ClubFloyd Transcript:
Alphabet City by Julian Grant
As played on ifMUD on July 21, 2024

The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Below is a transcript of Alphabet City written by Julian Grant. It was released as part of ParserComp 2024, and it took 13th Place in the Classic Class. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.


WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.


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DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask alphabetcity"
CF ] Studio 0/1
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF |
CF | "The city so nice they named it twice. New York, New York."
CF | But not in your part of East Manhattan. This is Alphabet City, USA.
CF |
CF | You have 100 points required to survive the day in Alphabet City.
CF | Items can help or hurt you. Same with people and situations. Choose
CF | wisely.
CF |
CF | Directions available to you are in green. Items to help or hurt you
CF | are in blue. Type their names to access them as needed in the command
CF | line box below.
CF |
CF | Your goal in this game is to save Jayne, your girlfriend as you
CF | watch your score. Dip below zero. and you lose. Go above one-hundred
CF | and you win - but you may do this without saving Jayne. You need to
CF | find her before things go badly wrong for her or you max out your
CF | score.
CF |
CF | In AC, things go wrong all the time. Good luck.
CF |
CF | You're going to need it.
CF |
CF | Alphabet City: The Parser Edition
CF | An Interactive Fiction by Julian Grant
CF | Release 1 / Serial number 240630 / Inform 7 v10.1.2 / D
CF |
CF | Studio (on the bed)
CF | It's a shithole as the setting sun pokes through the venetian
CF | Blinds hanging crookedly in the window. You are sprawled in
CF | your dirty sheets with a pile of puke on the floor. Empty
CF | bottles and baggies are all over the floor.
CF |
CF | There is a bathroom to the west, a kitchen to the
CF | south and a fire escape to the east. The front door
CF | of your Studio is to the north.
CF |
CF | You can see a front door of the studio, dirty
CF | sheets, a helmet, a messenger bag (empty),
CF | a scarred wooden desk (on which are a key, a
CF | beeper, a skullhead moth, a NA 30 Day Chip,
CF | a 35mm camera and a film roll (closed)), a Studio
CF | Key, a beat up office chair (on which is a leather
CF | jacket), a folding fixed in place three legged stool
CF | and a loose earring here.
CF |
CF | Exits: south, west and east.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "nvm"
Lancelot says, "ouch that html tagging hurts"
DavidW says, "That's the blue and green, I guess."
DavidW asks, "so, we only interact with things by typing their names?"
Lancelot asks, "try?"
Lancelot says, "a LOT of things in the room"
DavidW says, "yeah, too many."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] Studio 0/2
CF | >
CF | > X ME
CF |
CF | Young, dumb and full of romantic aspirations despite your rough and
CF | ready appearance. You wear your heart on your sleeve and try to drug
CF | and drink the pain away. You're on a downward spiral - but maybe you
CF | can do some good. You've got 30 days clean.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bed"
CF ] Studio 0/3
CF | >
CF | > X BED
CF |
CF | It's a metal bed from Bellevue Hospital, apparently. One of the kind
CF | they'd attach shock therapy patients to back in the 60s. There are
CF | dangerous looking scorch marks and what look like fingernail scratches
CF | etched deep into the aluminum frame.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "sheets helmet bag desk key beeper moth chip camera roll key chair jacket stool earreing"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Studio 0/4
CF | >
CF | > I
CF |
CF | You are carrying nothing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x blinds"
CF ] Studio 0/5
CF | >
CF | > X BLINDS
CF |
CF | You see nothing special about Blinds.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x puke"
CF ] Studio 0/6
CF | >
CF | > X PUKE
CF |
CF | You ate shrimp last night, didn't you? No, no you didn't. Jayne did.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bottles"
CF ] Studio 0/7
CF | >
CF | > X BOTTLES
CF |
CF | Drink much? At least it's not heroin.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x baggies"
CF ] Studio 0/8
CF | >
CF | > X BAGGIES
CF |
CF | Coke bindles, long emptied litter the floor. You've got a bad habit.
