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'''Journey of the Prairie King''' is a game playable on the arcade machine in [[The Saloon]]. [[Abigail]] also possesses a console version of the game that she will play with you during an event once you have raised your [[Social|relationship]] level with her.
 
'''Journey of the Prairie King''' is a game playable on the arcade machine in [[The Saloon]]. [[Abigail]] also possesses a console version of the game that she will play with you during an event once you have raised your [[Social|relationship]] level with her.
  
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Once the player finds enough [[museum#books|lost books]], a book will be available in the northern end of the [[museum|library]] that reads,
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Gameplay consists of a top-down shooter, resembling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot_%27em_up#Types|"twin-stick"] shooters. {{Key|W}}{{Key|A}}{{Key|S}}{{Key|D}} moves the character and the arrow keys shoot. Shots can also be fired diagonally by combining two movement keys. There are three zones, beginning in a desert, then moving to a forest, and finally to a castle.
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''"Journey of the Prairie King -- The Smash Hit Video Game! Did you know? Anyone who beats ' Journey of the Prairie King' is automatically entered into a drawing for a special prize! Did you know? The developer has stated that the protagonist is based on a real-life character... A true cowboy hero from a prairie-island in the Gem Sea!"''
 
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Gameplay consists of a top-down shooter. Movement keys move the character and the arrow keys shoot. Shots can also be fired diagonally by combining two movement keys. There are three zones, beginning in a desert, then moving to a forest, and finally to a castle.
 
  
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==Powerups==
 
As you kill enemies, they have a chance to drop power-ups that have various effects to help you through the level or coins. [[Luck]] from the Fortune Teller and food bonus affects the drop rate of power-ups and coins. As you pick up power-ups, they are stored in the box in the top-left corner. If you collect a power-up while one is stored in this box, it will automatically be consumed and you gain the effects.
 
As you kill enemies, they have a chance to drop power-ups that have various effects to help you through the level or coins. [[Luck]] from the Fortune Teller and food bonus affects the drop rate of power-ups and coins. As you pick up power-ups, they are stored in the box in the top-left corner. If you collect a power-up while one is stored in this box, it will automatically be consumed and you gain the effects.
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The powerups are as follows.
 
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'''Tombstone''' - A bolt of lightning strikes your character, turning you into a zombie for a brief amount of time. You gain movement speed and kill on contact, enemies flee from you, and a brief sound clip plays in the background. This form lasts as long as the music plays. You can still shoot as normal in this form. After the music stops, you return to normal.
 
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'''Extra Life''' - Looks like the characters head. Adds one to your life total. (Note: Game Over occurs at -1 lives.)
 
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'''Skull Bomb -''' Instantly kills all enemies on-screen. Enemies killed like this still have a chance to drop upgrades.
 
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'''Coffee''' - Increases your movement speed.
 
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'''Wheel -''' Your shots fire in all possible directions at once.
 
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'''Shotgun -''' You fire three bullets at once in a cone in the direction you fire.
 
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'''Machinegun''' - Your fire-rate increases to maximum; your bullets come out in a hose-like fashion.
 
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'''Red Box''' - Teleports your character to a random spot on-screen and gives your character stealth. While stealthed, enemies will stand still with question-marks above their head. Enemies will continue to spawn, building up inside the spawn zones.
 
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'''Star''' - Increases your fire-rate to maximum, increases your movement speed, and causes you to fire in a cone.
 
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Image
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!Name
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!Description
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|[[File:KOTP_Coffee.png]]
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|Coffee
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|Increases your movement speed.
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|[[File:KOTP_Life.png]]
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|Extra Life
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|Looks like the characters head. Adds one to your life total. (Note: Game Over occurs at -1 lives.)
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|-
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|[[File:KOTP_MachineGun.png]]
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|Machine Gun
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|Your fire-rate increases significantly; your bullets come out in a hose-like fashion.
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|-
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|[[File:KOTP_Nuke.png]]
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|Nuke
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|Instantly destroys all enemies on-screen. Enemies killed like this do not drop upgrades.
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|-
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|[[File:KOTP_Shotgun.png]]
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|Shotgun
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|You fire three bullets at once in a cone in the direction you fire.
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|-
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|[[File:KOTP_SmokeBomb.png]]
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|Smoke Bomb
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|Teleports your character to a random spot on-screen and gives your character stealth. While stealthed, enemies will stand still with question-marks above their head. Enemies will continue to spawn, building up inside the spawn zones.
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|-
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|[[File:KOTP_Star.png]]
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|Star
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|Increases your fire-rate, increases your movement speed, and causes you to fire in a cone. Effectively combines the machine gun, shotgun and coffee into one convenient, deadly pickup.
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|[[File:KOTP_Tombstone.png]]
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|Tombstone
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|A bolt of lightning strikes your character, turning you into a zombie for a brief amount of time. You gain movement speed and kill on contact, enemies flee from you, and a brief sound clip plays in the background. This form lasts as long as the music plays. You can still shoot as normal in this form. After the music stops, you return to normal.
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|[[File:KOTP_Wheel.png]]
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|Wheel
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|Your shots fire in all possible directions at once.
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|}
  
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Every two levels, a shopkeeper will walk in from the topmost enemy-spawning zone. You pay for these upgrades with the coins collected as power-ups. The coins come in 1x and 5x denominations, the 5x coins being very rare.
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Every two levels, a shopkeeper will walk in from the top of the screen and offer three upgrades to you. You can purchase one per appearance. You pay for these upgrades with coins dropped from enemies. The coins come in 1x and 5x denominations, the 5x coins being very rare.
  
