An Old Man

An Old Man resides by the sea.

• With Makeshift SCUBA gear:

Hello there, young Adventurer. Back when I was your age, I used to be quite a fisherman. These days, well, what with my arthritis, and my gout, and this old war injury, well, I don't get out there so much anymore.

Say, is that a set of SCUBA gear you've got there? Maybe you can help me. I lost my favorite boot, you see. Dropped it right off the side of my boat. Time was I'd just fish until I dredged it back up, and boy, lemme tell you, was it a hoot! But not anymore. That dang marlin sapped the last of my strength.

Think you could go down there and get it for me? I'd be obliged, yessirree.

Oh, and hey, if you wanna take your little buddy with you, this'll help.

You acquire an item: little bitty bathysphere

• Subsequent visits:

Say, have you found my boot yet? I know it's down there somewhere.

PRO TIP: You can't find his boot yet, since the underwater stuff is very much a work in progress. Once we add the next handful of zones, rest assured that it'll be down there somewhere.

-XOXO, Jick and the Gang

References

• This is a reference to a novella The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

• "PRO TIP" is a reference to the early years of Nintendo Power magazine. Pro Tips were included in game articles to help players improve their performance..