Dr. Horrible's Castle
This deceptively simple old school platformer requires manual dexterity and a cool head!
You are trapped in the festering dungeons of Dr. Horrible's Castle. Can you collect the keys needed to escape whilst avoiding bats, monsters, killer robots and more?!
Take too long and Dr. Horrible himself will hunt you down!
Instructions and tips are provided in-game but basically:
> Move using WASD, IJKL or cursor keys
> Collect all keys to complete level
> Avoid all monsters and traps
> Climb or drop onto skulls
> Climb = up then quickly left/right
> A fall of 5 or more blocks is fatal
> Mind the timer
> Extra lives awarded each level
> There are only 10 levels,
but some are quite tricky!
> P to pause/unpause (in game)
> M to mute/FX-only/unmute
> ESC to quit game and return to main menu
> R to restart current level (forfeit 1 life)
Status bar shows (left-to-right):
> Level number
> Lives (only first 7 shown)
> Score
> High score (this browser session)
> Mute symbol (only if audio fully muted)
> Time remaining
After each level you get a CHEAT CODE to use next browser session, WRITE IT DOWN!
Good luck!
TOP TIPS
> M to MUTE/FX-ONLY/UNMUTE audio. > If keys become unresponsive, try mouse clicking on the window. > If the browser game is not visible in the window above, or otherwise fails to work, refresh this page.
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About
This is a browser game written in Javascript.
Code and graphics by MuckyTaters, (c) 2024.
Music by Edvard Greig, 1875.
This game is FREE and OPEN SOURCE, licensed under GPL3.0.
See https://github.com/MuckyTaters/Dr_Horribles_Castle
Note: this game uses an 8x8 character set adapted from the MuckyVision 3.0 engine by the same author, also licensed under GPL3.0.
Comments
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a deceptively simple looking game, but a quality platformer. I like that you broke the continuity on level 3 with a different style, but the same goal
Thank you!
For review purposes during Scream Jam 2024, here are the codes you need to directly access levels 2-10:
Level 2: EJK
If you complete level 10 starting from any level other than 1, you will get a congratulations message. However, only those who have completed levels 1 to 10 in one game session will get to see the true game completion screen!Level 3: WHU
Level 4: ZFQ
Level 5: ECY
Level 6: EET
Level 7: FJH
Level 8: HZO
Level 9: RYN
Level 10: GIL
Please feel free to leave comments, whether you love this game or hate it!