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An Interactive Fiction game by Steve Meretzky, released by Legend Entertainment in 1993.As The Klutz knight Sir Eric the Unready, you must embark on a quest to end all quests — save the princess from an evil plot to take over the kingdom! And, of course, earn some respect for yourself, you unlucky buffoon, you.Boris Vallejo provided the awesome cover art. |
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All There in the Manual |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
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All There in the Manual: The authors' preferred form of Copy Protection. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
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1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_259d5879 |
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Anachronism Stew |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_259d5879 |
comment |
Anachronism Stew: Bud the Wizard watches satellite TV in his tower. Hey, he's a wizard! |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_259d5879 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_259d5879 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_26ff59b4 |
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Knight Errant |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_26ff59b4 |
comment |
Knight Errant: Eric would very much like to consider himself one. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_26ff59b4 |
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1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_26ff59b4 |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_26ff59b4 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_275773bd |
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Curse Escape Clause |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_275773bd |
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Curse Escape Clause: A farmer applies for a knight's help in invoking this for his daughter, whom the local witch has apparently turned into a pig. Sir Eric steps up to the challenge. Averted when it turns out the girl was gone shopping. The pig enjoyed the kiss, at least. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_275773bd |
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-1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_275773bd |
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1.0 |
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hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_275773bd |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2b5ea43c |
type |
Bland-Name Product |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2b5ea43c |
comment |
Bland-Name Product: Quite a few of these. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2b5ea43c |
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1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2b5ea43c |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2b5ea43c |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2fc4ac67 |
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Black Knight |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2fc4ac67 |
comment |
Black Knight: The Dreaded Knight of the Black Pauldron. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2fc4ac67 |
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1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2fc4ac67 |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_2fc4ac67 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_404caf13 |
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Unicorn |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_404caf13 |
comment |
Unicorn: Played straight, there are unicorns and they only tolerate the presence of female virgins. And therefore it's used as a non-virgin detector. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_404caf13 |
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1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_404caf13 |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_404caf13 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_4156b553 |
type |
Copy Protection |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_4156b553 |
comment |
Copy Protection: You have to buy a new suit of armour once the game starts proper, and the copy protection codes are your armour element sizes, which is All There in the Manual. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_4156b553 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_4156b553 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
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hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_4156b553 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_41feb209 |
type |
Non Sequitur, *Thud* |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_41feb209 |
comment |
Non Sequitur, *Thud*: Used as a Running Gag, Eric ends up losing consciousness at the end of every day/chapter. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_41feb209 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_41feb209 |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_41feb209 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_478ae179 |
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And Now You Must Marry Me |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_478ae179 |
comment |
And Now You Must Marry Me: Princess Lorealle's fate if you fail to rescue her in time. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_478ae179 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_478ae179 |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_478ae179 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_47fea76b |
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Butt-Monkey |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_47fea76b |
comment |
Butt-Monkey: Eric The Unready himself and, by proxy, the player. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_47fea76b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_47fea76b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
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hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_47fea76b |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_484eb304 |
type |
"Knock Knock" Joke |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_484eb304 |
comment |
"Knock Knock" Joke: There are several to be heard, all of them equally cringe-worthy. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_484eb304 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_484eb304 |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_484eb304 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_51923571 |
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Spinning Paper |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_51923571 |
comment |
Spinning Paper: Readable newspaper issues covering the publicized (and grossly misrepresented) events of the previous chapter serve as chapter breaks. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_51923571 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_51923571 |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_51923571 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_55ec42d7 |
type |
Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_55ec42d7 |
comment |
Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: Almost everyone speaks like this and this is used to provide the occasional No Celebrities Were Harmed name switch. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_55ec42d7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_55ec42d7 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_55ec42d7 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_5f251b1b |
type |
Poor Man's Porn |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_5f251b1b |
comment |
Poor Man's Porn: There are some tittilating woodcuts of the famous singer Lily on sale at the fair. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_5f251b1b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_5f251b1b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_5f251b1b |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_6aada778 |
type |
