Pytho's Mask
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 Finalist - Best Game, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Setting, Best Story, Best Writing |
| Pytho's Mask | |
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| Author(s) | Emily Short |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | Feb-2001 |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Platform(s) | Z-code 8 and Glulx |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruelty to be determined |
Contents |
How It Begins
A Mysterious Man invites you to a party, The Order of the Phoenix, of which you're a member, orders you to attend and gather information from one of their men on the inside, the Court Physician.
Notable Features
Multiple-Choice Conversation System
Versions
Release 1
- Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; Feb-2001; Z-code 8).
- Release 1 / Serial number 010201 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-1-010201-BC38
IFID links: IFDB,Babel metadata, Babel download.(Note: Babel services at IF Archive are not yet available.) - SmoochieComp entry. (This competition did not rank their entries.)
- XYZZY Awards 2001: Winner of Best NPCs.
Also finalist for Best Game, Best Individual Puzzle (switching the glasses), Best Setting, Best Story, and Best Writing. - Download smoochie.zip ( ftp, random) from the IF Archive - All the games from SmoochieComp. The story file for this game is pytho.z8.
Release 3
- Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; 2002; Z-code 8).
- Release 3 / Serial number 020223 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-3-020223-8099
IFID links: IFDB,Babel metadata, Babel download.(Note: Babel services at IF Archive are not yet available.) - Download pytho.z8 ( ftp, random) from the IF Archive
Glulx Release 4
- Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; 2002; Glulx).
- Release 4 / Serial number 020223 / Inform v6.21(G0.36) Library 6/10
- IFID: GLULX-4-020223-848CB0F8
IFID links: IFDB,Babel metadata, Babel download.(Note: Babel services at IF Archive are not yet available.) - Download pytho.blb ( ftp, random) from the IF Archive
Release TBD
Pytho's Mask is also included on the IF Promotional CD, July 2005 Edition.
Links
General info
Reviews
- Pytho's Mask - at SPAG.
- Review - at IF-Review by Jonathan Rosebaugh, March 2001.
- Review (with spoilers) - at IF-Review by Victor Gijsbers, September 2005
- Pytho's Mask - at IF Ratings.
- Pytho's Mask - at IFReviews.org.
