Monty Python and the Holy Grail
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | |
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| ◄Eamon adventure #160► | |
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| Author | Nathan Segerlind |
| Released | September 1988 |
| Revised |
29 August 1988 (DOS) 20 March 1993 (ProDOS) |
| EAG number | 160 |
| EDX number | 08-07 |
| EDX set | The Nathan Segerlind Adventures |
| Native format | Apple DOS 3.3 |
| Files |
Eamon 160 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail.dsk Eamon 160 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (ProDOS).dsk |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is an Eamon adventure written by Nathan Segerlind and released in September 1988. It is the second adventure to be based on the 1975 comedy movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the other being Evan Hodson's The Quest for the Holy Grail (c. 1983).
Premise
In keeping with the Monty Python film, the introduction to Segerlind's adventure is repeatedly interrupted by silly Swedish subtitles. Ultimately God himself appears and confers the quest upon the adventurer: to find the Holy Grail.
The adventure loosely follows the plot of the film, incorporating many of the key scenes and characters as the adventurer wanders through Medieval Mercia.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Nathan Segerlind Inspiration by Monty Python Technical aid from the bug stomper Eamon game system by Don Brown V6.0 MAIN.PGM by John Nelson Distribution by the Eamon Adventurer's Guild Dumb comments by Ryan Cooper Animation by John J. J. Schmidt Those responsible for the subtitles have been sacked. Moose routine by S. Teneyck Those responsible for sacking those responsible for the subtitles have been sacked. MOOSE! We have switched to a new system of doing credits at the last minute. Starring Oh heck! The saga begins... One day, you were riding about the countryside, when all of a sudden your steed halted without warning. Annoyed, you glanced up, and there was God himself! Thoroughly and utterly humbled, you knelt in a praying position and started confessing at breakneck speed. Annoyed, God demanded in a huge, all-powerful voice, "Will you be quiet! Every time I talk to somebody, it's 'Forgive me for this,' or 'Forgive me for that,' or 'I'm unworthy of your presence.' Now quit sniveling and listen! In these dark times, the people need a hero to unify and enlighten them. You have been chosen to do this. And your quest shall be that of the holy grail." With that, the heavens shut with a thunderous clang. You feel as if you are being transported in time and space, and faintly, but still powerfully, you can hear God saying... "My blessings are with you, and that's no small offer." |
Walkthrough
Author's notes
The adventure's ProDOS version notes the following modifications:
- The text files EAMON.ARTIFACTS and EAMON.MONSTERS were combined into the variable file FAST.START. Use the programs MAKE.FAST.START and MAKE.ARTS.MONS to convert from one form to the other.
- The save routine was changed to use the SAVE and RESTORE commands.
Trivia
- The Australian philosophers named Bruce are one of the few elements drawn from the TV series instead of the film: the "Bruces sketch" appeared in episode 22, "How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body".
External links
- EAG Online: Master List
- The Interactive Fiction Database: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Interactive Fiction Reviews: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- YouTube: Monty Python and the Holy Grail intro scene
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