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*** <tt>distress.hex</tt> (184 KB; story file; [ | *** <tt>distress.hex</tt> (184 KB; story file; [{{ifarchive link|games/competition2005/hugo/distress/distress.hex}} download]). | ||
*** <tt>distress.txt</tt> (8 KB; readme; [ | *** <tt>distress.txt</tt> (8 KB; readme; [{{ifarchive link|games/competition2005/hugo/distress/distress.txt}} download]). | ||
*** <tt>distress.sol</tt> (30 KB; solution; [ | *** <tt>distress.sol</tt> (30 KB; solution; [{{ifarchive link|games/competition2005/hugo/distress/distress.sol}} download]) | ||
*** <tt>DISTRESS</tt> (19 KB; optional resource file with cover image; [ | *** <tt>DISTRESS</tt> (19 KB; optional resource file with cover image; [{{ifarchive link|games/competition2005/hugo/distress/DISTRESS}} download]). | ||
** {{ifarchive unbox|games/source/hugo/|dist_src.zip}} - Source code. | |||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===General Info=== | ===General Info=== | ||
* [ | * [https://sidneymerk.com/distress.shtml Distress homepage] | ||
* {{baf game|Distress|2821}} | * {{baf game|Distress|2821}} | ||
* {{ifdb game|Distress|5iz05cexg449vrx3}} | * {{ifdb game|Distress|5iz05cexg449vrx3}} | ||
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===Spoilers=== | ===Spoilers=== | ||
* [ | * [{{ifarchive link|games/competition2005/hugo/distress/distress.sol}} Solution] by Mike Snyder, containing verbose, terse and "speed run" walkthroughs, an author's commentary, and a game map. | ||
[[Category:Works]] [[Category:Works in 2005]] [[Category:Hugo works]] [[Category:IF Comp works]] [[Category:XYZZY Award winning works]] [[Category:Cruelty to be determined]] | [[Category:Works]] [[Category:Works in 2005]] [[Category:Hugo works]] [[Category:IF Comp works]] [[Category:XYZZY Award winning works]] [[Category:Cruelty to be determined]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:30, 11 April 2025
 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:
- Download or view contents of dist_src.zip, at 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
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.