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The latest release of the game.
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spring.z5
original competition release
Requires a Z-Code interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
spring.txt
Walkthrough (there's also a hint menu in the game)

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She's Got a Thing for a Spring

by Brent VanFossen

Slice of life, Travel
1997

About the Story

It's been a hectic year, and it's time to get away. He told you that, and you agreed. Now you're here, in a grove of aspen, and long for a good, long bath in the nearby hot spring.
[--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]


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Off-Site Reviews

>VERBOSE -- Paul O'Brian's Interactive Fiction Page

She's Got a Thing For a Spring (hereafter called "Spring") is one of the most delightful and well-written games I've played in a long, long time. Its author is one of the few professional writers who has created interactive fiction, and his expertise shines throughout the game. Spring is set in a mountain wilderness with no magic spells, no high-tech devices, in fact no fantastical elements of any kind. Yet this game imparts a sense of wonder that is matched by only the very best interactive fiction. I found some of the scenes absolutely breathtaking in their beauty. Living in Colorado, I've spent a fair amount of time is settings similar to those described by the author, and I felt that the prose perfectly conveyed the both the tiny joys and the majestic grandeur of the mountains. In addition, the game's code usually dovetailed neatly with its prose, creating at its best a seamless experience of walking in nature.
See the full review

Page Update History

v.8: 29-Apr-2009 17:59 - Paul O'Brian (Current Version) - Edit Page - Normal View
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v.7: 21-Sep-2013 05:54 - Edward Lacey
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  v.6: 29-Apr-2009 17:59 - Dave Chapeskie
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v.5: 15-May-2008 11:14 - Paul O'Brian
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v.4: 22-Mar-2008 19:16 - Emily Boegheim
Changed version number, download links
v.3: 11-Mar-2008 21:28 - David Welbourn
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v.2: 19-Feb-2008 15:48 - pwiecz
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v.1: 16-Oct-2007 01:49 - IFDB
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