Fade To Black

Fade to Black is the fourth overall episode of the Caddicarus Show.

Synopsis
This time James Caddick checks out Fade to Black, a sequel to the platform game Flashback. After seeing the game's mixed reception at launch, he dives into the game.

Though Caddy finds amusement with the unoriginal opening FMV, he is not impressed with the bad graphics and stiff controls. He is further annoyed when a puppet bird enters Caddy's room and adds further confusion.

After getting further bored and frustrated with the game, and a mild shock over the sudden game over screen, Caddy puts down Fade to Black in the first slaughter of the show. Shortly afterwards, he is gunned down by the Puppet Bird in a manner similar to the game itself.

Trivia

 * This is the first episode to have the opening "Greetings and and Salutations" line.
 * This episode was also the first to feature "The Slaughter or Salvage" format, which would be present in all subsequent episodes until Theme Park World.
 * This is the first game to be "slaughtered", though not the first game to get a bad reception by Caddy.
 * This marks the first appearance of Percy the Puppet Bird, who would reappear in future episodes.
 * This is also the first time Caddy dies in an episode and the first death in the show overall.
 * Caddy dubs the Morph enemies he encounters "Lizard Dudes", a term he previously gave the character Shabunga in My Top 10 Merchants in Video Games!
 * The shot of Caddy snickering in a monkey suit after making a pun out of the game's title comes from one of his earlier pre-gaming show skits Randasong #2: Ostrich/Nursery Rhyme.