FIRST WAVE, Then Jump Up and Down Screaming
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 Comedy  Science Fiction  Building |
FIRST WAVE, Then Jump Up and Down Screaming
Or 'Eeeagh! Alien INVADERS made me a FUGATIVE by starting a WAR OF THE WORLDS on INDEPENDANCE DAY'
| FIRST WAVE, Then Jump Up and Down Screaming | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | L. Ross Raszewski |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 10-Sep-1999 |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Platform(s) | Z-code 5 |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
How It Begins
The game begins with an obviously fake Nostradamus quote, which predicts that aliens will be up to no good at the top of a tall construction in France. Strangely enough, this prediction is coming true.
You are a penniless drifter, carrying nothing, who has come to Paris to stop the aliens' scheme, whatever it is. You start at the base of the Eiffel Tower, stairs leading up.
(CAUTION: Some mildly vulgar language.)
Notable Features
- Frequent use of footnotes.
Trivia and Comments
- The opening prologue references several things from popular culture, including the television shows The Fugitive and Quantum Leap.
Versions
Competition release
- FIRST WAVE, Then Jump Up and Down Screaming (L. Ross Raszewski as "DorianX"; 10-Sep-1999; Z-code 5).
- Release 1 / Serial number 990910 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
- Speed-IF 4 entry.
- Story file: n.z5
Links
General info
- FIRST WAVE, Then Jump Up and Down Screaming (archived) - at Baf's Guide.