Black Licorice (Flash)

Specimen 0037 — Black Licorice (Flash) — dates to the early Flash era and is filed under consensual fisticuffs. The name Nickelodeon appears on the intake form. The Bureau restored it from the Internet Archive's holdings for immediate, unlimited public use.

Assessment: suitable for the hours after everyone else has logged off. Known side effects include one more attempt. Circulation records show steady public interest in this file.

Original label: After clicking past the title screen, a brief message appears, warning the player not to give black licorice to any of the trick-or-treaters at the door. Once the player opens the door, three of five trick-or-treaters will be waiting for you: a boy dressed as a cowboy, a girl dressed as a bunny, a boy dressed as a fire fighter, a girl dressed as a fairy or black cat, and a baby dressed as a pumpkin or a bee. Strangely, all the trick-or-treaters have photos of real children as heads. The player then must hand them orange candies from a plate, and has to be careful not to click on the black licorice, but it can be difficult not to. If the player does give any of the trick-or-treaters black licorice, the happy music in the background stops. " Black licorice? " the kid asks, disappointed, befo

Curator’s note: this specimen bites. Approach with both hands on the keyboard.

Filed under: Fighting, Music