Last Resort

Last Resort
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	December 2006
Credits
Author	Jim Aikin
Testers	Marco Alpert, Nolan Bonvouloir, Celestianpower, Andrew Cowper, Dark Star, Philip Dearmore, Roger Hughes, David Jones, Peter Nepstad, Orikae, Samantha Casanova Preuninger, Radical Al, Deepa Shah
Reception
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (6 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Language	English
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Glulx
IFID	GLULX-1-070213-7DD0D7ED
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How it begins

You play a teenage girl, brought to a run-down motor court in the Deep South of the USA by your aunt, who is acting mysteriously. Aunt Caroline has shut herself in the bathroom. You are in the somewhat dilapidated Cabin Five at the Eternal Springs resort, carrying nothing and wearing clothes. Before long you'll meet the fat, slimy proprietor, Beauregard Phelps, and a varied cast of characters who have gathered at Eternal Springs for reasons that aren't initially clear.

Notable features

• The hint system was protected by a password which can only be discovered by emailing the author. Note: As of version 2.0.03 (Lydia's Heart) released 16-April-2008, the hints are no longer password-protected.

Versions

Version 1 (Dec-2006)

Date: December 2006

• Last Resort (Jim Aikin; Dec-2006; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 061201 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
  • Beta-testing by Marco Alpert, Nolan Bonvouloir, Celestianpower, Andrew Cowper, Dark Star, Philip Dearmore, Roger Hughes, David Jones, Peter Nepstad, Orikae, Samantha Casanova Preuninger, Radical Al, and Deepa Shah.

Unnamed release

Date: February 2007 (uncertain)

• Last Resort (Jim Aikin; c. Feb-2007; Glulx).
• Release 1 / Serial number 070213 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
• IFID: GLULX-1-070213-7DD0D7ED
• LastResort.zip on IF Archive: download or view contents: contains LastResort.ulx (game file), Eternal Springs Map.pdf (game map), and readme.txt (readme file).

Related games

• Remade as Lydia's Heart (Jim Aikin; 2007; TADS 3).

Links

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• [Announce] "Last Resort" Released on rec.arts.int-fiction (02-Dec-2006).

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Date: December 2006

Date: February 2007 (uncertain)