Adventure Level 3 - No Dragons killed (Incomplete) WORLD RECORD!!! 1 minute 3 seconds (1:03) Stella Emulator used. Be sure and listen to The Neutral Zone with DJ Grom every Tuesday night on SubSpace-Radio.net
That was excellent. But for some reason, Rhindle seemed to be having an 'off' day and the other two barely pursued you at all! (I know Yorgle has Gold Key phobia.) You grabbed that bat perfectly. If I ever completed Level 3, it was rare...
If you go quick enough through rooms, you can lose the dragons. When you're gone, they randomly head off in a straight line from 0-360 degrees. I went through two rooms in the maze and was able to shake them :) I've been shaking these dragons since I was 5 years old :)
When I played this as a kid, there was an expectation you had to kill all the dragons, which artificially cranked up the difficulty. This game was ahead of its time with what is a “victory state”. “Winning” wasn’t domination, but just satisfying the conditions of the game. You really didn’t see a body count =/= win condition again until NES Metal Gear.
@@thomashughes4326 Atari 2600 games were all about the points and "flipping" the score. It's all the kids at the schools I went to that gamed back in the day talked about. You being snarky about it doesn't change the zeitgeist.
After I got bored with it, I used to challenge myself by completing the game with every single item inside the Gold Castle, including all three dragons (dead), the bat and the secret dot (which I would embed in a wall so it was visible). The flashing from having so many sprites in the room at once was horrible.
I don't think I ever tried to win level 3 as a kid... just got the easter egg after a friend of mine told me about it. :) Still this was pretty amazing.
Level 3 has the same layout as Level 2, except the items are randomly placed. So, Level 3 can actually be easier than Level 2 or it can be unbeatable if the bat drops the any of the keys inside the castle of the same color. 🤔
The bat cannot enter locked castles ( nor will it usually enter carries even if open) so that is a very remote concern. There are of course many ways to screw up like dropping items across screen boundaries. You can even arrange to put a key into a locked castle yourself without a bat if you work at it.
Yes, this is the one where you can cross one of the barriers and go to this secret room with the creator’s name written. Warren Robinett is the developer. 😊
Some of the other programmers thought they were being clever putting in their initials, but Atari still didn't want to tell you their names in their fan/ad magazine, Atari Age!
That is the goblet according to the manual. Originally, Warren Robbinet wanted it to be the holy grail. I always liked grabbing it from the top so it made it look like I had a body :)
One time I was being chased by like, 3 - 5 Seahorses (I thought they were seahorses at the time) and one ate me, then the 2nd one at me out of that one's stomach, then the 3rd one at me out of that one's stomach, then the 4th one at me out of that one's stomach, then the 5th one at me out of that one's stomach. XD
@@zombathinlostleghackercat5233 Funny before I started to play retro games on my raspberry pi, the last time I probably played adventure for the 2600 was in 1986, we got a Nintendo nes in the house for Christmas. I remembered there being the 3 dragons. Red, yellow and green. My friends and I would call them ketchup mustard and relish, respectively. I'm curious as to what color you thought the other dragons were.
Can you do this on actual hardware with the game? I think it's a good run, but Original hardware and game is better for a speed run as opposed to an emulator
I don’t think original hardware matters too much for 2600 games. You can run most 2600 games perfectly fine on a rom chip attached to a potato lol. But I will agree nothing beats the feeling of playing on original hardware.
I have original hardware that I used in another recording. Check my other videos. I like to think of that one as the fastest run with all 3 dragons dead.
The problem is that in game 3 the layout is random. The poster got an unbelievably favorable layout and got doubly lucky with the bat. For the chalice to be in the middle of the first room of the black castle catacombs like that, both the bat and the bridge would have had to start the game in the black castle. The bat would then have to grab the chalice first then trade it with the bridge. And of course grabbing the bat just as it grabs the chalice is lucky too. A run under a minute is plausible, but none of this is repeatable.
Ever get the game where both the chalice and the bridge are both in the one room in the white castle that is inaccessible without the bridge? The only thing that'll help you in that game is the bat!
That was excellent. But for some reason, Rhindle seemed to be having an 'off' day and the other two barely pursued you at all! (I know Yorgle has Gold Key phobia.) You grabbed that bat perfectly. If I ever completed Level 3, it was rare...
If you go quick enough through rooms, you can lose the dragons. When you're gone, they randomly head off in a straight line from 0-360 degrees. I went through two rooms in the maze and was able to shake them :) I've been shaking these dragons since I was 5 years old :)
Level 3 is usually easier than Level 2. Most of the time you don't even need to go in the white castle.
When I played this as a kid, there was an expectation you had to kill all the dragons, which artificially cranked up the difficulty. This game was ahead of its time with what is a “victory state”. “Winning” wasn’t domination, but just satisfying the conditions of the game. You really didn’t see a body count =/= win condition again until NES Metal Gear.
