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{{quote|'''Squiddy:''' Aren't you the hero? |
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'''Jables:''' I don't know. |
'''Jables:''' I don't know. |
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'''Squiddy:''' Would you like to be? |
'''Squiddy:''' Would you like to be? |
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'''Jables:''' OK. |
'''Jables:''' OK. |
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'''Squiddy:''' Let's try this again. Hellllloooo, hero! |
'''Squiddy:''' Let's try this again. Hellllloooo, hero! |
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'''Jables:''' Yo. }} |
'''Jables:''' Yo. }} |
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'''''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170731225725/http://squiddershins.com/games/jables-adventure/ Jables's Adventure]''''' is a freeware platform game created by Jason Boyer (with help from Ryan Pietz on the dialogue and plot, and music by Kevin "Frantic Panda" Carville) and released in 2010. It's a [[Metroidvania]] game (it plays like a less-linear ''[[Cave Story]]'') with a surreal, self-aware sense of humor. |
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You play as Jables, a 15-year-old boy who wakes up one morning to find a squid perched on his head. Its name is Squiddy, and he insists that Jables is the hero. So Jables sets off to go exploring and a-hero-ing. |
You play as Jables, a 15-year-old boy who wakes up one morning to find a squid perched on his head. Its name is Squiddy, and he insists that Jables is the hero. So Jables sets off to go exploring and a-hero-ing. |
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In spite of the game's short length (Boyers estimates that it has 30-60 minutes of gameplay), it's surprisingly [[Troperiffic]]. |
In spite of the game's short length (Boyers estimates that it has 30-60 minutes of gameplay), it's surprisingly [[Troperiffic]]. |
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* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Your Hurricane Gun fires a blast of air. |
* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Your Hurricane Gun fires a blast of air. |
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* [[Advancing Boss of Doom]]: Rutherford Goldbeard. |
* [[Advancing Boss of Doom]]: Rutherford Goldbeard. |
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* [[Blatant Item Placement]]: Given a tongue-in-cheek [[Justified Trope|justification]]. |
* [[Blatant Item Placement]]: Given a tongue-in-cheek [[Justified Trope|justification]]. |
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{{quote|'''Shop keeper:''' Don't worry, we're running a special promotion. |
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'''Jables:''' What's that? |
'''Jables:''' What's that? |
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'''Shop keeper:''' I hid weapons and items outside the town to drum up publicity. |
'''Shop keeper:''' I hid weapons and items outside the town to drum up publicity. |
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'''Jables:''' Isn't that reckless? |
'''Jables:''' Isn't that reckless? |
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'''Shop keeper:''' [[MST3K Mantra|It's a game, kid. Don't be so serious.]] }} |
'''Shop keeper:''' [[MST3K Mantra|It's a game, kid. Don't be so serious.]] }} |
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* [[Bubbly Clouds]]: Can be visited via jet pack at the top of every single above-ground screen. Some of these areas contain [[Easter Egg|Easter Eggs]]. |
* [[Bubbly Clouds]]: Can be visited via jet pack at the top of every single above-ground screen. Some of these areas contain [[Easter Egg|Easter Eggs]]. |
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* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: The high five isn't just used to save progress... |
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: The high five isn't just used to save progress... |
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* [[The Cuckoolander Was Right]]: The princess. {{spoiler|Squiddy doesn't even mention the princess until the game is almost over--it comes across like he just made her up. Then King Squid, in spite of being a card-carrying villain, vehemently denies kidnapping her, further calling into question her involvement with the story. Then she shows up at the end of the game anyway.}} |
* [[The Cuckoolander Was Right]]: The princess. {{spoiler|Squiddy doesn't even mention the princess until the game is almost over--it comes across like he just made her up. Then King Squid, in spite of being a card-carrying villain, vehemently denies kidnapping her, further calling into question her involvement with the story. Then she shows up at the end of the game anyway.}} |
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* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Apparently you can't have a heroic quest without one. |
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{{quote|'''Jables:''' If we've found a jet pack, then we're probably nearing the end of the game. |
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'''Squiddy:''' Oh, I guess you're right. |
'''Squiddy:''' Oh, I guess you're right. |
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'''Jables:''' Yeah. |
'''Jables:''' Yeah. |
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'''Squiddy:''' On the bright side, you'll get to meet the princess soon. |
