Round 3

"Board 4" redirects here. For the track internally referred to as board_4, see Doom Board.

So how about this?
We'll all do ONE MORE LITTLE GAME...
One last ENCORE!
And this time, we'll play
Until you LIKE IT.

Tenna, Chapter 3

Near the midpoint of Chapter 3 of Deltarune, Tenna launches an impromptu third round of TV Time designed to trap his contestants in an endless game. During this round, Tenna takes full control of the game and administers quizzes, certain encounters, and physical challenges in a linear, side-scrolling game board.

Main story

Soon after discovering Toriel being held captive in the Cold Place, the party is caught by Tenna and transported back to the game show. Here, Tenna presents a game board set in "TV CITY" and explains that the party must collect Qs from across the city. At this point, Susie and Ralsei stop Tenna, demanding that he release Toriel and let them seal the Dark Fountain. Tenna undergoes a mental breakdown in response, imprisoning the party where they stand and subjecting them to a game board in which he takes full control.

Tenna claiming that the family is fighting again

During the board, Tenna's insecurities begin to flare up as he desperately attempts to garner approval from his contestants. The quizzes he presents show all self-serving answers, and battles are ended by saying "I love TV", the latter of which are eventually repeated indefinitely.

Kris participates in each physical challenge alone. They are heavily altered and show signs of deterioration. Eventually, the party manages to escape the board by exploiting a Zapper's ACT options. Tenna sounds an alarm and orders his employees to search for the party.

Mechanics

The games played are heavily rigged and altered, and consist of quizzes, battles, and physical challenges.

Full map of the game board

The game board itself consists of Tenna's The Legend of Tenna avatar walking to the right in an endlessly-looping fiery landscape, with CRTs flickering and broken pillars. An object or NPC occasionally blocks the way, indicating which game will be played next: a quiz vortex for quizzes, a Shadowguy for battles, and a door for physical challenges. The Shadowguy and the quiz vortex visibly run away from Tenna as he approaches. After each game, if the party took significant damage, a healing spring appears on the path, which heals the party to full HP when Tenna walks over it.

During the quizzes, Tenna asks a question and provides four possible answers, all of which are correct. Tenna damages the party if they fail to answer before the timer runs out. If Kris answers, Susie selects the same answer as Kris and Ralsei selects a random answer; otherwise, the other party members do not answer.

During battles, the party cannot damage or spare any enemy. Tenna changes every button to "ACT", thus forcing the party to only select ACTs. Every ACT involves all three party members, meaning Susie and Ralsei cannot perform any individual actions. If a party member is DOWNed, Tenna automatically revives them.

Game order

Order	Type	Scenario
1	Quiz	-
2	Battle	Against Tenna
3	Physical challenge	Cooking Show
4	Quiz	-
5	Battle	Against Tenna and Shadowguy
6	Physical challenge	Rock Video
7	Quiz	-
8	Battle	Against Tenna and Shadowguy Against Tenna and Zapper
9	Physical challenge	Monster Movie
10	Quiz	-
11	Battle	Against Tenna and Zapper

Games

During the board, the following games are played, in order:

Quiz 1

A quiz which asks the following question:

AREN'T YOU HAVING SO MUCH FUN?

• OF COURSE!
• OF COURSE!
• OF COURSE!
• OF COURSE!

Battle 1

A battle against Tenna, where the party can only ACT. Tenna only uses his "All-Star Cast" attack. The following ACTs are available:

Instantly ends the battle.

Triggers an attack from Tenna. Four repeated uses of this ACT automatically ends the battle.

Physical challenge 1

The Cooking Show segment

Kris participates in an altered version of the Cooking Show. The room is darkly lit, and Susie and Ralsei are still imprisoned. Before the round begins, Tenna implores Kris to remember the times they used to play in front of him with Asriel. When Tenna asks why they no longer do that, he is shocked to learn that Asriel went to college. He then provides nonsensical instructions for the challenge.

