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The player had to help Cylara get across the Shuttle Bay, through five rooms, to reach her family and the Cybunny Scout. Each room was arranged like a grid, and each turn, the player could move Cylara one step in this grid, and Garoo's guards moved a step as well, at random. The guards would catch Cylara if they saw her - that is, if they were facing in her direction in the same row or column. Cylara could hide behind the civilians - she has to be in direct line of sight to be caught. | The player had to help Cylara get across the Shuttle Bay, through five rooms, to reach her family and the Cybunny Scout. Each room was arranged like a grid, and each turn, the player could move Cylara one step in this grid, and Garoo's guards moved a step as well, at random. The guards would catch Cylara if they saw her - that is, if they were facing in her direction in the same row or column. Cylara could hide behind the civilians - she has to be in direct line of sight to be caught. | ||
If Cylara | If Cylara is caught, the player had to start the level over. | ||
The game plays out similarly to [[Escape to Kreludor]]. | The game plays out similarly to [[Escape to Kreludor]]. | ||
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==2004 cancellation== | |||
[[Image:Tcg_sloth_logo.gif|frame|left|The Return of Dr. Sloth TCG expansion logo.]] | [[Image:Tcg_sloth_logo.gif|frame|left|The Return of Dr. Sloth TCG expansion logo.]] | ||
The 2004 version of ''The Return of Dr. Sloth'' was cancelled before any plot comics or storyline were released. However, the tie-in Flash [[games]] and [[Gallery of Heroes]] entries were slowly released following its cancellation anyway. | The 2004 version of ''The Return of Dr. Sloth'' was cancelled before any plot comics or storyline were released. However, the tie-in Flash [[games]] and [[Gallery of Heroes]] entries were slowly released following its cancellation anyway. | ||
Dr. Sloth took over New Features on 18 November 2004 in order to vent his frustration at [[Hannah and the Ice Caves]] being | Dr. Sloth took over New Features on 18 November 2004 in order to vent his frustration at [[Hannah and the Ice Caves]] being chosen of his plot, and a mock ending to the plot appeared for a short period of time where Sloth mutated Hannah in revenge. | ||
===Differences from 2008 version=== | |||
The [http://www.reddit.com/r/neopets/comments/26fwhh/i_am_donna_one_of_the_founders_of_neopets_ask_me/chrco6s original design notes] for the Return of Dr. Sloth plot described the [[Space Faerie]] as having been enslaved by Dr. Sloth, whereas in the released version she couldn't help the resistance because she had been sent to another galaxy. Gorix and Cylara were originally intended to arrive on Kreludor by accident after triggering the Space Station's garbage disposal while trying to escape Sloth's troops, landing in a rubbish dump full of redesigned and replaced [[items]]. | The [http://www.reddit.com/r/neopets/comments/26fwhh/i_am_donna_one_of_the_founders_of_neopets_ask_me/chrco6s original design notes] for the Return of Dr. Sloth plot described the [[Space Faerie]] as having been enslaved by Dr. Sloth, whereas in the released version she couldn't help the resistance because she had been sent to another galaxy. Gorix and Cylara were originally intended to arrive on Kreludor by accident after triggering the Space Station's garbage disposal while trying to escape Sloth's troops, landing in a rubbish dump full of redesigned and replaced [[items]]. | ||
In the released plot, [[Parlax]] the [[Split]] Grundo was a double agent working on keeping the [[Orange]] and [[Purple]] Grundo factions at war. The [http://www.reddit.com/r/neopets/comments/26fwhh/i_am_donna_one_of_the_founders_of_neopets_ask_me/chqz0zx original plan] was that their dispute had escalated from a childhood disagreement in which the Purple Grundo had been left with an orange scar - and this was why Purple Neopets had had orange spots. Although this was not explained in the revisited plot, the orange spots were removed from almost all the Purple Neopet designs at | In the released plot, [[Parlax]] the [[Split]] Grundo was a double agent working on keeping the [[Orange]] and [[Purple]] Grundo factions at war. The [http://www.reddit.com/r/neopets/comments/26fwhh/i_am_donna_one_of_the_founders_of_neopets_ask_me/chqz0zx original plan] was that their dispute had escalated from a childhood disagreement in which the Purple Grundo had been left with an orange scar - and this was why Purple Neopets had had orange spots. Although this was not explained in the revisited plot, the orange spots were removed from almost all the Purple Neopet designs at plots conclusion on 15 March 2008. | ||
When Cylara and Gorix had reunited the Grundos, they were originally going to lead | When Cylara and Gorix had reunited the Grundos, they were originally going to lead the to the Kreludite mines and fight the [[S750 Kreludan Defender Robot]]. The robot's part was cut from the final version of the plot. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The first puzzle "A Series of Tubes" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Series of tubes|a speech]] made by [[Wikipedia:Ted Stevens|U.S. Senator Ted Stevens]], in which he states the [[Wikipedia:Internet|Internet]] is "not a dump truck, but a series of tubes". | |||
*The decoding puzzle step is reminiscent of a step in the [[Neopet Version 2 (plot)|Neopet Version 2]] puzzle. | |||
*Some of the Neopian themed metals from the token testing puzzles may be recognised from [[Chemistry for Beginners]]. | |||
*The Grundo robots Sophix II brings to the battle are featured in the [[game]] [[Typing Terror]]. | |||
*On 7 February, [[The Neopets Team]] put up a warning that using a programme to automate the decoding sequence was against the rules and would result in the player being [[frozen]]. | |||
*The user may see the Space Faerie's Token drift past ''[[The Coincidence]]'' in one of the [[Random Events]] generated there. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== |