CF | Or used to. They're not yours.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x sheets"
CF ] Studio 0/9
CF | >
CF | > X SHEETS
CF |
CF | You haven't changed these in a while. They are sticky with sweat, cum
CF | and spilled beer. The scent of perfume still lingers.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "smell sheets"
CF ] Studio 0/10
CF | >
CF | > SMELL SHEETS
CF |
CF | You smell nothing unexpected.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "hmm rather bleak setting"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look under bed"
CF ] Studio 0/11
CF | >
CF | > LOOK UNDER BED
CF |
CF | You find nothing of interest.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x helmet"
CF ] Studio 0/12
CF | >
CF | > X HELMET
CF |
CF | It's a DOT approved Nazi style brain bucket. Long out of fashion that
CF | gets lots of looks when you wear it.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x key"
CF ] Studio 0/13
CF | >
CF | > X KEY
CF |
CF | (the Studio Key)
CF | It unlocks and locks your Studio.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x desk"
CF ] Studio 0/14
CF | >
CF | > X DESK
CF |
CF | On the scarred wooden desk are a key, a beeper, a skullhead moth, a NA
CF | 30 Day Chip, a 35mm camera and a film roll (closed).
CF |
CF | > Lancelot asks, "film roll closed?"
Lancelot says, "hmm"
DavidW says, "There's two keys, and the key on the desk doesn't have an adjective."
Lancelot says, "disambiguation hell"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x beeper"
CF ] Studio 0/15
CF | >
CF | > X BEEPER
CF |
CF | Your lifeline to work. They've paged you 22 times. Looks like they
CF | want you.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x moth"
CF ] Studio 0/16
CF | >
CF | > X MOTH
CF |
CF | Deadly to the touch. Why would you even have this here?
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x chip"
CF ] Studio 0/17
CF | >
CF | > X CHIP
CF |
CF | You've white-knuckled 30 days. Not without a lot of booze. Giving up
CF | junk is one of the hardest things you've ever done. If only your
CF | girlfriend Jayne appreciated it.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x camera"
CF ] Studio 0/18
CF | >
CF | > X CAMERA
CF |
CF | Your lifelong friend..
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x roll"
CF ] Studio 0/19
CF | >
CF | > X ROLL
CF |
CF | Perfect for carrying film & dope. Except you are all out of both. You
CF | can stash other things in here though
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open roll"
CF ] Studio 0/20
CF | >
CF | > OPEN ROLL
CF |
CF | You open the film roll.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in it"
CF ] Studio 0/21
CF | >
CF | > LOOK IN IT
CF |
CF | The film roll is empty.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x chair"
CF ] Studio 0/22
CF | >
CF | > X CHAIR
CF |
CF | On the beat up office chair is a leather jacket.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x jacket"
CF ] Studio 0/23
CF | >
CF | > X JACKET
CF |
CF | Zippers everywhere and 100% cowhide. You got it from a guy called
CF | Ramon. He's dead now. RIP.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "I'm a bit lost... thats a VERY small container"
DavidW says, "They were popular for storing powders, though, back in the day."
Lancelot says, "my gosh I prefferred the island setting but ok"
DavidW says, "yeah, me too"
DavidW says, "I was also hoping for wordplay fun, but I doubt that's how this game rolls."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x stool"
CF ] Studio 0/24
CF | >
CF | > X STOOL
CF |
CF | It's broken. It won't hold your weight.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "we got spoiled by Andrew"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x earring"
CF ] Studio 0/25
CF | >
CF | > X EARRING
CF |
CF | Obviously, a woman's. It's a small gold hoop. With blood on the
CF | fixing. It looks like it's been ripped out of the earlobe of the
CF | owner. You think it's Jayne's. What happened? Ouch.
CF |
CF | You sorta remember a fight last night. About using. And quitting. With
CF | Jayne.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "okay some history building up here"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Studio 0/26
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF | You need to get your camera. You can't work without it.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "stand"
CF ] Studio 1/27
CF | >
CF | > STAND
CF |
CF | Well done! It's the least you can do,
CF | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "I do not like us acting the agressinve dude"
Lancelot says, "wtf"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take camera"
CF ] Studio 2/28
CF | >
CF | > TAKE CAMERA
CF |
CF | Well done! You need this to work. You need to go to the SCREEM office.
CF |
CF | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Bathroom 2/29
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Bathroom 2/30
CF | >
CF | > L
CF |
CF | Bathroom
CF | A converted closet serves as a functional bathroom. It's jammed full
CF | of photo gear that you use as a makeshift darkroom. Showering is
CF | overrated.
CF |
CF | You can see Jayne here.