When the challenge begins, alley_ambience plays, and fire begins raining from the top of the screen. Contact with the fire inflicts 10 HP of damage to Kris. In the foreground, silhouetted ICE-E figures travel across the floor, exiting the right pipe and entering the left.

Quiz 2

A quiz which asks the following question:

WHAT'S ANOTHER WORD FOR, "TELEVISION?"

• MAN'S BEST FRIEND
• "THE GOOD STUFF"
• BETTER THAN EMAIL
• NEVER THROWN AWAY

Battle 2

A battle against Tenna and a Shadowguy. Tenna's ACTs are recycled from the previous battle. The Shadowguy's ACTs have the following effects.

Boogie

Dance, don't get hit!

Increases MERCY in the same way as the standard Boogie ACT. However, since there is no way to spare the Shadowguy, this ACT functionally has no effect.

Sharpshoot

Light 'em up

The party is prompted to shoot the Shadowguy's hat. Shooting Tenna in the head with the bullets causes him to fire the Shadowguy, removing them from battle. Tenna then ends the battle.

Following the next two games, this battle is repeated once more if the Shadowguy was not fired. If the Shadowguy was fired, the board instead triggers the third battle.

Physical challenge 2

The Rock Video segment

Kris alone participates in an altered version of the Rock Video. Tenna reacts to the upcoming song with dread and quickly flees.

The song is an extremely sped-up and distorted version of NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A. The song has only one long note charted, and missing it does not damage the party. When the game ends, Tenna acts confused at what happened.

Quiz 3

A quiz which asks the following question:

WHAT'S THIS BUTTON ON THE TELEVISION DO?

• NEVER PRESS IT
• I DON'T KNOW
• UNUSED
• I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY

The quiz is accompanied by an image of a television set. The OFF button is highlighted by an arrow pointing to it.

Physical challenge 3

The Monster Movie segment

If the Monster Movie minigame has been played, a Monster Movie challenge occurs at this point. It features Kris alone on the barren Monster Movie set. A small, golden Tenna is seen sprinting in the center, approaching over the horizon. Tenna then rapidly covers the entire screen with a loud car horn sound, ending the "challenge".

Quiz 4

If the Monster Movie challenge occurred, it is followed by a quiz which asks the following question:

WHAT TIME ARE YOU GONNA WATCH TV TOMORROW?

• MORNING TIL NIGHT
• DUSK TIL DAWN
• BREAKFAST TO DINNER
• I WON'T EVEN GO TO CHURCH. I'LL WATCH IT FOREVER. IT'S ALL I HAVE. IT'S EVERYTHING TO ME.

Battle 3

This battle is triggered after quiz 3, or after quiz 4 if the Shadowguy battle was repeated. A battle against Tenna and a Zapper. Tenna's ACTs are recycled from the previous battles. The Zapper only uses its "Laser" attack. The Zapper's ACTs have the following effects.

VolumeUp

Bullets give big TP...

The Zapper's bullets grow larger in size, but they give drastically greater amounts of TP when grazed.

Mute

Tire enemies

Costs 32% TP. Increases the Zapper's MERCY by 25% and inflicts TIRED. Since there is no way to spare or Pacify the Zapper, this ACT functionally has no effect.

OffButton

Turn it off

Costs 100% TP. The party disappears from the battle screen. Tenna notices their disappearance and orders his employees to search for them, ending the battle and the board.

If all possible games have been played at this point, ending the battle through Tenna's ACTs causes Tenna to repeat this battle indefinitely.

