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* {{spag review|d|distress}} - a review by [[Valentine Kopteltsev]]. | * {{spag review|d|distress}} - a review by [[Valentine Kopteltsev]]. | ||
* [http:// | * [http://inky.org/if/comp05.html#distress Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]]. | ||
* [http://www.the-wabe.com/if-comp-2005/#distress Review] by [[Rob Menke]]. | * [http://www.the-wabe.com/if-comp-2005/#distress Review] by [[Rob Menke]]. | ||
* [http://www.caad.es/spac/spac45.pdf Spanish review] (.pdf) at [[SPAC]] by [[Baltasar el Arquero]]. | * [http://www.caad.es/spac/spac45.pdf Spanish review] (.pdf) at [[SPAC]] by [[Baltasar el Arquero]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:53, 29 October 2009
 Science Fiction  Outer space  Finalist - Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Use of Medium |
| Distress | |
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| Author(s) | Mike Snyder |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 01-Oct-2005 |
| Authoring system | Hugo |
| Platform(s) | Hugo |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | optional |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruelty to be determined |
How It Begins
You're a young ensign in the wreckage of an escape pod, stranded on the planet Runoma II. The lifeless body of your colleague lies crushed under the pod's torn door, while your lieutenant has slipped into a sleeping stupor; a spike has ground itself into his left shoulder. None of the other crew members made it.
The desert stretches away in all directions, with the wreckage of the Sirius Dream still blazing to the distant north.
You hear a faint, guttural droning.
Versions
Competition version
- Distress (Mike Snyder; 01-Oct-2005; Hugo).
- Beta-testing by Greg Boettcher, Kevin Venzke, Ray Rantala, Drew Mochak, Zach Flynn, William Head, James Cunningham, Robert Fogt, Ramona & Anna White.
- Distress (Version 1.7)
- IF Comp 2005: 4th place.
- Note: Winner of Best Puzzles, XYZZY Awards 2005. Also, finalist for Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Individual Puzzle, and Best Use of Medium.
- IFID: HUGO-25-6A-61-09-30-05
IFID links: IFDB - Files in the hugo/distress/ directory:
Version 7
- Distress (Mike Snyder; Hugo).
- IFID wanted. (Please replace this line with a babel template.)
- Download dist_src.zip from the IF Archive - Source code.
Links
General Info
- Distress homepage
- Distress (archived) - at Baf's Guide
- Distress - at IFDB
Distress- at Home of the Underdogs. (Replace this line with the new hotud game template. Look up new hotud ID numbers at http://www.hotud.org/component/jreviews/search-results/?cat=45 .)
Reviews
- Distress - at SPAG - a review by Valentine Kopteltsev.
- Review by Dan Shiovitz.
- Review by Rob Menke.
- Spanish review (.pdf) at SPAC by Baltasar el Arquero.
- Distress - at IFReviews.org
Spoilers
- Solution by Mike Snyder, containing verbose, terse and "speed run" walkthroughs, an author's commentary, and a game map.