Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents 'Detective'

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents 'Detective'
Game
Main links	Play online IFDB
Published	14 August 1995
Credits
Author	C.E. Forman
Reception
Events	First Annual Interactive Fiction Competition 4th of 6 (Inform division)
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (59 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Comedy Mystery
Location	Building
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring systems	Inform 5, Inform 6
Format	Z-code 5
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-101-950814-0E7D, ZCODE-7-000715-4C5D
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An interactive MSTing of Detective (Matt Barringer; 1993; AGT).

How it begins

The player is given a quick introduction to Mystery Science Theater and to Detective. Then, we find ourselves on a spaceship where three robots show off their first text-adventures. Are they awful? O yes, but--not as awful as the game we'll be playing the rest of the time.

Notable features

• In this game, you are playing Matt Barringer's original Detective, but with the sarcastic commentary of three characters who are watching you play interspersed.

Versions

First MSTing, Release 101

Date: 14 August 1995

• "Detective" (author: C.E. Forman, porter: Graeme Cree; 1995; Z-code 5).
  • Release 101 / Serial number 950814 / Inform v1502 Library 5/11
  • IFID: ZCODE-101-950814-0E7D
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 1995: 4th of 6 entries in the Inform division.

Second MSTing, Release 7

Date: 15 July 2000

• Detective (post-release contributor: Stuart Moore; 2000; Z-code 5).
  • Release 7 / Serial number 000715 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10 SD
  • IFID: ZCODE-7-000715-4C5D
    IFID links: IFDB

Links

N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.

General info

• Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents "Detective" (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents "Detective" - at IFDB.
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents "Detective" - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents 'Detective' - at SPAG.
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents "Detective" - at IF Ratings.

Spoilers

• Walkthrough and maps by David Welbourn.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents 'Detective'}}. This will display as Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents 'Detective' (C.E. Forman; 1995; Inform 5, Inform 6; Z-code).

Date: 14 August 1995

Date: 15 July 2000