'''Squiddy:''' On the bright side, you'll get to meet the princess soon. |
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'''Jables:''' I didn't know there was a princess. |
'''Jables:''' I didn't know there was a princess. |
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'''Squiddy:''' Neither did I... }} |
'''Squiddy:''' Neither did I... }} |
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* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]: They're the strongest non-boss enemies in the game. |
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* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Most of the squids, including Squiddy. |
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Most of the squids, including Squiddy. |
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* [[Good Morning, Crono]] |
* [[Good Morning, Crono]] |
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* [[Heart Container]]: Fruit each increase your health bar by 2 points. |
* [[Heart Container]]: Fruit each increase your health bar by 2 points. |
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* [[He Knows About Timed Hits]]: |
* [[He Knows About Timed Hits]]: |
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{{quote|'''Squiddy:''' Have you noticed how much the trigger looks like an [X]? |
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'''Jable:''' The resemblance is uncanny! }} |
'''Jable:''' The resemblance is uncanny! }} |
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* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: |
* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: |
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{{quote|'''Jables:''' I had no idea there was a villain. |
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'''Squiddy:''' I bet he's the one who kidnapped the princess. |
'''Squiddy:''' I bet he's the one who kidnapped the princess. |
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'''Jables:''' Let her go, King Squid! |
'''Jables:''' Let her go, King Squid! |
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'''King Squid:''' I didn't kidnap any princess. |
'''King Squid:''' I didn't kidnap any princess. |
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'''Squiddy:''' Then where is she? |
'''Squiddy:''' Then where is she? |
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'''King Squid:''' My plan doesn't involve the princess. |
'''King Squid:''' My plan doesn't involve the princess. |
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'''Squiddy:''' Yet you kidnapped her anyway. |
'''Squiddy:''' Yet you kidnapped her anyway. |
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'''Jables:''' That's evil. |
'''Jables:''' That's evil. |
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'''King Squid:''' [[Visible Silence|...]] }} |
'''King Squid:''' [[Visible Silence|...]] }} |
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* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Squidville, which is in a volcano. |
* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Squidville, which is in a volcano. |
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* [[Underground Monkey]]: [[Palette Swap|Palette Swapped]] versions of the slimes appear in darn near every area. On the other hand, the normal bear, SCUBA bear, and flamethrower bear are all unique sprites. |
* [[Underground Monkey]]: [[Palette Swap|Palette Swapped]] versions of the slimes appear in darn near every area. On the other hand, the normal bear, SCUBA bear, and flamethrower bear are all unique sprites. |
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* [[Under the Sea]] |
* [[Under the Sea]] |
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* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made |
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]] |
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* [[Yeah! Shot]]: ''High five!'' [[Iris Out]]. Roll credits. |
* [[Yeah! Shot]]: ''High five!'' [[Iris Out]]. Roll credits. |
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* [[You Have Researched Breathing]]: |
* [[You Have Researched Breathing]]: |
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{{quote|'''Squiddy:''' I will now bestow on you the power to jump. Press [Z] to clear that gap! |
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''[jump]'' |
''[jump]'' |
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'''Jables:''' I could already do that. |
'''Jables:''' I could already do that. |
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'''Squiddy:''' Oh. Good for you then. }} |
'''Squiddy:''' Oh. Good for you then. }} |
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Latest revision as of 07:36, 19 October 2022
Squiddy: Aren't you the hero? |
Jables's Adventure is a freeware platform game created by Jason Boyer (with help from Ryan Pietz on the dialogue and plot, and music by Kevin "Frantic Panda" Carville) and released in 2010. It's a Metroidvania game (it plays like a less-linear Cave Story) with a surreal, self-aware sense of humor.
You play as Jables, a 15-year-old boy who wakes up one morning to find a squid perched on his head. Its name is Squiddy, and he insists that Jables is the hero. So Jables sets off to go exploring and a-hero-ing.
In spite of the game's short length (Boyers estimates that it has 30-60 minutes of gameplay), it's surprisingly Troperiffic.
- Abnormal Ammo: Your Hurricane Gun fires a blast of air.
- Advancing Boss of Doom: Rutherford Goldbeard.
