Floyd

This page is about the Infocom robot NPC. For other uses, see Floyd (disambiguation).

Floyd is an NPC in the Infocom game Planetfall, a lovable yet childlike robot which follows the player for a majority of the game, providing companionship and comic relief. He likes to play paddleball and draw on walls with a blue crayon. His memorable lines and personality, the product of author Steve Meretzky, have branded him one of the classic characters of interactive fiction. He also appeared in the sequel Stationfall.

Game appearances

Note: All appearances are as an NPC.

• Planetfall (Steve Meretzky, publisher: Infocom; 1983; Z-code).
• Stationfall (Steve Meretzky, publisher: Infocom; 1987; Z-code).
• Floyd (Adam Biltcliffe; 2001; Z-code). Speed-IF Schmeed-IF.
  This appearance may be considered both unofficial and referencial since the Floyd NPC in this game is a robot actor hired to play the role of Floyd from the Infocom games.

Quotes

From Planetfall:

• Floyd exclaims: 'Oh boy, are we going to try something dangerous now?'
  [This example of metalepsis occurs in response to a save command.]