The Most Humorous Scenarios /Characters in IF - an IFDB Poll
by Canalboy
RSS FeedI was recently re-essaying Castle Ralf and if you "Cogitate" in a certain location there is a seemingly authentic sequence which appears to be formatting your C: drive. As this was a DOS game from 1987 it must have frightened the Y-fronts off some players.
It set me thinking about my favourite laugh out loud moments.
| The Mary Jane of Tomorrow, by Emily Short 1 vote "Train a robot with weird books" [+]"Train a robot with weird books: There's so many different ways the Pine Nut Queen can act. The first time I showed it to Jenny, she asked it a question, and it just pretended to smoke a cigar and said "je suis a man of mystery." Made me laugh really hard." ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone...  Vote for this game | |
| Eric the Unready, by Bob Bates 1 vote "The intro made me laugh. The game's abit uneven for the rest, but still very funny." [+]"The intro made me laugh. The game's abit uneven for the rest, but still very funny." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... Vote for this game | |
| Cragne Manor, by Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna, Adam Whybray, Adri, Andrew Plotkin, Andy Holloway, Austin Auclair, Baldur Brückner, Ben Collins-Sussman, Bill Maya, Brian Rushton, Buster Hudson, Caleb Wilson, Carl Muckenhoupt, Chandler Groover, Chris Jones, Christopher Conley, Damon L. Wakes, Daniel Ravipinto, Daniel Stelzer, David Jose, David Petrocco, David Sturgis, Drew Mochak, Edward B, Emily Short, Erica Newman, Feneric, Finn Rosenløv, Gary Butterfield, Gavin Inglis, Greg Frost, Hanon Ondricek, Harkness Munt, Harrison Gerard, Ian Holmes, Ivan Roth, Jack Welch, Jacqueline Ashwell, James Eagle, Jason Dyer, Jason Lautzenheiser, Jason Love, Jeremy Freese, Joey Jones, Joshua Porch, Justin de Vesine, Justin Melvin, Katherine Morayati, Kenneth Pedersen, Lane Puetz, Llew Mason, Lucian Smith, Marco Innocenti, Marius Müller, Mark Britton, Mark Sample, Marshal Tenner Winter, Matt Schneider, Matt Weiner, Matthew Korson, Michael Fessler, Michael Gentry, Michael Hilborn, Michael Lin, Mike Spivey, Molly Ying, Monique Padelis, Naomi Hinchen, Nate Edwards, Petter Sjölund, Q Pheevr, Rachel Spitler, Reed Lockwood, Reina Adair, Riff Conner, Roberto Colnaghi, Rowan Lipkovits, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Scott Hammack, Sean M. Shore, Shin, Wade Clarke, Zach Hodgens, Zack Johnson 1 vote "Bethany, best NPC" [+]"Bethany, best NPC: The first laugh-out-loud moment is talking to Bethany and hearing her weird stories. Later ones include the church bathroom and meatpacking plant bathroom." ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game | |
| Goldilocks is a FOX!, by J. J. Guest 1 vote "The Less Than Big Bad Wolf character gets my vote as the funniest NPC in IF. Grunk eat heart out." [+]"The Less Than Big Bad Wolf character gets my vote as the funniest NPC in IF. Grunk eat heart out.: Great NPCs in this hilarious fairy tale satire from J J Guest." --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| To Hell in a Hamper, by J. J. Guest 1 vote "Hubert Booby has increasingly outrageous objects on his person" [+]"Hubert Booby has increasingly outrageous objects on his person" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |
| Castle of Riddles, by Peter D. Killworth 1 vote "A very dry wit courtesy of Peter Killworth" [+]"A very dry wit courtesy of Peter Killworth: In the Three Little Pigs' Living Room there is a picture of a flaxen haired girl "which has obviously been used as a dart board." ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| When I Was Shot By Elephants III, by Ray 1 vote "Short but silly in a good way" [+]"Short but silly in a good way: Few but funny jokes in this very short game." ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Acid Whiplash, by Ryan Stevens and Cody Sandifer 1 vote "Not everyone's cup of tea but highly absurd" [+]"Not everyone's cup of tea but highly absurd: I especially loved the subtle Twin Peaks reference." ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Dinner Bell, by Jenni Polodna 1 vote "Had me laughing so much" [+]"Had me laughing so much: Super silly game full of unique jokes and set pieces. Interact with everything you can." ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game | |
| Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 1 vote "The fact that the..." [+]"The fact that the word-synthesizer allowed me to synthesize a cockerel and a ring had me giggling. The reaction to presenting it to the guy who had tasked me with making things less rude, well, that almost killed me." ( ) --E.K.... Vote for this game | |
| Castle Ralf, by Doug Clutter and Steve Vance 1 vote "Hilarious / Tough journey to escape from a strange castle" [+]"Hilarious / Tough journey to escape from a strange castle: Studded with humour like the formatting spoof" ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| You are a Chef!, by Dan Shiovitz 1 vote "Ridiculous and random" [+]"Ridiculous and random: The writing is so enthusiastic!! It's unpredictable!!" ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game | |
| Hezarin, by Alex Shipp and Steve Tinney 1 vote "Long odyssey based on the Epic of Gilgamesh" [+]"Long odyssey based on the Epic of Gilgamesh: You stumble across a centuries old religious mural depicting " shaven-haired monks being done over by Millwall supporters." This may not register outside the UK." ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| Chicks Dig Jerks, by Robb Sherwin 1 vote "Lots of things to try in the tavern" [+]"Lots of things to try in the tavern: The funniest scenario takes place if you keep drinking, hitting on girls, and ignoring your full bladder until the inevitable happens." ( - Full review) --mjhayes... Vote for this game | |
| A Matter of Heist Urgency, by FLACRabbit 1 vote ">LET THE TOTALITY..." [+]">LET THE TOTALITY FLOW" ( - Full review) --OtisTDog... Vote for this game | |
| In a Manor of Speaking, by Hulk Handsome 1 vote "Every line is a pun" [+]"Every line is a pun: The sentence "You didn't duck and now your goose is cooked!" is genuinely one of my favorite jokes here." ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone... Vote for this game | |
| To Sea in a Sieve, by J. J. Guest 1 vote "Captain Booby's banter" [+]"Captain Booby's banter" ( ) --Johnnywz00... Vote for this game | |
| Bureaucracy, by Douglas Adams, The Staff of Infocom 1 vote "Realizing what..." [+]"Realizing what will anger the macaw had me laughing " ( - Full review) --deathbytroggles... Canalboy says: One of the few Infocom games I've never played. I hope to get round to it. Vote for this game | |