Minty Fresh Adventure

Minty Fresh Adventure
The artwork used for the title screen
Creator(s)	Marcusmaximus
Music	OrangeFroBro.
Date published	April 2, 2012
Type of game	Platform
Platform/engine	PC
Featuring	Colgate Zecora Trixie Doctor Whooves Derpy Hooves
Part of	Pony Platforming Project

Minty Fresh Adventure is a platform styled game created by Marcusmaximus. The game is currently available, with the latest release being V1.99. The game has a sequel in Fresh Minty Adventure.

Gameplay/Features[]

The main game play of Minty Fresh Adventure is to navigate Colgate from Zecora's house to the Cave of Wisdom to obtain a monster's wisdom tooth. Along the way, there will be several enemies and obstacles that you will have to overcome. The arrow keys are used to move Colgate, the X key is used for attacks and the Z or C keys are for jumping.

Introduced in this game is the point system, which accumulates points for defeating an enemy. There is also a multiplier, which multiplies the score for combo attacks, but will end after the combo ends.

Colgate also has a basic 3-heart-life system. If she is hit three times she will be knocked out, causing her to respawn from the beginning of the level and your points to be cut in half. Items and achievements gained before being knocked out will still be in your possession.

Colgate also has a magic bar, which is used for her magic attack "Toothbrush Boomerang", in which Colgate throws her toothbrush while it is spinning, hitting all enemies it passes, then returns to Colgate, by using the combo -> -> X or <- <- X, and her special attack "Clock-Up", which freezes time, renders Colgate invincible, lets Colgate run faster and jump higher, and greatly increases the damage she does with her toothbrush. This can be activated by holding Z+X or X+C until the magic bar fills up. Both this bar and Colgate's health are replenished by eating apples, which are found on apple trees scattered around the maps. Red apples replenish health, while green apples replenish magic. In stage 2, there is a golden statue of Megan, a human character from G1, that gives Colgate immense power.

There are three main stages Colgate has to go through in order to advance in the game:

Stage 1 - Everfree Forest[]

The first stage helps show you the basics of the game. It also features Trixie's Shop.

Stage 2 - Main Cave[]

This stage is the main part of the game. It is a maze of platforms and enemies, which all eventually lead to the final boss battle. There are several bonus and secrets hidden all around the cave, which can effect how the game ends, depending on how they are found and in what order. At the end of a cave is a long drop descending to the Boss Stage. Once Colgate jumps in, you cannot turn back.

Boss Stage[]

In this level Colgate will have to defeat the two main bosses. If she gets knocked out while fighting she will respawn at the start of the battle.

Trixie's Shop[]

In the Everfree Forest there is a series of platforms which lead up to Trixie's shop, where Colgate can buy several power-ups to aid her in her quest using points from enemies. Below is a list of each item available so far:

Item	Item Name	Item Description	Price	Number of Uses
	Carton of Milk	"Delicious, Nutritious milk! Restores you to full health. Also cures Poison Joke, for some reason."	150	Unlimited
	Heart Armour	"The Heart Armour provides magical protection for your life, making you only take half damage!"	12000	1
	Green Crystal	"This Green Crystal radiates magic power, making your Magic bar refill on its own!"	5000	1
	Saint Tooth	"This magical tooth talisman protects you from curses, for some reason. It's a saint's tooth, or something."	8000	1
	Double-Jump Manual	"The Double-Jump Manual teaches you a special technique. You'll never guess what it does."	20000	1
	PNN News Report	"PNN News Report! All the news that matters, straight from the horse's mouth!"	FREE	2
	Classic Record (blue)	"This Classic Record will make your Clock Up 20% cooler."	20000	1
	Classic Record (red)	"This Classic Record will make your Clock Up 20% more hilarious!"	25000	1
	Map	"This is a map of the Cave of Wisdom. You won't get lost with this item!"	1000	1

Every time Colgate listens to PNN, Trixie will throw one of her desks out of her balloon. The first one lands in the poison joke, working as a handy platform Colgate can use to cross it. The second desk lands in a tree.

The records are now available, along with a map, but Colgate can only use one record per game.

