Spectrofon #03 28 февраля 1994

Игры

Debut - the passage of "ZZZZ" - original adventyurnaya humorous game.

           D E B U T



     "ZZZZ" (MASTERTRONIC)

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   This game belongs to the genre
ADVENTURE, but unlike other games of this type here
one can observe an attempt to manufacturer to make some
changes in traditional rules
text games.



   The main innovation - is the possibility of parallel 
administration as the main character with enter commands from 
the keyboard and using pictograms.




   The most frequently used
in text gaming team here
can be entered using piktogramnogo menu on the
top of the screen.



   To some extent this oblegchet player to life, but with our
point of view, a more
user-friendly interface for the user programs the authors did 
not succeed. 



   However, this did not detract from
merits of the game. Authors
program, of course, have
sense of humor and you are immediately
feel when you start the game.


   Two words about the menu icons.
It's simple:



   Use the arrow keys you
can select one of the available icons. Arrows in the left
upper right corner of a direction
daizheniya.

   Pictograms "ENTER" and "LEAVE"
generally apply if
when you need to click "enter"
or, respectively, the "exit".
Icon "PAUSE" for the time the game stops, and "QUIT"
returns you to the top.


   On the left another seven
icons, which release
You have to set the keyboard is often
encountered commands: "LOOK"
(Watch), "USE" (to use), "EXAMINE" (view)
"HELP" (aid), "INVENTORY"
(Inventory), "GET" (take)
"DROP" (throw).


   These commands are duplicated
on the keyboard and each of them
You can give, if you press
with the letter corresponding to the first
letter in the word, and then press
"ENTER".



   Besides, if you type the letter "R", then the computer again
describe the area in which you
are. All other commands that are used in this
game, entered from the keyboard by
all the rules adventyurnyh games.



   The only restriction imposed by the authors, is
that some words associated with this action as
"Pour" in this game are prohibited.
That is the idea. Perhaps this is
you will come across on the answer to the ultimate goal of the 
game, which is covered darkness.




  Now the debut. The plot is simple but quite original:

"You are immersed in their cozy
bed, eyelids potyazheleli ... "


   To finally get to sleep,
press "SPACE". Pressed? Okay.
Now go to sleep.

"All of a sudden you woke up
thirst. You are rose,
to drink, but then fell out of bed straight into the ocean.
Bed slowly drifted into the mist.
Not far ahead you see a strip of coast. "


   Well, let us swim to shore, which is located in the north 
(NORTH). 



   We find ourselves on the scorched
sun-deserted beach. The air smells of the sea. On the sand are 
clearly visible traces of someone else. You see SHOVELS (SPADE) 
... 


   Listen, you do not know why I need a shovel? " I, too,
I do not know. But, just in case
take (GET SPADE). The first smart
thought comes to mind when
found (EXAMINE SPADE),
that usually looks like a shovel.
Did not seem broken. That means you can
dig! Well. Digging (USE
SPADE / only through the menu icons, otherwise you
asked to express more specific /).


   I do not know how much time I dug up the whole beach, but my 
work not in vain. I dug up a bucket (BUCKET).


   It was turned bottom
up and out of his depth to my
ear could hear some muffled sounds. I tried to lift
bucket (PICK UP BUCKET), but it
firmly stuck in the sand and me
came with it pretty tricky. In desperation, I decided to break 
a hole in the bucket (BREAK BUCKET), but my computer politely 
reined me: "Do not be so devastating." 


   Finally, after long labors
I pulled the bucket (LIFT BUCKET) of
sand. Imagine my surprise when I heard a sigh of relief: "Fresh 
Air" and later out of the sand seemed to

someone's face. I rushed to dig out an accident (USE SPADE).
"Well, I managed to time
find it "- I thought, quickly working with a shovel.



   But when I pulled out a stranger
of sand, he just said: "As
cute. I - Senmen and completely
unexpectedly quickly dug back into the sand. I rushed
Senmena dig again, but
and did not find it.


   Taking with him a shovel and
an old rusty bucket, I went towards the unknown ...



   At this point we still dwell.
If you have any problems
will address them together. We wish
success.