The only thing I can think is that this is something the author wrote for practice and decided to upload to the archive for unknown reasons. There are four rooms with mostly one-line descriptions, the few objects mentioned are undescribed, and the game can be completed in six moves. For the tiny bit of text it contains there's also an inordinate amount of spelling and grammatical errors, including the first word of the introduction. Really, the only good thing that can be said about it is that if you decide to play, you at least won't waste more than sixty seconds of your life. Pass.

Rating: *

Reviewed by Jacqueline H. (05 Jan 2005)

gussdeath.z3 (40.50 KB)

Z-code 3 executable (version: 1)

A poor adaptation of the Terry Pratchett novel. Much of the game is spent simlpy waiting for things to happen, and the rest is spent fighting with the parser. The story model is unusually fragile, too: you can put in an unwinnable state by leaving a room when something is about to happen. Pratchett's humor shines, but if you've read the book, you've seen it all already. If you're enough of a Pratchett completist to still want to play this, I strongly suggest following a walkthrough from start to finish. The conversation system is a little odd: before you can speak by using the "SAY" command, you have to indicate who you're addressing by using the "TALK TO" command. Uses Discworld directions (Hubward, Rimward, Turnwise, Widdershins) instead of normal compass directions for travel. Features occasional area illustrations that frankly don't add anything.

Rating: **

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (17 Jan 2005)

delta4.zip (747.60 KB)

Spectrum executable

zx.zip (2.88 MB)

Spectrum executable