CF |
CF | Exits: east to the Studio.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "oh hello Jayne"
DavidW asks, "Why didn't the room description show when we entered?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x jayne"
CF ] Bathroom 2/31
CF | >
CF | > X JAYNE
CF |
CF | "What's Jayne doing here. She looks awful. Is she sick? of course
CF | she's sick. It's what you've been fighting about. Her habit."
CF |
CF | The image flutters for a moment and then is gone. You are all alone
CF |
CF | Jayne disappears. You rub your face, unsure of what you've just seen.
CF |
CF | Maybe you're still drunk?
CF |
CF | Was she really here?
CF |
CF | You must be more fucked up than you thought.
CF |
CF | "I gotta see her"
CF | > Lancelot asks, "hallucinations?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x gear"
CF ] Bathroom 2/31
CF | >
CF | > X GEAR
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "no photo gear"
DavidW says, "oh right, the gear wasn't <u1>gear</u1>."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Studio 2/32
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Studio
CF | There is a bathroom to the west, a kitchen to the
CF | south and a fire escape to the east. The front door
CF | of your Studio is to the north.
CF |
CF | You can see a front door of the studio, a bed, a
CF | pile of puke, dirty sheets, Empty bottles,
CF | baggies, Blinds, a helmet, a messenger
CF | bag (empty), a scarred wooden desk (on which are a
CF | key, a beeper, a skullhead moth, a NA 30
CF | Day Chip and a film roll (empty)), a Studio
CF | Key, a beat up office chair (on which is a leather
CF | jacket), a folding fixed in place three legged stool
CF | and a loose earring here.
CF |
CF | Exits: south, west to the Bathroom and
CF | east.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "at least that bit helps us"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Kitchen 2/33
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Kitchen
CF | A tiny efficiency space with a hotplate and an old microwave that
CF | weighs a ton and leaks radiation. The fridge barely works.
CF |
CF | You can see a fridge (closed) here.
CF |
CF | Exits: north to the Studio.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "ok, so we can ignore the microwave, but the fridge is here."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fridge"
CF ] Kitchen 2/34
CF | >
CF | > X FRIDGE
CF |
CF | You see nothing special about the fridge.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "yep"
DavidW says, "Jayne better not be inside."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open fridge"
CF ] Kitchen 2/35
CF | >
CF | > OPEN FRIDGE
CF |
CF | You open the fridge, revealing a beer, a lonely
CF | taco, a carton of spoiled milk and a withered
CF | apple.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "pfff whew"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x beer"
CF ] Kitchen 2/36
CF | >
CF | > X BEER
CF |
CF | You see nothing special about the beer.
CF |
CF | > DavidW asks, "Nothing to say about the beer? Truly?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x taco"
CF ] Kitchen 2/37
CF | >
CF | > X TACO
CF |
CF | It's pretty grungy looking. But it's breakfast. You probably shouldn't
CF | eat it. It's been in there at least two weeks. That green isn't
CF | lettuce.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "yuck"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x milk"
CF ] Kitchen 2/38
CF | >
CF | > X MILK
CF |
CF | It's like cottage cheese going down. Lumpy and sour. The green mold on
CF | the carton should have given away how bad this milk is.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x apple"
CF ] Kitchen 2/39
CF | >
CF | > X APPLE
CF |
CF | It's brown and wrinkly. Like an old prune. Might be good if you suck
CF | the juice out of it.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "I guess the apple is the only edible thing"
DavidW says, "or the beer"
Lancelot says, "yeah"
DavidW asks, "shall we try to eat the apple?"
Lancelot says, "but nothing speciaql.."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "eat apple"
CF ] Kitchen 2/40
CF | >
CF | > EAT APPLE
CF |
CF | You can't eat that.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "muc"
Lancelot says, "aww"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "suck apple"
CF ] Kitchen 2/40
CF | >
CF | > SUCK APPLE
CF |
CF | That's neither a verb I recognise nor a keyword you can use right
CF | now.
