Hoping you all could help me out
reddit / bbs

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bruised_peach · 2015-07-02 16:23

Hi guys!

So a long time ago, my dad wrote a text adventure, and distributed it
on some Northern California BBSs. He died a few years back, and I
can't seem to find a copy anywhere - it would mean a lot to me if I
could play it again. Is there any chance any of you have stumbled
across it, or know of any good bbs archives? I've searched a few, to
no avail.

The name of the game, I believe, was "Meteor" (although, admittedly, I
haven't seen it in many many years). In the first puzzle, you are
trapped in a cell and have to look under the bed to find a ball that
you throw at a button. At one point, you poison a sandwich to feed it
to a rat, and in another instance a key is stuck down a drain. I'm
sorry I can't provide more detail.

I know this is a longshot, but does anyone remember this, have a copy,
or have a good suggestion on where to look? Thanks

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[deleted] · 2015-07-02 16:46

I'm unfamiliar with it.  If you don't find any help here, you could
also try posting in DOVE-Net - vert.synchro.net is a good entry point
to that network.

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braxbrax · 2015-07-03 00:22

You could try looking through the [BBS
Archives](http://archives.thebbs.org/). It's a large archive of
everything related to BBSes, so maybe it's lurking in there. I tried
searching for 'meteor', but the search looks like it's broken.

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vivvasekkta · 2015-07-03 14:04

This might not help at all, but I seem to remember this game. I think
I played it on a BBS when I was very young teen back in 1983-1984 or
so. If I remember correctly, the part where I got stuck was there was
an object on a hill (a plate or a dish?) that I needed to retrieve but
I never could.

I do remember the BBS I played it on, though. It was called The
Lutheran BBS and it was located in the Minneapolis area. It's not
much, but it may be a lead. Good luck!

Edit: If you want, you can contact the guy who runs this site:
http://textfiles.com/ . He is an archivist of all things computer
(software, T-files, and texts). If anyone has it, it would be him.

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nolageek · 2015-07-07 15:15

have you found anything - you got me curious now. :)

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bruised_peach · 2015-07-08 01:13

Thank you all so much for your help!

Nothing so far. I've been looking through bbs archives with no real
luck, but there's still a small chance I can find a copy in my dad's
things.
I'll post it if I find it! I don't know if anyone really plays text
adventures anymore, but it's a pretty good one :)