3rd March 2021, 7:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 3rd March 2021, 7:30 PM by Sacred Jellybean.)
After playing a bit more, I've revised my theory. When you play the first level, the only way to get to the upper portion of it is to be an adult, and whap a block with your wings, which creates a ladder. Once you mount the top, you see words that are... a little more realistic. I don't recall the exact words, but the vibe goes from idealistic at the bottom of the level, where you start as a child, to more pragmatic at the top, which you can only access as an adult.
So when you enter Hell World, the reason you're an adult is because you've grown up. All throughout the first playthrough as a child (and this is affirmed in the original post), the Boy gradually goes from feeling elated at the idea of being alone in his own personal world, to realizing that since he's on his own, there's also no one to take care of him. He has to forage for his own food, for instance. He matures, and when the stunning realization hits him that he's trapped without a paddle... well, it feels like a nightmare. He's witnessing the loss of youth and innocence that we all do when we become adults, and start having to deal with adult anxieties, like getting a job, paying the bills, and putting food on the table.
ANYWAY, the other reason I wanted to post this is that when I got to this part, I can't get to the treasure chest. The moment I drop down to it, the game goes to a credits screen.
![[Image: RWdndCC.png]](https://i.imgur.com/RWdndCC.png)
I also noticed that in the flying animations, a couple of the frames look a little weird. Not sure if this shows up on your end. Like I said, I'm using ZSNES.
![[Image: vHMoJjU.png]](https://imgur.com/vHMoJjU.png)
Interesting that you have a character called the Cupbearer. I looked up Ganymede around when I started playing, and saw that it's the greek myth of a mortal man that was so beloved by the gods that he was taken up to Mount Olympus and made a cupbearer for the gods.
Per wikipedia, it's also a codeword for man/teen boy love
[EDIT] Well, shoot! I should have stayed until after the credits. Good thing it occurred to me to go back and try. I'm now on the hub world below the main one. Noice.
So when you enter Hell World, the reason you're an adult is because you've grown up. All throughout the first playthrough as a child (and this is affirmed in the original post), the Boy gradually goes from feeling elated at the idea of being alone in his own personal world, to realizing that since he's on his own, there's also no one to take care of him. He has to forage for his own food, for instance. He matures, and when the stunning realization hits him that he's trapped without a paddle... well, it feels like a nightmare. He's witnessing the loss of youth and innocence that we all do when we become adults, and start having to deal with adult anxieties, like getting a job, paying the bills, and putting food on the table.
ANYWAY, the other reason I wanted to post this is that when I got to this part, I can't get to the treasure chest. The moment I drop down to it, the game goes to a credits screen.
I also noticed that in the flying animations, a couple of the frames look a little weird. Not sure if this shows up on your end. Like I said, I'm using ZSNES.
Interesting that you have a character called the Cupbearer. I looked up Ganymede around when I started playing, and saw that it's the greek myth of a mortal man that was so beloved by the gods that he was taken up to Mount Olympus and made a cupbearer for the gods.
Per wikipedia, it's also a codeword for man/teen boy love
[EDIT] Well, shoot! I should have stayed until after the credits. Good thing it occurred to me to go back and try. I'm now on the hub world below the main one. Noice.