Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownloadSource code IFDB IF Archive
Published	1999
Credits
Author	Robert M. Camisa
Reception
Events	IFComp 1999 9th of 37
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (15 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Comedy Fantasy
Location	Building
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Z-code 5
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-4-990926-C877
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How it begins

The game begins with a quote from "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones.

During a drunken celebration at a bar for your 21st birthday, you unwisely say that you'd sell your soul for a chance with the lovely Gwyneth. You later wake up empty-handed in the food court of the "Mall of Hell" where a note from Lucifer declines your soul but makes this counteroffer: defeat all seven deadly sins and he'll give you your chance with the lovely Gwyneth. Fail, and you stay in the Mall forever - as staff. As an optional bonus, Lucifer has also hidden three items that will significantly help you with your romantic conquest of the lovely Gwyneth.

Trivia and Comments

• A game with a very similar title, Beet the Devil (Carolyn VanEseltine; 2011; Glulx), was entered in IF Comp 2011.

Versions

Release 4

Date: 1999

• Beat the Devil (Robert M. Camisa; 1999; Z-code 5).
  • Release 4 / Serial number 990926 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
  • IFID: ZCODE-4-990926-C877
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 1999: 9th place of 37 entries.
  • Download btd2.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.
  • Play it online - at ifiction.org

Links

N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.

General info

• Beat the Devil (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Beat the Devil - at IFDB.
• Beat the Devil - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• Beat the Devil - at SPAG.
• Beat the Devil - at IF Ratings.
• Review - by Paul O'Brian.
• Review - by Dan Shiovitz.

Spoilers

• Download walkthru.txt from the IF Archive - Walkthrough by the author.
• Walkthrough and maps by David Welbourn.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Beat the Devil}}. This will display as Beat the Devil (Robert M. Camisa; 1999; Inform 6; Z-code).

Date: 1999