Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle
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Strong Bad plays the game that inspired Videlectrix to create Thy Dungeonman.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, The Cheat
Places: Computer Room
Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022
Running Time: 30:28
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Transcript
{A live-action case filled with 5 inch floppies sits on a desk next to an old computer. The disk in the front has a handwritten label reading "Disk 4 of 12". Strong Bad's gloves reach into the shot, open the case and begin rifling through the contents.}
STRONG BAD: {singing} When I check my email,
{Strong Bad holds up a disk labeled "Old Game".}
STRONG BAD: —there are some old games.
{Strong Bad inserts the disk into a disk drive and then types on a keyboard with boxing gloves on.}
STRONG BAD: Now I'm gonna play them for you.
{The monitor comes to life, showing a screen reading "Strong Bad's Disk 4 of 12". A disk reading noise plays.}
STRONG BAD: Peoples, I finally did it! I found the incredibly frustrating text-adventure game that I believe inspired Videlectrix to make Thy Dungeonman!
STRONG BAD: The game is Vampire's Castle Adventure, or sometimes just Vampire's Castle {pronounces vampire as "vwampuoire"}. It was released around 1984 it looks like. And oh man, IT'S THE GREATEST GAME!
STRONG BAD: Now technically this game was never on one of my floppy disks in a Strong Bad Email, but we'll count this as being from sbemail 94: video games. Because I'm pretty sure that Thy Dungeonman wouldn't exist without this game. And so say all of us, please insert disk four of twelve.
STRONG BAD: And to spice up the text-only styles a bit, The Cheat has agreed to make custom illustrations for each screen.
THE CHEAT: {The Cheat Noises}
STRONG BAD:' Thanks, The Cheat!
STRONG BAD: Welcome to the Vampire's Castle Adventure! Do you need the instructions? Yes, yes for sure, in a game like this.
STRONG BAD: {reading} VAMPIRE'S CASTLE has a concealed goal. You learn what the goal is by exploring your surroundings. {stops reading} Uh oh, red flag. That sound suspiciously like: "this game is going to arbitrarily difficult, instead of having actually challenging puzzles."
STRONG BAD: Blah blah blah blah blah, let's skip down to... {reading} By the way, the computer only looks at the first 3 letters of each word. Good Luck! {stops reading}
Fun Facts
Explanations
- Thy Dungeonman is a game by Videlectrix. It was an Easter egg in Sbemail 94, video games
Inside References
- As noted by Strong Bad, ye flask and parapets would become important elements in Thy Dungeonman. According to the commentary for the email video games, Matt Chapman was confused about the use of parapets in this game.
- When Strong Bad is in the Vampire's Tomb, he mentions Trevor the vampire.
Real World References
- Ratt is a glam metal band formed in 1977; Stephen Pearcy is their lead vocalist.
- The Vampire, as drawn by The Cheat, resembles Cesar Romero as the Joker in the 1966 Batman TV series.
External Links
- watch "Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle" on YouTube
- Play the original game on the Internet Archive
- Vampire's Castle on MobyGames