Text the Halls: a TIGSource IF Competition

Posted by Derek Yu Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:56:00 GMT

Text the Halls

Sorry, guys. It’s time to learn how to read!

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  1. Average Higgins said 12 minutes later:

    Dammit, I hate reading.

  2. Zeno said 20 minutes later:

    I’m illiterate.

  3. BMcC said about 1 hour later:

    Oh heck yes.

  4. Xander said about 1 hour later:

    Hell yes. I’m in!

  5. Gr.Viper said about 1 hour later:

    Damn… that bottle thing reminded me of Infocom’s “Sherlock”. One of the first things I did at the very beginning, instead of giving Holmes the newspaper, was opening my doctor’s bag, taking a bottle of pills, getting both the pills and cotton wool out, sticking cotton balls into my ears, taking violin and playing it. Mrs Hudson was NOT entertained.

    And in their “Borderzone” I got the paper towel wet by throwing it in the toilet instead of using the tap.

    goes to sleep dreaming about “Hunter in Darkness”

  6. Shih Tzu said about 2 hours later:

    I wish I knew Inform :(

  7. BMcC said about 2 hours later:

    I’m going to look into the more code-friendly options…

    Perhaps we should combine our powers? :)

  8. ryan said about 3 hours later:

    I’m gonna take the plunge and enter— I need to find the option that requires as little programming as possible… I did Karel and Hello, World but never got any further.

    Off to the forums for suggestions. If I can I’ll try a horror manga - mutant love story IF.

    yay!

  9. rz. said about 4 hours later:

    me and BMcC (oops, i mean, BMcC and I) are collaborating on a pack of epic TIG Assaults. be afraid.

    be very, afraid.

    ~ idkmybffjill

  10. BMcC said about 4 hours later:

    Hahaha, they probably won’t fit the competition, though. :x

  11. JP said about 5 hours later:

    inv You are carrying: 1 monocle (wearing) 1 large false handlebar mustache 1 copy Hofstadter’s “Gödel Escher Bach” no tea

  12. JP said about 5 hours later:

    Oh curses, no line breaks on my comment. GAG DESTROYED.

  13. I Like Cake said about 5 hours later:

    Inform is very code friendly. The code is just English-like.

    Expect a super late, rushed and stupid entry from yours truly about three seconds before the deadline.

  14. Pixel Mort said about 11 hours later:

    ADRIFT is a bit easier than Inform, I think.

  15. Relatively Old Greek said about 13 hours later:

    Don´t be such an arrogant prick Derek!

  16. Sauce said about 13 hours later:

    http://www.redbagcollection.com/tigersauce.html

  17. tantan said about 16 hours later:

    It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a Grue.

  18. Kloi said about 22 hours later:

    gahhhh words =(

  19. Trotim said 1 day later:

    You cannot drink the bottle.

  20. gnome said 1 day later:

    Ahhh, an IF compo for this prestigious crowd. Excellent, excellent!

  21. Melly said 1 day later:
    People should go and get the IF developers out there to submit their most ludicrous ideas for this thing. It`s not for prizes, just fun, so you can make an IF about masturbation, for all people care.
  22. Mandrake42 said 4 days later:

    I love how Grues are in every Infocom game, even ones that aren’t in a fantasy setting.

    Hehe, I like that there is actually a Tiger sauce. Derek a bottle of that should be the prize :P

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