Key & Compass presents:
stupidgame
by Sam Kabo Ashwell

stupidgame is a TADS 2 interactive fiction game and is © 2001 by Sam Kabo Ashwell. It was an entry in the Speed-IF 17 event. Technically, this game is untitled; the assumed title comes from the story filename, stupidgame.gam.

You play as a bomb-disposal expert suffering from stress and saddled with Zarathrusta, a ex-demonic figment of your imagination. The agency has sent you into the basement of this bomb-filled building, and the basement itself is filled with nitroglycerine. How are you going to deal with this?

This solution is by David Welbourn.

Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Endings, Inventory
Thank You to my Patreon supporters
External links:
- This game at IFDB, IFWiki, and ifwizz.
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Walkthrough

Basement

> u. d.

Under the Nitroglycerine

> x floor. u.

Basement

When you examine the pipes, Zarathrusta will also point out the kitten. After that, you have about ten moves before the kitten falls in the nitroglycerine and kills you.

> x me. i. x axe. x Zarathrusta. x nitroglycerine. x grilles.

> x pipes. x kitten. take kitten. kill kitten with axe.

> demon, kill kitten. demon, eat kitten. u.

*** The End ***

Extras

Characters

Zarathrusta is a former demon demoted to being a schizophrenic personality aspect of yours. Despite that, he's quite chatty and can interact with the material world just fine.
A kitten is on top of one of the ceiling pipes. You notice it when you examine the pipes.

Mentioned:

The insane terrorist who flooded the basement in nitroglycerine.
Drowned rats are floating on top of the nitroglycerine, but they're not implemented.
Several other bomb disposal experts are seen in the game's successful conclusion.

Endings

You have died

if the kitten falls into the nitroglycerine,
or if you move around too much in the nitroglycerine yourself (for example, by going north).

The End happens when you head back upstairs after the kitten is eaten.

I note also that the game reports an explosion if you drop the axe, but the game otherwise acts as if nothing happened at all.

Inventory

a meat axe. You're carrying it. You can't do anything useful with it. You can give it to Zarathrusta, if you like.

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, and also because the work it's based on has less than fifteen locations (so I wouldn't have charged for it anyway). I've since reformatted this walkthrough to use my currently preferred style. I hope you enjoy it!

I'm still creating new walkthroughs! Larger ones too! 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.