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|caption= ''Lost Pig'' being played in a modern interpreter.
|caption= ''Lost Pig'' being played in a modern interpreter.
|developer="Admiral Jota"
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|publisher=Self published
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'''''Lost Pig''''' is a comedic work of [[interactive fiction]] about an [[orc]] retrieving a pig that escaped from a pig farm. It was written by ''[http://ifwiki.org/index.php/Admiral_Jota Admiral Jota]''.<ref name="officialsite">{{cite web
'''''Lost Pig''''' is a comedic work of [[interactive fiction]] about an [[orc]] retrieving an escaped pig. It was created by [[Admiral Jota]] and released as [[freeware]].<ref name="officialsite">{{cite web
| url = http://www.grunk.org/lostpig/
| url = http://www.grunk.org/lostpig/
| title = Lost Pig (And Place Under Ground)
| title = Lost Pig (And Place Under Ground)
| accessdate = 2009-01-17
| accessdate = 2009-01-17
| author = "Admiral Jota"
| author = Admiral Jota
| work = grunk.org
| work = grunk.org
| publisher = "Admiral Jota"
| publisher = Admiral Jota
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grunk.org%2Flostpig%2F&date=2009-01-17
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090122051650/http://www.grunk.org/lostpig/
| url-status = live
| archivedate = 2009-01-17
| archivedate = 2009-01-22
}}
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</ref> It took first place in the 2007 [[Interactive Fiction Competition]] with an average score of 8.27.<ref>{{cite web
</ref> It took first place in the 2007 [[Interactive Fiction Competition]] with an average score of 8.27.<ref>{{cite web
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| publisher = Stephen Granade
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''Lost Pig'' won best game, best writing, best individual non-player character, and best individual player character in the 2007 XYZZY awards.<ref>{{cite web
''Lost Pig'' won best game, best writing, best individual non-player character, and best individual player character in the 2007 [[XYZZY Awards]].<ref>{{cite web
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''Lost Pig'' finished with 18.7% of the votes for the Audience Award in the interactive fiction category in the 2008 [[Jay Is Games]] Best of Casual Gameplay awards, placing it second after ''[[Violet (computer game)|Violet]]''.<ref name="jayaward">{{cite web
''Lost Pig'' finished with 18.7% of the votes for the Audience Award in the interactive fiction category in the 2008 [[Jay Is Games]] Best of Casual Gameplay awards, placing it second after ''[[Violet (computer game)|Violet]]''.<ref name="jayaward">{{cite web
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The game has been described as "hilarious" by reviewers for the ''[[The Onion]]'' ''[[The A.V. Club|A.V. Club]]''<ref name="avclub">{{cite web
The game has been described as "hilarious" by reviewers for ''[[The Onion]]'' ''[[The A.V. Club|A.V. Club]]''<ref name="avclub">{{cite web
| url = http://www.avclub.com/content/games/lost_pig
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| title = Lost Pig
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| work = The A. V. Club
| work = The A. V. Club
| publisher = [[The Onion|Onion Inc.]]
| publisher = [[The Onion|Onion Inc.]]
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| url-status = dead
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}}</ref> and [[Jay Is Games]]
.<ref name="jayisgames">{{cite web
}}</ref> and [[Jay Is Games]].<ref name="jayisgames">{{cite web
| url = http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/04/lost_pig.php
| url = http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/04/lost_pig.php
| title = Lost Pig
| title = Lost Pig
| accessdate = 2009-01-16
| accessdate = 2009-01-16
| date = 2008-04-07
| date = 2008-04-07
| author = "Scramble125"
| author = Scramble125
| work = [[Jay Is Games]]
| work = [[Jay Is Games]]
| publisher = [[Jay Is Games]]
| publisher = [[Jay Is Games]]
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| url-status = live
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| archivedate = 2009-01-16
| archivedate = 2009-02-01
}}</ref> [[Emily Short]] described it as "superbly crafted," "insanely responsive," and recommended it to new players of interactive fiction, noting, "The polish is so thorough that it avoids the sorts of parser frustrations that usually catch novice players off-guard...."<ref name="playthisthing">{{cite web
}}</ref> [[Emily Short]] described it as "superbly crafted," "insanely responsive," and recommended it to new players of interactive fiction, noting, "The polish is so thorough that it avoids the sorts of parser frustrations that usually catch novice players off-guard...."<ref name="playthisthing">{{cite web
| url = http://playthisthing.com/lost-pig-and-place-under-ground
| url = http://playthisthing.com/lost-pig-and-place-under-ground
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| work = Play This Thing
| work = Play This Thing
| publisher = [[Manifesto Games]]
| publisher = [[Manifesto Games]]
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| work = GameSetWatch
| work = GameSetWatch
| publisher = Think Services
| publisher = Think Services
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The reviewer for Jay Is Games called ''Lost Pig'' "...stuffed to the rafters with personality."<ref name="jayisgames" />
The reviewer for Jay Is Games called ''Lost Pig'' "...stuffed to the rafters with personality."<ref name="jayisgames" />
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.grunk.org/lostpig/ Lost Pig (And Place Under Ground)] — Official site
* [http://www.grunk.org/lostpig/ Official site]
* [http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=mohwfk47yjzii14w Lost Pig entry at the Interactive Fiction DataBase] — includes link to download the game, walkthrough, and reviews
* ''[http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=mohwfk47yjzii14w Lost Pig]'' at the Interactive Fiction Database
* [http://jayisgames.com/games/ifiction/game/lostpig?game=lostpig Lost Pig] — Play online at Jay Is Games (requires [[Adobe Flash]])
* Play ''[https://pr-if.org/play/lostpig/ Lost Pig]'' online at The People's Republic of Interactive Fiction
* [http://ifwiki.org/index.php/Admiral_Jota Admiral Jota] at IFWiki


