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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. | 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. | ||
== 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 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 (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! 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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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. | ||
== Tile World == | == Tile World == | ||
Tile World has 11 different death messages. They are chosen randomly and depend only on whether the player ran out of time: | [[Tile World]] 2 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!" | ||
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 | * [[Decade message]] | ||
[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
[[Category:Messages]] | [[Category:Messages]] | ||