Motel California

Motel California
Game
Main links	IFDB
Published	1 April 2011
Credits
Author	Doug Schwartz
Publisher	Pegamoose Games
Reception
IFDB rating	1 out of 5 (1 rating)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Comedy
Location	Building
Language	English
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Z-code
License	Freeware
IFID	AA4D5E88-E302-46D6-B1F1-EA7098E0C940
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How it begins

You might be anyone, carrying nothing, at the once-lovely Motel Calfornia. You're leasing Room 110 where you can see a bed, a wall safe, and a peppermint.

You'd like to check out and leave, but unfortunately, you misplaced your room key (which you must return), your claim ticket (for your luggage), and your car key. You'll need to find all of them before you can go.

Notable features

Wordplay. In particular, two word search puzzles need to be assembled and solved.
Logic puzzle. Figure out how to appease the hippo by collecting several clues about its color, taste, and course preferences.
Several NPCs. Besides the three motel staff members, every room is occupied by at least one NPC, and there's a hippo in the pool. Surreally, not all of the guests are human: there's a talking bear in one room, and a pair of animated puppets in another. Conversation is mostly ask-tell, and sometimes you can give and show inventory items to them as well. Caution: ask-able topics sometimes must be specified with the appropriate adjective.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 1 April 2011

Motel California (Doug Schwartz; 01-Apr-2011; Z-code).
- Release 1 / Serial number 110329 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: AA4D5E88-E302-46D6-B1F1-EA7098E0C940
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download MotelCalifornia.zip at Pegamoose Games.

Links

General info

Pegamoose Games.
Puzzle Challenge 2011 - Motel California.
Motel California - at IFDB.
Motel California - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Spoilers

Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.

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Date: 1 April 2011