS, and interact 
with PEOPLE-all in vivid monochrome color!
:::::::<big>'''S'''</big>hort 4-page manual! No more novels! (Thanks for all the letters!) 
It's the final confrontation between Thy 
Dungeonman and the elusive FLASK!! 
<big>'''I'''</big>nnovative FPG -first 
person getter- action! 
(actual gameplay-type 
screenshots shown!)</blockquote>
*The photos for Thy Dungeonman, the Fat Friar, the Vegetable Cart Dude, the Disgruntled Cleaner Guy and the Old Hag are named internally as "mike", "matt", "matt" again, "me" and "ryan", respectively – presumably they are photos of [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Jonathan Howe]] and [[Ryan Sterritt]].

===Remarks===
*The "pwd" command has been modified, and it now gives your location as "Wastes of Time/Dumb Games/Dungeonman 3/''{location}''".

===Glitches===
*While being cooked alive in the pot, type SOUTH on the turn you die and you will die and escape at the same time.

=== Fixed Glitches ===
*Some hours after its release, the game began in the ''Hag's Clearing'' where you have no points yet possess the Fake Ketchup, already used.
*There was a warp portal that took you directly inside the dungeon that was accessed by typing "GO IN LOG" or "ENTER LOG" at the creepy woods; however, if you have not yet gotten the flask-grabbing glove, you will be unable to win the game. VOIPing back out from this path would cause a gateway to the dungeon to appear at the crossroads, and then at the creepy woods.
*When the game was first released, if the hag had 4 kids, then any answer you give her (including 4) would be taken as incorrect. The only way to fix this was to restart. This was fixed soon afterward.
*Also upon release, it was possible to get stuck by grabbing the stein in the monastery, then escaping the cauldron and re-entering the monastery, then pressing C to continue. This was later fixed so that you now continue from outside the monastery.
*Originally, if you typed LOOK FLOOR while holding the bone, the picture of the bone would appear.
*Originally, if you typed LOOK BONE or LOOK FLOOR in Yon Dungeon after using the bone, it would say that the bone is still on the ground. New phrases were later added in place of this.

===Inside References===
*The obsession with "getting a flask" has run throughout the Thy Dungeonman series. It originated with Strong Bad's earliest concept of the game in [[video games]], in which "you'd just have to sit there and imagine why on Earth you can't get ye flask!"
*When flipping through the hag's scrapbook, if you see the town sign for Rottenscab, it reads "If thou lived here, thou would be home by now". This joke was also made in [[for kids]].
*When you look at the stone bridge, it will tell you that it is notorious for its knife fights. This is a reference to [[personal favorites]], where Coach Z and Pom Pom had a knife fight on a [[The Stone Bridge|Stone Bridge]].
*The "OMG!" when you get the coins from inside the log is another example of [[Internet Slang]].
*If you try to talk to the disgruntled cleaning guy inside the sandwich shoppe through the window, the text refers to him as Disgruntor the Cleaninator, an obvious reference to [[Trogdor|Trogdor the Burninator]].
*When in the town, type "Listen to music" to get the response "Sounds like the [[Peasant's Quest]] theme".
*Kigalonian's "doodoomap" is similar to [[Coach Z]]'s mention of "doodoomeat" from the email [[couch patch]].
*Teleporting out of the dungeon is accompanied by the sound effect "VOIP". This sound effect was previously used in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]], the Videlectrix game [[Hallrunner]], and the Strong Bad email [[alternate universe]].
* The back of the box claiming "no more novels" refers to the previous two entries of the series. The first game's box claimed to contain a 400-page manual, while the second game's page title states that the game "Comes with 3 volume set of Thy Encyclopedias and Reference Guide!". This explains why, on the Videlectrix website, the box for Thy Dungeonman 3 is shown as being slimmer than the boxes for the first two games.
*If you look at the stein in the pub after using it, it reads "Thou'll never forget thy old sidekick, Steiny." This refers to [[Strong Badman]]'s sidekick, Stiny.
*The phrase "ugly bird" may be a reference to [[helium]], in which Homestar refers to a flying The Cheat as such.

