Phlegm

Adventure

Comedy

Surreal

City

IF Comp 1996
17th of 27

XYZZY Awards 1996
Finalist - Best Individual NPC

Phlegm
An Interactive Interactive

Phlegm

Author(s)	Jason Dyer
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	1996
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	Cruelty to be determined

How It Begins

You are an adventurer-cum-philosopher, carrying a treasure map, and wearing a blue overcoat that your companion, Leo, a Lemming, is sleeping in. You stand in a town square dominated by a large tree and a cannon. Lodged in the upper branches of the tree is a wooden chest labelled "The Treasure of Phlegm".

You have traveled here to solve the greatest mystery of all time: Phlegm.

Notable Features

Leo the Lemming is your sidekick for this adventure. You can ask Leo about a handful of topics, and sometimes direct him to take certain actions.
In-game hint menu.

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Trivia and Comments

The toy elephant is a homage to Balances (Graham Nelson; 1994; Z-code).

Versions

Release 1 (Competition version)

Phlegm (Jason Dyer as "Adjacent Drooler"; 1996; Z-code 5).
- Release 1 / Serial number 961014 / Inform v6.05 Library 6/2
- IFID: ZCODE-1-961014-666F
  IFID links: IFDB
- Room count: 8.
- IF Comp 1996: 17th place of 27 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 1996: Finalist for Best Individual NPC (Leo the Lemming).
- Download phlegm.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.
- Play it online at ifiction.org.

Release 3

Phlegm (Jason Dyer as "Adjacent Drooler"; 1997; Z-code 5).
- Release 3 / Serial number 970804 / Inform v6.05 Library 6/2
- IFID: ZCODE-3-970804-D1A4
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download phlegm.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.
- Download phlegm.inf from the IF Archive - Source code.
- Play it online at ifiction.org.

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