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Ravenskull (1986)

Duration: 10:29

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The second level of Castle Danube completed with over 100 health remaining. Note that this does not mean the level can be completed without taking the cake; the cake is also needed to gain strength to push the barrels. The reason this video comes so late after my video of the previous level is that I'm now on a different computer that unfortunately has a very dark monitor -- unless the gamma setting is turned up, which unfortunately cannot be done in 16-bit mode (required for videoing). I did eventually manage to get it to work, but only shortly before recording the second half of this video; the first half was done mostly from memory. I could see most of the objects, but not all of the walls; in particular, the "clashing rocks" as I call them, the barriers that move up and down, were invisible, so I had to run the gauntlet based on a memory of the rhythm. This explains the few mistakes I made -- most noticeably, forgetting to pick up one of the teleport scrolls and having to go back for it. The result is a not-quite-optimal solution, but I was willing to accept that so long as I made my target of over 100 health left at the end.

This will be my last Ravenskull video; I am not going to record Level 4 of either set as that would make it possible for anyone to claim a place on the high scores by copying my solution :) Besides, there are four characters in the game and I've used them once each, which seems like a good place to stop.

The music for this video is "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas.

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