Quotes

Game board sequences

• [Phase 1]
  • Now it's my turn to play!!!
  • Hey, isn't this fun!?
  • I'm not broken! I don't have burn-in! I'm... fun!!!
  • C'mon, say it!!! I'm!!! Fun!!!
  • ... Fine. You don't wanna say it?
  • Maybe a quiz will help you answer!!!
• [Phase 2]
  • Wasn't that quiz just oodles of fun, folks!?
  • Just look at that Fun-o-meter!!! Haha!!!
  • I wonder what's next?! Looks like a battle!
• [Phase 3]
  • PHEW! That battle earlier was a WORKOUT!!
  • Let's never fight again! We're a HAPPY family, aren't we, Kris!?
  • ... Kris?
  • HEY! LOOK! Behind this door lies another PHYSICAL CHALLENGE!!!
  • GET READY, FOLKS!!!
• [Phase 4]
  • PHEW! WHAT a challenge, folks!
  • Now, is it me or does everyone look a little SLEEPY!?
  • C'mon, SUSIE! What happened to our late-night TV marathon!?
  • Let's wake up those noggins with a little QUIZ!!!
• [Phase 5]
  • I'm sorry. I'm sorry about the pipes.
  • I knew. I KNEW I shouldn't have done it.
  • But you know, every pipe goes SOMEWHERE! They had to go SOMEWHERE!!!
  • Wait, no. Not another battle. Please...
  • The family's fighting again.
• [Phase 6]
  • I know. I know what you need.
  • To get your minds off of this. And your eyes back on me.
  • A LITTLE MUSIC!!!
  • That's right!! SHOW tunes!! KRIS on the PIANO!! You LOVE it, don't ya, folks!?
• [Phase 7]
  • Hey, so, uh... what the HECK was that?
  • Haha, I'm with YOU guys! That was WEIRD!
  • Let's get back to normal!
• [Phase 8]
  • AhhHHHH, that was SO... Normal!
  • MIKE!!! How about we ONLY have quizzes from now on?
  • Or... uh, we could have a battle! Great. GREAT.
  • Love it when you listen to me, Mike. Love it.
• [Phase 9]
  • Hey, what's with those GLOOBY faces!?
  • WAKE UP! It's a MONSTER MOooOVIE marathon!
  • So stay up.
  • And get. In.
• [Phase 10]
  • How did you like my "MARATHON!?" Hahaha!!
  • ...... .....
  • Well don't everyone say what they think at once!!! Hahaha!
  • Just kidding. You WILL.
• [Phase 11]
  • That battle earlier was SO great...
  • Why don't we do a RERUN!?
  • JUST like you used to love, Kris!
  • Saturday Morning Flavor! Cartoon commercials!
  • Fresh from the Juice, Fresh from the Juice!
  • Make sure you don't get it on your shoese!
  • Anyone remember THAT jingle!? Haha!
• [Phase 12]
  • Hey. Anyone remember that old jingle?
  • "Fresh from the juice!" Haha! Anyone?
  • ... Anyone?
  • ...
  • "I love TV." SAY IT.
• [Phase 13+]
  • Haha!! MORE RERUNS!! MORE!!!!!!!

Quizzes

• [Quiz 1]
  • THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT! [Correct answer]
  • OUT OF TIME!!! WRONG!!! [Out of time]
• [Quiz 2]
  • All great answers! [Correct answer]
  • WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!!! [Out of time]
• [Quiz 3]
  • That's right. That's right, isn't it. [Correct answer]
  • I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING!!! YOU'RE WRONG!!! [Out of time]
• [Quiz 4]
  • Whaddya know! RIGHT ANSWERS!!! [Correct answer]
  • ANSWER, DARN YOU!!! ANSWER!!! [Out of time]

