Bad Mojo

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Description

Roger was about to do something bad. Unfortunately, he can't remember what it was because he has been transformed into a cockroach. In this Kafkaesque graphic adventure game, Roger (you) must scurry through the walls of a run down San Francisco bar trying to restore his memory and his human form while avoiding spiders, a roach eating cat, and other creatures that live in the bar.

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Alternate Titles

• "坏蟑螂" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Bad Mojo: Путь таракана" -- Russian spelling
• "Bad Mojo: The Roach Game" -- Tag-lined title

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Insects
• Bad Mojo games
• Visual technique / style: Live-action cutscenes

User Reviews

The search is more important than the find. (or something like that...;)	Windows	Zovni (9384)
Be yourself - be a cockroach	Windows	Isdaron (681)

The Press Says

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Macintosh	Dec, 2003		100
GameSpot	Windows	May 01, 1996	9 out of 10	90
Mac Ledge	Macintosh	1996	4.5 out of 5	90
Power Play	Windows	Apr, 1996	83 out of 100	83
PC Player (Denmark)	Windows	1996	83 out of 100	83
High Score	Windows 3.x	Jul, 1996	4 out of 5	80
PC Player (Germany)	Windows 3.x	Apr, 1996		80
Adventure Advocate	Windows	Sep 27, 2008		80
Just Adventure	Windows 3.x	2003	B	75
GamersHell.com	Windows	Oct 24, 2000	7.2 out of 10	72

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Trivia

Endings

The three possible endings can be found as .mov files on the CD-ROM.

References

• At the bottom of the newspaper page placed above the urinal, there is an ad for Iron Helix, which was developed by the same team.
• The cat's name, Franz, is an obvious homage to Franz Kafka. Protagonist Roger Samms's name is very similar to Gregor (spelled backwards = rogerG) Samsa, Kafka's main character from The Metamorphosis.
• The cut out eyes on the wall of Roger's research room include those of celebrities, such as Michelle Pfeiffer and David Duchovny.

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #7 Top Sleeper Of All Time
• PC Player (Germany)
  • Issue 01/1997 - Most Innovative Player Character in 1996

Information also contributed by Patrick Bregger, Steve Suchman, and Zovni.

Related Web Sites

• Another Bad Mojo Walkthrough -- on Computer Show
• Bad Mojo - FAQs & Guides -- on GameFaqs.com
• Bad Mojo Hints -- Robert Norton's Hints for Bad Mojo will help you solve the game with nudges toward the final solutions.
• Bad Mojo Setup for Windows XP -- Yes, Bad Mojo can be played in Windows XP with a little tweaking.
• Randy Sluganski's "Crawlthrough" -- Randy's Walkthrough contains everything you'll need to finish the game.
• Wikipedia -- article about Bad Mojo in the open encyclopedia
• Zarf's Review -- A review of the Macintosh version of Bad Mojo by Andrew Plotkin, with additional information about convincing the title to run under newer version of Mac OS X (December, 2004).