ADRIFT-O-Rama

ADRIFT-O-Rama
Game
Main links	IFDB
Published	31 August 2003
Credits
Author	Dana Crane
Reception
Events	ADRIFT Summer Comp 2003 3rd of 5
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (2 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Comedy
Location	Park
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
Accessibility	Colour: yes: The "Guess the Verb" sign is in red text. Graphics: yes: one optional photo. Sound: yes: optional background music.
Technical details
Authoring system	ADRIFT 4
Format	ADRIFT 4
License	Freeware
IFID	ADRIFT-400-2DBB6351F652595ED026E8742C7C4F13
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How it begins

You might be anyone carrying a token and a golf club. You've come to the ADRIFT-O-Rama to play a round of ADRIFT-themed mini-golf and have fun. Just buy a golf ball from the machine in the ball room, then head out the door and start playing!

Notable features

The game is a thin excuse to showcase several ADRIFT authors and humorously summarize the sorts of games they've made. The authors so featured are the Mad Monk, Mel S, Cowboy, Matt (Dark Baron), Hanadorobou, KF, David Whyld, Cannibal, DuoDave, The Amazing Poodle Boy, DS490, Mut, MileOut, Woodfish, Mystery herself, and Campbell Wild (ADRIFT's creator). Only Campbell is a true NPC, although Mystery, Mut, and MileOut make cameo appearances between commands; everyone else is merely mentioned in the room names. Also honored with holes is David Whyld's recurring character Clueless Bob Newbie and the IF concept of guess-the-verb.
Energetic and trippy background music plays in an endless loop in the background.
Examining Campbell at the final hole will temporarily display a photo of him before giving a text description.
Since it is impossible to lose the golf game and no score is kept, the player might as well decide to deliberately play the golf game poorly simply to see more of the game's responses.

Versions

Summer Comp Release

Date: 31 August 2003

ADRIFT-O-Rama (Dana Crane as "Mystery"; 31-Aug-2003; ADRIFT 4).
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-2DBB6351F652595ED026E8742C7C4F13
  IFID links: IFDB
- ADRIFT Summer Comp 2003: 3rd place of 5 entries.
- Download adriftorama.zip from Delron (archive).

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