External Links
- mhto-original.blb
Inform reimplementation from the Mystery House Taken Over project
Or download mhto-original.blb and run the game in a Glulx interpreter. - Source code for the Inform reimplementation
by the Mystery House Taken Over project
This is a pseudo-format used to represent download adviser records that apply to multiple formats. (The file is compressed with the Unix-style .tar.gz "tarball" format. Free unpacking tools are available for most platforms.) - Swalks.zip
Contains Mystery.rtf, Mystery2.txt, Mystery1.gmp
solution and map in GUEmap format, by Julian Fleetwood
(The file is compressed with ZIP.)
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About the Story
As you near the front yard of the large, old victorian house, you feel an unexplainable tension. A small voice whispers inside your head "Open the door and step inside, if you dare..."
Upon entering, the door closes and locks behind you. Inside the house lies murder and mystery — it's up to you to solve them.
Who is the killer and what are his motives? Where does the secret passageway lead to? Who is dropping these curious notes?
And, who will be the next victim... If you are not careful, it could be you? You cannot leave the property until you bring the killer to justice.
Turn the knob and walk in to Mystery House. Someone is waiting for you!
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Baf's Guide
Sierra On-Line's first game, and, according to their press releases, the world's first graphic adventure. This game was released into the public domain on Sierra's seventh anniversary. Somehow, it hasn't weathered as well as Adventure and Zork. The graphics are crude, and the parser is substandard even for its time. Still, it's interesting to see where the Sierra empire got started. It's a bloody little story involving a search for jewels in an old house. It has a lot in common with The Colonel's Bequest - well, there's far less plot and characterization, but there's about as many deaths, including your own at unexpected moments. Contains an outdoor maze and one crucial early puzzle with a time limit.
-- Carl Muckenhoupt
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Game Details
Current Version: 1
License: Public Domain
Development System: Custom
Baf's Guide ID: 150
IFID: GLULX-1-050316-61260227
TUID: clc9a8hnvx79pabw
Adaptations:
Casa Tomada, by Daniel Garrido
Glass Boxes, by Yoon Ha Lee and Yune Kyung Lee
Mystery House Kracked, by Nick Montfort (as "the Flippy Disk")
Mystery House Makeover!, by Anonymous
Mystery House Nightmared, by Art Destroyer
Mystery House Possessed, by Emily Short
Mystery House Remixedup, by Scott Rettberg
Mystery House: Occluded Vengeance, by Guy Minor
Where There's a Will, by Dan Shiovitz
Mystery House on IFDB
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Polls
The following polls include votes for Mystery House:Your very first game. by DustyCypress
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What is the first IF that you have ever played? The game that made you love the concept of IF?
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