Who designed the secret room, and how? Who drew the hand holding the mug? Was it an easy port, or did they have to start completely over?
| QUOTE (shade @ Dec 15 2008, 07:01 PM) |
| Was it an easy port, or did they have to start completely over? |
They talked about this in the mini-faq at
http://www.deltatao.com/darkcastle/darkcastlefaq.htmlQ: What, did you just colorize it?
A: Sort of. We hate it when you say that, because there's no code from the original Dark Castle at all. It was all optimized for a 512K Mac in assembly language, and it didn't lend itself to modifications for new System software, sound hardware, and color. In other words, though the game plays almost exactly the same as the original, it was a lot of work to do it. We made a few changes, adding a Novice level, allowing you to save your games, and tweaking the timing of some sections, but we were as true to the original as possible...I love the Secret room question though, I'd love to know who was responsible for that crap-tacular level design!
| QUOTE (gruz @ Dec 16 2008, 08:11 AM) |
| I love the Secret room question though, I'd love to know who was responsible for that crap-tacular level design! |
heh , it was a little disappointing given the difficulty of finding it. More like a ``oh, we've got a spare five minutes... let's make a new room!" <_<
Also from the Color Dark Castle FAQ:
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Q: Is the Christmas tree still there?
A: Of course--but now it's color. This is the most famous Easter Egg ever, so we had to leave it in. We've also added more than a couple of new things to look for. |
And these are from the Color Dark Castle manual:
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Q: Is the Christmas tree still there?
A: Yes. What's more, we've added several new Easter Eggs to be discovered.
Q: What are the other secrets?
A: If we told you, they wouldn't be secret. Besides, as we write this, we don't know all of them. |
So here's my question. What else was added besides the secret room? Supposedly another date secret, but that was never confirmed. And how could they not know all of them? Were there really several new things to look for, or were they never included?
