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Wow...Wow... I didn't care for the game in the first half...I didn't get it really, thought it was silly... but then getting back out? I realized what was going on, and wow, I thought that was great....
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I recognise this, this is the ancient story of Orpheus and his wife Euridice. She died on their wedding day, and Orpheus pled with Hades himself (It's a greek myth) to get her back. Hades himself was touched by his devotion, and allowed her shade to follow him from tartarus as long as he did not look back. Well Orpheus started his journey out without knowing if his beloved was behind him or not. Was she, was she not. At last, as he saw the light of day ahead, he could take it no longer and glanced over his shoulder. Well she was there, but only for an instant before being reclaimed by the land of the dead. Orpheus knew that he had lost, and killed himself so that he could be with her.
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Orpheus was the son of the Muse Calliope and therefore a grand musician. His wife was a dryad, Eurydice, who also attracted the attentions of Aristaeus. Aristaeus pursued her until she stepped on a poisonous snake and was forced into the Underworld. Orpheus was determined to retrieve his beloved. He journeyed down to the underworld, first charming Charon, ferryman of the dead, and lulling to sleep Cerberus, the three-headed watchdog. He encountered Hades, who initially refused to release Eurydice, but Orpheus's music so touched Persephone that she pleaded Orpheus's case, and Hades relented. There was one condition: that Orpheus not look back on their way out. Of course, Orpheus was worried that Eurydice was not behind him, and he fatefully glanced back to see if she was following him. She disappeared back into Hades, and he lost her forever. KEEP IT GOING
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Thanks, Scottman. That helps me understand it a lot. I thought it was more like "now we take a look back at the beginning of "Don't Look Back..."
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You are dead
You are dead my dearest
And I breathe
You have left me
You have left me forever more
Never to return and I remain
No, no, if my verses have any power
I will go confidently
To the deepest abysses
And having melted the heart of the king of shadows
I will return with you
To see the stars again
or if pitiless fate denies me this
I will remain with you
in the company of death
Farewell Sky
Farewell Sun
Farewell Earth
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Sure sure,the game have history and blablabla...but you still have to fight space invaders and creppy worms in a cave...
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Orpheus was the son of the Muse Calliope and therefore a grand musician. His wife was a dryad, Eurydice, who also attracted the attentions of Aristaeus. Aristaeus pursued her until she stepped on a poisonous snake and was forced into the Underworld. Orpheus was determined to retrieve his beloved. He journeyed down to the underworld, first charming Charon, ferryman of the dead, and lulling to sleep Cerberus, the three-headed watchdog. He encountered Hades, who initially refused to release Eurydice, but Orpheus's music so touched Persephone that she pleaded Orpheus's case, and Hades relented. There was one condition: that Orpheus not look back on their way out. Of course, Orpheus was worried that Eurydice was not behind him, and he fatefully glanced back to see if she was following him. She disappeared back into Hades, and he lost her forever. KEEP IT GOING
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5/5 because the game maker realized that a game doesnt have to have magnificant graphics in order to be interesting, and for the fact that he or she was able to tell a story with out ever putting a single word down for the player to read (past instructions)
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Enjoyed the Orpheus theme, although some of the rooms in the first half were more difficult than they should have been.
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I recognise this, this is the ancient story of Orpheus and his wife Euridice. She died on their wedding day, and Orpheus pled with Hades himself (It's a greek myth) to get her back. Hades himself was touched by his devotion, and allowed her shade to follow him from tartarus as long as he did not look back. Well Orpheus started his journey out without knowing if his beloved was behind him or not. Was she, was she not. At last, as he saw the light of day ahead, he could take it no longer and glanced over his shoulder. Well she was there, but only for an instant before being reclaimed by the land of the dead. Orpheus knew that he had lost, and killed himself so that he could be with her. (I recognised it from the name, and the greek columns in the background were a giveaway if the plot wasn't enough)
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Orpheus was the son of the Muse Calliope and therefore a grand musician. His wife was a dryad, Eurydice, who also attracted the attentions of Aristaeus. Aristaeus pursued her until she stepped on a poisonous snake and was forced into the Underworld. Orpheus was determined to retrieve his beloved. He journeyed down to the underworld, first charming Charon, ferryman of the dead, and lulling to sleep Cerberus, the three-headed watchdog. He encountered Hades, who initially refused to release Eurydice, but Orpheus's music so touched Persephone that she pleaded Orpheus's case, and Hades relented. There was one condition: that Orpheus not look back on their way out. Of course, Orpheus was worried that Eurydice was not behind him, and he fatefully glanced back to see if she was following him. She disappeared back into Hades, and he lost her forever. KEEP IT GOING
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Okay people. Faving finally got this to run... All you people complaining about how hard this was never played an actual Atari 2600 game. Try doing that in 3 Lives!!! Very cool game by the way.
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I interpreted it as he went down to the underworld to save... someone, his wife or whatever, but was actually himself dead
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Great game. Is this about I believe Orpheus? Who sang to Hades to retrieve his dead wife. He couldn't turn around until he left the underworld as the myth goes.
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A lot of pinkness >< My version of the ending: its like undying love, i think the guy at the grave was the guy and he made a deal to go to the underworld to save her but prob didnt read the fine print and died too.. thats one of the things about making deals with the dead or lord of the underworld/satan/hell/whatever u wanna call it or at the same time, he did kill the boss/lord and destroyed it so maybe its punishment. =P haha
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Orpheus was the son of the Muse Calliope and therefore a grand musician. His wife was a dryad, Eurydice, who also attracted the attentions of Aristaeus. Aristaeus pursued her until she stepped on a poisonous snake and was forced into the Underworld. Orpheus was determined to retrieve his beloved. He journeyed down to the underworld, first charming Charon, ferryman of the dead, and lulling to sleep Cerberus, the three-headed watchdog. He encountered Hades, who initially refused to release Eurydice, but Orpheus's music so touched Persephone that she pleaded Orpheus's case, and Hades relented. There was one condition: that Orpheus not look back on their way out. Of course, Orpheus was worried that Eurydice was not behind him, and he fatefully glanced back to see if she was following him. She disappeared back into Hades, and he lost her forever.
KEEP IT GOING