CF | > Lancelot asks, "drink nbeer then?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "drink beer"
CF ] Kitchen 2/41
CF | >
CF | > DRINK BEER
CF |
CF | There's nothing suitable to drink here.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "eat beer"
CF ] Kitchen 2/42
CF | >
CF | > EAT BEER
CF |
CF | You can't eat that.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "wtf"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "eat taco"
CF ] Kitchen 2/43
CF | >
CF | > EAT TACO
CF |
CF | You can't eat that.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "missed opportunity here"
DavidW says, "This is a lot less responsive than I expected."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close fridge"
CF ] Kitchen 2/44
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE FRIDGE
CF |
CF | You close the fridge.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Studio 2/45
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Studio
CF | There is a bathroom to the west, a kitchen to the
CF | south and a fire escape to the east. The front door
CF | of your Studio is to the north.
CF |
CF | You can see a front door of the studio, a bed, a
CF | pile of puke, dirty sheets, Empty bottles,
CF | baggies, Blinds, a helmet, a messenger
CF | bag (empty), a scarred wooden desk (on which are a
CF | key, a beeper, a skullhead moth, a NA 30
CF | Day Chip and a film roll (empty)), a Studio
CF | Key, a beat up office chair (on which is a leather
CF | jacket), a folding fixed in place three legged stool
CF | and a loose earring here.
CF |
CF | Exits: south to the Kitchen, west to the Bathroom
CF | and east.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "dang if I had known parsercomp was that bad I might have tried an entry lol"
DavidW says, "ouch. but yes"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x studio"
CF ] Studio 2/45
CF | >
CF | > X STUDIO
CF |
CF | Which do you mean, the front door of the studio or the Studio Key?
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "door"
CF ] Studio 2/46
CF | >
CF | > DOOR
CF |
CF | It's a heavy steel firedoor.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "oh, that's bad news."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take studio key"
CF ] Studio 2/47
CF | >
CF | > TAKE STUDIO KEY
CF |
CF | Taken.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "well we have a key yep"
DavidW says, "The roll might be good for carrying that too-deadly-to-touch bug with."
Lancelot says, "ah the moth"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take roll"
CF ] Studio 4/48
CF | >
CF | > TAKE ROLL
CF |
CF | Better than nothing! It's a good place to stash small items so they
CF | don't get lost. Like earrings.
CF |
CF | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "oh, it's suggesting the earrings."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put earring in roll"
CF ] Studio 4/49
CF | >
CF | > PUT EARRING IN ROLL
CF |
CF | (first taking the loose earring)
CF | You put the loose earring into the film roll.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "well"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close roll"
CF ] Studio 4/50
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE ROLL
CF |
CF | You close the film roll.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take jacket"
CF ] Studio 4/51
CF | >
CF | > TAKE JACKET
CF |
CF | Taken.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "I thought film rolls went out of our lives some time ago lol"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take chip"
CF ] Studio 14/52
CF | >
CF | > TAKE CHIP
CF |
CF | Well done! Now if you could convince Jayne to join you, maybe you'd
CF | have a chance.
CF |
CF | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take beeper"
CF ] Studio 14/53
CF | >
CF | > TAKE BEEPER
CF |
CF | Taken.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot asks, "whats that chip... a show of good behavior?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take key from desk"
CF ] Studio 14/54
CF | >
CF | > TAKE KEY FROM DESK
CF |
CF | Taken. You need this to start your motorbike. It's downstairs in the
CF | Alley.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "okay so rough start but just taking things tells us what they are for"
DavidW says, "of course we have a motorbike. So we need that helmet too, I bet."
Jade has arrived.
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take helmet"
CF ] Studio 15/55
CF | >
CF | > TAKE HELMET
CF |
CF | Taken. You need a helmet to ride a motorcycle in NYC.
CF |
CF | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "yeah figures"
DavidW says, "We're playing Alphabet City at the moment, but not really enjoying its esthetic."
Jade says, "Faeries and grandparents, bad combination"
DavidW asks, "Should we use the front door or the fire escape?"
Jade asks, "Can you say me the name of this game please?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take bag"
CF ] Studio 15/56
CF | >
CF | > TAKE BAG
CF |
CF | Taken.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to Jade), "Alphabet City" Jade says, "Thank you"
Lancelot says, "before that we tried Mystery Isles but that was a bit weird... untested looks like"
DavidW says, "I don't think we'll get far in this game."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "unlock door with studio key"
CF ] Studio 15/57
CF | >
CF | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH STUDIO KEY
CF |
CF | You unlock the front door of the studio.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Hallway 15/58
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF | (first opening the front door of the studio)
CF |
CF | Hallway
CF | There's a grotty payphone on the wall and an elevator down the far end
CF | to the north and a Stairwell to the east.
