I know Terrence asked that nobody's contribution to this be ignored. but
Josh's entry totally ignores the Infocom format except for the
command-response bit, and even then his 'commands' would choke any Infocom
game driver in a heartbeat.
So let's try this again.
ahem...
New Player:>> Redneck Gaijin
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New Player:>> Kris Overstreet
LOOK
The scenery looks grey-black and crumbly and fairly dark. This might
be because you have landed on a street and left a huge crater.
It might be a good idea to move.
E
You can't do that until you get up.
It is most defninitely a good idea to move NOW.
GET UP
You get up unsteadily, weaving and leaning heavily on your umbrella.
The street around you seems to flow in and out at random.
Moving is becoming a better idea by the second.
E
Which way is that? You can't tell.
Suddenly, a large delivery truck runs you down, leaving you flatter
than Tatewaki Kuno's learning curve. Unfortunately not even Ryouga could
survive this much punishment, and it turns out to be too much for you too.
Your final score is 12 out of a possible 1000 points.
Would you like to QUIT, RESTORE, or RESTART?
RESTORE
Which game would you like to restore <1-5>?
1
Game restored.
SCORE: 7/1000
You wake up with an unsettling feeling (as well as the indistinct
premonition of being an All-Powerful Otaku)
LOOK
Street
You are sitting on the sidewalk beside a fairly typical street.
Typical, that is, for suburban Tokyo. Small houses with cramped yards sit
side by side, and the occasional cyclist or (very) occasional car idles by
you. The hot summer sun beats down upon you, and light, fluffy pastel
colored clouds float overhead, providing absolutely no shade- but also, you
are relieved to note, providing no rain either. The road continues to the
east and the west. A tall wooden fence is to the south.
"Egad!" you say to yourself, "I must be in an anime! I wonder which
one it is?"
>INVENTORY
You are carrying:
Incredible Cosmic Power
A bandanna (being worn)
Dusty clothes (being worn)
An umbrella (in hand)
A backpack (being worn)
The backpack contains:
Souvenir of Florida
Map of Outer Mongolia
Clothes
Love Letter
Martial Arts Techniques
Your Martial Arts Techniques contains:
Shishi Hokoudan
Bakurai Ten Ketsu
>EXAMINE SELF
You look at yourself. You are covered with the dust of seven
continents. Your hands are heavily callused and strong- as is the rest of
you, for that matter. You reach up and find a yellow bandana loosely tied
around your head; you remove it to uncover yet another bandana.
"Aw, cripes," you grumble, "I've Quantum-Leaped into Ryouga."
A lawyer for Belisarius Productions bops you on the head and vanishes.
[points +5]
>EXAMINE LOVE LETTER
It's one of many Ryouga must have written to Akane- it's addressed
to her, and even has a stamp on it. (A French stamp, but it's legal.)
However, you know Ryouga would never be able to mail it.
>E
Which way is that? For some reason, you can't tell which direction
is which.
>W
Which way is that? For some reason, you can't tell which direction
is which.
>S
Which way is that? For some reason, not only can you not tell which
direction is which, but you seem to be blatantly ignorant of that fact.
>MOVE
What would you like to move
>MOVE SELF
That doesn't make sense.
>WALK
You can't go that way.
>W
Which way is that? For some reason, you can't tell which direction
is which.
>WALK
Street Corner
You are standing at a street corner. Streets lead off north, south,
east, and west.
>WALK
Kingston
A week later, you stumble into a town somewhere warm and incredibly
steep. Black people jibber-jabber in what almost sounds like ENglish, that
is when they aren't trying to sell you junk jewelry, wood carvings, or maps
of Jamaica.
A strange man looks at you oddly.
>STRANGE MAN, WHERE IS THE TENDO DOJO?
The strange man shrugs uncomprehendingly.
>STRANGE MAN, WHERE IS TOKYO?
The strange man's look becomes even odder, and he points back the
way you came.
>WALK
Planet Vulcan
Suddenly you weigh a lot more than you used to. It's hard to breathe
and the sun beats down mercilessly. An ENORMOUS red moon hangs low over the
horizon.
A strange Vulcan looks at you oddly.
>WALK
Nerima Street
After long wanderings, you find yourself back in Nerima.
You are standing at a crossroads. The main street of Nerima runs
north-south, whereas a smaller street runs east to west. Traffic is light
to nonexistent.
>N
Which way is that? For some reason, you can't tell which direction
is which.
