Robinson Technologies, 1997
Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS 和 Android
Robinson Technologies, 1997
Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS and Android
小农民丁克(Dink Smallwood)可以说是《塞尔达传说(Zelda)》和《猴岛(Monkey Island)》[1] 的有趣的混合体。这个游戏讲述了一个养猪农民丁克的故事,他仍然和母亲住在一起,被真正的冒险者们嘲笑,姑娘们也不喜欢他。而当邪恶袭来之时,他决定拿起武器,开启自己的传奇经历。
当然,这个游戏是靠幽默成名的。丁克妙语连珠地吐出一串串标新立异的俏皮话、残忍的笑话还有阴阳怪气的台词。我建议攻击一下能看到的所有东西,只为了看看他会怎么反应。
Ajoyful blend of Zelda and Monkey Island, Dink Smallwood tells the story of a pig farmer still living with his mother, mocked by real adventures and rejected by women. When evil strikes, is up to him take up arms and begin his own epic quest.
Of course, the game's claim to fame is the humour, and Dink delivers a constant barrage of odd quips, cruel jokes and passive-aggressive dialogues. I advise attacking everything in sight, just to see his reaction.
游戏流程很简单:在地图上旅行,和 NPC 对话,和怪物战斗,最终提升你的三个属性——攻击、防御和魔法——以及找到新的武器和咒语。
遗憾的是,游戏进程经常被打断,因为任务道具在商店里以天价出售,玩家不得不花上几个小时反复杀怪以赚钱。《小农民丁克》本可以成为一个短小精悍的游戏,但流程却被这些障碍所毁掉了。
单就其自身来说,《小农民丁克》只不过是个小小的邪典罢了。但是游戏提供了易用的 mod 工具,而且开发者在 1999 年宣布游戏免费,随后又开放出了源代码。这催生出了一个热情的社区,致力于创作“D-mod”——《小农民丁克》的新冒险模组。
时至今日,“丁克粉”(Dinkers)已经创作出了成百上千个 D-mod,内容上至传奇冒险,下至短小的轻松冒险和单个屏幕的迷你游戏,甚至还有传授脚本编写技术的教学模组。
这些模组的风头早已压过了最初的游戏,这也让人有更多的理由去体验一下《小农民丁克》。打开www.dinknetwork.com,选择你的下一个历险吧。
模组:
《神秘岛(Mystery Island)》:原开发者在 13 年后创作的官方续作。
《朝圣之旅(Pilgrim’s Quest)》:一个很长的冒险,加入了几个新的区域、武器、法术和谜题,甚至还有航海部分。
《莉娜的故事(Lyna’s Story)》:丁克和国王的骑士都失踪了,现在就靠莉娜来拯救世界了。
《丁克去划船(Dink Goes Boating)》:优秀的 mod 编写教程,细心地解释了脚本是如何运行的。
《大骚乱(Mayhem)》:一个很小的竞速模组,你扮演一个黑骑士,需要掠夺一个村庄然后撤离。
The gameplay is simple – you travel through map screens, talking to NPCs and battling monsters, eventually levelling up your three stats – Attack, Defense and Magic – and finding new weapons and spells.
Sadly, the game's progression is often halted by quest items sold in stores at insane prices, forcing players to spend hours killing monsters. This destroys the flow of an otherwise short and sweet game.
By itself, Dink would be little more than a curiosity. But the game came with friendly mod tools, and, in 1999, the developers made the game free, later releasing the source code as well. This led to the rise of a passionate community creating “D-mods” – new adventure modules for Dink Smallwood.
Still active today, the “Dinkers” have produced hundreds of D-mods, ranging from epic adventures to short romps, one-screen mini-games and even educative modules that teach scripting.
These modules have long since surpassed the base game and are more than enough reason to own Dink Smallwood. Just head to www.dinknetwork.com and choose your next adventure.
Mods:
Mystery Island: An official sequel to Dink Smallwood, made by the original developers 13 years later.
Pilgrim's Quest: A lengthy adventure, with several new regions, weapons, spells, riddles and even boat sailing.
Lyna's Story: With Dink gone and the King's knights missing, it's up to Lyna to venture out and save the day.
Dink Goes Boating: An excellent tutorial for the game's modding, it carefully explains how scripting works.
Mayhem: A short time-attack module where you're a Black Knight that must pillage a village and get out.
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1 译者注:《猴岛》是 LucasArts 公司制作并发行的游戏系列。