CF |
CF | You can see a front door of the studio and a
CF | payphone here.
CF |
CF | Exits: north and east.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close door"
CF ] Hallway 15/59
CF | >
CF | > CLOSE DOOR
CF |
CF | You close the front door of the studio.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "a payphone... I guess no cash at hand"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "lock it with studio key"
CF ] Hallway 15/60
CF | >
CF | > LOCK IT WITH STUDIO KEY
CF |
CF | You lock the front door of the studio.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "wise move"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x payphone"
CF ] Hallway 15/61
CF | >
CF | > X PAYPHONE
CF |
CF | What was I expecting? Everything is busted around here.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "ah well"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x elevator"
CF ] Hallway 15/61
CF | >
CF | > X ELEVATOR
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Hallway 15/62
CF | >
CF | > L
CF |
CF | Hallway
CF | There's a grotty payphone on the wall and an elevator down the far end
CF | to the north and a Stairwell to the east.
CF |
CF | You can see a front door of the studio and a
CF | payphone here.
CF |
CF | Exits: north and east.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Elevator 15/63
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Elevator
CF | It's even worse than your apartment. You are better off taking the
CF | stairwell. Or fire escape.
CF |
CF | Exits: south to the Hallway and down.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot asks, "let me guess... elevator out of order too?"
Lancelot says, "ah lol"
DavidW says, "Not sure, but let's try the stairwell."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Hallway 15/64
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Hallway
CF | There's a grotty payphone on the wall and an elevator down the far end
CF | to the north and a Stairwell to the east.
CF |
CF | You can see a front door of the studio and a
CF | payphone here.
CF |
CF | Exits: north to Elevator and east.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Stairwell 15/65
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | Stairwell
CF | Shit lighting and an overwhelming sense of dread make this the exit
CF | path only for the most adventurous. You want to watch you step here.
CF | If you move quickly, you'll end up in the Lobby. Don't stop for
CF | anything or anybody.
CF |
CF | Pools of light and rough concrete steps all the way down to the Lobby.
CF | You want to watch your step here as muggers like to rip people off.
CF |
CF | You can see Mugger here.
CF |
CF | Exits: west to the Hallway and down.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "d"
CF ] Lobby 15/66
CF | >
CF | > D
CF |
CF |
CF | Lobby
CF | It's decrepit. Really cheesy. It used to be a Howard Johnson's back in
CF | the day and was bought cheap once they pulled out. Nothing has been
CF | updated in ten years. Everything is baby shit brown with additional
CF | stains on top. Definitely not a five star. Not even two. The front
CF | door to the hotel is to the north
CF |
CF | You can see Hank and a front desk here.
CF |
CF | Exits: north and up to Elevator.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "my god this game has negative vibes a lot"
DavidW asks, "How does this place rank a receptionist?"
DavidW says, "This makes no sense."
Lancelot says, "maybe Hank is a doll"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x hank"
CF ] Lobby 15/67
CF | >
CF | > X HANK
CF |
CF | As old as Methusalah, he's got an old-school hearing aid pinned next
CF | to his name tag. A cigarette dangles from his lips.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "oh just an old dude lol"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ask hank about jayne"
CF ] Lobby 15/68
CF | >
CF | > ASK HANK ABOUT JAYNE
CF |
CF | There is no reply.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to hank"
CF ] Lobby 15/68
CF | >
CF | > TALK TO HANK
CF |
CF | That's neither a verb I recognise nor a keyword you can use right
CF | now.
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "hank"
CF ] Lobby 15/69
CF | >
CF | > HANK
CF |
CF | As old as Methusalah, he's got an old-school hearing aid pinned next
CF | to his name tag. A cigarette dangles from his lips.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x cigarette"
CF ] Lobby 15/69
CF | >
CF | > X CIGARETTE
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "pfff"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ask hank about mugger"
CF ] Lobby 15/70
CF | >
CF | > ASK HANK ABOUT MUGGER
CF |
CF | There is no reply.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ask hank about hank"
CF ] Lobby 15/71
CF | >
CF | > ASK HANK ABOUT HANK
CF |
CF | There is no reply.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "I fear the island is preferable to this but ok"
DavidW says, "The taxidermy on this guy is great. You can't see the stitches at all."
