The Princess In The Tower

The Princess In The Tower
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	2002
Credits
Author	David Whyld
Reception
Events	ADRIFT 1st One Hour Comp 2002 Participant
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (1 rating)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Location	Wilderness
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	ADRIFT 4
Format	ADRIFT 4
License	Freeware
IFID	ADRIFT-400-FFFA1528B8C4457E4926ED109258B067
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How it begins

You are a prince, carrying nothing, outside the tower of the princess you wish to wed. However, before she'll even let you inside the tower, she demands that you must first prove your love by bringing her the head of an orc, the rib bone of a goblin, and a diamond the exact size of a golf ball.

Notable features

Some breaking of the fourth wall, where the author tells the player that he didn't have time to elaborate on various objects in the game. Also, some room names, such as The Most Boring Location In The Game, break mimesis.
There are at least two ways the player character can die. And when the PC dies, the game ends without giving the player any chance to undo the fatal move.

Versions

Version dated 21 Oct 2002

Date: 2002

The Princess In The Tower (David Whyld as "davidw"; 2002; ADRIFT 4).
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-FFFA1528B8C4457E4926ED109258B067
  IFID links: IFDB
- Room count: 17.
- ADRIFT 1st One Hour Comp 2002 entry. (There was no voting in this comp.)
- Download onehourcomp.zip from the IF Archive - All the entries in the minicomp. The story file for this game is princess1.taf.
- Or download princess.taf from Shadow Vault.

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