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Comedy

City

IF Comp 2007
19th of 27

XYZZY Awards 2007
Finalists - Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle,
Best Use of Medium

Slap That Fish

Author(s)	Peter Nepstad
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	30-Sep-2007
Authoring system	TADS 2
Platform(s)	TADS 2
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 being followed by a bunch of mean fish--but you're not going to run away this time. And so you wait for them in an alley, ready to slap, punch, kick and backhand them until they die.

Notable Features

You have to defeat a series of fish in combat. These combats are not random, but are puzzles where you have to find out the optimal technique for killing that particular opponent.
There is an optimal way of defeating each fish which will give you the greatest number of points. However, you can also defeat the fish in less optimal ways. You will be able to win, but you won't gain the maximum score.

Versions

Release 1.0

Slap That Fish (Peter Nepstad; 30-Sep-2007; TADS 2).
- Competition Version, Release 1.0 092907.
- IFID: 414c6579-b5b9-3667-3749-ec71a0064c02
  IFID links: IFDB.
- IF Comp 2007: 19th place of 27 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 2007: Finalist in 3 categories: Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle (beating the shark), and Best Use of Medium.
- Download slapthatfish.gam from the IF Archive.

Release 1.1

Slap That Fish (Peter Nepstad; 20-Nov-2007; TADS 2).
- Release 1.1 (112007).
- IFID: 414c6579-b5b9-3667-3749-ec71a0064c02
  IFID links: IFDB.
- Download slapthatfish.zip from the IF Archive.

Links

Slap That Fish (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Slap That Fish - at IFDB.

Reviews

Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
Review by Daphne Brinkerhoff.
Review by J. D. Clemens.
Review by Dave.
Review by Andreas Davour.
Review by Jason Dyer.
Review by David Fletcher.
Review (dead link 🔍) by Dr. Froth.
Review by Hipolito.
Review by N. B. Horvath.
Review by Denis Klotz.
Review (in Russian), (English translation) by Valentine Kopteltsev (uux).
Review by Jacqueline A. Lott.
Review by Jimmy Maher.
Review by Michael Martin.
Review by Rob Menke.
Review by Wendy Moon.
Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
Review by Wesley Osam.
Review by Marnie Parker.
IFDB review by Tracy Poff.
Review by Dan Shiovitz.
Review and IFDB review by Emily Short.
Review by Mike Snyder.
Review by Benjamin Sokal.
Review by Mark J. Tilford.
Review by David Whyld.
Review by Jake Wildstrom.

Spoilers

Download walkthru.txt from the IF Archive.
ClubFloyd transcript.

