Dung Beetles Are Aliens!

Dung Beetles Are Aliens!
Game
Published	31 May 2009
Credits
Author	Duncan Bowsman
Reception
Events	ADRIFT IntroComp 2009 2nd of 11
Gameplay
Interaction style	Choice
Literary genre	Science fiction
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: yes: ASCII art. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	ADRIFT 4
Format	ADRIFT 4
License	Freeware
IFID	ADRIFT-400-2742DB76457F3B064D7D5ECCD21C6C8C
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How it begins

The game begins with the MAWINDEX main menu, which greets you by name (Doctor Fitzwold) and today's date (09/14/1985), and eight options: Mailbox, Archives, Word processor, Introduction, Network access, Domestic tasks, Energize UFO Laser Defence Unit, and EXIT. (If this is your first time playing, you may want to start with Introduction.)

When you exit the main menu, you find yourself in your laboratory. You are an entomologist, and have been studying insects here for the SETI program for the last eleven years. You are wearing a lab coat. Your lab is home to your specimen table, your MAWINDEX mainframe computer, and a ceiling fan. You'll probably want to do something about those dung beetles you read about. And maybe some other problems as well.

(Note: The intro version of the game appears to be limited to MAWINDEX access and the lab.)

Notable features

• The Zegathean slug NPC is rendered with facial expressions in ASCII art.

Versions

ADRIFT IntroComp Release

Date: 31 May 2009

• Dung Beetles Are Aliens! (Duncan Bowsman; 31-May-2009; ADRIFT 4).
  • IFID: ADRIFT-400-2742DB76457F3B064D7D5ECCD21C6C8C
    IFID links: IFDB
  • ADRIFT IntroComp 2009: 2nd place of 11 entries.
  • Download dbaa!(intro).zip from Delron (archive)

Links

General info

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Date: 31 May 2009