Only the Chosen May Wield |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_6aada778 |
comment |
Only the Chosen May Wield: Parodied with the Banana In The Stone. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_6aada778 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_6aada778 |
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1.0 |
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hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_6aada778 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_722a6ef4 |
type |
Game Show |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_722a6ef4 |
comment |
Game Show: Eric will have to go through one during his adventures. As tradition holds, it's a mini-game! |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_722a6ef4 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_722a6ef4 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_722a6ef4 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_88e7f8b8 |
type |
Batman Cold Open |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_88e7f8b8 |
comment |
Batman Cold Open: The game's actual gameplay starts off with a short story about a Curse Escape Clause, see below. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_88e7f8b8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_88e7f8b8 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_88e7f8b8 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_912714cc |
type |
Edible Bludgeon |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_912714cc |
comment |
Edible Bludgeon: How Sir Eric (unwittingly) wins his fight against the dreaded Knight Of the Black Pauldron. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_912714cc |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_912714cc |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_912714cc |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_98591d23 |
type |
Speech Impediment |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_98591d23 |
comment |
Speech Impediment: Zig-Zagging Trope. The famous singer Lily sings normally, but slurs her Rs into Ws when speaking, which is responsible for the Wavenous Waven of Wangoon being... mispronounced. The game later hangs a lampshade on this with one of its many moments. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_98591d23 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_98591d23 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_98591d23 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_9f5e99a7 |
type |
DistressedDamsel |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_9f5e99a7 |
comment |
Distressed Damsel: The princess Lorealle The Worthy, who Eric is supposed to be saving. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_9f5e99a7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_9f5e99a7 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_9f5e99a7 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a1154544 |
type |
Grumpy Old Man |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a1154544 |
comment |
Grumpy Old Man: There are several old knights in the Knight Hall indulging in this. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a1154544 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a1154544 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a1154544 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a36e5a46 |
type |
Love Goddess |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a36e5a46 |
comment |
Love Goddess: You can meet the Goddess of Beauty among the many other expies of the Greek gods and goddesses you encounter. Good luck actually getting her to make love to you! |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a36e5a46 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a36e5a46 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a36e5a46 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a60f7120 |
type |
Physical God |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a60f7120 |
comment |
Physical God: The Greek mythology is present in the setting, except that, well, it's an obstructive bureaucracy. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a60f7120 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a60f7120 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_a60f7120 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b00a7c5e |
type |
Robe and Wizard Hat |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b00a7c5e |
comment |
Robe and Wizard Hat: Every wizard in the game has these. It's a fantasy parody, what did you expect? |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b00a7c5e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b00a7c5e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b00a7c5e |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b5914444 |
type |
Noodle Implements |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b5914444 |
comment |
Noodle Implements: Until you get around to using them, the McGuffins Eric is supposed to collect feel like a pointless assortment of random (if awesome) items. A pitchfork, a steak, a pair of bolt cutters, a crowbar and a crescent wrench? What? |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b5914444 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b5914444 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_b5914444 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_ba6cf869 |
type |
Rape, Pillage, and Burn |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_ba6cf869 |
comment |
Rape, Pillage, and Burn: One of the examples from Grumpy Old Man talk. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_ba6cf869 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_ba6cf869 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_ba6cf869 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
type |
Shout-Out |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
comment |
Other Classifieds Shout Outs include Peter Pan, The Pied Piper of Hamelin and Norse Mythology. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_c75df49a |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_d88e125e |
type |
Our Dragons Are Different |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_d88e125e |
comment |
Our Dragons Are Different: Follows the Western version of the dragon, obviously, with the simple addition of Attack Its Weak Point, which conveniently takes shape of a huge target visible on the dragon's body. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_d88e125e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_d88e125e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_d88e125e |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
type |
Red Herring |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
comment |
Red Herring: The Wavenous Waven of Wangoon is set up as a monster you might have to defeat in your adventures. It's never mentioned again after the first time. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_e0e750b1 |
type |
Shoulder-Sized Dragon |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_e0e750b1 |
comment |
Shoulder-Sized Dragon: Eric slays a dragon, who then deflates to the size of a cigarette lighter and can be obtained as an item. |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_e0e750b1 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_e0e750b1 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_e0e750b1 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_fb1fb07f |
type |
Doomy Dooms of Doom |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_fb1fb07f |
comment |
Doomy Dooms of Doom: One of the many McGuffins Eric has to procure are The Bolt Cutters Of Doom! |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_fb1fb07f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_fb1fb07f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_fb1fb07f |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_name |
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ItemName |
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comment |
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featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_name |
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1.0 |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) / int_name |
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Eric the Unready (Video Game) |
