Richard Otter

Note: Richard Otter's nickname on the ADRIFT Forums is rotter.

Author Credits

• Delron (1989; Spectrum). Written with The Quill. Delron Download.
• Wakemare (1989; Spectrum). Written with The Quill. Delron Download.
• Ticket to No Where (2004; ADRIFT 4). ADRIFT Summer Comp 2004: 5th place.
• Where are my keys? (2004; ADRIFT 4).
• We Are Coming to Get You! (2004; ADRIFT 4). ADRIFT 2nd Three Hour Comp 2004: 3rd place.
• Darkness (2004; ADRIFT 4). ADRIFT End of Year Comp 2004: 6th place.
• Fire in the Blood (2005; ADRIFT 4). ADRIFT Spring Comp 2005: joint 1st place. InsideADRIFT End of Year Comp 2005: joint 3rd place.
• Target (21-Aug-2005; ADRIFT 4). InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005: 1st place. InsideADRIFT Awards 2005: winner of "Best in game implementation".
• Pathway To Destruction (25-Sep-2005; ADRIFT 4, Quest 5 and Z-Code). Finish The Game Comp 2005: 1st place. InsideADRIFT End of Year Comp 2005: joint 9th place.
• Escape to New York (01-Oct-2005; ADRIFT 4). IF Comp 2005: 11th place. InsideADRIFT End of Year Comp 2005: joint 3rd place. InsideADRIFT Awards 2005: joint winner "Most unusual ADRIFT setting/plot of the year".
• Pestilence (01-Jul-2006; ADRIFT 4). InsideADRIFT Summer Competition 2006: 2nd place.
• Dancing Even Him? (12-Aug-2006; ADRIFT 4). ADRIFT Hourglass Comp 2006. 6th place.
• Rolling the Dough (12-Aug-2006; ADRIFT 4). ADRIFT Hourglass Comp 2006. 9th place.
• Unauthorized Termination (30-Sep-2006; ADRIFT 4). IF Comp 2006: 10th place. InsideADRIFT Game of the Year Comp 2006: Joint 1st place. XYZZY Awards 2006: Finalist for Best Setting.
• Terrified (as "Eric T. Dorrath"; 5-Feb-2007; ADRIFT 4). NaAdWriMo 2007.
• The Puzzle Box (19-Nov-2007; ADRIFT 4). One Room Game Competition 2007: 8th place. InsideADRIFT Game of the Year Comp 2007: joint 3rd place.
• Door (as "Eric T. Dorrath"; 06-Jul-2008; ADRIFT 4). InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2008: 5th place.
• Blast (02-Nov-2008; ADRIFT 4). Ectocomp 2008: 6th place.
• Vague (31-Mar-2009; ADRIFT 4). Spring Thing 2009: 2nd place.
• Hungry (31-Oct-2011; ADRIFT). Ectocomp 2011: 7th place.
• The Blank Wall (17-Sep-2012; ADRIFT). V5 Intro Comp 2012: 1st place.
• Lockdown (16-Feb-2015; Inform 7). ParserComp 2015:.
• Word of the Day (01-Oct-2017; Inform 7). IF Comp 2017: 13th place. XYZZY Awards 2017: Finalist for Best Individual PC - Kareene Veet.
• Imprisoned (2-Aug-2019; Inform 7). IntroComp 2019: Honorable Mention.

Porting Credits

• Ported Escape to Freedom (16-Jun-2005; ADRIFT 4). This is an Adrift port of a Commodore 64 game by Mario Moeller originally created in 1989. Download from Delron site.
  • The original game 'Escape to Freedom' can be downloaded from Delron page, you will need a Commodore emulator.
• Ported Pathway To Destruction to Inform 7.
• Ported Pathway To Destruction to Quest 5.

Organizational Credits

• Organizer of ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005.

Testing Credits

• The Colour Pink (Robert Street; 01-Oct-2005; Z-code 8).
• Requiem (David Whyld; 30-Sep-2006; ADRIFT 4).
• The Reluctant Resurrectee (David Whyld; 02-Apr-2007; ADRIFT 4).

Other Credits

• Winner of the "Best contribution by a newcomer to the ADRIFT community" at InsideADRIFT Awards 2004.
• Winner of the "ADRIFT author of the year" at InsideADRIFT Awards 2005.
• Winner of the "ADRIFT author of the year" at InsideADRIFT Awards 2006.

Links

• Delron - Richard's information Site.
• rotter - Richard's profile on the ADRIFT website
• Richard Otter (archived) - at Baf's Guide.

Interviews

• InsideAdrift 29 - interview by David Whyld for May/June 2006 issue.