Lancelot asks, "yeah I wonder if he is still alive?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x desk"
CF ] Lobby 15/72
CF | >
CF | > X DESK
CF |
CF | Hank stands behind the counter. Biding his time. He ignores you as you
CF | pass by.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "score on the ignoring part"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push hank"
CF ] Lobby 15/73
CF | >
CF | > PUSH HANK
CF |
CF | Hank might not like that.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search hank"
CF ] Lobby 15/74
CF | >
CF | > SEARCH HANK
CF |
CF | You find nothing of interest.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "mug hank"
CF ] Lobby 15/74
CF | >
CF | > MUG HANK
CF |
CF | That's neither a verb I recognise nor a keyword you can use right
CF | now.
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Street Outside the Hotel 15/75
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF |
CF | Street Outside the Hotel
CF | Off 42nd Street, the front facade of the hotel is a continued work in
CF | progress. Scaffolding is wrapped around the front of the building
CF | although no work has been done in years. A scary Alley is
CF | south of the street. A nearby ramp leading to the Overpass is
CF | conveniently up at the traffic light. The Subway Entrance is
CF | west.
CF |
CF | You can see a garbage can and a NY Post newsbox
CF | here.
CF |
CF | Exits: south, west and up.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot asks, "another game written by a first time author?"
DavidW asks, "I guess our hog is in the alley?"
Lancelot says, "not much else"
DavidW says, "I see no mention of a parking lot."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Alley 15/76
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | Alley
CF | Down below the Fire Escape is a sketchy looking Alley. Watch out for
CF | trouble here. The street outside the Hotel is to the north.
CF | Behind you is a dead-end filled with trash dumpsters and rats, Lots of
CF | angry, vicious rats.
CF |
CF | The ugly fuckers glare at you with beady eyes from the piled trash.
CF |
CF | You can also see Malevilness the Rat and a
CF | motorcycle (on which is a motorcycle throttle) here.
CF |
CF | Exits: up and north to the Street Outside the Hotel.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "ah yep"
Lancelot says, "ah so the fire escape avoids Hank"
Lancelot says, "and also the mugger I guess"
DavidW says, "oh there's probably Mad Martha or Pete the Pigeon on the fire escape."
Lancelot says, "lol"
DavidW says, "I didn't bring any 'food' for the rats, so we'll probably die just trying to ride our bike."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear jacket"
CF ] Alley 15/77
CF | >
CF | > WEAR JACKET
CF |
CF | You put on the leather jacket.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear helmet"
CF ] Alley 15/78
CF | >
CF | > WEAR HELMET
CF |
CF | You put on the helmet.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x rat"
CF ] Alley 15/79
CF | >
CF | > X RAT
CF |
CF | Malevilness the Rat is taller than 3 men, and there's always room in
CF | his stomach for one more.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "wtf"
Lancelot says, "thats a BIG rat"
DavidW says, "somehow, a moldy taco probably wouldn't fill him up."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "get on bike"
CF ] Alley 15/79
CF | >
CF | > GET ON BIKE
CF |
CF | You can't see any such thing.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "maybe we can poison him"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "ride motorcycle"
CF ] Alley 15/80
CF | >
CF | > RIDE MOTORCYCLE
CF |
CF | (the motorcycle)
CF | You mount the motorcycle.
CF |
CF | On the motorcycle you can see a motorcycle throttle.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "start it"
CF ] Alley 15/80
CF | >
CF | > START IT
CF |
CF | That's neither a verb I recognise nor a keyword you can use right
CF | now.
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x throttle"
CF ] Alley 15/81
CF | >
CF | > X THROTTLE
CF |
CF | You goose the throttle, loving the throaty roar
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "new we can see whether author implemented the vehicle"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Street Outside the Hotel 15/82
CF | >
CF | > N
CF |
CF | You start your bike.
CF |
CF | You need a helmet to ride in NYC.
CF |
CF | Street Outside the Hotel (on the motorcycle)
CF | Off 42nd Street, the front facade of the hotel is a continued work in
CF | progress. Scaffolding is wrapped around the front of the building
CF | although no work has been done in years. A scary Alley is
CF | south of the street. A nearby ramp leading to the Overpass is
CF | conveniently up at the traffic light. The Subway Entrance is
CF | west.
CF |
CF | You can see a garbage can and a NY Post newsbox
CF | here.