- Blatant Item Placement: Given a tongue-in-cheek justification.
Shop keeper: Don't worry, we're running a special promotion. |
- Bubbly Clouds: Can be visited via jet pack at the top of every single above-ground screen. Some of these areas contain Easter Eggs.
- Card-Carrying Villain: King Squid.
- Chainsaw Good: Lumber Jacques' weapon of choice.
- Chekhov's Skill: The high five isn't just used to save progress...
- The Cuckoolander Was Right: The princess. Squiddy doesn't even mention the princess until the game is almost over--it comes across like he just made her up. Then King Squid, in spite of being a card-carrying villain, vehemently denies kidnapping her, further calling into question her involvement with the story. Then she shows up at the end of the game anyway.
- Everything's Better with Princesses: Apparently you can't have a heroic quest without one.
- Everything's Worse with Bears: They're the strongest non-boss enemies in the game.
- Eyes Always Shut: Most of the squids, including Squiddy.
- Good Morning, Crono
- Gotta Catch Em All: Collecting all 10 Fruit of the Hero is an optional sidequest.
- Genius Loci: Possibly. There's a hill with a face, and its eyes follow you.
- Green Hill Zone: The fields right outside town.
- Head Pet: Squiddy might object to being called a pet, but he otherwise fits.
- Heart Container: Fruit each increase your health bar by 2 points.
- He Knows About Timed Hits:
Squiddy: Have you noticed how much the trigger looks like an [X]? |
Jables: I had no idea there was a villain. |
- Lethal Lava Land: Squidville, which is in a volcano.
- Let's You and Him Fight: Neither of the first two bosses are evil. Lumber Jacques attacks because he thinks you're a walking tree. Rutherford Goldbeard attacks because he thinks you're a cattle rustler.
- The Lost Woods
- Jet Pack: In practice, functions like an infinite Double Jump.
- Medium Awareness: Everyone is apparently aware that this is a game.
- Misplaced Wildlife: Pokey the cactus, first encountered in the middle of a forest. Jables asks him what he's doing there, and he himself isn't sure. Later, Pokey shows up inside a volcano, and explains that he got there by digging.
- Mission Control Is Off Its Meds: The creator's description of the game calls it "an adventure filled with ... useless advice..." and he's not kidding. Squiddy thinks Jables couldn't jump before meeting him; he tries to teach Jables how to break blocks with his mind; and some of his useful facts about fruit are complete nonsense.
- Morton's Fork: Employed by Rutherford Goldbeard. First he thinks Jables is a cattle rustler, who therefore needs to die. When Jables convinces him he's not there for any cattle, Rutherford concludes Jables has been possessed by a brain squid--and Rutherford's brain-squid-removal procedure is no less lethal than his anti-cattle-rustler measures.
- Music Soothes the Savage Beast: After gaining the strawberry, Jables spontaneously sings the Strawberry Shortcake theme song, which calms the SCUBA bear's rage.
- Nigh Invulnerable: Pokey the cactus is "over 9000% fireproof".
- Offscreen Villainy: While King Squid claims to have a villainous scheme, no details are ever revealed. As far as we can tell, the scheme may have consisted of nothing more than declaring himself the villain and waiting for a hero to come fight him.
- Only Sane Man: King Squid
- Oxygen Meter: It depletes quickly enough that you can't really do anything underwater until you get the SCUBA gear.
- Scars Are Forever, Good Scars, Evil Scars: King Squid boasts a pretty badass scar over his left eye.
- Schmuck Bait: The mermaid gives you useless things to make you go away, eventually culminating with, "Listen, if I tell you a secret, will you leave me alone? ... If you pester the mermaid too much, you're gonna have a bad time." If you talk to her again, she says "I warned you," and kills you instantly.
- Sorry I Left the BGM On
- Talkative Loon: The mushrooms.
- Underground Level: Two different cave systems.
- Underground Monkey: Palette Swapped versions of the slimes appear in darn near every area. On the other hand, the normal bear, SCUBA bear, and flamethrower bear are all unique sprites.
- Under the Sea
- What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?
- Yeah! Shot: High five! Iris Out. Roll credits.
- You Have Researched Breathing:
Squiddy: I will now bestow on you the power to jump. Press [Z] to clear that gap! |
High five!