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:::"Habit" is used both in the sense of "tendency" and its older sense of "attire".
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** Searching the pile of papers in the study can yield some references to other games: e.g. [[VideoGame/{{Curses}} a tourist map of Paris]], [[VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1984 a thing David's aunt gave him that he doesn't know what it is]], a police dossier on VideoGame/CarmenSandiego, a blueprint for the [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Chron-O-John]], a map of [[VideoGame/AMindForeverVoyaging Rockvil, South Dakota]], [[VideoGame/{{Enchanter}} a scroll labeled 'FROTZ']], [[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest a soup can labelled with the letter 'Y']], an application form for [[VideoGame/{{Planetfall}} Stellar Patrol]], a poster of [[VideoGame/SpaceAce Commander Borf]], and a walkthrough for the game ''[[http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=ohjrdv0wx6cd7zzx Freefall]]''
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** Searching the pile of papers in the study can yield some references to other games: e.g. [[VideoGame/{{Curses}} a tourist map of Paris]], [[VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1984 a thing David's aunt gave him that he doesn't know what it is]], a police dossier on VideoGame/CarmenSandiego, a blueprint for the [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Chron-O-John]], a map of [[VideoGame/AMindForeverVoyaging Rockvil, South Dakota]], [[VideoGame/{{Enchanter}} a scroll labeled 'FROTZ']], [[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest a soup can labelled with the letter 'Y']], an application form for [[VideoGame/{{Planetfall}} Stellar Patrol]], a poster of [[VideoGame/SpaceAce Commander Borf]], and a walkthrough {{walkthrough}} for the game ''[[http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=ohjrdv0wx6cd7zzx Freefall]]''
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Play it [[https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=c9ll6cr8zr1txtfe here]].
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Per this ATT thread
, I am moving VideoGame.The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy to VideoGame.The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy 1984 for disambiguation purposes.
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** Searching the pile of papers in the study can yield some references to other games: e.g. [[VideoGame/{{Curses}} a tourist map of Paris]], [[VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy a thing David's aunt gave him that he doesn't know what it is]], a police dossier on VideoGame/CarmenSandiego, a blueprint for the [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Chron-O-John]], a map of [[VideoGame/AMindForeverVoyaging Rockvil, South Dakota]], [[VideoGame/{{Enchanter}} a scroll labeled 'FROTZ']], [[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest a soup can labelled with the letter 'Y']], an application form for [[VideoGame/{{Planetfall}} Stellar Patrol]], a poster of [[VideoGame/SpaceAce Commander Borf]], and a walkthrough for the game ''[[http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=ohjrdv0wx6cd7zzx Freefall]]''
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** Searching the pile of papers in the study can yield some references to other games: e.g. [[VideoGame/{{Curses}} a tourist map of Paris]], [[VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy [[VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1984 a thing David's aunt gave him that he doesn't know what it is]], a police dossier on VideoGame/CarmenSandiego, a blueprint for the [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Chron-O-John]], a map of [[VideoGame/AMindForeverVoyaging Rockvil, South Dakota]], [[VideoGame/{{Enchanter}} a scroll labeled 'FROTZ']], [[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest a soup can labelled with the letter 'Y']], an application form for [[VideoGame/{{Planetfall}} Stellar Patrol]], a poster of [[VideoGame/SpaceAce Commander Borf]], and a walkthrough for the game ''[[http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=ohjrdv0wx6cd7zzx Freefall]]''
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->''Some nights, when people are fast asleep, teddy bears are just waking up.\\
And some nights, those teddy bears make mischief.\\
And some nights, things somehow turn out for the best...''
And some nights, those teddy bears make mischief.\\
And some nights, things somehow turn out for the best...''
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* VideogameCaringPotential: VideoGameCaringPotential: You can pet Holly the cat, which will net you a point for "kindness to kittens" the first time you do it. In fact, it serves a practical purpose in making her fall asleep.
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* DevelopersForesight: In ''VideoGame/{{Curses}}'', you can get a game over on the first move by exiting the attic. If you try to do this in the GameWithinAGame, it will make note of this, saying that despite this appalling error, you still manage to finish the game.
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* DevelopersForesight: In ''VideoGame/{{Curses}}'', you can [[PressStartToGameOver get a game over on the first move by exiting the attic.attic]]. If you try to do this in the GameWithinAGame, it will make note of this, saying that despite this appalling error, you still manage to finish the game.
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** Searching the pile of papers in the study can yield some references to other games: e.g. [[VideoGame/{{Curses}} a tourist map of Paris]], [[VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy a thing David's aunt gave him that he doesn't know what it is]], a police dossier on VideoGame/CarmenSandiego, a blueprint for the [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Chron-O-John]], a map of [[VideoGame/AMindForeverVoyaging Rockvil, South Dakota]], [[VideoGame/{{Enchanter}} a scroll labeled 'FROTZ']], [[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest a soup can labelled with the letter 'Y']], [[VideoGame/{{Planetfall}} an application form for Stellar Patrol]], a poster of [[VideoGame/SpaceAce Commander Borf]], and a walkthrough for the game ''[[http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=ohjrdv0wx6cd7zzx Freefall]]''
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** Searching the pile of papers in the study can yield some references to other games: e.g. [[VideoGame/{{Curses}} a tourist map of Paris]], [[VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy a thing David's aunt gave him that he doesn't know what it is]], a police dossier on VideoGame/CarmenSandiego, a blueprint for the [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Chron-O-John]], a map of [[VideoGame/AMindForeverVoyaging Rockvil, South Dakota]], [[VideoGame/{{Enchanter}} a scroll labeled 'FROTZ']], [[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest a soup can labelled with the letter 'Y']], an application form for [[VideoGame/{{Planetfall}} an application form for Stellar Patrol]], a poster of [[VideoGame/SpaceAce Commander Borf]], and a walkthrough for the game ''[[http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=ohjrdv0wx6cd7zzx Freefall]]''
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* TimeCapsule: One can be found from 1982.