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[[Category:Orcs in popular culture]]
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Latest revision as of 01:10, 23 November 2022

Lost Pig
Lost Pig being played in a modern interpreter.
Developer(s)Admiral Jota
Publisher(s)Self published
Designer(s)Admiral Jota
EngineZ-machine
Release2007
Genre(s)Interactive Fiction, Adventure
Mode(s)Single player

Lost Pig is a comedic work of interactive fiction about an orc retrieving an escaped pig. It was created by Admiral Jota and released as freeware.[1] It took first place in the 2007 Interactive Fiction Competition with an average score of 8.27.[2] Lost Pig won best game, best writing, best individual non-player character, and best individual player character in the 2007 XYZZY Awards.[3] Lost Pig finished with 18.7% of the votes for the Audience Award in the interactive fiction category in the 2008 Jay Is Games Best of Casual Gameplay awards, placing it second after Violet.[4]

The game has been described as "hilarious" by reviewers for The Onion A.V. Club[5] and Jay Is Games.[6] Emily Short described it as "superbly crafted," "insanely responsive," and recommended it to new players of interactive fiction, noting, "The polish is so thorough that it avoids the sorts of parser frustrations that usually catch novice players off-guard...."[7] A GameSetWatch review noted that "After only a few minutes of play, however, it becomes pleasingly obvious how much effort has gone into creating Grunk’s world."[8] The reviewer for Jay Is Games called Lost Pig "...stuffed to the rafters with personality."[6]

The game's protagonist is Grunk, an orc who works at a farm.[1] A pig under his care has escaped, and the game begins with Grunk looking for the pig.[1] Chasing the pig, Grunk soon falls into an underground complex. To win the game, the player must get Grunk to capture the pig and find a way out of the complex.

As interactive fiction, the player types English commands into the game and the game responds in English. However, the protagonist, Grunk, speaks broken English.[5] This means that the game's responses are frequently in broken English. A reviewer for The Onion A.V. Club notes that the broken English is "clever but never too cute" and that "[Grunk's] observations make a certain sense—and his matter-of-fact reporting has an awesome clarity...."[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Admiral Jota. "Lost Pig (And Place Under Ground)". grunk.org. Admiral Jota. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
  2. ^ "Results of the 13th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition". Stephen Granade. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  3. ^ Eileen (2008-03-09). "XYZZYnews Home Page". XYZZYnews. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  4. ^ "Best of Casual Gameplay 2008 - Interactive Fiction Results". Jay Is Games. Jay Is Games. Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  5. ^ a b c Dahlen, Chris (2008-02-11). "Lost Pig". The A. V. Club. Onion Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  6. ^ a b Scramble125 (2008-04-07). "Lost Pig". Jay Is Games. Jay Is Games. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Short, Emily (2008-06-13). "Lost Pig And Place Under Ground". Play This Thing. Manifesto Games. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  8. ^ Carless, Simon (2007-11-17). "Lost Pig (And Place Under Ground)". GameSetWatch. Think Services. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
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