===Real World References===

*The phrase "It's all about the ... who the heck is that on these coins?" is a reference to the Puff Daddy song "It's All About The Benjamins", meaning the portraits of [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]] on U.S. hundred-dollar bills.
*The response "I don't understand you..." is an excerpt from the song [http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Fingertips Fingertips] by [[They Might Be Giants]].
*The screen shown when you get the flask for the first time is a reference to the opening sequence of [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]] (the image in question also being featured on Myst's original box art).
*The "internal or external command" error message is the message you get in the [[Wikipedia:Windows XP|Windows XP]] console if it doesn't recognize what you type.
*While musing on thoughts of her dead husband, the hag is said to be [[Wikipedia:FernGully|'ferngullying']] and [[Wikipedia:The Land Before Time|'landbeforetiming']], both references to popular early 90's animation franchises.
* One of the possible presents that the hag might have gotten is a [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_64|Nintendo 64]] Controller (Called an N64 Paddle in this game) The controller is popular for being the first in console gaming since 1982 to use the [[Wikipedia:Analog_stick|Analog stick]]. It is also popular for its rather unusual but sucessful three-handled design.
*Just before you begin answering the hag's questions, she says "If ye answers questions three..." This is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]], in which the old man at the Bridge of Death proclaims "Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three."
*If you answer the hag incorrectly, the game refers to her as "Hagatha Christie", a reference to crime author [[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]].
*The error displayed when you type "Go West" when there is no west exit is a reference to the lyrics of two songs: "King of Wishful Thinking" by the band Go West, and "Go West" by the Village People.
*When you've beaten the game, the line "The sanctum begins to rattle and hum" is a reference to the U2 album "Rattle and Hum."
*If you try to pick up the log in the woods west of the crossroads, it says "Painful memories of finishing last in the World's Strongest Dungeonman contest are dredged up." This is a reference to the real life "World's Strongest Man" competition, a tournament which involves completing difficult strength-based challenges.
**In addition the text mentions "Magnus and Junko". Magnus is a reference to either [[Wikipedia:Magnús Ver Magnússon|Magnús Ver Magnússon]] or [[Wikipedia:Magnus Samuelsson|Magnus Samuelsson]], who were both World's Strongest Man Champions. Junko is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jouko Ahola|Jouko Ahola]], who was another World's Strongest Man Champion.
*"Lonely Dungeon: Westerburg" is a reference to the [http://www.lonelyplanet.com Lonely Planet] series of travel guides.
*If you don't escape from the cauldron in time, it says "Next time, Try Hard 2: Try Harder." This is taken from the film title ''[[Wikipedia:Die Hard 2: Die Harder|Die Hard 2: Die Harder]]''.
*The "Franken Brand stein" is a reference to the famed novel ''[[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]''.
*"The Unbearable Lightness of Being" is a novel written by Czech novelist Milan Kundera.
*"Westerberg" is a reference to Paul Westerberg, rock songwriter and singer from 80s punk band “The Replacements.”
*The first picture in the hag's scrapbook sometimes reads [[Wikipedia:Zork|Zork]], and claims it is a "Krill-free community" – Krill was the name of the villian in the first [[Wikipedia:Zork books#The Forces of Krill|Zork book]].
*The glitch where you could enter the log and wind up in the dungeon is similar to a joke about entering a stump from the adventure game Monkey Island, which is in turn from King's Quest I.
*When asking to look at the barrel in front of the "sammich" shop, it replies "A very small barrel. Maybe made by a small man. A mini cooper if thou will." A [[Wikipedia:Cooper (profession)|cooper]] is a barrelmaker. A [[Wikipedia:Mini Cooper|Mini Cooper]] is a small British car.
*The ending screen is very reminiscent of that of the Nintendo game [[Wikipedia:Faxanadu|Faxanadu]].

==See Also==

*[[Thy Dungeonman 3 Walkthrough]]

==External Links==

*[[HR:dman3.html|Play Thy Dungeonman 3]]
*[[HR:thyDungeonman3.swf|Play Thy Dungeonman 3 (Flash file)]]
*[[Forum:8038|Forum thread re: "Thy Dungeonman 3"]]
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Icebrand — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:19:08 GMT

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Icebrand — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:18:17 GMT

Icebrand: Little spelling fix :)

[[Image:Mountain Dew.png|thumb|70px|Mountain Dew]]
[[Homestar Runner|Homestar's]] [[Mountain Dew]] was first mentioned in [[techno]], where [[Strong Bad]] told [[The Cheat]] to break a glowstick open and pour it into Homestar's Mountain Dew. Its first appearance wasn't until the [[Strong Bad Email]] "[[anything]]", where Homestar instructed viewers on how to "make a wet computer out of Strong Bad's computer". He did this be applying it "liberally" onto the [[Compy 386]]'s keyboard. It apparently is "never-ending," as Homestar says, if you wait for 15 seconds after the email is over. This occurrence was then referenced in [[couch patch]] at the end when The Cheat's [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|head exploded]] and Homestar said to The Cheat, "Dang, The Cheat. That computer's got something against you. Did you ever, like, pour Mountain Dew all over it?" It was also featured on the main menu of [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|Disc Three]] of the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD set, where a bottle of Mountain Dew is lying leaking onto the computer desk. It has made an appearance in Homestar's bucket of popcorn in [[extra plug]]. In [[Main Page 5]], hovering your mouse over Characters causes the drink dispenser to start pouring out a green Mountain Dew-like soda.

[[Wikipedia:Mountain Dew|Mountain Dew]] is a real world drink notoriously known for high caffeine content. It is a citrus-flavored soda.

==Appearances==

*[[Main Page 5]] (presumably)
*Email [[techno]]
*Email [[anything]]
*Email [[couch patch]]
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]]
*Email [[extra plug]]

==External links==
*[http://www.mountaindew.com/index.php Official Mountain Dew Page]
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