The DeTechTive by PhilStrahl

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made by PhilStrahl for Ludum Dare 60 (COMPO)

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Description

The DeTechTive is presented in stunning SVGA and requires a double-speed CD-ROM drive and 16-bit sound card. Enjoy a short narrative FMV adventure starring your second favorite pixelated sleuth.

It's only a demo of what I had in mind for the "full game", but I hope it's enjoyable nonetheless. My biggest regret is the lack in sound effects and music for the most part.

100% Human-Made: No AI of any kind was used in the making of this game!

Features

  • SVGA
  • Full-Motion Video
  • Puzzles involving old tech
  • Classic golden-age adventure gameplay

How to play

Play with the mouse, a left-click means "interact" i.e. "do something", a right-click is for examining things. You can skip videos with [Esc]. If no video is playing, then [Esc] will end the game.

Controls

  • Left-Click - interact
  • Right-Click - examine
  • Esc - skip video or quit at any time.
  • Alt+ENTER to toggle full screen

Credits

Once again, a game by Phil Strahl a.k.a. Pixel Prophecy made in less than the 48hrs because I sacrificed almost 4 hours to appear on the DOS Game Club podcast and I had so much fun talking about the Tex Murphy games for some reason. I hope you still enjoy the game despite it being a bit bare-bones

Versions

1.0.0.0: Initial release 1.0.0.1: Fixed typo and a crash-bug

Ratings

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