HowHigh features:
>40 items
>10 dungeons
>200 overworld screens
~15 exclusive MIDI songs by Wolfo
this quest should be considered to be rated PG-13.
little kids, make sure your adult guardians view and read this page before you do.
while 2.5s may work well enough to get you through the game IN ORDER TO COMPLETE ALL OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS QUEST, YOU PROBABLY NEED TO PLAY IT USING ZELDA CLASSIC 1.90! a few of the other versions make the hardest enemies at least twice as hard (and nearly impossible to beat) and most of the other versions make some of the objectives impossible to complete and can get you stuck in ways that may require you to play again from the start or previous saves in order to advance, so don't use builds other than 1.90 unless your computer can't run it. 2.1s will definitely not work. 2.5 will probably give you troubles with staircases that may ruin previously unsaved progress. Zelda Classic 1.90 is a DOS program, so your computer needs to be able to run DOS games to use 1.90. after you have chosen a file/character name, pressing "alt" twice brings up a navigation menu window that allows you to browse in order to choose which quest file to load into the game program. I suggest using a controller and not the keyboard. I also suggest you set the controller up when the popup menu first allows you to. if you downloaded a copy of the quest before July 6th, 2014, get the updated version linked below.*
this is the most recent version: HowHigh.qst
this is the program you will need to run it: ZeldaClassic1.90
if you cannot run Zelda Classic 1.90, try: ZeldaClassic1.92b184
knowing that the quest definitely won't run correctly, you might try more current versions of Zelda Classic.
here's the PureZC database page: HowHigh@PureZC
please go to the database page and post a review, if you played a good bit into this quest. I'm very appreciative of the reviews and good ratings! if you can record video of your playing of this quest in 1.90, it'd be awesome if you did such a thing.
*the game is free. I don't profit from it and, by downloading, you agree not to, either. some of the tiles were taken from other games, but most have been uniquely modified. any perceived trademark is parodied or unintentional. if you have a problem with the game, don't download it and/or delete it from your computer. any possible adverse effects to your computer (and the systems networked with it) that may be the result of downloading and executing the file are your risks that are to be remedied at nobody's expense beyond your own.
Wolfo made the euphonious soundtrack that is finally featured in the newest update. if you hear or see something that isn't quite right, please let me know about it. I'm not shy about resubmitting to the database with your fix help implemented. if you have ideas to improve the quest, please don't be shy.
Spoiler
feedback has been key in the decade-long (and counting) development of the game. while I still do not consider this thing to be totally finished (expect at least one more update for better cross-version compatibility), previous versions earned the quoted words that follow from players.
v: “this quest is awesome....very funny....full of wonderful colors and original ideas....full of greats surprises....beautiful"
f: “this is a strange quest....a really interesting quest....it's pretty addictive. it's also pretty hard....requires one to think outside the box a bit, and that's a good thing....very creatively done....darn good”
s: “incredibly clever....took a bit of thinking and skill to complete, and while it was difficult, it was never impossible”
t: “one of the best quests I've played in a while....great overworld design....coupled with fantastic gameplay”
p: "one of my favorite quests....stretched the limits....maintained the difficulty....having fun"
y: “the tiles are amazing”
i: “good concept”
m: “interesting”
j: "great"
w: “fun”
I want to thank everybody who has played this quest and provided feedback; it is appreciated! much respect to Wolfo, the composer. oh, and none of this would be possible without the invaluable help of S. Norton Duhrugges and Elle Ickenbochs.
Edited by trudatman, 10 July 2014 - 01:57 PM.
