Being Andrew Plotkin
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| Being Andrew Plotkin | |
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| Game | |
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| Main links | |
| Published | 2000 |
| Credits | |
| Author | J. Robinson Wheeler |
| Reception | |
| Events |  Finalist: Best Individual NPC, Best Individual PC, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Story |
| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (57 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Comedy |
| 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-1-000928-2C24 |
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A humorous IF parody of the movie Being John Malkovich by "Celie Paradis", the game casts the player as either of the two protagonists Peter and Valerie, as they discover a tunnel leading into the mind of IF author Andrew Plotkin, as well as the truth about their office supervisor.
Versions
Competition release
Date: 2000
- Being Andrew Plotkin (J. Robinson Wheeler as "Celie Paradis"; 2000; Z-code 5).
- Release 1 / Serial number 000928 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-1-000928-2C24
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 2000: 3rd place of 53 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 2000: Winner of Best Game and Best NPCs. Finalist for Best Individual NPC (Melvin), Best Individual PC, Best Individual Puzzle (the recursive room), and Best Story.
- Download bap.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General Info
- Being Andrew Plotkin homepage.
- Being Andrew Plotkin (archived) - at Baf's Guide
- Being Andrew Plotkin - at IFDB
Reviews
- Being Andrew Plotkin - at SPAG.
- Being Andrew Plotkin - at IF Ratings.
- Exploring the 'Best Games': Being Andrew Plotkin - by Mathbrush.
- Review - by Paul O'Brian.
- Review - by Dan Shiovitz.
Spoilers
- Download bap_walk.txt from the IF Archive - Walkthrough by the author.
- ClubFloyd transcript.
Date: 2000