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+{{game infobox|title=Slap That Fish|image=[[Image:Slapthatfish.jpg|Cover art|180px]]|author=[[Peter Nepstad]]|publisher=n/a|released=30-Sep-2007|authsystem=[[TADS 2]]|platform=TADS 2|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=TBD}}
 ==How It Begins==
-{{sectstub}}
+You are being followed by a bunch of mean fish--but you're not going to run away this time. And so you wait for them in an alley, ready to slap, punch, kick and backhand them until they die.
 ==Notable Features==
-{{sectstub}}
+* You have to defeat a series of fish in combat. These combats are not random, but are puzzles where you have to find out the optimal technique for killing that particular opponent.
+* There is an optimal way of defeating each fish which will give you the greatest number of points. However, you can also defeat the fish in less optimal ways. You will be able to win, but you won't gain the maximum score.
 ==Versions==
-===Release TBD===
+===Release 1.0===
 * ''Slap That Fish'' ([[Peter Nepstad]]; 30-Sep-2007; [[TADS 2]]).
-** {{babel wanted}}
+** Competition Version, Release 1.0 092907.
+** {{babel|ifid=414c6579-b5b9-3667-3749-ec71a0064c02}}.
 ** [[IF Comp 2007]]: 19th place of 27 entries.
-{{sectstub}}
+** [[XYZZY Awards 2007]]: Finalist in 3 categories: Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle (beating the shark), and Best Use of Medium.
+** {{ifarchive|games/competition2007/tads2/slapthatfish/|slapthatfish.gam}}.
+===Release 1.1===
+* ''Slap That Fish'' ([[Peter Nepstad]]; 20-Nov-2007; [[TADS 2]]).
+** Release 1.1 (112007).
+** {{babel|ifid=414c6579-b5b9-3667-3749-ec71a0064c02}}.
+** {{ifarchive|games/tads/|slapthatfish.zip}}.
 ==Links==
+* {{baf game|{{PAGENAME}}|3059}}.
+* {{ifdb game|{{PAGENAME}}|pthqyajy75yym4yi}}.
 ===Reviews===
 * [http://diden.net/~maga/sam_comp07reviews.html#slapthatfish Review] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
-* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/bb685397da531494 Review] by [[Daphne Brinkerhoff]].
+* [{{rgif|bb685397da531494}} Review] by [[Daphne Brinkerhoff]].
 * [http://www.math.psu.edu/clemens/IF/Reviews/Comp07.html Review] by [[J. D. Clemens]].
-* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/2d636c71c999da25 Review] by [[Dave]].
+* [{{rgif|2d636c71c999da25}} Review] by [[Dave (aka Doug Egan)|Dave]].
-* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/fa2b53ff644a718f Review] by [[Andreas Davour]].
+* [{{rgif|fa2b53ff644a718f}} Review] by [[Andreas Davour]].
 * [http://bluerenga.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/ifcomp-2007-slap-that-fish/ Review] by [[Jason Dyer]].
-* [http://www.zen27881.zen.co.uk/djf/ifcomp2007/#sf Review] by [[David Fletcher]].
+* [http://www.bubblycloud.com/ifcomp2007/#sf Review] by [[David Fletcher]].
-* [http://drfroth.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/if-review-slap-that-fish/ Review] by [[Dr. Froth]].
+* {{link|deadurl=http://drfroth.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/if-review-slap-that-fish/|Review}} by [[Dr. Froth]].
-* [http://www.octopusoverlords.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55203 Review] by [[Hipolito]].
+* {{link|url=http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55203|archive=|Review}} by [[Hipolito]].
 * [http://nbhorvath.blogspot.com/2007/11/2007-if-comp-reviews-games-i-rated-2-3.html Review] by [[N. B. Horvath]].
 * [http://houseinrlyeh.livejournal.com/23244.html Review] by [[Denis Klotz]].
-* [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?pid=9249#p9249 Review (in Russian)], [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/d772306eaed2b6a1 (English translation)] by [[Valentine Kopteltsev]] (uux).
+* [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?pid=9249#p9249 Review (in Russian)], [{{rgif|d772306eaed2b6a1}} (English translation)] by [[Valentine Kopteltsev]] (uux).
 * [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intficreview_comp07.html#slapfish Review] by [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].
-* [http://home.grandecom.net/~maher/if/comp07.html#Fish Review] by [[Jimmy Maher]].
+* [http://maher.filfre.net/if/comp07.html#Fish Review] by [[Jimmy Maher]].
-* [http://www.stanford.edu/~mcmartin/if/review07.html Review] by [[Michael Martin]].
+* [http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review07.html Review] by [[Michael Martin]].
 * [http://www.the-wabe.com/if-comp-2007/#slapthatfish Review] by [[Rob Menke]].
-* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/1cec94104bb3f181 Review] by [[Wendy Moon]].
+* [{{rgif|1cec94104bb3f181}} Review] by [[Wendy Moon]].
 * [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/245 Review] by [[Carl Muckenhoupt]].
 * [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=106 Review] by [[Wesley Osam]].
 * [http://doeadeer.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/if-comp-2007-a-few-reviews/ Review] by [[Marnie Parker]].
-* [http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=pthqyajy75yym4yi&review=1004 Review] by [[Tracy Poff]].
+* [http://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=pthqyajy75yym4yi&review=1004 IFDB review] by [[Tracy Poff]].
-* [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/comp07.html#slapthatfish Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
+* [http://inky.org/if/comp07.html#slapthatfish Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
-* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/if-competition-discussion-slap-that-fish/ Review] and [http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=pthqyajy75yym4yi&review=954 IFDB review] by [[Emily Short]].
+* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/if-competition-discussion-slap-that-fish/ Review] and [http://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=pthqyajy75yym4yi&review=954 IFDB review] by [[Emily Short]].
 * [http://www.sidneymerk.com/comp07/fish.shtml Review] by [[Mike Snyder]].
 * [http://www.shadowk.com/IFComp2007.htm#Slap Review] by [[Benjamin Sokal]].
 * [http://ralphmerridew.livejournal.com/520.html Review] by [[Mark J. Tilford]].
+* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=354 Review] by [[David Whyld]].
 * [http://www.crochetgeek.net/reviews/IF/comp07.html Review] by [[Jake Wildstrom]].
-{{game stub|How It Begins, Notable Features, full version info.<br>Note: This page was originally auto-generated. Please check for errors.}}
+===Spoilers===
+* {{ifarchive|games/competition2007/tads2/slapthatfish/|walkthru.txt}}.
+* [[ClubFloyd]] [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intfic_clubfloyd_20100203.html transcript].
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