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The Manhole (Video Game)
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- 24 feature instances
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The Manhole (Video Game) | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) | comment |
The Manhole is a 1988 computer game by Rand and Robyn Miller of Cyan Inc., better known as the creators of Myst. In it, the player discovers a manhole, and after opening it, release a giant beanstalk they can climb up or down to visit fantastic worlds. It presents a whimsical universe for children to explore at their own leisure, with the exploration as its own reward. The authors had started with plans for an interactive but linear storybook, but found that building a storybook universe was much more fun.In 1989, it earned the distinction of being the first game ever published as a CD-ROM. In the 1990s, the original Apple Macintosh HyperCard version started receiving ports to other platforms, including MS-DOS, Windows, and most recently, the iPhone.The Manhole was followed by a Spiritual Successor IN SPACE, Cosmic Osmo. | |
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Dropped link to AlicesAdventuresInWonderland: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_159850a5 | type |
Warp Whistle | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_159850a5 | comment |
Warp Whistle: Mr. Dragon's TV set. You warp to a different place through it depending on what channel you pick, even back to the title screen. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_1fffccf7 | type |
No Plot? No Problem! | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_1fffccf7 | comment |
No Plot? No Problem!: The game has no plot or storyline to speak of, just wandering around a bizarre world to see what there is to see. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_23473ae7 | type |
Adaptation Expansion | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_23473ae7 | comment |
Adaptation Expansion: The "New and Enhanced" version added a new underwater cavern area that let out underneath the elephant's boat. Unfortunately, the "Masterpiece" edition was only based on the original, and didn't include this area. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_26ac510e | type |
Mythology Gag | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_26ac510e | comment |
Mythology Gag: In the Masterpiece Edition, the rhinoceros at the top of the tower tells you she was a flamingo in a previous life, since you met a flamingo there in the original version of the game. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_2a44ebfa | type |
Elevator Gag | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_2a44ebfa | comment |
Elevator Gag: The "New and Enhanced" edition added some on the floors between the sunken ship and the walrus's island. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_4508b16b | type |
The Guards Must Be Crazy | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_4508b16b | comment |
The Guards Must Be Crazy: In "Masterpiece Edition" the stairs to the top of the tower are guarded by a pig knight. Whether you can go past depends on whether you praise his terrible poetry or not. | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_4508b16b | featureApplicability |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_4a8d9d4d | type |
Non Sequitur Environment | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_4a8d9d4d | comment |
Non Sequitur Environment: By climbing a beanstalk, you can find a forest above the clouds or a tropical island under the eponymous manhole; a tower sitting in the middle of the forest turns out to be a rook in a giant chess set bobbing in an underground canal, but only when you reach the top; a perfectly ordinary elevator can open in a sunken ship; a wrong turn in one of the canals can take you through the teacup of a rabbit living in a fire hydrant across from the manhole... | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_4a8d9d4d | featureApplicability |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_5372ed53 | type |
Macro Zone | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_5372ed53 | comment |
Macro Zone: And Macro Zones within Macro Zones. You can sail a tiny boat around the teacup of a rabbit who lives inside a fire hydrant. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_5ea9e6f3 | type |
Edutainment Game | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_5ea9e6f3 | comment |
Edutainment Game: Very mild educational elements, such as a book of the alphabet and a few lines of dialogue written in both French and English. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_681077c5 | type |
Wide-Open Sandbox | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_681077c5 | comment |
Wide-Open Sandbox: One designed for kids, in that there's no enemies to fight or treasure to hoard. Just looking around poking in every nook and cranny to see if something fun happens. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_6d07bf85 | type |
Welcome to Corneria | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_6d07bf85 | comment |
Welcome to Corneria: Most of the characters have only a couple of lines of dialogue (some only have one) and they'll just repeat themselves if you try to talk to them further. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_6d56cebf | type |
Chess Motifs | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_6d56cebf | comment |
Chess Motifs: The flamingo's domain. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_850cbe5c | type |
World of Chaos | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_850cbe5c | comment |
World of Chaos: There's no rhyme or reason between how the game's areas connect at all. But then, that's part of the fun. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_93589d60 | type |
Art-Shifted Sequel | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_93589d60 | comment |
Art-Shifted Sequel: The art style of the characters in "Masterpiece Edition" seems intended to give it the look of being inside in a vintage storybook. | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_93589d60 | featureApplicability |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_b53077b3 | type |
Take That! | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_b53077b3 | comment |
Take That!: On a shelf of children's books with pop-up descriptions of what they're about is a textbook called "Metaphors of Intercultural Philosophy". note For the record, that doesn't appear to be a real book. | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_b53077b3 | featureApplicability |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: The whooshes of a passing spaceship form the five-note motif from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In the CD-ROM version, clicking on the TV in the house plays you a trailer for Myst. | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_d88e125e | type |
Our Dragons Are Different | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_d88e125e | comment |
Our Dragons Are Different: This dragon is a laid-back dude in Cool Shades. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_db54633f | type |
Can't Take Criticism | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_db54633f | comment |
Can't Take Criticism: Hamlet Pig will get irritated and refuse to let you pass if you say you don't like his (non-sequitur, randomly generated) poem. The rhinoceros lady he's guarding (presumably his superior) will tell you to just humour him whenever you speak to him because "his brain is very small". | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_df1793de | type |
Updated Re-release | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_df1793de | comment |
Updated Re-release: The "New and Enhanced" edition, the "Masterpiece" edition... | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_e3f34fb4 | type |
Featureless Protagonist | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_e3f34fb4 | comment |
Featureless Protagonist: The player character is implied to be a kid, and that's pretty much the only thing you know about them. In fact they seem to be just one of many, if the walrus's complaint letter to the rabbit is anything to go by. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_e5bb2929 | type |
Super Not-Drowning Skills | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_e5bb2929 | comment |
Super Not-Drowning Skills: The bottom of the game map is underwater. You can stay down there as long as you want. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_f511ea9b | type |
Product Placement | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_f511ea9b | comment |
Product Placement: Mr. Rabbit keeps a collection of books the player's encouraged to read in real life, including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wind in the Willows, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Winnie the Pooh. One of the pig's random poetry lines in "Masterpiece Edition" is a sales plug for Pirelli Tires. | |
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| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_f5c7852d | type |
Portal Picture | |
| The Manhole (Video Game) / int_f5c7852d | comment |
Portal Picture: There's a picture of a dragon that will take the player to Mr. Dragon's lair...uh, crib. Also in the ship is a picture of a boat, where, after making it sink, you can teleport to the base of the beanstalk. | |
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