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'''Boots'''- Upgrade movement speed similar to the coffee item.
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Image
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!Name
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!Description
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|[[File:KOTP_Boots.png]]
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|Movement Speed
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|Upgrades movement speed.
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|[[File:KOTP_Gun.png]]
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|Fire Rate
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|Increases attack speed.
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|[[File:KOTP_AmmoCrate.png]]
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|Attack damage
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|Doubles bullet damage. If a bullet destroys an enemy with with damage left over, it will keep going until its damage is depleted, allowing you to kill two weak enemies with one bullet. Mushrooms from Zone 2 can be killed in one hit on the first upgrade, and with a second upgrade so can the  Mummies in the final world.
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'''Gun'''- Increases attack speed
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==Enemies==
  
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'''Ammo Crate'''- Increase attack damage (2x each it seems); makes Mushrooms from Zone 2 1HKO and with a second upgrade does the same to Mummies in the final world.
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==Trivia==
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* Once the player finds enough [[museum#books|lost books]], a book will be available in the northern end of the [[museum|library]] that reads, <blockquote>''"Journey of the Prairie King -- The Smash Hit Video Game! Did you know? Anyone who beats ' Journey of the Prairie King' is automatically entered into a drawing for a special prize! Did you know? The developer has stated that the protagonist is based on a real-life character... A true cowboy hero from a prairie-island in the Gem Sea!"''</blockquote>

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Journey of the Prairie King is a game playable on the arcade machine in The Saloon. Abigail also possesses a console version of the game that she will play with you during an event once you have raised your relationship level with her.

Gameplay consists of a top-down shooter, resembling "twin-stick" shooters. WASD moves the character and the arrow keys shoot. Shots can also be fired diagonally by combining two movement keys. There are three zones, beginning in a desert, then moving to a forest, and finally to a castle.

Powerups

As you kill enemies, they have a chance to drop power-ups that have various effects to help you through the level or coins. Luck from the Fortune Teller and food bonus affects the drop rate of power-ups and coins. As you pick up power-ups, they are stored in the box in the top-left corner. If you collect a power-up while one is stored in this box, it will automatically be consumed and you gain the effects.

Image Name Description
File:KOTP Coffee.png Coffee Increases your movement speed.
File:KOTP Life.png Extra Life Looks like the characters head. Adds one to your life total. (Note: Game Over occurs at -1 lives.)
File:KOTP MachineGun.png Machine Gun Your fire-rate increases significantly; your bullets come out in a hose-like fashion.
File:KOTP Nuke.png Nuke Instantly destroys all enemies on-screen. Enemies killed like this do not drop upgrades.
File:KOTP Shotgun.png Shotgun You fire three bullets at once in a cone in the direction you fire.
File:KOTP SmokeBomb.png Smoke Bomb Teleports your character to a random spot on-screen and gives your character stealth. While stealthed, enemies will stand still with question-marks above their head. Enemies will continue to spawn, building up inside the spawn zones.
File:KOTP Star.png Star Increases your fire-rate, increases your movement speed, and causes you to fire in a cone. Effectively combines the machine gun, shotgun and coffee into one convenient, deadly pickup.
File:KOTP Tombstone.png Tombstone A bolt of lightning strikes your character, turning you into a zombie for a brief amount of time. You gain movement speed and kill on contact, enemies flee from you, and a brief sound clip plays in the background. This form lasts as long as the music plays. You can still shoot as normal in this form. After the music stops, you return to normal.
File:KOTP Wheel.png Wheel Your shots fire in all possible directions at once.

Every two levels, a shopkeeper will walk in from the top of the screen and offer three upgrades to you. You can purchase one per appearance. You pay for these upgrades with coins dropped from enemies. The coins come in 1x and 5x denominations, the 5x coins being very rare.

Image Name Description
File:KOTP Boots.png Movement Speed Upgrades movement speed.
File:KOTP Gun.png Fire Rate Increases attack speed.
File:KOTP AmmoCrate.png Attack damage Doubles bullet damage. If a bullet destroys an enemy with with damage left over, it will keep going until its damage is depleted, allowing you to kill two weak enemies with one bullet. Mushrooms from Zone 2 can be killed in one hit on the first upgrade, and with a second upgrade so can the Mummies in the final world.

Enemies

Trivia

  • Once the player finds enough lost books, a book will be available in the northern end of the library that reads,

    "Journey of the Prairie King -- The Smash Hit Video Game! Did you know? Anyone who beats ' Journey of the Prairie King' is automatically entered into a drawing for a special prize! Did you know? The developer has stated that the protagonist is based on a real-life character... A true cowboy hero from a prairie-island in the Gem Sea!"

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