The Tale of the Kissing Bandit

Year: 2001
Release / Serial No: 1 / 010210
Author: J. Robinson Wheeler
Link: http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=jv9y29bn167wwix5
The Kissing Bandit is extremely linear, and basically runs on rails, with little real interactivity.
What saves it, tough, is the hysterical writing, which are sure to make you smile throughout 
the game.

There are no puzzles as such, and you don't even have to pick up anything during the game
(but do examine your inventory!). While many 'original' verbs are implemented, several items
mentioned in the room descriptions are not, and the autocompletion could be smarter. For
instance, typing 'climb' outside a tower offers the not-so-helpful (but somewhat amusing)
completion 'climb (the maiden)'. The author does acknowledge the somewhat spotty
implementation, caused by lack of time before the submit deadline, and it would be nice to
see an expanded and improved version released.

All in all, I think the humour and the overall cuteness of The Kissing Bandit does make up for
some of its shortcomings, and since the game only takes about 10 minutes to play, it's well
worth spending those 10 minutes.
-- Karl Ove Hufthammer


This game is part of a larger collection of Z-code games for the C64, which can be found at
http://microheaven.com/PostInfocom/