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Lurk. Unite. Die. Invent. Think. Expire. by Ryan Stevens as Rybread Celsius [Comp99]

IFDB page: Lurk. Unite. Die. Invent. Think. Expire. Final placement: 35th place (of 37) in the 1999 Interactive Fiction Competition Nobody has entered the IF competition every year for all five years of its existence. Only one person has entered every year for the last four years. That’s right: Rybread Celsius. When he entered with … Continue reading “Lurk. Unite. Die. Invent. Think. Expire. by Ryan Stevens as Rybread Celsius [Comp99]”

Acid Whiplash by Anonymous (a.k.a. Rybread Celsius Can’t Find A Dictionary by Rybread Celsius and Cody Sandifer) [Comp98]

IFDB page: Acid Whiplash Final placement: 23rd place (of 27) in the 1998 Interactive Fiction Competition “This is terribly, terribly unfair. I’m really sorry. But I just started laughing hysterically, and it’s not what the author intended. In the middle of an intense ending sequence, I read the line: ‘My blood pumper is wronged!’ I … Continue reading “Acid Whiplash by Anonymous (a.k.a. Rybread Celsius Can’t Find A Dictionary by Rybread Celsius and Cody Sandifer) [Comp98]”

Symetry by Ryan Stevens as Rybread Celsius [Comp97]

IFDB page: Symetry Final placement: 32nd place (of 34) in the 1997 Interactive Fiction Competition Oh, man. When I saw the title, one misspelled word, I began to feel the familiar dread. When I read the tortured sentences of the introduction (“Tonight will be the premiere of you slumbering under its constant eye.”) the fear … Continue reading “Symetry by Ryan Stevens as Rybread Celsius [Comp97]”

Rippled Flesh by Ryan Stevens as Rybread Celsius [Comp96]

IFDB page: Rippled Flesh Final placement: 24th place (of 26) in the 1996 Interactive Fiction Competition Having already played the author’s other competition entry, I sincerely dreaded playing this one. Probably my low expectations contributed to my feeling that this game was actually slightly better than Punkirita Quest. Sure, the writing is still riddled with … Continue reading “Rippled Flesh by Ryan Stevens as Rybread Celsius [Comp96]”

Punkirita Quest One: Liquid by Ryan Stevens as Rybread Celsius [Comp96]

IFDB page: Punkirita Quest 1: Liquid Final placement: 25th place (of 26) in the 1996 Interactive Fiction Competition Well, this is without question the worst writing I’ve ever seen in a piece of interactive fiction. The only thing I can think is that the author is 1) not a native English speaker and 2) incapable … Continue reading “Punkirita Quest One: Liquid by Ryan Stevens as Rybread Celsius [Comp96]”

Cryptozookeeper by Robb Sherwin [IF-Review]

[I originally reviewed this game for Mark Musante’s site IF-Review, in 2012.] IFDB Page: Cryptozookeeper We Eat The Night, We Drink The Time It took me some time to appreciate Robb Sherwin’s work. I found his first comp game, Chicks Dig Jerks, a really unpleasant experience, due to its misogyny and its bugginess. His second … Continue reading “Cryptozookeeper by Robb Sherwin [IF-Review]”

Phantom: caverns of the killer by Brandon Coker [Comp05]

IFDB page: Phantom: Caverns of the Killer Final placement: 31st place (of 36) in the 2005 Interactive Fiction Competition Right up front this game starts sending out the red flags. There’s the fact that its title isn’t in title case. There’s the fact that the debugging verbs are left on. (Not that I remember how … Continue reading “Phantom: caverns of the killer by Brandon Coker [Comp05]”

Once and Future by G. Kevin Wilson [IF-Review]

[I originally reviewed this game for Mark Musante’s site IF-Review, in 2002.] IFDB Page: Once and Future Swords and Sledgehammers Note: This review contains minor spoilers. If we wanted to make a short list of the people who had a major impact on the course of 1990’s interactive fiction, who would we include? Graham Nelson, … Continue reading “Once and Future by G. Kevin Wilson [IF-Review]”

Dreary Lands by Paul Lee [Comp05]

IFDB page: Dreary Lands Final placement: 29th place (of 36) in the 2005 Interactive Fiction Competition There are lots of different ways to write a bad comp game. There’s the Rybread special — terrible spelling and coding in a bizarre world. There’s the dreaded bad homebrew. There’s the obnoxious bad “joke” game where the joke … Continue reading “Dreary Lands by Paul Lee [Comp05]”

A Light’s Tale by Zach Flynn as “vbnz” [Comp04]

IFDB page: A Light’s Tale Final placement: 32nd place (of 36) in the 2004 Interactive Fiction Competition Well. This one has many problems. Many serious problems. Let’s start with the writing. I’m guessing that this game is the work of a non-native English speaker. Something like “your mind… flys far, far away” could just be … Continue reading “A Light’s Tale by Zach Flynn as “vbnz” [Comp04]”