Poison Joke[]

In certain parts of the game, poison joke will cover the floor, and if Colgate lands in the poison joke at any time, she will transform into a giant toothpaste tube. While in this form, Colgate will lose her brush and magic ability. only allowing her to jump on her opponents, putting her at a disadvantage. However, while in this form, the multiplier will not go down, meaning she can accumulate more points. So far there are only 5 ways to cure the effects of poison joke:

1. Going to Zecora's house
2. Buying milk from Trixie
3. Find Doctor Whooves
4. Rescue Minty
5. Reach the boss battle

Enemies[]

On your journey you will meet several unique enemies who will try to stop you from reaching your goal. Each enemy can be hit with either the toothbrush or by jumping on top of them, however some enemies can not be killed by jump attacks. Below is a list of each of the common enemies you can encounter in each stage as well as there unique properties:

Enemy	Enemy Name	Number of hits to Kill (Toothbrush)	Points	Unique Property
	Owlbears	3	100	None
	Timberwolves	5	500	Can perform jump attacks
	Spider	3	50	Drops fireballs when you pass
	Cockatrice	1	100	Turns Colgate to stone on contact
	Little Lizard	3	Jump - 200 Toothbrush - 250	None
	Skeleton Pony	3	50 - Jump 150 - Toothbrush	Recovers from jump damage, throws bones at you
	Lizardman	10	1000	Immune to jump damage Short Immunity after three hits

Plot[]

Colgate, who has come to Zecora's house asking for her help, is tired of her cutie mark, which allows her to control time. She wants to change it so that she can achieve her true dream; to be a dentist. Zecora asks what she can do to help and Colgate explains that she wondered if Zecora has a potion that can undo a cutie mark, so that she can replace it with a dentist one. Zecora understands what Colgate wishes and tells her that she does have a potion that can do such a thing, but she will require one ingredient in order to complete the potion. She explains that she needs Colgate to travel deep into the Everfree forest to a cave where a monster dwells. Here, she must get one of the monster's wisdom teeth for the potion. Colgate then arms herself with a giant toothbrush and sets off for the cave.

When inside the cave, there is a chance she runs into Derpy Hooves and Doctor Whooves, who seek out Colgate for different reasons; depending on who she see first effects how she interacts with the other. When she talks to the Doctor Whooves, a bit after he leaves, Romana, a pony with a strong resemblance to Colgate, appears. You can also see that Romana wears the attire of the future Twilight in the episode "It's About Time". She can also find Minty, who is trapped, and defeats a mini-boss to rescue her. In saving Minty, it is revealed that she is Colgate's cousin.

Eventually, she finds a cave within the cave where she runs into an Ursa Minor. Believing this is the monster Zecora asked her to find, Colgate defeats the beast and fixes his teeth.

As she looks at the Ursa Minor's teeth, she realizes that he doesn't have any wisdom teeth. Just when she realizes that Zecora didn't mean the Ursa Minor, the Ursa Major appears, attempting to view the damage Colgate has done to her child. Colgate then prepares to run away, until she ends up in the Ursa Major's mouth. She destroys its wisdom teeth before being swallowed whole, causing the Ursa Major to spit Colgate out. As Colgate recovers from being spit out, she panics as both the Ursa Major and Minor stare at her, until they reveal that they are happy. Unfortunately, she then realizes that she destroyed the main ingredient needed for Zecora's potion.

Zecora appears, explaining that she heard both of the creatures howling in pain, and couldn't fix the problem on her own, for she was not skilled enough in dentistry. She decided to send Colgate on the journey to show her that she can be a dentist without needing her cutie mark changed. Colgate adventures off to the North Pole to train under a world-famous dentist. When she comes back to Ponyville, she opens a dental clinic, as Ponyville did not have one.

Ending[]

After defeating the final boss, you will receive an ending based on the way you complete the game. Below is a list of all the possible endings, as well as the requirements needed to accomplish them:

Whatever ending you get, you will then receive the CMC review of all achievements you have gained in the form of a cutie mark (eg. stopwatch cutie mark for beating the game without using Clock-Up). Below is a list of all the current achievements the player can get:

