Words Get Twisted Round and Tumble Down

Words Get Twisted Round and Tumble Down
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	2000
Credits
Author	Gunther Schmidl
Reception
Events	2000 IF Art Show Participant
IFDB rating	2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: yes: ASCII art. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Z-code 4
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-1-000228-422A
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How it begins

There is an ASCII art title screen.

Pressing any key brings up the main screen, where an "o" bounces between "m" and "ve". Also on the main screen is an ASCII art figure with the letter "q" in the center of a spoked wheel. Digits from 1 to 9 (except 5) are at the ends of the spokes. The arrangement of the digits is the same as on a typical numerical keypad, with the "q" replacing the "5".

Notable features

• Not interactive fiction as normally understood. There is no player character, no setting, no inventory, no parser. Instead, this is a collection of short poems and ASCII art. Type a number from 1 to 9 to view one of the pieces. Type 0 to display the credits.
• ASCII art including some minimal animation.
• Input case is significant. A lowercase "q" quits the game, but an uppercase "Q" is ignored.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 2000

• Words Get Twisted Round and Tumble Down (Gunther Schmidl; 2000; Z-code 4).
  • Beta testers: thumper, lonewolf, and nodge.
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-000228-422A
    IFID links: IFDB
  • 2000 IF Art Show entrant.
  • Download art.z4 from the IF Archive
  • Note: No release line is displayed by this game.

Links

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

General info

• Words Get Twisted Round and Tumble Down (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Words Get Twisted Round and Tumble Down - at IFDB.

Reviews

• Words Get Twisted Round and Tumble Down - at IF Ratings.

Spoilers

• Download untitled.txt from the IF Archive Author's note.
• Walkthrough by David Welbourn.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Words Get Twisted Round and Tumble Down}}. This will display as Words Get Twisted Round and Tumble Down (Gunther Schmidl; 2000; Inform 6; Z-code).

Date: 2000