>WALK
Outside the Nekohanten
You are standing outside the Nekohanten. The ramen shop is open, and
loud noises of happy patrons echo from the inside. Now and again a loud slap
is heard as one of the waitstaff mistakes a patron for the other member of
the waitstaff. You smell the glorious smell of fresh ramen with all the
trimmings.
There is a mailbox here.
Akane Tendo is here.
Ranma Saotome is here.
>SAVE
Which game would you like to save <1-5>?
>2
Game 2 saved.
>AKANE, I AM P-CHAN
Akane's jaw drops for a moment; then, with a fury you could never
have imagined in your darkest, bloodiest nightmares, she pulls a hammer from
Hammer-space and proceeds to pound you to a bloody homogeneous pulp.
She goes on to pound Ranma, Soun Tendo, Nabiki, Kasumi, Ukyou,
Shampoo and Mousse for not telling her, and then both the Kunous on general
principles. None of which matters to you for you are dead.
Your final score is 12 out of a possible 1000 points. Would you like
to QUIT, RESTORE, or RESTART?
>RESTORE
Restore which game <1-5>?
>2
Game restored.
Outside the Nekohanten
You are standing outside the Nekohanten. The ramen shop is open, and
loud noises of happy patrons echo from the inside. Now and again a loud slap
is heard as one of the waitstaff mistakes a patron for the other member of
the waitstaff. You smell the glorious smell of fresh ramen with all the
trimmings.
There is a mailbox here.
Akane Tendo is here.
Ranma Saotome is here.
>PUT LOVE LETTER IN MAILBOX
You must have the love letter in your hand before you can put it in
the mailbox.
>GET LOVE LETTER
Taken.
>PUT LOVE LETTER IN MAILBOX
You open the mailbox and attempt to put the letter in the mailbox
when Ranma takes the letter from your hand and say, "Yo, Ryouga, what's
this?" Before your shocked eyes, he opens the letter and proceeds to read
it, chuckling to himself. "Oh, man," he laughs, "this is some of the
corniest stuff I've ever seen! Talk about lame!"
"Ranma! Quit picking on Ryouga!" Akane shouts.
>RANMA, GIVE ME THE LETTER
"Why should I, P-Chan?" Ranma sneers.
"Ranma, give him the letter!" Akane pouts. "And what's this about
P-Chan?"
>AKANE, I LOVE YOU
Akane blushes and stares in open shock at you. "Ryouga...." she
murmurs.
Ranma looks shocked as well, uncertain as to what to do.
>TAKE SOUVENIR
Taken.
>GIVE SOUVENIR TO AKANE
You hand the souvenir to Akane. "I bought this for you because I
love you," you say.
Akane holds the souvenir in her hands for a long moment, then hands
it back. "I'm sorry, Ryouga," she says, "but I already love.... someone else."
Ranma lets out a long breath of relief.
Your heart drops into your shoes.
[points +15]
>AKANE, WHO DO YOU LOVE?
Akane shifts in place a bit. "I can't tell you," she said. "Anyway,
I'm not sure if he feels the same way about me. We don't get along very well."
>AKANE, DO YOU LOVE ME?
Akane sighs and takes your hand. "Ryouga, you're a good and loyal
friend... but that's all you are to me. I'm sorry."
The world grows dark around you. For some reason, you feel an urge
to blame this on Ranma and kill him for it.
>ATTACK RANMA
What would you like to attack him with?
>ATTACK RANMA WITH INCREDIBLE COSMIC POWER
You can't use that that way.
>USE INCREDIBLE COSMIC POWER
Your Incredible Cosmic Otaku Power radiates invisibly through the
ether, looking for a Deus Ex Machina to get you what you want.
Akari Unryuu rides by on her pig. "Oh, Ryouga!" she smiles. "I've
been looking all over for you!"
The darkness fades.
>AKARI, HELLO
"Don't just stand there, Ryouga," Akari smiled, "c'mon! We're
supposed to go on a picnic, remember?"
"Um, sure," you hear Ryouga say, and as the surrounding scenery
fades around you, you see Ranma and Akane smiling, and Ranma holding up a
thumb in approval.
The scene fades completely, and you float in the void.
[score +25]
>SCORE
Your score is 52 out of a possible 1000.
Void
There's nothing here.
>SAVE
Which game would you like to save <1-5>
>3
Game saved.
Redneck (logging off)
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