Speed IFs that are awesome - an IFDB Poll

Expectations for Speed-IFs are generally low, but sometimes games written as Speed-IFs are in fact awesome-- not just "awesome for a Speed IF" but truly worthwhile. List some favorites here.

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	Love, Hate and the Mysterious Ocean Tower, by C.E.J. Pacian 6 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --trojo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Anya Johanna DeNiro... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Meredith... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	A Day for Fresh Sushi, by Emily Short 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "It shows how a..." [+]"It shows how a well-crafted implementation of a backstory can bring life into a short IF." ( - Full review) --Simon Deimel... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ivanr... Vote for this game

	Lime Ergot, by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight) 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... "Not just great in..." [+]"Not just great in terms of writing, but almost unique in structure." () --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	ASCII and the Argonauts, by J. Robinson Wheeler 3 votes "Best Use of Medium winner" [+]"Best Use of Medium winner" () --Anya Johanna DeNiro... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	Danse Nocturne, by Joey Jones 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "Unique command..." [+]"Unique command system (based on adverbs rather than verbs), written in blank verse, and a large number of endings." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... Vote for this game

	Indigo, by Emily Short 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "My favourite IFs..." [+]"My favourite IFs are the ones that play with words and language. Once you figure out the main gimmick the game becomes fairly easy, just a matter of exploring and finding the specific objects you need to manipulate. The story is not a hug focus since it is assumed you will be familiar with the fairytale it's based on. Cute game." --seryph... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... Vote for this game

	Yellow Dog Running, by Sam Kabo Ashwell 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	The Twelve Heads of St. John the Baptist, by Jake Wildstrom 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	The Unstoppable Vengeance of Doctor Bonesaw, by Caleb Wilson (as Lewis Blanco) 2 votes "One of the..." [+]"One of the best-written speed IFs I've played, with an outlandish mad science plot and an unusual gimmick" --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	Ragnarok: Twilight of the Gods, by Admiral Jota 2 votes "Zany Twist on Ragnarok Theme" [+]"Zany Twist on Ragnarok Theme: Ragnarok is charmingly written and funny- definitely a Speed IF worth playing." --Joey Jones... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --besmaller... Vote for this game

	Conan Kill Everything, by Ian Haberkorn 2 votes "Awesome in its stupidity" [+]"Awesome in its stupidity: A 15-minute-or-less IF that is too dumb not to be great." ( - Full review) --Jim Kaplan... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	I Was a Teenage Headless Experiment, by Duncan Bowsman 2 votes "A good gimmick & the pros of a tiny game without the usual cons." [+]"A good gimmick & the pros of a tiny game without the usual cons." ( - Full review) --Wade Clarke... "Aware of its limits and still original" [+]"Aware of its limits and still original: Duncan has a great sense of invisible walls, so you won't be searching all day for which tasks and objects are implemented. There is an especially fun section that reinvents NSEW navigation!" ( - Full review) --DCBSupafly... Vote for this game

	Digging for Onions, by Christopher Huang 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game

	The Lion in Winter, by Iain Merrick 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game

	Marco Polo, by Baltasar el arquero 1 vote "Probably the best Spanish speed IF out there." [+]"Probably the best Spanish speed IF out there." () --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	Ugly Chapter, by Sam Kabo Ashwell 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... Vote for this game

	The Matter of the Monster, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game

	The Last Sonnet of Marie Antoinette, by Emily Short 1 vote "Simple but..." [+]"Simple but intelligent puzzle" --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	69,105 Keys, by David Welbourn 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game

	It Is Pitch Black, by Caelyn Sandel 1 vote "Very well-written..." [+]"Very well-written Twine survival horror with strong world-modelling and use of graphics" ( - Full review) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	Leap Time, by Sarah Morayati 1 vote "A sweet fairy tale with beautiful writing" [+]"A sweet fairy tale with beautiful writing: An atmospheric, almost magical, Speed-IF, with a touching, (bitter)sweet story." ( - Full review) --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	Scars, by Olivia Dunlap 1 vote "Low-key but..." [+]"Low-key but unsettling horror story in a parallel world" --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

	Honeysuckle, by Cat Manning 1 vote "Very well-written..." [+]"Very well-written horror/fantasy game with shades of "The Yellow Wallpaper". Great example of how to slowly build up a sense of terror." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game

Is there another game that you think should be on this list? Just fill in the title of a game you'd like to vote for.

Poll created on December 27, 2011