Here's a novel one: the player character is a dog. Not even a heroic Rin Tin Tin sort of dog, but a suburban house mutt seeking a lost bone. Very small and not spectacular in terms of gameplay, but it's funny and consistently doggy in its descriptions and mechanics.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

ralph.z5 (58.50 KB)

Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 2, original competition entry)

Ralph.inf (65.76 KB)

Inform source code (version: 9)

Ralph.z5 (77.00 KB)

Z-code 5 executable (version: 9)