| Bartender: The Right Mix | |
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Developer |
Plug-In Media |
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Publisher |
Liquid Light |
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Release date |
2007 |
Bartender: The Right Mix is a 2007 Flash game commissioned by LandSecurities and developed by the marketing agency Liquid Light.
The game is fairly popular, and has spawned several unofficial sequels/parodies by various game developers on Y8.com. It has also been unofficially ported to Android and iOS devices.
Gameplay[]
Bartender: The Right Mix is a first-person perspective point-and-click game set in a bar/pub, in which the player controls the titular bartender, named Miguel. The player can choose from a wide range of alcoholic drinks on the shelf for Miguel to make various cocktails by mixing them and then drink them himself, with varying results. The game has a point scoring system, based on how satisfied Miguel is with the cocktail the player made.
Miguel's reactions to whatever cocktail the player has made include, in order of points scoring:
- Dropping a 16 tons weight on himself
- Choking to death
- Breathing fire from his mouth
- Turning green and throwing up
- Collapsing face-first on the floor
- Blowing a party horn unenthusiastically
- Looking around the bar and then shrugging
- Happily playing air guitar while rock music plays in the background
- Experiencing a sense of surprise and then looking at the cocktail glass in total admiration while dressed in a yellow fancy suit, all the while majestic music plays in the background
Shaking a cocktail too much will cause the drink to explode and decimate the bar, resulting in zero points.
Drinks and toppings[]
- Kahlua
- Triple sec
- Creme de Cacao
- Creme de Menthe
- Absinthe
- Vermouth
- Calvados
- Gin
- Tequila
- Champagne (2 bottles)
- Whisky
- Cognac
- Cointreau
- Vodka
- Sambuca
- Orange juice
- Cranberry juice
- Lime juice
- Passionfruit juice
- Tonic
- Ice
- Lemon
- Lemon garnish (when shaking)
Miguel's responses[]
"It's a cocktail, not a milkshake! Do be a little less heavy handed..." - After the player makes Miguel shake the cocktail too much, causing it to explode.
"A nice finishing touch might be a lemon garnish applied after shaking, as opposed to a 16 ton weight applied after drinking." - After drinking a cocktail that causes Miguel to drop a 16 tons weight on himself.
"Lame, to the point of being lethal. Triple Sec might just have saved my life..." - After drinking a cocktail that causes Miguel to choke to death.
"My mouth is angry with my head, and that's your fault. A little more ice perhaps?" - After drinking a cocktail that causes Miguel to spew out fire.
"A dash of lime next time might help settle my tum..." - After drinking a cocktail that causes Miguel to vomit.
"I'd like to tell you that was good, but it just wasn't. Cranberry juice is considered essential..." - After drinking a cocktail that causes Miguel to collapse onto the floor.
"It's like a very boring party in my mouth. Might I suggest plenty of vodka next time..." - After drinking a cocktail that makes Miguel blow a party horn unenthusiastically.
"Surprisingly adequate." - After drinking a cocktail that makes Miguel simply shrug.
"YOU ROCK, DUDE! And that's one wailin' Cosmopolitan!" - After drinking a cocktail that makes Miguel pretend to play an electric guitar,
"Mon Dieu! Vive l'amour! Je t'adore!!!" - After drinking the perfect cocktail that makes Miguel impressed to the point of looking at it in admiration.
Trivia[]
- To make the perfect Cosmopolitan cocktail that will impress Miguel, the player must use the following ingredients:
- A splash of lime juice
- A splash of cranberry juice
- A full serving of vodka
External links[]
- The original game was available at: https://www.liquidlight.co.uk/the-right-mix/