Acid Rain (2021)
> x torch (@ Inside Your Car)
It's a battery-operated torch that takes two D-cell batteries. The Yanks would probably call it a 'flashlight'. It's currently turned [off or on].
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Flashlights in Interactive Fiction 
Let's examine some flashlights! Or torches, if you live in the UK.
"Flashlight" icon by Ehtisham Abid from Noun Project (CCBY3.0)
Acid Rain (2021)
> x torch (@ Inside Your Car)
It's a battery-operated torch that takes two D-cell batteries. The Yanks would probably call it a 'flashlight'. It's currently turned [off or on].
Alcohol solves everything (2007)
> x torch (@ Guest Bedroom)
Guaranteed water-proof and shock-resistant. A serviceable light source.
The torch is currently switched [off or on].
Amnesia (by Rhodes) (2003)
> x flashlight (@ beach)
Do you really need a description of a flashlight. You know the things you put batteries in em and they make a light. Yeh, I knew you would remember you don't have amnesia.
Anchorhead (1998)
> x flashlight (@ Kitchen)
It's battery-powered, and waterproof too, by the look of it.
The flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
Apartment F209 (1997)
> x plastic flashlight (@ Bedroom)
As one might expect, it's furnished with an on/off switch.
The plastic flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
Arthur Yahtzee: The Curse of Hell's Cheesecake (2000)
> x torch (@ Temple of Hell's Cheesecake)
Patent pending.
Aunt Nancy's House (1997)
> x flashlight (@ Basement)
A black rubber flashlight.
The flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
The Bibliophile (2014)
> x flashlight (@ Organized Clutter)
It's a long, steel flashlight with a wide lens.
The flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
The Blair Bee Project (2000)
> x flashlight (@ In your tent)
Just your average flashlight.
The flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
The Cabal (2004)
> x flashlight (@ Top of the Pyramid of Menkaure, Giza, Egypt)
This is a military-grade 160-watt rubber-armored flashlight, brand new, with a guaranteed battery lifetime of five years under expected usage conditions. You're not making the same mistake as the adventurer from Infidel.
The Case of LeAnne's Missing Bunny, Wendy (2015)
> x flashlight (@ Guest Bedroom)
Citizen of Nowhere (2019)
> x torch (@ The Forsaken Cavern)
The flameless torch is a silver metal cylinder, with a tangled mess of wires sticking out of it, and a small green button on the side. It is embossed with the letters O.E.D.
Cragne Manor (2018)
> x flashlight (@ The Churchyard)
A small flashlight, with a rubber ring where it screws together to keep the water out.
Dinner Bell (2012)
> x flashlight (@ Test Chamber)
A cheap plastic flashlight with an oversized binary switch and a screw-off top. It is currently [unlit or lit].
Ditch Day Drifter (1990)
> x flashlight (@ Security Office)
The flashlight is [off or on]. [if no battery, add:] It seems to be missing a battery.
Escape from the Arboretum (2002)
> x cheap tin torch (@ in an airing cupboard)
The torch is one of those extremely tacky, silver coloured, tin ones.
There's something printed down it's side.
[if empty]The torch is off. It seems to be missing a battery.
[else if full]The torch (which contains a battery) is currently [on or off].[end if]
The Garlic Cage (2012)
> x Flashlight (@ Garlic Cage)
This might be significant later. It smells like garlic.
The Flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
Hero, Inc Part 1: Calling All Heroes (1997)
> x torch (@ Fairhaven General Store)
Hollywood Hijinx (1986)
> examine flashlight (@ South Junction)
The rugged-looking flashlight is turned [off or on].
The Holy Grail (1989)
> x torch (@ Dense Thicket)
A small label says - "ACME ANTI-TORCH COMPANY." Currently it's [inactive or radiating darkness].
The House (by Remington) (2007)
> x flashlight (@ Entry)
A flashlight with a fresh battery in it. The label on the side reads "Red Herring Electronics, Inc."
The flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
The Impossible Bottle (2020)
> x flashlight (@ Top of the basement stairs)
It's a small handy flashlight, metallic red, with a rubber cap on its rear end. A switch is in the position marked [OFF or ON][if on and no batteries], but no light is coming from the flashlight[end if].
In Search of Velocitas fictus (2007)
> x flashlight (@ Broom Closet)
A tiny flashlight, which must have fallen out of "LeFou's" pocket when he fell to the ground.
The flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
John's Fire Witch (1995)
> x flashlight (@ Bathroom)
The Library (2014)
> x flashlight (@ Alpha Delta Transit)
It's a model LD-1720 high-powered Nova torch, one of those nifty models that automatically turns on when you enter the dark. Perfect for navigating the rather dark and creepy areas of the the Library.
The flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
Lydia's Heart (2007)
> x flashlight (@ In the Van)
The flashlight is small and red. The lens is cracked. There’s a switch on the top and a battery compartment on the underside.
Mortlake Manor (2012)
> x working torch (@ The Smoking Room)
It is on, but you can't turn it off, and anyway it has really good batteries. You just know it.
Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret (2008)
> x flashlight (@ Kitchen)
The flashlight is slim, and about four inches long. There’s a switch on one side, and an opening in the end through which a battery can be inserted.
The Mulldoon Murders (2002)
> x torch (@ Outside the Museum)
A nice, sleek black number with a real sharp light.
[if off, add:]Right now it's off.
MythTale (2002)
> x torch (@ Lounge)
A small torch with an on/off switch on the side.
Not Much Time (2002)
> x flashlight (@ Your Auntie's Bathroom)
This is a small Home Hardware LCD flashlight. You've heard that LCD's run on little battery power, so you don't have to worry about the batteries in this going dead. It can be turned on or off. It is currently [off or on].
Offensive Probing (1999)
> x battery-operated torch (@ Cargo bay)
It's a standard disposable ship-issue hand-held torch. These ones gobble up battery power notoriously fast.
The battery-operated torch is currently switched [off or on].
Ollie Ollie Oxen Free (2013)
> x flashlight (@ Supply Closet)
It's a standard industrial flashlight made of bright yellow plastic. There's a battery compartment on the back, which is currently [closed or open].
[2nd paragraph:]
Professor Frank (2011)
> x electric torch (@ Yellow Room)
The torch is a standard domestic flashlight.
The torch is switched [off or on].
The Quest of the Golden Banana (2004)
> x torch (@ Large Cave)
It looks a serious heavy-duty instrument, with a firm ridged grip and a powerful bulb.
A Quiet Evening at Home (2010)
> x flashlight (@ Guest Bedroom)
It's bright yellow and even has batteries in it.
The Richard Mines (2017)
> x flashlight (@ Inside Hut)
The flashlight is rusted shut but otherwise functional.
So, You've Never Played a Text Adventure Before, Huh? (2014)
> x flashlight (@ Bedroom)
It's been working fine so far, but Casey has all the extra batteries.
> x Heather's flashlight (@ Kitchen)
Thorfinn's Realm (1999)
> x flashlight (@ The Time Machine)
It's one of those shiny chrome plated ones.
Unscientific Fiction (2008)
> x nuclear-powered flashlight (@ Office)
According to the label it is incompatible with regular AA batteries, but it has got a build-in nuclear reactor that can somehow extract energy from everything emitting radioactive radiation.
The nuclear-powered flashlight is currently switched [off or on].
Withdrawal Symptoms (2000)
> x flashlight (@ Children's corner)
It's an ordinary cylindrically shaped flashlight with no extra bells and whistles. It is currently turned [off or on].
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