The Colour Pink -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author(s): Robert Street Genre: Space Exploration Language: en First Publication Date: 2005 License: Freeware Rating: 3.5 (based on 14 ratings) ABOUT THE STORY In this game, you are a spaceman sent to investigate an out-of-contact colony on an abandoned planet. Your mission is to find out what happened to the scientists and report back to the Captain. But what do you do when the world turns pink and your communicator stops working? EXTERNAL LINKS pink.z8 Requires a Z-Code interpreter[1] Author's walkthrough Walkthrough and maps by David Welbourn ClubFloyd transcript EDITORIAL REVIEWS SPAG > This is old-fashioned puzzle goodness. You are sent to investigate the > disappearance of a colony, missing from an alien planet. Eating a suspicious > bird egg – for no good reason other than an irresistible urge – puts you > into a surreal, alternate reality. [...] > > You must be thinking “Great. Another one. Everything is all random and > unreal, but it’s all just part of the fantasy and that’s supposed to make it > okay.” That’s one way of looking at it. Yes, this does allow for some wacky > encounters in which animals (both real and mythical) talk and ask for help > with personal dilemmas. The puzzles are well-clued and not very difficult > (aside from a carrot-harvesting bit that’s optional anyway), and most > importantly, the entire game is fun. It’s really fun. This is what adventure > gaming is all about. > > -- Mike Snyder REFERENCES [1]