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Wasn't it something like Ctrl-W to win? Seems like the easiest game in the world to speed run!

RajT88 3y ago
I played some text-based adventure game which also had graphics. I wish I could remember what it was. It was cool for the early 90's, sort of fantasy-horror haunted house kind of game. I recall finding a bug on a replay of the game, where I accidentally typed a command one room early in the house, and it immediately went to the end game screen. Apparently the bug was that at any time you could basically type something like, "Open the last door" and you would immediately finish the game. That's got to be the fastest speedrun I've seen, just by virtue that the game intro was a lot shorter than Monkey Island.
- rerx 3y ago
  Could it be Hugo's House of Horrors? Somehow I remember the name quite distinctly, although I couldn't play it much back then (did not know English at that age). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors
  - RajT88 3y ago
    Could be! I remember the house looked more blue and was centered on the box cover, but there could be more than one box art.
    - rerx 3y ago
      There are screenshots on the author's web site: https://www.dgray.com/hwpage.htm https://www.dgray.com/hwpage.htm Now I'm contemplating buying the set for 6$.
      - RajT88 3y ago
        OK, the one I am thinking of was definitely different. But I definitely owned and played that second Hugo game! I am going to have to dig into this tonight and see what I come up with. ETA: It's also possible my memory is totally wrong. Or as well, that it was just some lone dev who barely got his game published. I definitely remember buying it from the bargain bin of crap PC games.
        WizardClickBoy 3y ago
        Maniac Mansion?
        RajT88 3y ago
        Nah, I have played that as an adult. It is not that. I have been searching more, and my visual memory is pretty good (even for something 30+ years ago). Still have not found a dead ringer. Likely to be a CGA game.
  - mattl 3y ago
    That would be my guess too.
butz 3y ago
Press Alt+W to instantly win the game.

I played some text-based adventure game which also had graphics. I wish I could remember what it was. It was cool for the early 90's, sort of fantasy-horror haunted house kind of game. I recall finding a bug on a replay of the game, where I accidentally typed a command one room early in the house, and it immediately went to the end game screen. Apparently the bug was that at any time you could basically type something like, "Open the last door" and you would immediately finish the game. That's got to be the fastest speedrun I've seen, just by virtue that the game intro was a lot shorter than Monkey Island.

rerx 3y ago
Could it be Hugo's House of Horrors? Somehow I remember the name quite distinctly, although I couldn't play it much back then (did not know English at that age). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors
- RajT88 3y ago
  Could be! I remember the house looked more blue and was centered on the box cover, but there could be more than one box art.
  - rerx 3y ago
    There are screenshots on the author's web site: https://www.dgray.com/hwpage.htm https://www.dgray.com/hwpage.htm Now I'm contemplating buying the set for 6$.
    - RajT88 3y ago
      OK, the one I am thinking of was definitely different. But I definitely owned and played that second Hugo game! I am going to have to dig into this tonight and see what I come up with. ETA: It's also possible my memory is totally wrong. Or as well, that it was just some lone dev who barely got his game published. I definitely remember buying it from the bargain bin of crap PC games.
      - WizardClickBoy 3y ago
        Maniac Mansion?
        RajT88 3y ago
        Nah, I have played that as an adult. It is not that. I have been searching more, and my visual memory is pretty good (even for something 30+ years ago). Still have not found a dead ringer. Likely to be a CGA game.
- mattl 3y ago
  That would be my guess too.

butz 3y ago

Press Alt+W to instantly win the game.