Dinosaurs in Interactive Fiction

The Colour Pink (2005)

> x Stegosaurus (@ Inside the shop)

It is lucky that there is plenty of room behind this counter, as otherwise the Stegosaurus would not fit. In fact it looks like there is more store behind than in front of the counter. Despite his large size, the Stegosaurus does look helpful, although a little worried, which is probably due to the lack of business at this store. [if wearing air amulet, add:] He is wearing the Amulet of Air.

Dino Hunt (2000)

> x rex (@ Sand Box)

It's an orange plastic dinosaur.

> x pterodactyl (@ Basketball Hoop)

It's a purple plastic dinosaur.

> x bronto (@ Slide)

It's a green plastic dinosaur.

A Dino's Night Out (2000)

> x me (@ Bedroom)

An excellent specimen of dino-hood, if you may say so. Standing one foot tall, you have to be the most ferocious velociraptor-pet that ever walked the earth.

Escape from Dinosaur Island (2018)

> x dinosaur (@ Green and Pleasant Land)

It's is a large Stegosaurus, based on the fact that its eating the foliage you think that you're fairly safe. It does however have a long and heavily spiked defensive tail!. It is using its front legs to claw at the soft ground. There must be something tasty hidden under there.

Foo Foo (2016)

> x dinosaurs (@ Outside Dinosaur Island; Inside Dinosaur Island)

You admire one of the dinosaurs. It's sewn out of blue felt, about six fairy-inches in size, with a lumpy head and a single snaggle tooth. It's posed like it's playing hide-and-seek.
You admire one of the dinosaurs. It's sewn out of red-orange felt, about five fairy-inches in size, with a fringe of multi-colored feathers and a skinny tail. It's posed like it's learning to walk.
You admire one of the dinosaurs. It's sewn out of violet felt, about eight fairy-inches in size, with thick cylindrical legs and a pointy purple tongue. It's posed like it's sleeping.
You admire one of the dinosaurs. It's sewn out of hot pink felt, about five fairy-inches in size, with a lavender patch stitched to its side and a stubby tail. It's posed like it's watching the clouds.
You admire one of the dinosaurs. It's sewn out of lime green felt, about six fairy-inches in size, with a series of plates down its spine and a few nubby teeth. It's posed like it's trying to climb a tree.
You could spend all day looking at felt dinosaurs, but you've got a job to do.

> x Doohickey (@ Workshop)

[if inert:] It's sewn out of bright red felt, at least eighteen fairy-inches in length, with six legs and savage claws. Its tongue hangs out over an assortment of jagged teeth.
[if alive:] He's sewn out of bright red felt, at least eighteen fairy-inches in length, with six legs and savage claws. Its tongue hangs out over a motley scraggle of teeth.

Gaia, Živa, Jarilo (2020)

> x velociraptors (@ Petting Zoo)

The rufous creatures are incredibly zippy. Even the kids have trouble catching them, and kids are a lot more energetic than you. One of the velociraptors notices you watching and drops into a defensive posture, raising long red feathers on its forearms to make itself look bigger and badder than it really is. Then it tears away and is gone in a flash, but not before you notice a chrome tag on its collar.

> x primordial beasts (@ Mesozoic Exhibit)

Most of the dinosaurs are familiar: stegosaurs, allosaurs, ceratopsians. But there are other large specimens here as well, with their forelimbs folded over their backs and ending in bony spears. Those must be Živan. You're sure there are information panels somewhere, but the crowd is gathered too thick to reach them.

> x pterosaurs (@ Mesozoic Exhibit)

Some are the size of hawks, and some have wingspans of several meters. The largest dwarfs the other specimens, but it's not a pterosaur at all. It must be some sort of Živan creature. No pterosaur had four wings.

> x mosasaur (@ Mesozoic Exhibit)

The bones of a monster that perished in some ancient sea. A ring of polished black stone around the case is full of Orthoceras fossils.

> x felt dinosaur (@ Gift Shop)

A little ankylosaur, stitched out of felt. The tag says his name is Havoc, and below that are the words 'Wooby Ltd. - Spot clean only'.

Go West (2011)

> x dinosaurs (@ In the Open Air)

They sure look hungry!

The Impossible Bottle (2020)

> x stegosaurus (@ Landing)

[normal??:] The stegosaurus is ponderous but cheerful, and occupies a large portion of the room. It has silvery scales, sturdy back plates, and a long tail.
[upside down:] The stegosaurus lies flat on its back, cheerfully waggling its feet in the air.
[sleeping:] The stegosaurus is sleeping like a baby.
[gigantic:] It's absolutely huge.
[plastic:] A chunk of grey plastic, roughly shaped like a stegosaurus. It wasn't even the right scale for the dollhouse.
[tiny:] It's hard to make out any details on the tiny plastic dinosaur in [location].

The Magnificent Museum of Masterly Masterworks (2020)

> x dinosaur plushie (@ Superb Statue Exposition Room)

You see a small felt dinosaur. She is sewn out of periwinkle felt, about 3 feet tall, with a graceful neck and a bunch of violet plates on her back. The dinosaur looks slightly overstuffed. She's also wearing an adorable little cowboy hat. A tiny orange signature is stitched onto her foot, it's a tad untidy, but you can make out: "Doctor Wooby".

Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina (1999)

> x dinosaur (@ Palace of Play Toy Shop)

The blue dinosaur looks like a refugee from a really inferior TV program for young children. He stands about seven feet tall on his hind legs, and has a long thick tail that tends to knock things off of shelves every time he turns around, stubby arms that end in puffy three-fingered hands, and an amazingly vapid grin. Normally, you'd expect that there must be a human being inside the dinosaur suit, but no zippers are visible in the "suit" (if it is a suit), and it seems quite unlikely that anybody on Earth would be desperate enough for chuckles to hang around in an empty toy store on Christmas Eve dressed up as a blue dinosaur.

Nudists Gone Wild (2010)

> x dinosaurs (@ Kelly Street)

They don't look very happy, but then again, neither would you if you were extinct! Don't worry, though. They won't harm you as long as you don't pester then.

(I highly recommend you don't pester them).

Perdition's Flames (1993)

> x pterodactyl (@ Altar)

Its leathery wings span at least ten feet. Its features are primitive: scaly skin, rough, bony protrusions, sharp beak.

ROWR! (2000)

> x dino (@ Dino Room)

It's large, it's a dinosaur, it's *PROMINENTLY FEATURED.*

Truth (2014)

> x dinosaur skeleton (@ Natural History Museum Lobby)

Easily identifiable as a Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of the most familiar of prehistoric monsters, crouching on its pedestal as if scrutinizing you.