CF |
CF | On the motorcycle you can see a motorcycle throttle.
CF |
CF | Exits: south to the Alley, west and up.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "wear helmet"
CF ] Street Outside the Hotel 15/83
CF | >
CF | > WEAR HELMET
CF |
CF | You're already wearing that!
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "sigh"
Lancelot says, "this game could also use some testing"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "u"
CF ] Overpass 15/84
CF | >
CF | > U
CF |
CF |
CF | Overpass (on the motorcycle)
CF | It's up and South from your place. It's always crowded and
CF | riding a motorcycle in NY is like taking your life in your own hands.
CF | Still, it beats walking or taking the subway. You've got to get to
CF | work and the office is all the way out in Jersey - even though it
CF | boasts about being the voice of the city. Whatever. The pitted road
CF | leads west across the George Washington Bridge
CF |
CF | On the motorcycle you can see a motorcycle throttle.
CF |
CF | Exits: down to the Street Outside the Hotel, west
CF | and south.
CF |
CF | > DavidW asks, "so west towards the office? Is that right?"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] George Washington Bridge 15/85
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | George Washington Bridge (on the motorcycle)
CF | You thread you way through traffic heading forever west
CF | across the river. Rusted to shit and barely functional, over a million
CF | cars a week pass over this thing.
CF |
CF | You can see Slow moving cars here.
CF |
CF | On the motorcycle you can see a motorcycle throttle.
CF |
CF | Exits: west.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] Offramp to Jersey 15/86
CF | >
CF | > W
CF |
CF |
CF | Offramp to Jersey (on the motorcycle)
CF | Commuters crowd the exit to the famed Jersey Shoreline. A traffic
CF | light, barely working, sluggishly cycles through its paces. A milk
CF | truck idles by the side of the road with a burst front tire. It's not
CF | helping traffic.
CF |
CF | You can see the SCREEM Building from the road south of where
CF | you are.
CF |
CF | So close but so far.
CF |
CF | You can see a milk truck, Rust bucket American made
CF | junkers, a panhandler, a Squeegee Kid and
CF | Scattered beer bottles here.
CF |
CF | On the motorcycle you can see a motorcycle throttle.
CF |
CF | Exits: east to the George Washington Bridge and
CF | south.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "oh only one way to do"
Lancelot says, "SCREEM if where we work I guiess"
DavidW says, "I suppose this is another 'opportunity' area."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] SCREEM building 15/87
CF | >
CF | > S
CF |
CF |
CF | SCREEM building (on the motorcycle)
CF | It's an old tool and tie company thats been refitted for publishing a
CF | weekly music magazine. The folks working here are the least rock n"
CF | roll people you've ever met - but they get the magazine out every
CF | week.
CF |
CF | You pull in, get off your bike and head east to the office.
CF | An access road to the Tri-Borough Bridge leads away to the
CF | south.
CF |
CF | On the motorcycle you can see a motorcycle throttle.
CF |
CF | Exits: north to the Offramp to Jersey, east and
CF | south.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "no doubt but this must be US stuff I dont recognize the words"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] SCREEM building 15/88
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF | You can't ride your bike inside, dummy. Dismount.
CF |
CF | You dismount the motorcycle.
CF | SCREEM building
CF | It's an old tool and tie company thats been refitted for publishing a
CF | weekly music magazine. An access road to the Tri-Borough Bridge leads
CF | away to the south.
CF |
CF | You can see a motorcycle (on which is a motorcycle
CF | throttle) here.
CF |
CF | Exits: north to the Offramp to Jersey, east and
CF | south.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "Thought it said I did dismount."
Roger says, "I feel they probably meant 'tool and die' but who knows"
DavidW says (to Roger), "agreed"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] SCREEM Office 15/89
CF | >
CF | > E
CF |
CF |
CF | SCREEM Office
CF | Inside, it's as shabby as the outside. Cubicles line the old
CF | factory floor with rock music and weed dominating
CF | the space. The Editor's office is to the southeast. The
CF | Janitor's Cubicle is to the east. Printing Presses are to the
CF | north. Exit out is in the west.
CF |
CF | Exits: west to the SCREEM building, east,
CF | north and southeast.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x weed"
CF ] SCREEM Office 15/90
CF | >
CF | > X WEED
CF |
CF | Dumbo and Panama Red plus Mexican Brown if your nose is right.
