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Story File
Version 5
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Story File
Version 2, as entered in 1997 competition
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La Intrépida Noche del Osito
Version 4, translated into Spanish by José Luis Díaz
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Ein Bär Geht Aus
Version 4, translated into German by Gunther Schmidl
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A Bear's Night Out

by David Dyte

Children's, Fantasy
1997

About the Story

"Tomorrow is the big Teddy Bear party, and you must definitely not let your owner forget about it..." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]


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

ABNO is a delightful game. It is well-written and, for the most part, well-coded, including a number of details which serve to enrich the childlike, enchanted game world. For example, the television runs a very funny infomercial for a hardware z-chip, to turn your computer into "the interactive fiction machine of your dreams!" The cat's random event routines create an endearing illusion of feline unpredictability. Judiciously chosen box quotes enhance the game's sense of magic and wonder. Finally, perhaps the best touch of all, all the elements of the full score are written alliteratively: "furry fashion" for wearing your coat, "kindness to kittens" for petting the cat, etc. The combined result of all these details is a world well worth visiting by children and adults alike.
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