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Sammy the Cyclebot

Sammy the Cyclebot is the really obscure sequel to the already-obscure Quagmire. It's so obscure that there's no record of anyone having beaten the game (which, considering that it's much harder than its predecessor, is saying something).

Developer Messages#

Going to the Password Continue dialog, the player can type one of the following to uncover hidden messages. Passwords are separated by commas, as some of these are mapped to the same message.

Most of the passwords and messages relate to residence halls at Stanford University, and Small also takes the opportunity to hack away at Stanford's rival.

Password

Message

tony small

Tony Small needs you! Well, OK, he doesn't neeeed you. But
he really wants you to buy his game. He's not going beg, but he'll come
damn close.

cyclebot

Cyclebot (adj): Of a cyclic-botic nature. Example: The Milky Way
sure is one cyclebot galaxy. Where do you think your puting those
cyclebot hands!?

sammy

Sammy (verb): To Sammy someone. To induce one to Sam. Example:
John is going to Sammy that poor old lady. I hope he doesn't get
Sammed.

loro, mirlo

Structured Liberal Education - Where severely warped and
twisted individuals are socially warped and twisted beyond human
recognition.

casa zapata

Late Night! Where else could you get a stale piece of pizza
for $3.50 or a bottle of Snapple for $1.75 or stomach-twisting nachos
for $2.50?

larkin

Larkinites of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but
your North Lounge and your 19 inch TV.

stanford

Stanford: Junior college? Me thinks not.

kimball

For the luckiest of the lucky. Is this as good as it gets?

wilbur, arroyo, trancos, junipero

Wilbur, where the motto is: All you can eat! or Who eats all this shit?

burbank

The sixth circle of Stern's hell. For those who drew above 10,000.

serra, donner, twain, stern

Stern sucks. Stern food sucks. Hopefully you have a lot of friends.

toyon

High ceilings and great food. But who wants triples and quads?

cedro

Cedro's a nice place to visit, but my god, I wouldn't want to live there.

berkeley

Cal Students: This is your last year for the axe. Enjoy it while it lasts.

branner

Rule 1: Branner Sucks. Exceptions: There are none. See Rule 1.

castano, lantana

Ok, so maybe Lantana is a quiet dorm. But compared to Castano, it's a riot.

(N/A; no password programmed)

Freud? Marx? Galileo? Darwin? Bible? Yeah... I think we read some of those.

(Source: Original TCRF research)