Teddy bears, as anyone who owns one can tell you, come to life when you're asleep. This game puts you in one bear's shoes, making mischief and preparing for a big day. Although allegedly an "interactive children's story", it will probably leave most genuine children baffled, through both its vocabulary and its several major references to other prominent text adventures. Small, with good puzzles based on overcoming the limitations of being two feet tall and made of cloth. Contains an adaptive hint menu.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

bear.sol (4.07 KB)

solution

bear.z5 (103.50 KB)

Z-code 5 executable (version: 2, as entered in 1997 competition)

bear.z5 (107.00 KB)

Z-code 5 executable (version: 5)

bearg.z5 (131.50 KB)

Z-code 5 executable in German (version: 4, translated by Gunther Schmidl)

osito.z5 (125.50 KB)

Z-code 5 executable in Spanish (version: 4, translated by José Luis Díaz)

bear.sol (1.33 KB)

solution