Cheater
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| Cheater | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 28 September 1996 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Wesley Osam |
| Reception | |
| IFDB rating | 2.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Adventure |
| Location |  Underground |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 5 |
| Format | Z-code 5 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | ZCODE-1-960920-975E |
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How it begins
You're on a quest to retrieve the last known toaster in the universe, a quest which has ended in you being trapped in a cavern along with your prize. Around you, you see the toaster on its unclimbable thirty-foot pillar of rock, a coyote skeleton, a rocket pack, and no way out. You're carrying nothing. Your loyal assistant, Walter, waits hopefully at the cave's entrance.
Notable features
- Very short, meta joke game.
- The puzzles were intended to be unsolvable unless the player used Inform's debugging verbs, which were deliberately left on in the release.
Versions
Release 1
Date: 28 September 1996
- Cheater (Wesley Osam; 28-Sep-1996; Z-code 5).
- Release 1 / Serial number 960920 / Inform v1502 Library 5/12 D
- IFID: ZCODE-1-960920-975E
IFID links: IFDB - Download cheater.z5 from the IF Archive
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Cheater (archived) - at Baf's Guide
- Cheater - at IFDB
Spoilers
Date: 28 September 1996