Atari Dragon
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| - | A 4-bit creature that | + | == Summary == |
| + | A 4-bit creature that is often mistaken for a duck. The dragon comes from the ATARI 2600 game, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Adventure Adventure]. The object of Adventure was to take a magic chalice and place it in the starting castle (Strong Bad is carrying this Chalice in [[Main Page 13]]). The three dragons in the actual game were yellow, green, and red. While the yellow dragon in the mainpage could be considered an actual character from the game (Yorgle), the white dragons seen in [[Everybody to the Limit]] are not. | ||
| - | + | Adventure is significant in video game history because it contained the first Easter Egg. Because game programmers back then often worked alone and received no credit for their work, Adventure creator Warren Robinnett included an almost impossible-to-reach room with his name posted in it. More information can be found on [http://www.warrenrobinett.com/adventure/index.html Warren Robinett's webpage]. | |
| - | + | There is a [http://www.simmphonic.com/programming/flash.htm playable flash version of Adventure]. However, it doesn't have the difficulty levels, it's a bit clunkier, the items are all in different places, and it has the red dragon on difficulty level 1 where the original game didn't. It's still close enough to give an impression of what the game was like. | |
| - | + | == Appearances == | |
| + | * [[Everybody to the Limit]] - personifies [[Fhqwhgads]]. | ||
| + | * [[Main Page 13]] - [[Strong Bad]] confuses it for a duck. | ||
[[Category: Characters]][[Category: Inside Jokes]] | [[Category: Characters]][[Category: Inside Jokes]] | ||
Revision as of 19:59, 11 October 2004
Screenshot
Summary
A 4-bit creature that is often mistaken for a duck. The dragon comes from the ATARI 2600 game, Adventure. The object of Adventure was to take a magic chalice and place it in the starting castle (Strong Bad is carrying this Chalice in Main Page 13). The three dragons in the actual game were yellow, green, and red. While the yellow dragon in the mainpage could be considered an actual character from the game (Yorgle), the white dragons seen in Everybody to the Limit are not.
Adventure is significant in video game history because it contained the first Easter Egg. Because game programmers back then often worked alone and received no credit for their work, Adventure creator Warren Robinnett included an almost impossible-to-reach room with his name posted in it. More information can be found on Warren Robinett's webpage.
There is a playable flash version of Adventure. However, it doesn't have the difficulty levels, it's a bit clunkier, the items are all in different places, and it has the red dragon on difficulty level 1 where the original game didn't. It's still close enough to give an impression of what the game was like.
Appearances
- Everybody to the Limit - personifies Fhqwhgads.
- Main Page 13 - Strong Bad confuses it for a duck.