@@thomashughes4326
Atari 2600 games were all about the points and "flipping" the score. It's all the kids at the schools I went to that gamed back in the day talked about.
You being snarky about it doesn't change the zeitgeist.
I had no idea world records existed for this game. I played it a lot back when I was a kid. It was so great for the time. Very innovative.
I think "World Record" is just talk. "Personal Best" would be more appropriate.
Somebody get these freakin' ducks away from me!
After I got bored with it, I used to challenge myself by completing the game with every single item inside the Gold Castle, including all three dragons (dead), the bat and the secret dot (which I would embed in a wall so it was visible). The flashing from having so many sprites in the room at once was horrible.
state of the art graphics back in the day
You were lucky that you grabbed the bat before it escaped
Loved this game. We had our own names for everything.
I don't think I ever tried to win level 3 as a kid... just got the easter egg after a friend of mine told me about it. :)
Still this was pretty amazing.
Ok this is a definitely a jump scare... lol
amazing, love this game
Level 3 has the same layout as Level 2, except the items are randomly placed. So, Level 3 can actually be easier than Level 2 or it can be unbeatable if the bat drops the any of the keys inside the castle of the same color. 🤔
The bat cannot enter locked castles ( nor will it usually enter carries even if open) so that is a very remote concern. There are of course many ways to screw up like dropping items across screen boundaries. You can even arrange to put a key into a locked castle yourself without a bat if you work at it.
0:37 So afraid.
I got this game to work on a calculator, had no idea what I was doing and now realize that I almost beat this…
I would like to buy that calculator from you if I could :)
with the bat!
That was some lucky RNG.
is that not the game wiht one of the frist estereggs ???
Yes, this is the one where you can cross one of the barriers and go to this secret room with the creator’s name written. Warren Robinett is the developer. 😊
Some of the other programmers thought they were being clever putting in their initials, but Atari still didn't want to tell you their names in their fan/ad magazine, Atari Age!
Who else thinks this looks better than The Last of Us 2 ?
you
Amazing!!
Got the chalice, and a free bat to boot!
How do you manipulate the item location for the speed run? Do you just keep trying until a good pattern?
I just got lucky. First recording. I wasn't even going for a record
What is the thing that looks like a trophy lol supposed To be
That is the goblet according to the manual. Originally, Warren Robbinet wanted it to be the holy grail. I always liked grabbing it from the top so it made it look like I had a body :)
very good
They're not dragons they're FLYING DUCKS
This can't be a world record as I have beaten level 3 in under a minute dozens of times.
That bat was hot on your heels!
One time I was being chased by like, 3 - 5 Seahorses (I thought they were seahorses at the time) and one ate me, then the 2nd one at me out of that one's stomach, then the 3rd one at me out of that one's stomach, then the 4th one at me out of that one's stomach, then the 5th one at me out of that one's stomach. XD
Cool story bro. Too bad there are only 3 sea horses.
@@marcellachine5718 It was a long time ago, I was like, 8.
So yeah, it was 3 sea horses. Not 4 or 5.
@@zombathinlostleghackercat5233 Funny before I started to play retro games on my raspberry pi, the last time I probably played adventure for the 2600 was in 1986, we got a Nintendo nes in the house for Christmas. I remembered there being the 3 dragons. Red, yellow and green. My friends and I would call them ketchup mustard and relish, respectively. I'm curious as to what color you thought the other dragons were.
Can you do this on actual hardware with the game? I think it's a good run, but Original hardware and game is better for a speed run as opposed to an emulator
I don’t think original hardware matters too much for 2600 games. You can run most 2600 games perfectly fine on a rom chip attached to a potato lol. But I will agree nothing beats the feeling of playing on original hardware.
I have original hardware that I used in another recording. Check my other videos. I like to think of that one as the fastest run with all 3 dragons dead.
The problem is that in game 3 the layout is random. The poster got an unbelievably favorable layout and got doubly lucky with the bat. For the chalice to be in the middle of the first room of the black castle catacombs like that, both the bat and the bridge would have had to start the game in the black castle. The bat would then have to grab the chalice first then trade it with the bridge. And of course grabbing the bat just as it grabs the chalice is lucky too.
A run under a minute is plausible, but none of this is repeatable.
What are you talking about? All speed runs of older games are done on emulators.
Ever get the game where both the chalice and the bridge are both in the one room in the white castle that is inaccessible without the bridge? The only thing that'll help you in that game is the bat!
mario in a nutshell
Howard somthing or other made this right the guy that did E.T and Yars Revenge
Warren Robinett did this game
The lamest game for the 2600. The 'dragons' looked more like ducks. It was easy once you knew what to do and got super boring.