Image	Name	Description	Requirements
	Captain Scarlet	You didn't die a single time during your quest. Fate has made you indestructible!	Beat the game without dying
	Invincible	You made it through your adventure without getting hit even once! No, getting eaten doesn't count.	Beat the game without getting hit
	Never Give Up	You sure died a lot. But you never gave up! We'll always cheer for you, no matter how much you lose!	Die X amount of times
	Master Platformer	Your jumping skills are incredible! Even when the ground vanishes beneath your feet, you don't give up!	Cross the vanishing platforms section
	Me Got Kicked in the Head Backstage	What an unlucky day... you got turned to stone and died as a direct result.	Make contact with a cockatrice so that you fall into a pit as a stone
	Fu-Forget You Ah Can Eat All These Apples	You sure do like apples!	Eat X amount of total apples
	Healthy Eater	Eating a lot of red apples is good for your health!	Eat X amount of red apples
	Magically Delicious	Mmm, green apples, good for your magic meter! I hope they're not radioactive!	Eat X amount of green apples
	I Didn't Put These in My Bag	Wow, you got through the whole thing without buying any of Trixie's items?	Beat the game without buying anything from Trixie
	Archaeologist	What an intrepid explorer you are! You discovered the Shrine of the Ancient Goddess!	Find the Secret Shrine
	Plot Device	Dr. Whooves used his mysterious device to save your plot!	Talk to Doctor Whooves as a toothpaste tube
	Minty Fresh Heroine	You came to the rescue of a pony in distress!	Rescue Minty
	Clockwise	You managed to get through the game without using Clock Up at all!	Beat the game without using Clock Up
	Tube of Pure Awesome	You performed great deeds of heroism while you were a tube of toothpaste. That's so awesome it's stupid.	Rescue Minty as a toothpaste tube
	No Poet's Society	You bothered Zecora so much she actually said something that didn't rhyme. You're a bad person.	Talk to Zecora 6 times (until she yells at you)
	Worst Day Ever	You got turned to toothpaste AND turned to stone at the same time! It's been one of those days...	Get turned to stone by a cockatrice while you are a toothpaste tube
	Dedicated Dentist	You brushed every even vaguely tooth-shaped thing you encountered. Surely you were born to be a dentist!	Clean all 5 tooth-shaped rocks
	Monster Surfer	You managed to build up a huge chain, jumping from monster to monster... to monster. They'll all have nasty headaches in the morning!	Jump on the heads of 8 different monsters without touching the ground (you should build up to a max of a x64 multiplier)
	Rushie Brushie	Whoa! You dashed from Zecora's House all the way to the boss room in under four minutes! What's your hurry?	Reach the boss room in under four minutes
	Comedy Genius	HAHAHAHAHAHA! Colgate fell down the hole! Comedy gold! Seriously, the audience really appreciates how you suffer for your art.	Fall in a chasm during Clock-Up with the second classic record
	Check and Double-Check	You managed to find and tag every checkpoint in the game.	Activate every checkpoint in the game
	Kicking it Old School	Save points are for wimps! The original Minty Fresh Adventure didn't have them, and apparently you don't need them!	Beat the game without using save points
	Poison Jokester	Someone tried to play a prank on you... but the joke was on them thanks to you being toothpaste. I guess two wrongs sometimes do make a right..?	Talk to Romana as a toothpaste tube
	News Hound	You listened to all the news Trixie wanted you to hear, and then some. The manufacturers of news desks thank you.	Listen to PNN twice, then try to order it again a third time
	Cutie Mark Crusader	You managed to gather every single Cutie Mark in the game! Way to go!	Get all of the other achievements

(note "X times" has not yet been determined)

Glitches[]

• When Colgate enters the cave, sometimes when she exits back to the Everfree forest, the floor will be missing, not allowing the game to be continued.
• There is an owlbear hiding in poison joke in the forest. It sometimes walks through the stump next to the poison joke patch, which is normally an impassable object.
• Sometimes when Colgate defeats the mini boss that kidnapped Minty, she can't talk to Minty or escape the dungeon, making the game impossible to continue.

Allusions/References[]

• Colgate's Clock-Up ability is taken from the Japanese tokusatsu show, Kamen Rider Kabuto.^{[dubious – discuss]} In the series, it acts as a system that allows the Rider to move at high speeds.
  • The train in ending #3 is most likely inspired by the Den-Liner from Kamen Rider Den-o, which coincidentally also has a story that revolves around time travel, and according to TVTropes it is one of the(if not the) biggest offender(s) of the "Timey wimey ball" trope.^{[dubious – discuss]}
• One of Zecora's rhymes is straight out of the song American Woman by The Guess Who; Colgate points this fact out.
• Future Colgate's opening line is straight from The Venture Brothers.
• The line Colgate sings when brushing one of the tooth shaped rocks ("My shiny Teeth and Me") is from a song of the same name in The Fairly Odd Parents
• The "20% more hilarious" clock-up music is "Yakety Sax" (composed by James Q. "Spider" Rich and Homer "Boots" Randolph III and popularized on The Benny Hill Show).  Portions and variants of this were used during the chase scenes in The Ticket Master and A Bird in the Hoof.
• The owlbear is a classic monster of Dungeons and Dragons.
• Trixie's shop is similar to the item shop in Conquest of the Crystal Palace, right down to the news report and her reaction if you buy enough items at once.
• The famous dentist at the north pole is a reference to the Christmas special Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, where Hermey the Elf wants be a dentist instead of one of Santa's elves.

Gallery[]

Minty Fresh Adventure image gallery

External link(s)[]

• Game Website
• Main Game - HTML version
• Main Game - SWF version
• Ponychan Thread