Galatea
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Emily Short's first released interactive fiction piece, where the player interacts with Galatea, a statue of a beautiful woman in an exhibit. The "plot," as it were, revolves around getting to know Galatea's various reactions and behaviors to the different actions done by the player.
| Galatea | |
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| Author(s) | Emily Short |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 2000 |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Platform(s) | Z-code |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
Notable Features
- Most of the game is a rich implementation of conversation using the ask/tell system.
- Many different endings are possible. However, endings are not split into winning and losing endings; there is no score.
- The game is an interpretation of the Roman myth of Pygmalion and Galatea.
Versions
Release 1 (Competition release)
- Galatea (Emily Short; 2000; Z-code 5).
- Release 1 / Serial number 000324 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
- IFID: ZCODE-1-000324-90B2
IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover - 2000 IF Art Show: entered in Portrait division; winner of Best of Show.
- XYZZY Awards 2000: Winner of Best Individual NPC (Galatea). Finalist for Best Game and Best NPCs.
- Download galatea.z5 from the IF Archive
Release 2
- Galatea (Emily Short; 2000; Z-code 8).
- Release 2 / Serial number 000825 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
- IFID: ZCODE-2-000825-D202
IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover - Download Galatea.z8 from The Internet Archive.
Release 3
- Galatea (Emily Short; 2004; Z-code 8).
- Release 3 / Serial number 040208 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-3-040208-2BC1
IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover - Download Galatea.z8 from the IF Archive
- Or download Galatea.zblorb from inform-fiction.org.
Release TBD
- Note: Galatea was also published as part of the Electronic Literature Collection Volume One in October 2006. See the collection's Galatea page.
Links
General info
- Galatea - Galatea homepage.
- Galatea (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Galatea - at IFDB.
- Galatea (portal) - 2000's work at 50 Years of Text Games.
- Galatea - at Home of the Underdogs.
- Galatea - at Electronic Literature Collection Volume One.
- Galatea (computer game) - at Wikipedia.
- Examples of Interactive Fiction at inform-fiction.org, where Galatea has an entry.
Reviews
- Galatea - at IF Ratings.
- Galatea - at IFReviews.org.
- IF Art Show reviews by Sam Barlow, Ian Finley, Marnie Parker, and Michael J. Roberts.
- Review by Adam Cadre.
- IF-Review review by Jonathan Rosebaugh.
- Review by Dan Shiovitz.
- SPAG review by Duncan Stevens.
Spoilers
- A glimpse into all the various assorted endings featured on release 3. (Interactive Fiction Wiki)
- ClubFloyd transcript.