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* TimeCapsule: One can be found from 1982.1982.
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''A Bear's Night Out'' is a 1997 InteractiveFiction game by David Dyte.
You play as a teddy bear, exploring your owner's house during the night and making preparations so he can take you to the Teddy Bear Picnic tomorrow.
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!!Contains examples of:
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tasks completed in the score breakdown are described alliteratively.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The inventory system takes after ''VideoGame/{{Curses}}'', swapping items between your paws and your pockets as needed.
* AuthorAvatar: David, your sleeping owner, is also the author of the game.
* DevelopersForesight: In ''VideoGame/{{Curses}}'', you can get a game over on the first move by exiting the attic. If you try to do this in the GameWithinAGame, it will make note of this, saying that despite this appalling error, you still manage to finish the game.
* GameWithinAGame: You can play games on the computer. Well, you can start a game -- after making any move, it will just tell you how you successfully play through and complete the game.
* HintSystem: It gives you progressively bigger hints to problems.
* LivingToys: Yourself.
* {{Pun}}: If you try to remove your night shirt:
-->Why change the habit of a lifetime?
* ShoutOut:
** To the song "Teddy Bears' Picnic", of course.
** The game disks that can be found and played are ''VideoGame/{{Curses}}'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Zork}} Dungeon]]'', and ''VideoGame/{{Adventureland}}''.
** The TV commercial references ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'', ''VideoGame/AChangeInTheWeather'', and ''VideoGame/ColossalCave''.
** Searching the pile of papers in the study can yield some references to other games: e.g. [[VideoGame/{{Curses}} a tourist map of Paris]], [[VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy a thing David's aunt gave him that he doesn't know what it is]], a police dossier on VideoGame/CarmenSandiego, a blueprint for the [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Chron-O-John]], a map of [[VideoGame/AMindForeverVoyaging Rockvil, South Dakota]], [[VideoGame/{{Enchanter}} a scroll labeled 'FROTZ']], [[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest a soup can labelled with the letter 'Y']], [[VideoGame/{{Planetfall}} an application form for Stellar Patrol]], a poster of [[VideoGame/SpaceAce Commander Borf]], and a walkthrough for the game ''[[http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=ohjrdv0wx6cd7zzx Freefall]]''
** The stamp is a tribute to Don Woods, one of the creators of ''VideoGame/ColossalCave''.
* TimeCapsule: One can be found from 1982.
You play as a teddy bear, exploring your owner's house during the night and making preparations so he can take you to the Teddy Bear Picnic tomorrow.
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!!Contains examples of:
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tasks completed in the score breakdown are described alliteratively.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The inventory system takes after ''VideoGame/{{Curses}}'', swapping items between your paws and your pockets as needed.
* AuthorAvatar: David, your sleeping owner, is also the author of the game.
* DevelopersForesight: In ''VideoGame/{{Curses}}'', you can get a game over on the first move by exiting the attic. If you try to do this in the GameWithinAGame, it will make note of this, saying that despite this appalling error, you still manage to finish the game.
* GameWithinAGame: You can play games on the computer. Well, you can start a game -- after making any move, it will just tell you how you successfully play through and complete the game.
* HintSystem: It gives you progressively bigger hints to problems.
* LivingToys: Yourself.
* {{Pun}}: If you try to remove your night shirt:
-->Why change the habit of a lifetime?
* ShoutOut:
** To the song "Teddy Bears' Picnic", of course.
** The game disks that can be found and played are ''VideoGame/{{Curses}}'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Zork}} Dungeon]]'', and ''VideoGame/{{Adventureland}}''.
** The TV commercial references ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'', ''VideoGame/AChangeInTheWeather'', and ''VideoGame/ColossalCave''.
** Searching the pile of papers in the study can yield some references to other games: e.g. [[VideoGame/{{Curses}} a tourist map of Paris]], [[VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy a thing David's aunt gave him that he doesn't know what it is]], a police dossier on VideoGame/CarmenSandiego, a blueprint for the [[VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle Chron-O-John]], a map of [[VideoGame/AMindForeverVoyaging Rockvil, South Dakota]], [[VideoGame/{{Enchanter}} a scroll labeled 'FROTZ']], [[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest a soup can labelled with the letter 'Y']], [[VideoGame/{{Planetfall}} an application form for Stellar Patrol]], a poster of [[VideoGame/SpaceAce Commander Borf]], and a walkthrough for the game ''[[http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=ohjrdv0wx6cd7zzx Freefall]]''
** The stamp is a tribute to Don Woods, one of the creators of ''VideoGame/ColossalCave''.
* TimeCapsule: One can be found from 1982.
