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Aether

Aether, the game about going to space with a squid...thing!

Revisional Differences#

General#

  • Loading screen was removed since it does that through The Basement Collection's menus.
  • The main font was originally the same one used in Meat Boy, but later changed to a more unique one.
  • Exclusive to The Basement Collection is an option to select between three different soundtracks.
  • Pause screen removed in The Basement Collection since the compilation has its own

Easter Eggs#

The Basement Collection also added new easter eggs from five of Edmund's other games. These each have an internal name, those being listed below.

Text Changes#

A piece of hidden dialogue was changed between versions.

Original

The Basement Collection

I'm stuck here because I'm bad.
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH IM DUMB

Credits#

Original

The Basement Collection

credits:

Edmund McMillen
Design - Graphics - story

Tyler Glaiel
Programming - Music - Design

Armor games
Sponsorship

Special thanks:
Danielle McMillen
Gavin Howell
Alex Austin
Tom Fulp
Tommy Refenes
Jonathan Stickles
and everyone else who provided
bits of feedback

Thanks for playing
credits:

Edmund McMillen
Design - Graphics - story

Tyler Glaiel
Programming - Music - Design

Special thanks:
Danielle McMillen
Gavin Howell
Tom Fulp
Tommy Refenes
Jonathan Stickles
Dan Mcneely
and everyone else who provided
bits of feedback

Thanks for playing
  • Removed the "Armor Games Sponsorship" portion
  • "Dan Mcnelly" added to the Special Thanks portion
  • "Alex Austin" omitted from the Special Thanks portion

Intro#

Original

The Basement Collection

  • Armor Games' logo screen is absent.
  • The image of the guy riding a large gecko was replaced with the game's logo in The Basement Collection.

Original

The Basement Collection

  • The Aether logo has a backdrop to it added
  • Developers' names are now grey instead of black
  • "Play More Games", and "Download" buttons were omitted from The Basement Collection.
  • Armor Games' logo is replaced with a setting to change the quality of the stars.

Instructions#

Original

The Basement Collection

  • Controls are described more in depth
  • Highlighted the buttons to press instead of just listing what each buttons does
  • Changed movement key order from ASDW to WASD

Earth#

Original

The Basement Collection

  • Colors in general were lighter on this planet.

Unused Text#

A duplicate of the "Back" text using the older font is present in The Basement Collection version.

References#


  1. https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/459147↩︎