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[FLASH][2005] Platform game where the hero grows up into a noir/cartoon character with a black top hat and rescues a princess

I'm trying to find an old Flash game I played around 2005 on a Brazilian Digerati CD collection, possibly "Click Especial nº 7" or one of the "404 Jogos" CDs.

Here’s what I remember:

  • 2D side-scrolling platform game
  • Cartoon/western art style
  • The game was short, probably around 4 stages
  • The main character starts as a child or younger-looking character
  • Later in the game he becomes a skinny noir-style adult character wearing a black suit/paleto, black top hat/cartola, and dark glasses
  • One stage had a ninja theme where the character threw shurikens
  • The final stage was completely different: a boss fight inside a castle room
  • The boss was holding a blonde princess in a pink dress hostage
  • You used a pistol/gun to shoot the boss
  • There were health bars for the player, the boss, AND the princess (you could accidentally shoot her)
  • The game had voice acting in English
  • There was blood/cartoon violence
  • The final boss music sounded techno/electronic

The ending is the most memorable part:
after rescuing the princess, the protagonist carries her in his arms, but when he looks at her closely, her voice suddenly becomes very deep/manly and she appears ugly or grotesque. The protagonist immediately drops her on the ground and walks away. It was clearly meant as a dark comedy joke.

The game had a very Newgrounds-style humor and aesthetic from the early 2000s.

Does anyone recognize this game?

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u/Human-Owl1145 — 10 days ago