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Message: 6095
Author: andrewbroad
Date: 27/03/2007
Subject: Re: purple caves (willy to the rescue)
Alexandra wrote:
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> Daniel wrote:
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> > Am I right in thinking that you have to sacrifice one life in
> > order to complete "Willy to the Rescue"?
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> To the best of my memory, no. It's rather a neat puzzle for such an
> early stage in my career, if I say so myself :)
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> > As far as I can tell, the topmost (or in other words: third from
> > the right) item in the room "purple caves, all in my brain" (06)
> > is impossible to collect without losing a life - you die hitting
> > the Fire-cells above it :-( .
>
> Keep trying. I'll give you a clue if you need it.
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_purple caves,__all in my brain
Well, if there /is/ a way to collect that item without sacrificing a
life, then I am completely stumped. I've ruled out invisible cells,
ropes, white guardians collecting it, and John Elliott's teleporter-
extension.
There is no way to jump up for it from standing on the Water-cell in
Row 7, let alone the obvious ones in Row 6. You cannot jump up
against the Earth-cells because the Fire-cells kill you from every
possible angle. There's no possibility of collecting it via inter-
room connections, because of the Fire-cells.
So unless the game-engine is patched, I conclude that it is
impossible to collect that item without sacrificing a life.
--
Dr. Andrew Broad
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/willy/
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