Joke is the game accompanying CatGhost 2 Knock. It features the Horrible Beast door, which will open to reveal certain images when the right code is entered.
Gameplay[]
The main focus of Joke is the Horrible Beast, which was first introduced in CatGhost 2. Inside the game window, the player's mouse cursor is replaced by a white hand, which appears to have been cut off just above the wrist. Utilizing a type of encrypted communication known as "Tap Code", the player can knock a sequence of letters into the door. Upon tapping a certain code into the door, it will open onto a scene which relates in some way to the Cat Ghost series.
Instructions[]
Coding and decoding letters through Tap Code works with a Polybius square. Pressing the left mouse button will knock on the door once. The first set of knocks will designate the row, so the player can knock up to 5 times. If the door is knocked a sixth time, the screen will "glitch" and the entered letter will be deemed invalid.
About one second after the last knock, the screen will "glitch" again, and the player can enter another set of knocks to determine the column. Another second after the last knock, the sound of a bell will be heard and the letter that was entered will be displayed on the screen. If the player has made a mistake, they can "erase" all already entered letters by pressing the right mouse button.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | B | C/K | D | E |
| 2 | F | G | H | I | J |
| 3 | L | M | N | O | P |
| 4 | Q | R | S | T | U |
| 5 | V | W | X | Y | Z |
Codes[]
This is a complete list of all codes that can be tapped into the door to produce a result:
| Code | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Megalith | Produces an image of Key. |
| Libation | Produces an image of Gideon's lopsided birthday cake. |
| Excruciate | Produces an image of the stake that Elon was burned to death at. |
| Proselyte | Produces an image of Naarah's skeleton and a wooden chair lying at the bottom of a body of water. |
| Trinity | Produces an image of three people, outlined against a wall by their shadows. |
Definitions[]
| Code | Definition |
|---|---|
| Megalith | A large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.[1][2] |
| Libation | A ritual pouring of a liquid or grains, as an offering to a god or spirit, or in memory of those who have "passed on".[3][4][5] |
| Excruciate | To torment someone physically or mentally.[6] |
| Proselyte | A person who has converted from one opinion, religion or party to another. [7][8] |
| Trinity | A group of three people or things.[9]
The Holy Trinity: The three persons of the Christian Godhead; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.[9][10] |
Trivia[]
- In the game files of Joke, a link to a website can be found. This site is used by the game to send a message to the server, telling it that the player managed to achieve one of the "endings"[11].
- The image that leads to the game's download at the end of CatGhost 2 shows a small section of the background of the "Megalith" picture from the game.
Gallery[]
Endings[]
Various[]
References[]
- ↑ Megalith, Oxford Living Dictionaries
- ↑ Megalith, Wikipedia
- ↑ Libation, Oxford Living Dictionaries
- ↑ Libation, Wikipedia
- ↑ Discussion of Libation, Wikipedia
- ↑ Excruciate, Oxford Living Dictionaries
- ↑ Proselyte, Oxford Living Dictionaries
- ↑ Proselyte, Wikipedia
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Trinity, Oxford Living Dictionaries
- ↑ Trinity, Wikipedia
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kMUDPmMAlw
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| Games | |
|---|---|
| Game Content | |
| Happybirthday | |
| Standard Key Responses | Live Key Responses | |
| Window | |
| Transcript | |
| Banana | |
| Jar Messages | |
| Dark Cavern | |
| Objects | Poems | Sprites | |
| Midnight | |
| House Messages | |
| Leak | |
| Endings | Theban Messages | |