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| Snack Time! | |
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| Release | 2008 |
| Genre | Interactive fiction |
Snack Time! is a 2008 interactive fiction work by Renee Choba, which she co-authored with Hardy the Bulldog, who also features as the player character (PC).[1]
Story
[edit]Snack Time! is played from the point of view of the bulldog, who must wake up its owner to be fed.[2] To get a sandwich the player must complete five steps (each worth 5 points, for a total of 50 possible).The story game takes place in just a few rooms.[citation needed] The work presents concepts from the dog's point of view by using graphics.[3]
Development
[edit]Choba is an interactive fiction writer who has completed other interactive fiction works as well, coming in the form of "Stink or Swim" (2009)[4] and "History Repeating" (2005),[5] during which she collaborated with Mark Choba.
Reception
[edit]Reviewers explained "What makes the game so charming is the way Choba (the author) exploits the fact that Hardy (the dog-PC) has a set of concepts that doesn't quite match the human player's. For that purpose, a dozen words are worth a thousand perfect 3D-renderings."[6] They noted that " as your own dimwitted but lovable pet who you must influence with your canine abilities in order to satisfy your munchies."[3]
SnackTime appears in recommended lists such as Cute Games, Surprising Sentience, Great games in a mostly realistic setting , and My apartment games.[7]
Awards and honors
[edit]In 2008, Choba and Hardy were awarded the Best Individual PC award at the XYZZY Awards Ceremony,[8] and Snack Time! was named 6th best interactive fiction work at the 14th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition[9] in 2008.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Snack Time!". IFDB. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ↑ Sargsyan, Mane; Madyarov, Irshat (2020). "ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS READING INTERACTIVE FICTION: A CASE STUDY". European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL. 9 (1).
- 1 2 "Snack Time!". IFDB. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "Stink or Swim". IFDB.
- ↑ "History Repeating". IFDB.
- ↑ "Snack Time! - A Text Adventure". textfiction.onyxbits.de. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ↑ "Recommended Lists with Snack Time!". ifdb.org. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "XYZZY Awards". brasslantern.org. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ↑ "14th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2008)". IFDB. Retrieved 2021-05-04.