In article <1147792318.627483.181860.RemoveThis@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
<prhelpdesk.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>Way back in the early '90s, when I got my very first computer, I played
>a text adventure game that involved finding a vampire in a haunted
>castle.
>
>You started at 8:00 PM - each move was one minute. The vampire woke at
>midnight. So you had approximately 240 moves to get what you needed,
>find the vampire's coffin, and drive a stake through his heart. If the
>vampire woke, the game ended and you lost.
>
>I can't for the life of me remember what the game was called or where
>it came from. Anybody here remember? If you can tell me where I could
>find a copy, you'll be my pal for life. I'm even willing to pay for it
>if anyone has one for sale.
It nearly sounds like Scott Adams' _The Count_, but that was early 80s,
and you had three days, but you had to sleep.
Adam
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