6/27/98
Burger Joint FAQ
Matt Dabrowski
damage inc.
Madguy70@aol.com
members.aol.com/madguy70

If you're reading this, then you've obviously played Burger Joint.  This
impresses me so much, that as a reward, you get a bunch of questions answered
right here in this FAQ.  Who could ask for more?  Oh yeah, the masses...

Q: I want to know EXACTLY how long it took you to do the game.
A: Gee, according to my calendar, I started around May 19, and will finish up
sometime within a week.

Q: First Todd's Adventure, then War-Torn, then Burger Joint, then War-Torn 2,
then Todd 2...  Is this a pattern of humorous and not-so humorous games?
A: Yes.  I suppose so.

Q: Why are you mad?
A: Arrrrrr.

Q: Will there ever be a sequel?
A: No, one game of this sort is quite enough.  Besides, I now realize, after
designing BJ, that the kind of game I had in mind when I first started my
work just ain't possible with ZZT.  Too bad.

Q: Are the characters based on people you know in real life?
A: Only the ones inside my head.  Whoops, said too much...

Q: How many endings are there?
A: Just one in this game.  My other two games had four apiece, so a single
ending was a real departure.

Q: Where did your inspiration come from?
A: Jordan Mechner's largely underappreciated real-time adventure game, "The
Last Express".  This is where I got the idea for an entirely real-time ZZT
game.

Q: How many possible places to die/get fired are there in Burger Joint?
A: Way too many to count.  If you'd played the game, you'd know that already.

Q: What were the hardest parts of the game to do?
A: Testing for bugs took a lot more time than it did in previous games.
A lot of time, I'd have to play through the entire board just to get to the
single point that I was supposed to be testing.  As usual, an object's code
might just disappear into thin air for no reason whatsoever.  Ugh.

Q: What about the music?
A: What about it?  It's part '50s, part something else.

Q: Hey, you're a meatball head!
A: That's not a question, proud clod!

Q: So what's the purpose of this FAQ?
A: This FAQ is not an act of an ego-infested braggart who wants attention.  I
just wanted to see if people played the game, and making people send comments
to me to get this FAQ seemed like a good idea.  I also did this because it
was fun to write, and I myself enjoy reading game FAQs.

So, there you have it!  If you want further questions answered, just e-mail
me- my current address is Madguy70@aol.com, although it's subject to change.