Inspired by a thread in DosReloaded I'd like to propose a challenge: describe a classic videogame in a convoluted and misleading way and defy other people to guess it.
Here is my riddle:
You are the son of a boss. Your family has decided to setup a new drug business, and you travel here and there with your private aircraft to build up the operations and form alliances (seducing a couple of lovers in the process). As your adventures develop, a rival family kills your father: in the grand finale you take revenge on them and become the new "capo dei capi".
A tip, in ROT-13:
Vf gur tnzr frg va Fvpvyl? Be znlor va Arj Lbex? Ab, gurer vf ab frn va fvtug urer...
GTA San Andreas?
Quote from: alanrotoi on August 01, 2025, 02:40:53 PMGTA San Andreas?
No, you have been successfully misled :). Try to interpret my description more creatively...
Quote from: HerrNove on August 01, 2025, 02:33:45 PMyou travel here and there with your private aircraft to build up the operations and form alliances (seducing a couple of lovers in the process). As your adventures develop,
The game is
Floarea Soarelui.
https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0017301/
QuoteBravo Bula! You counted 8 twice, but you forgot 5, so all is well. The field of wheat is below you, just where it should be, and now you must remember to roll when you land. Correct! Now gather up your parachute and bury it, Bula. Dig a hole in the soil and put the parachute in it. You will not need it again. No, you may not sell it.
Unlike GTA San Andreas, this game involves stealing a certain car (https://www.auto-data.net/ro/dacia-1310-1.4-63hp-15898). The riddle has many misleading parts, but I have no trouble identifying them. The game is not set in Sicily or New York, but seeing a sea when traveling with an airplane is usually inevitable. I have another riddle:
What is green, sits in a tree and sings?
It's him, Mario. (The drug business was an easy hint: mushrooms)
It's DUNE, my favorite game! Spice melange is the drug.
Quote from: Alain il professore on August 01, 2025, 07:24:28 PMIt's DUNE, my favorite game! Spice melange is the drug.
Excellent answer, congratulations Alain! But, for a Frenchman it was too easy :D
The game from the french lead programmer Philippe Ulrich and a legendary soundtrack from Stéphane Picq, spice opera, (he died last year.)
Here's an easy riddle!
You are an international traveler engaged in an aggressive public relations campaign. Alongside a small group of colleagues chosen for their unique talents, you visit various countries to promote your vision of intercultural dialogue through extremely close interactions. Throughout your journey, you randomly total cars without any real reason. Eventually, your adventure culminates in south east Asia, where you dismantle a criminal organization headed by an authoritarian leader with mysterious powers, thus becoming the world's undisputed champion.
Hint: Ab, gbb onq, lbh pna'g or n qcvbzang ryrpgevslvat vagreangvbany eryngvbafuvcf.
> your vision of intercultural dialogue
Ah, the game showing that, notwithstanding the difference in clothing and hairdo, the American and the Japanese have actually the same abilities. Nice riddle from you, let's see if someone else guesses it.
Street Fighter 2
Tatsumaki Senpukyaku HerrNove and Alanrotoi!
Anyway I don't understand the "dofvj sopj sochjo djc osicj sdocsij c" part.
Quote from: alanrotoi on August 01, 2025, 10:32:28 PMAnyway I don't understand the "dofvj sopj sochjo djc osicj sdocsij c" part.
It's ROT13 encryption, a very weak form of cryptography used to hide spoilers to people who don't want to read it. You can decrypt it e.g. by going on https://rot13.com or using a dedicated plugin.
ROT13 is not encryption and using sites that require JavaScript is not needed. Writing a program in C is easy or you can look at the table.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13
QuoteThe transformation can be done using a lookup table, such as the following:
Input ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Output NOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklm
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
unsigned char lconv(unsigned char c){
if((c>='a')&&(c<='z')){
c+=13;
while(c>'z'){c-=26;}
}else{
if((c>='A')&&(c<='Z')){
c+=13;
while(c>'Z'){c-=26;}
}else{
c='.';
}
}
return c;
}
int main(){
int i;
char c[128];
printf("Word: ");
scanf("%s",c);
i=0;
while(c[i]!='\0'){
printf("%c",lconv(c[i])); i++;
} printf("\r\n");
return 0;
}QuoteAb,.gbb.onq,.lbh.pna'g.or.n.qcvbzang.ryrpgevslvat.vagreangvbany.eryngvbafuvcf
Translation: "No..too.bad..you.can.t.be.a.dpiomnat.electrifying.international.relationships"
Quote from: HerrNove on August 01, 2025, 10:39:50 PMQuote from: alanrotoi on August 01, 2025, 10:32:28 PMAnyway I don't understand the "dofvj sopj sochjo djc osicj sdocsij c" part.
It's ROT13 encryption, a very weak form of cryptography used to hide spoilers to people who don't want to read it. You can decrypt it e.g. by going on https://rot13.com or using a dedicated plugin.
Oh! I didn't know about ROT13 encryption. I thought it was some kind of age restriction :-[
All my posts are family friendly :)
Well, since you won this round, I'd say you have priority if you want to propose your riddle. But anyone else can also contribute!