I don't remember why this game is called 'Onion'

I don't remember why this game is called 'Onion'
Game
Main links	Play online IFDB
Published	September 1999
Credits
Author	Dan Shiovitz
Reception
Events	Speed-IF 4 Participant
IFDB rating	2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Surreal
Location	Outer space
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	TADS 2
Format	TADS 2
License	Freeware
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How it begins

You could be anyone, carrying nothing, at the base of a massive plastic replica of the Eiffel tower—built by aliens—in the middle of a Martian desert. You have no obvious goals to begin with.

Trivia and Comments

If you don't type in a name when asked, the game decides your name is Gordon J Stomach.
The game ends with 99 out of 100 points. There may or may not be a last lousy point.
The game contains references to the games Leather Goddesses of Phobos and One Foot Down.

Versions

Competition version

Date: September 1999

I don't remember why this game is called "Onion" (Dan Shiovitz; Sep-1999; TADS 2).
- Note: Neither the title nor the author's name are included in the game itself.
- Speed-IF 4 entry.
- Story file: onion.gam

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