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Scarlet Stranger

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MED1 5 Points

Found a Bronze Key!

MED2 5 Points

Found a Silver Key!

MED3 5 Points

Found a Gold Key!

MED5 5 Points

Earn 50 Gold in the shop.

MED4 10 Points

Found the BOSS KEY!

MED6 25 Points

Earn 200 Gold in the shop.

MED7 25 Points

Earn 500 Gold in the shop.

MED8 25 Points

Beat Thrash!

MED9 50 Points

Rescue Hilda!

Author Comments

Once was a Count who lived at Castle Chameleon, a cruel man named Thrashwoode, quite machiavellian.

Until our stranger appears, wielding sword, wielding shield.
The look in his eyes, our next chapter - revealed.

Join the Scarlet Stranger as he journeys through the ever changing Chameleon Castle. Will the princess ever be rescued?

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A shame this was never continued. This is truly a classic from the Flash era. It would be nice to see this remastered with the bugs ironed out, as well as a second ending where Hilda is finally freed (or that might be a game all it's own).

Among my favorite aspects were the monster designs, particularly the tentacle giraffes, which were quite cute and unusual. And Hilda singing in a cage was quite symbolic. She was clearly more Thrashwood's trophy or pet rather than someone he loved (if he could be said to love anyone, which I doubt. In any case, the Count can go suck his sword).

Spoiler alert:
Once your beat the game the castle resets and our hero must save Hilda all over again. Wouldn't it be a nice twist that these four characters are simply stuck in Groundhog day. Percival himself said that the only real curse was Thrashwood's selfishness.

STFU button for music doesn't work at all, otherwise the game is playable until the end. Going to start the second run to finally save the bitch.
Upd. There's no way to escape with princess, the ending is broken.

It's a fun action/puzzle game that's not too difficult or long, you can beat in around 40 minutes by going at a steady pace.

But I, like everyone else who's played this game... encountered the bad ending bug where you have the cursed ring that opens the princess's cage and you take her to the exit with one minute remaining, but you still get the bad ending anyways.

It's a shame that the ending bug hasn't been addressed and likely never will be addressed.

(If anyone is curious like The-EXP, I am currently playing old flash games on Flashpoint Archive.)

The-EXP responds:

How are you guys even playing this game on here? I can't get it to run! Feel free to PM me :p

There is no second ending?
I finished so many times and even after rescue princess I got ending she was stuck inside castle, even if I released her from the cage with the curse ring.

@maposss801
You can download the ng flash player here:
https://www.newgrounds.com/flash/player
The game and medals work for me. Most other flash games work fine aswell.
Maybe you have to try a different browser. I would recommend firefox.

@athomas5
I got the medal right after freeing Hilda. Did you craft the ring with the 3 gold bars and equip it?

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Uploaded
Jan 16, 2012
8:49 PM EST