Battle sequences

• [Start]
  • We've got a very special battle for you today, folks!
  • Very SPECIAL indeed, hahaha.
  • All you have to do to win.
  • Is say "I LOVE TV."
  • And, hahaha, don't think you'll be able to try anything funny.
  • Ever read this CONTRACT? Hmm, says you guys are my ACTORs...
  • And that means... You've gotta ACT!
• [Neutral]
  • IT'S! TV! TIME!
• [If a party member is DOWNed]
  • HEY! Fainting isn't part of the SCRIPT!
  • Eat some TV Dinner and GET UP!!!
• [Resist, 1st use per battle]
  • Uh oh, our contestants...
  • Seem to have chosen the WRONG ANSWER!
  • You know what THAT MEANS!
• [Resist, 2nd and 3rd uses per battle]
  • WRONG ANSWER!
• [Resist, 4th use per battle]
  • ENOUGH ALREADY!
  • Seems our contestants aren't ready to admit it yet.
  • Mike! Back to the board!
• [ILoveTV, 1st use]
  • That's right.
  • You love TV... don't you?
• [ILoveTV, 2nd use]
  • That's CORRECT!
  • Sorry, just needed to hear it again! Haha!
• [ILoveTV, 3rd use]
  • Haha, that's right!!!
  • ... but did you really mean it?
• [ILoveTV, 4th use]
  • ...
  • No...
  • It's NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!
  • This game's never going to end until you mean it!
• [Subsequent uses of ILoveTV]
  • ...
  • Mike, get another take ready.
• [Sharpshoot used on Tenna]
  • H-Hey!!!
  • How could you let them use that act!?
  • You're!!! Fired!!!
  • Alright, no more of THAT guy!
• [OffButton used on Zapper]
  • H-huh!?
  • Susie...? Kris...? Hey...? HEY!!!
  • DON'T TELL ME YOU DIDN'T LIKE YOUR CUSTOM MADE TOY BALLS!?
  • Hey, Mike?
  • Could you, uh, cancel my 4am shock therapy session?
  • 'Cause it looks like it's happening right now.
  • ALL HANDS ON DECK!!! EVERYONE FIND THE LIGHTNERS!!!

Flavor text

• [Tenna] Wanna be an ACT-er...? Here's my CARD! [Encounter]
• [Tenna] Now where the heck is my debit card? [Encounter]
• [Tenna] If you're gonna be so dramatic... then ACT! [Encounter]
• [Tenna] I Love TV. That's all you gotta say. [Encounter]
• [Tenna] All you have to do is speak your mind! [Neutral]
• [Tenna] Look me in the nose and SAY IT! [Neutral]
• [Tenna] Sorry, what was that?! Couldn't hear you!! [Neutral]
• [Tenna] Our contestants have been very naughty! [Neutral]
• Everyone said I Love TV to Tenna! [ILOVETV]
• Everyone resisted! [Resist]

Physical challenges

• [Cooking Show]
  • Ahhh... Kris, remember when your brother was here?
  • You used to spend so, so, much time with him.
  • With me.
  • Watching cartoons. Playing games.
  • Smiling. Laughing. Crying.
  • Why?
  • Why don't you two do that anymore...?
  • What!? He went to COLLEGE?
  • Well... why'd he have to go do THAT!?
  • You. Can learn. ANYTHING! On TV!
  • Ahahahah!!!
  • Yes. The instructions. Right. The INSTRUCTIONS!!!!
  • They're coming out of the pipes.
  • They're crawling out of the pipes.
  • Where are they going...!?
  • Hahaha... I... don't... KNOW!!
  • Ahahahahahaha!!!
• [Rock Video]
  • That's right! A MUSICAL CHALLENGE! And this time, it's...
  • Oh God. Oh God, it's coming.
  • The music is coming.
  • I can't stop it...

Creation and development

The unused "Hall of Fame"

This board was originally planned to be the fourth board played during Chapter 3, following the City Board. It would later replace the City Board's position as the third board following its omission from the final product. In addition, various assets related to this board are internally referred to using the prefix board4, reflecting its original position as the fourth board.

Unused code also revealed that the cut "Hall of Fame" graphic, which was partially teased in the Spamton Sweepstakes, would have appeared during the cutscene leading up to the Round 3 board. The code reveals that the sprite would have landed down in front of the TV from the top of the screen, and then break into two, with each half of the sprite sliding out of frame.