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In [[Chip's Challenge]], the '''death messages''' occur in whenever any living [[Chip]] tile, defined as the moving Chip, any other Chip tiles, and the [[Swimming Chip]], is killed.
In [[Chip's Challenge]], the '''death messages''' occur whenever any living [[Chip]] tile, defined as the moving Chip, any other Chip tiles, and the [[Swimming Chip]], is killed. One of the following six messages will appear which notes what exactly happened.
 
== MSCC ==
In [[Microsoft's version of Chip's Challenge]], there are six messages, which note the cause of death. These messages can be edited using [[CCHack]].


* '''Ooops! Look out for creatures!''' - Chip was hit by a [[monster]].
* '''Ooops! Look out for creatures!''' - Chip was hit by a [[monster]].
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* '''Ooops! Chip can't swim without flippers!''' - Chip stepped on [[water]] without [[flippers]], except when finding the water on the lower layer of the grid under a tile other than a block.
* '''Ooops! Chip can't swim without flippers!''' - Chip stepped on [[water]] without [[flippers]], except when finding the water on the lower layer of the grid under a tile other than a block.


* '''Ooops! Watch out for moving blocks!''' - a block (or an [[ice block]]) landed on Chip, from sliding on [[ice]], [[force floor]]s, through a [[teleport]], or landing on Chip after being cloned from a [[clone block]].
* '''Ooops! Watch out for moving blocks!''' - a block landed on Chip, from sliding on [[ice]], [[force floor]]s, through a [[teleport]], or landing on Chip after being cloned from a [[clone block]].


* '''Ooops! Don't touch the bombs!''' - Chip ran into a [[bomb]], again unless he found it on the lower layer of the grid under a tile other than a block.
* '''Ooops! Don't touch the bombs!''' - Chip ran into a [[bomb]], again unless he found it on the lower layer of the grid under a tile other than a block.
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In occurrences of the [[Transparency Glitch]], a random death message may be shown as part of the result caused by the crash.
In occurrences of the [[Transparency Glitch]], a random death message may be shown as part of the result caused by the crash.


Chip's status is always kept by Chip's Challenge on coordinate [22, 32], which will allow the player to [[Data resetting|reset]] the status and avoid being killed by fatal obstacles.
Chip's status is always kept by Chip's Challenge on coordinate [22, 32], which will allow the player to [[Data Resetting|reset]] the status and avoid being killed by fatal obstacles.
 
== Trivia ==
 
* The death messages have entered into Chip's Challenge folklore as catchphrases, which have been known to recall memories of Chip's Challenge in even the most infrequent players. The most well-known ones are generally ''Look out for creatures'' and ''Chip can't swim without flippers''.


== Tile World ==
== Tile World ==
[[Tile World]] 2 has 11 different death messages. They are chosen randomly and depend only on whether the player ran out of time:
Tile World has 11 different death messages. They are chosen randomly and depend only on whether the player ran out of time:
* Messages that appear only when the player runs out of time:
* Messages that appear only when the player runs out of time:
** "Well, that was an untimely demise."
** "Well, that was an untimely demise."
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* Messages that can appear regardless of cause of death:
* Messages that can appear regardless of cause of death:
** "The idea here is to win the level, not lose it!"
** "The idea here is to win the level, not lose it!"
 
Recent Tile World versions <!--I don't remember when exactly this was introduced.-->store these messages in a separate, modifiable plaintext file called messages.txt, which is located in the ''res'' folder.
As of Tile World 2.1, messages are stored in a separate, modifiable plaintext file called messages.txt, which is located in the ''res'' folder, allowing users to create their own death messages.
 
== Chip's Challenge 2 ==
[[Chip's Challenge 2]], as well as the steam re-release of the original game, have two death messages, which cannot be edited:
* OUT OF TIME (when the player runs out of time)
* OOPS (all other deaths)
 
== Trivia ==
 
* The death messages have entered into Chip's Challenge folklore as catchphrases, which have been known to recall memories of Chip's Challenge in even the most infrequent players. The most well-known ones are generally ''Look out for creatures'' and ''Chip can't swim without flippers''.


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Decade message]]
* [[Decade Message]]
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Messages]]
[[Category:Messages]]
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