CF |
CF | > DavidW says, "oo, la la. The guy can't tell that all his food is rotting, but this, this he can smell."
Lancelot says, "messed up body functions"
DavidW says, "I didn't see a trash can in that apartment."
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "se"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/91
CF | >
CF | > SE
CF |
CF |
CF | Editor's Office
CF | The editor is deep in the thick of the cubicles. It's a maze in here
CF | but you know your way. You thread through the various late working
CF | geeks keeping your head down. The sound of the presses throb the walls
CF | in regular 4/4 time
CF |
CF | You can see John 'Flasher' Byrne and Byrne's desk
CF | (on which are a VIP ticket, an old typewriter and a
CF | multi line telephone) here.
CF |
CF | Exits: northwest to SCREEM Office.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x byrne"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/92
CF | >
CF | > X BYRNE
CF |
CF | "Took you long enough to drag your ass out here. I called you 22
CF | times. Your beeper busted?" he says. "I've got a little job for you."
CF | He points at the ticket on the desk. "You don't deserve it, but I'm
CF | stuck."
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x ticket"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/93
CF | >
CF | > X TICKET
CF |
CF | A golden ticket to Max's Kansas City. The hottest band showcase in
CF | town.
CF |
CF | >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take ticket"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/94
CF | >
CF | > TAKE TICKET
CF |
CF | "Taken. That will get you in. I need shots of Wayne Chainsaw and that
CF | new chick, Jayne. She's just back from LA. You used to know her,
CF | right?", asks Byrne.
CF |
CF | You nod. "Yeah I know Jayne. I'll get the shots and be back in the
CF | morning with the negatives."
CF |
CF | Byrne is already back at work. Job given. Problem solved. Onto the
CF | next fuckup. You leave quietly.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "oh right so his x gf is now with another dude"
DavidW says, "I'm inclined to stop here, or just explore the rest of this building and then stop."
Lancelot says, "sounds like a plan... TBH I do not really like the mood of this game"
Lancelot says, "but thats a personal thing I guess"
DavidW says, "me neither, but I did like the title."
Lancelot says, "and I also expected more like a word puzzle thing lol"
DavidW says, "I guess it's a slang term meaning the city has a little bit of everything from A to Z."
Lancelot says, "roger"
Lancelot says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/95
CF | >
CF | > LOOK
CF |
CF | Editor's Office
CF | The editor is deep in the thick of the cubicles. It's a maze in here
CF | but you know your way. You thread through the various late working
CF | geeks keeping your head down. The sound of the presses throb the walls
CF | in regular 4/4 time
CF |
CF | You can see John 'Flasher' Byrne and Byrne's desk
CF | (on which are an old typewriter and a multi line
CF | telephone) here.
CF |
CF | Exits: northwest to SCREEM Office.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot asks, "I dunno but room desc should not indicate an action by the PC< right?"
DavidW says, "true. That's very bad form."
Lancelot says (to ClubFloyd), "about"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/95
CF | >
CF | > ABOUT
CF |
CF | That's neither a verb I recognise nor a keyword you can use right
CF | now.
CF | >
Lancelot says (to ClubFloyd), "info"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/95
CF | >
CF | > INFO
CF |
CF | That's neither a verb I recognise nor a keyword you can use right
CF | now.
CF | >
Lancelot says (to ClubFloyd), "credits"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/95
CF | >
CF | > CREDITS
CF |
CF | That's neither a verb I recognise nor a keyword you can use right
CF | now.
CF | >
Lancelot says (to ClubFloyd), "help"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/95
CF | >
CF | > HELP
CF |
CF | That's neither a verb I recognise nor a keyword you can use right
CF | now.
CF | > DavidW says, "It's the sorts thing people would mock in a MST3K parody."
Lancelot says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "save"
CF | >
CF | > SAVE
CF | %% Enter a save filename to write:
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "cfalphabetcity"
CF ] Editor's Office 15/95
CF | > SAVEOk.
CF |
CF | > Lancelot says, "makes me wonder where we fail as a community... apparently people can get to parsercomp and submit something..."
DavidW says, "It's unlikely we'll continue this next week, but we might continue it if I can't find something else."
Lancelot says, "but no testing at all? people only need to ask to get testers"
DavidW says, "well, we might be a community of introverts with not quite the best social skills."





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