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From: sxl6400@hertz.njit.edu (Mike Threepoint)
Subject: Re: I want more terminology
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The Plotkin writes!
> To beat on my previous dead horse a little further, let me point out
> that there are shades of meaning here, too. For example, most of Myst is
> unlosable, but the endgame is losable.

The most borderline case I can think of is one of my favorite games,
The Secret of Monkey Island.  It is 99.44% unlosable.  There is one
and only one way to die, but it takes patience to accomplish. :-)

There's also a hilarious scene concealed in Part Three which pokes fun
at sudden instant deaths in adventure games, but I won't spoil the
surprise.
