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Off the Trolley

by Krisztian Kaldi

2005
TADS 2

About the Story

After 40 years of service on the very same route, it's no surprise that things go off the trolley for a trolley driver.

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  v.4: 11-Apr-2025 17:18 - JTN (Current Version) - Edit Page - Normal View
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v.3: 10-May-2022 02:08 - Paul O'Brian
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v.2: 03-Aug-2013 08:24 - Edward Lacey
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v.1: 16-Oct-2007 01:49 - IFDB
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2 Off-Site Reviews

SPAG
The game really got me to feel like a quiet old trolley driver going through the same scenery I'd seen for decades. I actually think I identified with the PC in this game more than any other in the competition. That was part of what made the conclusion so confusing [...]
-- DJ Hastings
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>INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction

Throughout the game, it’s unclear whether Off The Trolley wants to be a gentler version of Taxi Driver, revealing the psychosis of its protagonist, or whether in fact we would find something horrible within the mirrored building. But after I followed the walkthrough to avoid the TADS errors, I reached the ending, which resolves into… neither option?
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