A1RL0CK
A downloadable retro game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Your hands. They hit the reinforced metal. They're starting to hurt. There's nothing to do.
The safety lock is engaged.
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A1RL0CK is a survival text adventure about a child and some voices. Also, a lot of proteins. If you are looking for the kind of game that goes: "This is what happened and this is what you must do", A1RL0CK is probably not for you as it has an in media res approach and may result obscure to many players until quite far in the playthrough. It's a story meant to unfold step by step and it is intended to work like this. Rel.3.2 is the post-PunyJam#3 polished version with an added scoring system and a lot of vanilla systems in which to play (included C64, Spectrum +3, AtariST, Amiga, Apple II, BBC Micro) , and we recommend you play this one. Check ReadMe.txt for a full disclosure on what changed in the game.
A1RL0CK placed 2nd (ex-aequo) in PunyJam#3, in March 2023.
This is the Release 3.2, post-comp polished version.
PLAY IT ONLINE: HERE
RATE IT ON IFDB: HERE (pretty please :) )
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*** CONTENT WARNING ***
May contain scenes not suitable for all audiences, like physical violence and psychological torment.
No children were harmed in the making of this game.
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Written by Marco Innocenti - Tested by Andrew Schultz, Gianluca Girelli and Garry Francis. Rovarsson was also pretty helpful in finding missing verbs and interactions. It uses the PunyInform libraries by Johan Berntsson and Fredrik Ramsberg, and of course Inform6 by Graham Nelson (and a lot of other people). The C64 version has been compiled with Ozmoo by Johan Berntsson and Fredrik Ramsberg. All the other thirty-something versions are courtesy of Stefan Vogt and his incredible Puddle BuildTools.
Other IF by the author can be found at AndromedaLegacy.com.
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RELEASE 3.2, THE POST-COMP POLISH
Check ReadMe.txt for a full (SPOILERY) log of what changed.
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android |
Release date | Mar 31, 2023 |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings) |
Author | Marco Innocenti |
Genre | Interactive Fiction, Adventure |
Tags | 8-Bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, atari, Commodore 64, Female Protagonist, MS-DOS, Sci-fi |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard |
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Oha, started as survival and then went wild! As said, that was a dive into my childhood (ZX 81 anyone?). I love reading and I love figuring out what meaning lies behind the words. Keeping maps and directions in my head and keeping track of loose ends.
Found out about your games after a recommendation from Stefan Vogt. You both got me back to good ol' text adventures, thank you!
One ADHD brain trying to follow the thoughts and creativity of another ADHD brain... ^^
well I sure hope you had fun! This game has a sequel, with a completely different main character. Check it out!
Is this supposed to be a text based adventure game? Lol
Is it not?