Astro Chicken
From Space Quest Omnipedia
Astro Chicken is a phenomenally popular arcade game developed by ScumSoft (specifically the Two Guys From Andromeda) dramatizing the flight of a chicken. Its success allowed it to be followed up with Ms. Astro Chicken. This arcade game is licensed for use in Monolith Burgers across the Galaxy.
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[edit] Instructions
Astro Chicken must land on the Astro Chicken Landing Pad.
He's depending on you to bring him to safety!
Controls
Left Arrow: Move Left
Down Arrow: Stop Left/Right Movement
Right Arrow: Move Right
Up Arrow: Toggle Flapping
Feed: Don't use up all your feed!
Hit the landing pad too fast and you'll bounce back up.
Landing outside the landing pad is fatal.
If you fly too high you'll bounce off the atmosphere and plummet back to the surface.
[edit] Secret Message
The Two Guys from Andromeda embedded a secret message into the ending of Astro Chicken. Roger Wilco decoded it with a Decoder ring from his Monolith Burger Fun Meal.
[edit] The Coded Message
[edit] The Decoded Message
Help us! We are being held captive in ScumSoft on the small moon of Pestulon. An inpenetrable force field surrounds the moon. It must first be deactivated. It's origin is unknown to us. ScumSoft security is armed with Jello Pistols. We're counting on you whoever you are.
Two Guys In Trouble
[edit] Crticism of Decoded Message
"It's" is used incorrectly. The correct word to use here would be "Its". There are also some problems with the grammar but they may be attributed to the likely hasty nature of the message's insertion into the game.
[edit] Music
"Astro Chicken Theme" (info)
(38 seconds - 606 KB)
[edit] Remake
Astro Chicken was remade as a separate minigame for the never-completed SQ3VGA. It features multiple levels and "space wind". There is no secret code presented at the end of the remake.
[edit] References
The Astro Chicken theme song is actually a variation on a popular folk song called the Chicken Reel
