Slouching Towards Bedlam: Difference between revisions

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Steampunk

Science
Fiction

Building

City

IF Comp 2003
1st of 30

XYZZY Awards 2003
Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Individual NPC

XYZZY Awards 2003
Finalist - Best Writing, Best NPCs, Best Individual PC, Best Use of Medium

Slouching Towards Bedlam

Author(s)	Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	29-Sep-2003
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

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Notable Features

Multiple endings.

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Versions

Competition version

Slouching Towards Bedlam (Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster; 29-Sep-2003; Z-code 5).
- Beta-testing by Jim Genzano, Steve Evans, and Amy McClenahan.
- Release 1 / Serial number 030925 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-1-030925-4FB4
  IFID links: IFDB.
- IF Comp 2003: 1st place of 30 entries. Also winner of the Miss Congeniality award.
- XYZZY Awards 2003: Winner of Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Individual NPC (Triage). Finalist for Best Writing, Best NPCs, Best Individual PC (Dr Thomas Xavier), Best Use of Medium.
- Download slouch.z5 from the IF Archive.
- The source code 'was lost soon after the game’s completion in a hard drive crash'.

10th Anniversary Edition

Slouching Towards Bedlam (Star C. Foster and Daniel Ravipinto; 23-Dec-2013; Z-code 8).
- Release 1 / Serial number 131222 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 7A687259-600A-4527-B72C-2AB6AAF9FA0C
  IFID links: IFDB.
- Download Slouching Towards Bedlam.zblorb from the author's site.
- Source code.
Slouching Towards Bedlam (Star C. Foster and Daniel Ravipinto; 14-Jun-2014; Glulx).
- Release 2 / Serial number 140613 / Inform 7 build 6L02 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 38A9CEC2-74DD-4FAF-8CFE-71504806C23C
  IFID links: IFDB.
- Download Slouching Towards Bedlam.gblorb from the author's site.
- Source code.

Links

General info

Official site: 2003 version and 10th Anniversary Edition.
Slouching Towards Bedlam (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Slouching Towards Bedlam - at IFDB.

Reviews

Slouching Towards Bedlam - at IF Ratings.
Review by John Bardinelli - at Jay Is Games, June 2009.
Review by Stephen Bond.
Exploring the 'Best Games': Slouching Towards Bedlam - by Mathbrush.
Review by Paul O'Brian.
Review by Dan Shiovitz.
Review (archive) by Emily Short - at Play This Thing!

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 ** Beta-testing by [[Jim Genzano]], [[Steve Evans]], and [[Amy McClenahan]].
 ** Release 1 / Serial number 030925 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
-** {{babel wanted}}
+** {{babel|ifid=ZCODE-1-030925-4FB4}}.
 ** [[IF Comp 2003]]: 1st place of 30 entries. Also winner of the [[Miss Congeniality]] award.
 ** [[XYZZY Awards 2003]]: Winner of Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Individual NPC (Triage). Finalist for Best Writing, Best NPCs, Best Individual PC (Dr Thomas Xavier), Best Use of Medium.
-** {{download wanted}}
+** {{ifarchive|games/competition2003/zcode/slouch/|slouch.z5}}.
+** The source code 'was lost soon after the game’s completion in a hard drive crash'.
+===10th Anniversary Edition===
+* ''Slouching Towards Bedlam'' ([[Star C. Foster]] and [[Daniel Ravipinto]]; 23-Dec-2013; [[Z-code]] 8).
+** Release 1 / Serial number 131222 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
+** {{babel|ifid=7A687259-600A-4527-B72C-2AB6AAF9FA0C}}.
+** Download <tt>[http://www.peccable.com/if/slouching-10/src-release-1/Slouching%20Towards%20Bedlam.zblorb Slouching Towards Bedlam.zblorb]</tt> from the author's site.
+** [http://www.peccable.com/if/slouching-10/src-release-1/source.html Source code].
+* ''Slouching Towards Bedlam'' ([[Star C. Foster]] and [[Daniel Ravipinto]]; 14-Jun-2014; [[Glulx]]).
+** Release 2 / Serial number 140613 / Inform 7 build 6L02 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
+** {{babel|ifid=38A9CEC2-74DD-4FAF-8CFE-71504806C23C}}.
+** Download <tt>[http://www.peccable.com/if/slouching-10/src/Slouching%20Towards%20Bedlam.gblorb Slouching Towards Bedlam.gblorb]</tt> from the author's site.
+** [http://www.peccable.com/if/slouching-10/src/source.html Source code].
 ==Links==
 ===General info===
-* [http://www.peccable.com/if/slouching/ Official site]
+* Official site: [http://www.peccable.com/if/slouching/ 2003 version] and [http://peccable.com/if/slouching-10/ 10th Anniversary Edition].
 * {{baf game|Slouching Towards Bedlam|2186}}.
 * {{ifdb game|Slouching Towards Bedlam|032krqe6bjn5au78}}.
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 * [http://spot.colorado.edu/~obrian/03rev3.html#slouch Review] by [[Paul O'Brian]].
 * [http://inky.org/if/comp03.html#slouching Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
-* {{dead link|url=http://playthisthing.com/slouching-towards-bedlam|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203095132/http://playthisthing.com/slouching-towards-bedlam|Review}} by [[Emily Short]] - at [[Play This Thing!]]
+* {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/slouching-towards-bedlam|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203095132/http://playthisthing.com/slouching-towards-bedlam|Review}} by [[Emily Short]] - at [[Play This Thing!]]