Version 2, to be released in the summer of 2007, will be both harder to win (several new puzzles are being added) and harder to lose (the time limits, which can render version 1 unwinnable without notice, are being eliminated). In response, the author is now hard at work on a complete revision. The initial release of 'Last Resort' provoked a thoughtful essay, posted on the newsgroup -fiction, from Interactive Fiction guru Emily Short. The game is large and difficult, and includes numerous characters with whom you can interact. Before long you'll discover that Diane will be dead before the end of the day unless she's able to escape. You play the part of Diane Lindsay, a 14 year old from New York City who has been dragged off by her aunt to a seedy, rundown motel in rural Mississippi. 'Last Resort' is a low-key fantasy horror story-there's almost no actual gore, but some seriously disturbing things may happen to you if you're not careful. To date he has released 2 text adventure games-'Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina' (1999) and 'Last Resort' (2006). He's well known as an expert on electronic music technology his byline appears regularly in music technology magazines such as Electronic Musician, Keyboard, Mix, and Virtual Instruments. He's the author of 2 science fiction novels-'Walk the Moons Road' (Del Rey 1985) and 'The Wall at the Edge of the World' (Ace 1992), both out of print. Jim Aikin divides his time between music and writing.

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