Archive for the ‘All Media’ Category
Tecmo Knight [Arcade] – Monster / Tecmo Knight
Media: video game: “Tecmo Knight” (also known as Wild Fang)
Developer: Tecmo
Platform: Arcade
Description:
After losing all lives, the continue screen shows the Tecmo Knight in the disembodied jaws of an unknown monster. As the timer counts down, the jaws slowly close on him and he will scream. If a credit is inserted and a continue made, the continue screen is simply interrupted and the game resumes.
Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled [PS4, Switch, XBONE] – Venus Fly Trap / Drivers
Media: video game: “Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled”
Developer: Beenox
Platform: PS4, Switch, XBONE
Description:
In Papu’s Pyramid, there are purple fly traps along the side of the track that, if approached from the front, will snap the driver in its jaws, chew them and swallow them, before spitting out the wheels of the driver’s kart.
Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled [PS4, Switch, XBONE] – Crash / Butterfly
Media: video game: “Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled”
Developer: Beenox
Platform: PS4, Switch, XBONE
Description:
During the opening cinematic for the game’s Adventure Mode, there is a montage of several characters preparing their karts for Oxide’s challenge, the last of which is of Crash, napping outdoors. As he snores, a butterfly flies too close, and is sucked into his mouth, after which Crash chews, and swallows it.
Peter Pack Rat [Arcade, C64] – Alligator / Peter
Media: video game: “Peter Pack Rat”
Developer: Atari
Platform: Arcade, C64
Description:
In certain levels, such as Wave 13, an alligator can be seen patrolling the waters. If it catches Peter, he will drop any items collected, just as he would when losing a life to any other enemy, however there is a special animation in this case. The alligator will scoop Peter in its jaws, swallow him and dive into the water, emerging shortly after, waggling its eyebrows at the fourth wall.
Neopets [Web] – Balthazar / Samrin, Petpets
Media: video game: “Neopets”
Developer: The Neopets Team
Platform: Web
Description:
In the Flash game, ‘Extreme Herder,’ the player controls a blue Kacheek named Samrin, who must save his Petpets (dog-like Doglefox, sheep-like Babaa, cat-like Angelpuss) from being eaten by Balthazar, the Lupe. If Balthazar encounters either Samrin or the Petpets, Balthazar will open and close his mouth, and the prey disappears from the screen, resulting in a life lost.
Neopets [Web] – Balthazar / Samrin, Petpets
Media: video game: “Neopets”
Developer: The Neopets Team
Platform: Web
Description:
The Flash game, ‘Extreme Herder 2,’ is a newer, somewhat more polished version of what is essentially the same game as its predecessor. Again, the player controls a blue Kacheek named Samrin, who must save his Petpets (pig-like Snorkle, sheep-like Babaa, and a lizard-like Petpet I can’t identify) from being eaten by Balthazar, though this depiction of Balthazar has him more anthropomorphic, standing on his hind legs rather than all-fours. If Balthazar encounters either Samrin or the Petpets, Balthazar will reach forward and bring his hands to his mouth, but his prey seems to disappear far too early for this action to make any real sense, much less so for Samrin, who respawns before Balthazar can even bring him to his mouth.
Neopets [Web] – Tiger, Frog / Kacheek, Quiggle
Media: video game: “Neopets”
Developer: The Neopets Team
Platform: Web
Description:
The very old Flash-based choose-your-adventure story game, ‘The Haunted House” can be found in the Haunted Woods hub in Neopia. It features a Kacheek and Quiggle exploring a haunted house after their car breaks down, and choosing various paths can result in the deaths of the main characters, with somewhat crude animations available, if the skull in the top right corner is clicked. If the player chooses to go to the back yard, they are presented with two choices to navigate to, both of which results in a dead end.
The abandoned zoo has two giant tigers that “have not been fed since 1850.” The accompanying animation shows a close-up of the main characters, who are grabbed by a giant paw that pulls them to be eaten off screen. A gulp can be heard soon after.
The swampy, dirty fountain houses a giant frog that leaps out of the water, uses its large tongue to grab the main characters and swallows them before returning into the fountain water once again.
Neopets [Web] – Hairy Tongue Beast / Scorchio
Media: video game: “Neopets”
Developer: The Neopets Team
Platform: Web
Description:
There is a very rare (and old) Neodeck collectable card item (different to the TCG cards that came much later) known as The Hairy Tongue Beast. Inspecting the item shows an image of a hairy monster licking the back of a Scorchio’s head, with the accompanying description:
… whats [sic] that noise behind us? Oh, what else could it be in this old, dark, deserted mineshaft… its [sic] just some water dripping…
Neopets [Web] – Florg / Petpets
Media: video game: “Neopets”
Developer: The Neopets Team
Platform: Web
Description:
In the Flash game, ‘Feed Florg,’ the player controls a mechanical hand that keeps various Petpets on a table long enough for Florg, the mutant Chia to eat. He will use his long tongue to grab a random Petpet to swallow. Points are earned each time the hand blocks a Petpet escaping, as well each time Florg successfully eats one. Featured Petpets that Florg can each include Warfs (dog type), Tennas (alien type), Spyders (spider… type), Kookiths (miscellaneous type), Hassees (miscellaneous type) and Slorgs (slug type).
Neopets [Web] – Turmaculus / Petpets
Media: video game: “Neopets”
Developer: The Neopets Team
Platform: Web
Description:
In the Meridell hub world, the Turmaculus can be visited, as a semi-daily activity. He, himself, is a Turmac Petpet, albeit a very overgrown one, attributed to non-stop eating. The daily activity involves trying to wake him up for a reward, and is able to be woken during a select hour each day, and will often reward items, NP, or other benefits such as healing Neopets. Perhaps the most sought after (and perhaps, rarest) outcome is the Turmaculus eating your Neopet’s Petpet. Of course, this results in permanent loss of that Petpet, but it also rewards the player with the Turmaculus unlockable avatar, as well as unlocking him to fight in the Battledome. This is not animated and is conveyed with text and still pictures.
The unlockable avatar depicts the Turmaculus with its tongue extended towards a Petpet he holds in his hand, and shares artwork with the Turmaculus trading card (physical card as well as featured as a digital item). Other official Turmaculus artwork exists, though is not featured in the actual activity itself.
