PRODUCTIVITY UPDATE
We're not even going to attempt this. We're just going to link to it, and go on about our business.
(Thanks to Steve Lancaster, who claims this is "not as hard as the Crimson Room.")
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We're not even going to attempt this. We're just going to link to it, and go on about our business.
(Thanks to Steve Lancaster, who claims this is "not as hard as the Crimson Room.")
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Right - we've heard THAT before....
Posted by: Higgy | June 29, 2004 at 06:32 AM
This isn't really that hard; it took me about 5 minutes. It's interesting, but not terribly difficult.
Posted by: jervo | June 29, 2004 at 06:47 AM
This isn't really that hard; it took me about 5 minutes. It's interesting, but not terribly difficult.
Posted by: jervo | June 29, 2004 at 06:47 AM
Sorry for the double post.
Posted by: jervo | June 29, 2004 at 06:48 AM
Kinda cool. Not hard at all. Creeped me out when the birds all died right at the begining though.
Haven't done the Crimson room so I don't know if it was harder or not. That was before my time.
Posted by: Lily | June 29, 2004 at 06:54 AM
Oh the crimson room was much harder. This was fun - very creative!
Posted by: Rob | June 29, 2004 at 06:59 AM
Well, I feel kinda stupid, then, considering I can't make it past the hand of God, or whatever that is. *pulls at hair*
Posted by: Tiercel | June 29, 2004 at 07:14 AM
*pulls at hair*
Pull finger instead.
Posted by: Lily | June 29, 2004 at 07:15 AM
Hmmm let's see
Hair - still attached
Eyes - not bulging in frustration
Heart Attack - negative
Conclusion: definitely not as hard as Crimson Room
Posted by: Brad | June 29, 2004 at 07:34 AM
666 is a fun number to dial. I tried 911 and that didn't work :(.
Posted by: Brad | June 29, 2004 at 08:02 AM
When I'm happy I never smile
Posted by: SHAQ | June 29, 2004 at 08:30 AM
Warning to dialup users: DO NOT attempt this... every screen requires a long download. Oy.
I made a crank call to the White House and had to run before the secret service found me.
Speaking of which - My wife and I were installing phone lines in our new house a few months ago and I wanted to test my home office line, so I dialed the family line. She answered and said "It works!"
In a concerned voice I said "I think there's something wrong... is the refrigerator running?"
"Yes, the last time I looked... why?"
"Well, you'd better RUN AND CATCH IT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
My wife doesn't help me test my office equipment any more.
Posted by: Alexander Grahamcracker Bell | June 29, 2004 at 08:31 AM
All I've been able to do so far is go to the first place. I made all the birds die, and then i decided I better start working again. At least for now.
Posted by: Rosella | June 29, 2004 at 09:16 AM
So, how do I get past the "second place"??? I get what looks like a group of lit-up buildings at night, with the finger of (?) God above which plays some kind of celestial choir music. That's all that happens. What's up with this?
Posted by: tivogirl | June 29, 2004 at 09:29 AM
Tivogirl -- Lily gave a hit above. Pull the finger toward the town.
Posted by: LMC | June 29, 2004 at 09:35 AM
Got as far as the piano... how many tunes does it play?
Posted by: john | June 29, 2004 at 09:38 AM
god says "PULL MY FINGERRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr"
Posted by: judi | June 29, 2004 at 09:41 AM
This thing scares me, and I haven't even passed the dang birds.
BTW: How DO you get past the dang birds?
Posted by: Tetsu | June 29, 2004 at 09:42 AM
John -- It plays only the one tune, that bit from Close Encounters. If you're aggravated or stuck, spoiler below ...
Try typing lk;ag
Posted by: LMC | June 29, 2004 at 09:42 AM
Tetsu - wait a minute (well, about 10 seconds) and wait for a fruit to grow on the tree...
Posted by: Higgy | June 29, 2004 at 09:53 AM
Higgy: So the birds are dead. Now what?
Posted by: Tetsu | June 29, 2004 at 09:55 AM
This isn't really a game. If you're patient everything just happens.
