Future Boy!
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| Future Boy! | |
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| Game | |
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| Main links | |
| Published | 22 October 2004 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Kent Tessman |
| Publisher | General Coffee Company |
| Reception | |
| Events |  Finalist: Best Game, Best Individual NPC, Best Individual Puzzle, Best NPCs, Best Puzzles, Best Setting, Best Story, Best Use of Medium, Best Writing |
| IFDB rating | 4 out of 5 (8 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Comedy  Superhero |
| Location |  City |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Graphics: optional. Sound: optional. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Hugo |
| Format | Hugo |
| License | Commercial |
| IFID | HUGO-31-5B-55-09-18-04 |
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How it begins
As you begin the game, you're Future Boy, and you're falling out of control. You have nothing on you except the costume you're wearing.
Summary
Upon waking up, you realize that you are not Future Boy. However, your roommate, Frank, Is.
The rest of the game follows the kidnapping of Future Boy/Frank, leaving you the only one to save him.
Notable features
- Original illustrations of rooms and many objects.
- Numerous animated sequences.
- Sound effects and original music.
- Voice acting of (basically) all words spoken by NPCs.
Versions
Demo Version (1.01)
Date: 18 September 2004
- IF Archive. "Future Boy!, a superhero adventure by Kent Tessman. Release 1.01 09-18-04 (demo version). Archive includes the game, graphics and sound files, and interpreters for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, BeOS, Palm and PocketPC."
- The "Play online" link on this page is for the demo version hosted on IF Archive.
Release
Date: 22 October 2004
- IFID: HUGO-31-5B-55-09-18-04
- XYZZY Awards 2004: Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Puzzles, Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle (cracking Eno's computer), Best Individual NPC (Bob Finger), Best Use of Medium
- Selected source code.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Future Boy! homepage.
- Future Boy! (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Reviews
- Future Boy! - at IF Ratings.
- IF-Review - by Paul O'Brian.
- Review - by Greg Boettcher.
Date: 18 September 2004
Date: 22 October 2004