A Bear's Night Out
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| A Bear's Night Out | |
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| Published | 1997 |
| Credits | |
| Author | David Dyte |
| Reception | |
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| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (66 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Fantasy |
| Location |  Home |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Format | Z-code 5 |
| IFID | ZCODE-2-971011-2B80, ZCODE-5-990224-DE58, ZCODE-4-000326-BB30, ZCODE-4-021002-69D1 |
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As a teddy bear, explore your owner's home and find a way to get to the teddy bear's picnic.
How it begins
The game begins with a quote from "The Lost Teddy" by Helen McKay.
You are a furry brown teddy bear wearing your night shirt. You are on the big bed in the bedroom. Your owner, David, lies next to you, fast asleep.
It's a timeless time at night. If you explore the house, you may discover a flyer for a teddy bear picnic which you'd like your owner to take you to.
Trivia and Comments
- This game is sometimes referred to by the abbreviation ABNO.
- Several subsequent games used variations of the title. In chronological order:
- King Arthur's Night Out (Mikko Vuorinen; 1999; Alan). IF Comp 1999.
- A Dino's Night Out (Aris Katsaris; 2000; Z-code). DinoComp.
- A Stegosaur's Night Out (Ravi Rajkumar; 2000; Z-code). DinoComp.
- A Gummi Bear's Night Out (Roger Carbol; 2002; TADS 2). Speed-IF Halloween 2002.
Versions
Competition release (Version 2)
Date: 1997
- A Bear's Night Out (David Dyte; 1997; Z-code 5).
- Release 2 / Serial number 971011 / Inform v6.14 Library 6/7
- IFID: ZCODE-2-971011-2B80
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 1997: 5th place of 34 games.
- XYZZY Awards 1997: Won Best Setting. Finalist for Best Individual PC (the teddy bear), and Best Game.
- Download bear.z5 from the IF Archive
- Play it online at ifiction.org.
Post-comp release
Date: 1999
- A Bear's Night Out (David Dyte; 1999; Z-code 5).
- Release 5 / Serial number 990224 / Inform v6.14 Library 6/7
- IFID: ZCODE-5-990224-DE58
IFID links: IFDB - Download bear.z5 from the IF Archive
- Play it online at ifiction.org.
German translation
Date: 2000
- Ein Bär Geht Aus (translator: Gunther Schmidl; 2000; Z-code 5; German).
- Release 4 / Serial number 000326 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-4-000326-BB30
IFID links: IFDB - Play it online at ifiction.org.
- Download bearg.z5 from the IF Archive
Spanish translation
Date: 2002
- La Intrépida Noche del Osito (translator: José Luis Díaz as "Zak"; 2002; Z-code 5; Spanish).
- Release 4 / Serial number 021002 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-4-021002-69D1
IFID links: IFDB - Premios Hispanos 2002: Nominated for 'Mejor Aventura' (Best Adventure).
- Download osito.z5 from the IF Archive
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- A Bear's Night Out (archived) - at Baf's Guide
- A Bear's Night Out - at IFDB.
- A Bear's Night Out - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
- Feelies "coming soon!" at Feelies.org. (Link is a Wayback Machine copy; the original feelies.org site disappeared in early 2008.)
Reviews
- Review - by Paul O'Brian.
- Review - by Duncan Stevens for SPAG 13.
- Spanish review - by Akbarr for SPAC 21.
- A Bear's Night Out - at IF Ratings
- A Bear's Night Out - at IFReviews.org
Spoilers
- Download bear.sol from the IF Archive - Solution for the competition release.
- Download bear.sol from the IF Archive - Solution for the post-comp release.
- ClubFloyd transcript.
Date: 1997
Date: 1999
Date: 2000
Date: 2002