Riddle School is a 2006 flash based puzzle-solving game created by Jonochrome (formerly known as JonBro). The game revolves around an elementary school student, Phil Eggtree, trying to escape his school after an incident involving him teasing another student sends him to a special ed classroom. The player must overcome several obstacles and use super clever thinking in order to help Phil achieve his goal.
This game is the first installment in the Riddle School series. A sequel, Riddle School 2, was released a couple months later, in November of 2006.
Plot[]
Phil Eggtree is a student at Riddle Elementary School, a school that, according to Phil, has lockers for dozens of students despite the fact that there are only seven students attending. Phil, during a school day, would later find himself stuck in the "Special Class for the Insane," being taught (incorrect) facts regarding mathematics by Mr. Kahm. He explains that this was due to him teasing another student during regular classes, who is later revealed to be Smiley Sundae.
Tired of listening to his teacher "teach" him, Phil decides to escape the school. He manages to escape the room by pretending to sharpen his pencil, and accomplishes a series of tasks that will allow him to grab the key to open the school doors, as they are covered by several wooden barricades. Another obstacle stands in his way: a morbidly obese student named Chubb Munch, who is blocking the door to the Office. Earning himself a dollar after a series of events, Phil gives the dollar to Chubb, the exact amount of money required to buy a cookie - though Phil learns that the cookie machine in the cafeteria is broken. Explaining to the teacher within the Office as to why he is there, he enters the Principal's Office. Mr. Cwesschyn, the headmaster of the school, is sleeping at his desk, with the key stationed right beside him. Phil sneakily attempts to grab the key, and manages to do so. Cwesschyn wakes up at the last moment, and angrily begins to pursue Phil, but the boy has already escaped the school by then. Phil exits the previously locked school doors, and walks off to freedom.
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| It is later revealed that Phil escaping the school directly lead to the events of Riddle School 5. As explained by Diz, the very day that Phil chose to escape was, coincidentally, the same day that Viz asked his lackeys to prove to them that the Earth was not corrupted by evil. Viz had begun a project known as Vizion, which aimed to destroy the civilizations that he deemed "evil." A time stopping device was set outside of the school, and once Phil escaped, all of time was frozen across the planet. Phil, Zack, Phred, and Smiley were kidnapped by the alien organization, and studied aboard Viz's ship. The events of Riddle School 2, 3, and 4 are revealed to be dreams orchestrated by the aliens. |
Walkthrough[]
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Legacy Version[]
General Changes[]
- Larger default resolution, black border removal and higher audio quality
- v2.0 note on start screen/menu
- Name changes on past credits to match current accounts, when applicable (e.g. JonBro --> Jonochrome)
- New anti-cheat measures implements
- Other various technical and bug fixes
Specific changes[]
- Pressing a key on the keyboard no longer resets the game
- Dialogue can now be proceeded by clicking anywhere on the screen
- New muffle music option
- New aesthetic and dialogue changes, including a few crucial plot devices.
Trivia[]
- The original plan for Riddle School was to escape by way of shooting. It would have involved Krinkel's Madness characters, violence, and use of mildly inappropriate language.
- On the first classroom blackboard, "Mathness" is written.