Hey guys!

So I was digging through my old projects last week and I stumbled upon an OS I had been working on in the 80's, or, rather, a disk image that used the OS I had made. I was feelin' pretty nostalgic and decided to try it out.

The thing is, it looks like the file has been corrupted (or something). Immediately after I boot it up, some random error-checking program starts trying to shut down the drive--I have no idea why, I didn't program that. And I'm fairly certain no one else has had access to the disk image.

Anyway, I figured I'd upload it here, give the internet a chance to figure it out. Lmk if you find anything interesting!

I've attached downloadable versions for Mac and Windows, and there's a version playable in-browser as well, but for some reason the browser version is broken and some features don't work :/

I HIGHLY recommend playing the download versions, the web version is there mostly just for fun.


[this game was made for the Two-Minute Horror game jam]

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorCormorant42
GenrePuzzle, Interactive Fiction
Made withRPG Maker
TagsDOS, Horror, Mystery, User Interface (UI)

Download

Download
Matrushka-Win.zip 69 MB
Download
Matrushka-Mac.zip 205 MB

Install instructions

Win: unzip & open "TheMatrushkaTheorem.exe"

Mac: i don't have a mac, i have no idea how to run it

Comments

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This is cool in principle but in practice very frustrating; what am I missing that is present in the download version besides a clock and functional saving?

Because four clicks and picking a place to store the downloaded game is a much higher barrier to entry than using the browser version.

ahhh i cant solve it! this is very well done

Sorry, I didn't make it that easy! You really have to go quick & know what you're doing. Glad you're having fun tho!

is there anything beyond opening the midnight contingency?

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Oh boy. I don't remember. I don't think so?

If you got to that part you might as well consider it the end. Good job!

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Oh now the vibes of this game are amazing. I keep feeling like there's so many more layers than I'm aware of going on underneath the surface. Really nice stuff!

Thank you so much!

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I had to make an account to let you know how cool this is! I haven't been able to access admin privileges yet but I need to know the truth...

Thank you so much! I'm glad people are enjoying the game.

This is intriguing me... Is there something hidden that I'm not seeing....?

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Quite a bit, actually ;)