Key & Compass presents:
Reality Show
by Anonymous

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters, Credits, Inventory, Score
• Thank You to my Patreon supporters
• External links:
  • This game at IFDB, IFWiki, and ifwizz.
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Map

Walkthrough

Gateway

Two random effects make an exact walkthrough impossible, but it's easy enough to deal with. First, the fog moves in and out from your location. Just wait until the fog leaves before trying to examine anything in a room to get the points (if any) from it. Secondly, there are a quartet of wandering NPCs, but fortunately, you may ignore them. Of course, feel free to examine them when you see them.

> xyzzy. plugh. plover.

> x me. x Sam. e. w.

Drab hallway / Foggy room

> x fog (if present). x table. x fish. (+100 pts) n.

Vaulted antechamber / Foggy room

> x notebook. (+100 pts) n.

Platonic cave / Foggy room

> x shadows. (+100 pts) n.

Arched antechamber / Foggy room

> x pencil. (+100 pts) n.

Hall of Wisdom / Foggy room

> x hat. (+100 pts) n.

Confessional / Foggy room

> x camera. x spotlight. x dog. (+100 pts)

> x twig. (+100 pts) x brick. (+100 pts) x corset. (+100 pts) n.

Empty Room / Foggy room

> x sculpture. (+100 pts) x certificate. n. e.

Gateway

> x Sam. x John. e.

*** You have escaped from reality ***

Extras

Characters

• Sam Kabo Ashwell is the master of ceremonies for this game show. He's at the gateway.
• John Cater arrives at the gateway when Sam questions the reality of your certificate.
• Your fellow wandering contestants are:
• McCarly Carlkin. A former child actor, he's now an adult who does voiceovers and reality show appearances.
• Queen Elizabeth IV. She's the most important member of England's royal family.
• Brain In Vat. They see blue where other people see red.
• Headless Animated Mannequin. They symbolize the unknowable.
• There are cameo appearances by:
• A robed deity. He gives you a certificate when you reach 1000 points.
• An angsty-looking African-American man. He's trying to talk to someone named Lila.
• Mr. Dansker. He's your boss.
• A sharply-dressed man. He's complaining about Cohen not refilling the coffee pot.

Also mentioned:

• Immanuel Kant and God are mentioned by the other contestants.
• Your spouse, your two daughters, and your golden retriever are mentioned in the ending.

Credits

From the game's banner text:

Type QUOTES to see which quotes were used to design this game, to varying degrees. Type INFO to see the instructions to authors.

Speed-IF Jacket 2 was organized by Sam Kabo Ashwell.

Programming credits: This game makes use of the funcs.t module, by Stephen Granade.

Inventory

• a Certificate of Reality. A robed deity gives this to you when you reach 1000 points. Sam takes it from you when you return to the gateway.

Score

In a total of several turns, you have achieved a score of your-score points out of a possible 1000.

• 100 points for examining the fish in the drab hallway. It is not real.
• 100 points for examining the notebook in the vaulted antechamber. It is real.
• 100 points for examining the pattern of shadows in the platonic cave. It is not real.
• 100 points for examining the pencil in the arched antechamber. It is not real.
• 100 points for examining the hat in the Hall of Wisdow. It is not real.
• 100 points for examining the hot dog in the confessional. It is not real.
• 100 points for examining the twig in the confessional. It is real.
• 100 points for examining the brick in the confessional. It is not real.
• 100 points for examining the corset in the confessional. It is not real.
• 100 points for examining the sculpture in the empty room. It is real.

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

This walkthrough is provided free of charge since I wrote this walkthrough prior to January 2015 when I began my Patreon account. I've since reformatted this walkthrough to use my currently preferred style. I hope you enjoy it!

I'm still creating new walkthroughs! Please visit my Patreon account if you're interested in helping me create more interactive fiction walkthroughs. I appreciate all the help I can get! Thanks again.