Electronic Arts wins HP Game Rights

[davehoz]

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From: davehoz
Subject: Re: Electronic Arts wins HP Game Rights
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Date: 8/21/00 3:49 pm  (ET)

>Do books translate well to this type of a game?

I think a book like Harry would... So long as the game's storyline
sharply diverges from the books. (Which _Hitchhiker's_ does.)

>I may still have my "Hitchhiker's Guide to the
>Galaxy" game. But I'd have to dust it off--I only
>have it for the Apple II (yikes!). I actually never finished
>it--never got past the Bable fish.

By far the hardest part of the game. There are hints and solutions
available on the 'Net, though I don't have the URL's... You might try
the Douglas Adams newsgroup, alt.fan.douglas-adams. (Caveat: They tend
to get testy if you ask a question there before reading the FAQ sheet.)

>However, this isn't why I'm responding....I
>believe that the Infocom game engine was placed in the
>public domain.

It's called "Inform" -- There are two other popular text adventure writing
packages -- TADS and AdvSys. There's a lot info on rec.arts.int-fiction.

>It would be interesting to translate Harry Potter to a text
adventure. I'll try and
>remember to search for it (or something like it).

>From who's point of view would the game be?

It could be mutiple POV's (_Hitchhiker's_ is!):

>THROW THE FILLBUSTER FIREWORK
Unfortunately, the firework explodes right in front of Professor Snape. In
a rage, he points his wand at you and snarls, "_Transpsyche_!" You see
an explosition of colored swirling lights and you fall to the floor. A
minute later you regain consciousness and are a bit distressed to suddenly
find yourself in the girls' dormitory!

>LOOK AT ME
You find to your horror that your glasses are gone, your black hair
has gone all brown and bushy, your front teeth are rather large, your
backpack is suddenly weighted down with a dozen very heavy books, and
you feel an intense desire to be an insufferable know-it-all. You have
changed your identity!