Total Paddling Mania
                    By Aloysius Beltway
                    (Part of Disk 1279)

                Suffered by John Ferris (PC)

A newcomer to the Adventure /Interactive Fiction scene on the
Internet would first be impressed by the sheer number of games
available for his or her perusal. However, after a few downloads
they will find that the quality varies dramatically, from the
extremely wonderful to the extremely awful.

Total Paddling Mania fits the latter category for me. Paddling in
this case refers to a certain form of corporal punishment
involving the use of a paddle, or glorified table tennis bat.  I
have no idea what the aim (or even the point) of this alleged game
is supposed to be. I managed to obtain a paddle, restrain a child
and obtain 50 points (out of a total of 0) by giving him or her a
good paddling. There was very little else to do.

I might be missing something here and if I am, then I think I
should be glad. A sad, sad "game" for which I can find no
redeeming features, avoid like the plague.
















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