Is it bad that my boss keeps crank calling me and hangin up soon as I answer the phone? She is the most childish person....
Posted by: steph | June 29, 2004 at 10:19 AM
I guess I'm stupid...all I get is a ringing phone. What do you do?? How do you answer it?? HELP!?!
Posted by: Jeff | June 29, 2004 at 10:47 AM
Jeff, just click on the receiver.
Posted by: steph | June 29, 2004 at 10:50 AM
Tetsu: Once the birds die, a number should come up. Click on the disconnect phone at the top of the screen and dial the new number into the phone.
Posted by: Julia | June 29, 2004 at 10:57 AM
Yikes, I couldn't even SEE a receiver on my screen! Thanks.
Posted by: Jeff | June 29, 2004 at 11:06 AM
I haven't seen anybody say they never saw a phone with a rotary dial before.
Posted by: pogo | June 29, 2004 at 11:15 AM
Pretty easy - I thought the music on the dead birds screen was very similar to Neil Halstead's work w/ Slowdive. I'll have to go home and listen tonight.
Fin
Posted by: Zed | June 29, 2004 at 11:15 AM
The whole feel of this movie kind of creeps me out...reminds me of the movie "The Ring"
Posted by: Rosella | June 29, 2004 at 11:20 AM
Also--how do you get past the cards with the hand on them?
Posted by: Rosella | June 29, 2004 at 11:32 AM
Geez Jeff. You are dumber than a box of rocks. Wow.
Posted by: Brad | June 29, 2004 at 11:45 AM
*Also--how do you get past the cards with the hand on them?*
Play rock, paper, sissors, when you win a hand a number comes up. Your card is on the left.
Posted by: Lily | June 29, 2004 at 12:21 PM
Box of Rocks - wbagnfarb
Posted by: Zed | June 29, 2004 at 12:21 PM
Lily--
thanks...i didn't realize i could click between the cards to get the card on the right to turn over!
Posted by: Rosella | June 29, 2004 at 12:34 PM
Okay, done with it...it was kind of a letdown at the end, don't you think?
Posted by: Rosella | June 29, 2004 at 12:41 PM
AH! This has gotten me to playing Crimson Room again. Mistake! I have two keys! How come I can't open the locked cabinets? I can't click on the keys to use them...
I'm gonna go crazy!
Posted by: Brendan | June 29, 2004 at 12:44 PM
It took me to some closing credits and said "Fin", but I never saw a hand or any cards. Did I win or something?
Posted by: Dave Munger | June 29, 2004 at 01:45 PM
Bleh. Not hard OR interesting. I give it a thumbs down.
Posted by: looney girl | June 29, 2004 at 01:54 PM
OK, I just went back and the hand of God was there, it wasn't there before for some reason. I used Brad's six, threescore and six shortcut before, I got up to that the normal way this time, but I still don't get what LMG said about typing lk;ag
Posted by: Dave Munger | June 29, 2004 at 01:54 PM
Not to spoil the spoiler, but the correct piano key sequence is:
l;kag
Posted by: Katie | June 29, 2004 at 03:10 PM
very anticlimatic. the crimson room was much harder. this was childs play. i want more levels darnit.
Posted by: fred | June 29, 2004 at 06:27 PM
How dare this person make a cool-looking, fun game for free and not provide us with more levels and a more climatic ending!
Posted by: Barbi (with an "i") Guinness | June 29, 2004 at 07:22 PM
I agree with Barbi. It is all about the climax.
Posted by: Brad | June 29, 2004 at 08:05 PM
sure, easy and sorta dull, but the piano was fun.
kdsfjsjdkh;alksd
etc
Posted by: Smoodle | July 01, 2004 at 12:32 PM
Weird... I was watching "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" when I played. Gotta love coincidence!
Posted by: Dan | July 05, 2004 at 03:55 PM
Ah, you have to love this game - easier than Crimson Room, Viridian Room, or MOTAS, but quite fun indeed.
*sniff* There's only a few levels though... :(
Posted by: mikkis8 | August 03, 2004 at 11:45 PM