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FineTune.z8
Requires a Z-Code interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
FineTune.exe
MS-DOS Application
finetune.z8
original competition entry
Requires a Z-Code interpreter. Visit IFWiki for download links.
FineTune.sol
solution
readme.txt
documentation
finetune.sol
solution

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Fine Tuned

by Dennis Jerz profile

Historical
2001

About the Story

"Can Troy, the handsome daredevil autoist, live up to his "sterling" reputation? What secret threatens the career of the talented singer, Miss Melody Sweet? With the help of the mechanical genius Aloysius Pratt, can Troy and Melody thwart a madman's evil plan?" [--blurb from Competition Aught-One]


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Off-Site Reviews

>VERBOSE -- Paul O'Brian's Interactive Fiction Page

[Note: This review was in response to version 1 of the game.]

Dammit, people, stop this! I played Fine-Tuned for an hour, and loved it. Aside from a few spelling mistakes and stray bugs, it was a delightful game with terrific writing, fun characters, and a great plot. But the further we get into that plot, the more broken the game becomes, until it finally implodes with a fiery crash that can even bring down the whole interpreter. Naturally, this happens at a climactic point in the story.

This experience SUCKS. It makes me wish I could give negative ratings. It's much worse playing a game that would be great except for how horribly broken it is than it is playing a game that's weak but bug-free. It's IF interruptus.
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Page Update History

v.10: 29-Apr-2009 17:37 - Paul O'Brian (Current Version) - Edit Page - Normal View
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v.9: 07-Apr-2013 05:57 - Edward Lacey
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v.8: 28-May-2010 07:41 - perching path
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  v.7: 29-Apr-2009 17:37 - Dave Chapeskie
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v.6: 29-Apr-2009 17:36 - Dave Chapeskie
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v.5: 24-Apr-2008 11:39 - Paul O'Brian
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v.4: 29-Feb-2008 14:50 - David Welbourn
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v.3: 28-Feb-2008 09:36 - Eriorg
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v.2: 24-Feb-2008 22:08 - Emily Short
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v.1: 16-Oct-2007 01:47 - IFDB
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