History VideoGame / ThreeInThree

''3 in Three'' is a classic puzzle game for the UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh, designed by Creator/CliffJohnson and published by Creator/{{Cinemaware}} (and by Inline Design after Cinemaware went bankrupt). It stars 3, an instance of the number 3 in a computer. The game starts with the 3 being rounded off from a spreadsheet, just as the computer crashes. As a result, she is sent deep into the innards of the computer, where she has to solve a number of puzzles in order to get it working again, all the while dealing with a plethora of letters, most of whom have never heard of numbers and think that she's a damaged B. Along the way, she must also deal with the misfit vowels, a bunch of vowels that have become corrupted and are threatening the word processor; an anti-virus robot that seeks to delete the 3; and an unknown mastermind who seeks to eliminate all letters.

''3 in Three'' is a classic puzzle game for the UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh, designed by Cliff Johnson and published by Creator/{{Cinemaware}} (and by Inline Design after Cinemaware went bankrupt). It stars 3, an instance of the number 3 in a computer. The game starts with the 3 being rounded off from a spreadsheet, just as the computer crashes. As a result, she is sent deep into the innards of the computer, where she has to solve a number of puzzles in order to get it working again, all the while dealing with a plethora of letters, most of whom have never heard of numbers and think that she's a damaged B. Along the way, she must also deal with the misfit vowels, a bunch of vowels that have become corrupted and are threatening the word processor; an anti-virus robot that seeks to delete the 3; and an unknown mastermind who seeks to eliminate all letters.

'''E:''' There is no number 3 in '''''three!'''

* TalkingTypography: Most of the characters, due to being inside a computer, from the titular protagonist 3 herself to the antagonist, [[spoiler:the pi symbol]], and several side characters. The only characters who are not this are the humans outside the computer, who are only shown sparingly.

* TitleByNumber: The work is named after the protagonist, a [[TalkingTypography sentient number 3]].

* ThisCannotBe: As shown in the picture above, the letters, when told that 3 is a three, express disbelief in her claim, since "there is no 3 in three".

* TitleDrop: In the picture above.

''3 in Three'' is a classic puzzle game for the UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh, designed by Cliff Johnson and published by Creator/{{Cinemaware}} (and by Inline Design after Cinemaware went bankrupt). It stars 3, an instance of the number 3 in a computer. The game starts with the 3 being rounded off from a spreadsheet, just as the computer crashes. As a result, she is sent deep into the innards of the computer, where she has to solve a number of puzzles in order to get it working again, all the while dealing with a plethora of letters, most of whom have never heard of numbers and think that she's a damaged B.

* BigBad: [[spoiler:The pi symbol]] is the one using the misfit vowels to destroy the word processor [[spoiler:so he can [[FinalSolution wipe out all letters]] and prove that numbers are superior]].
* BystanderSyndrome: The 3 doesn't care about the damage caused to the system by the power surge - she just wants to get back to her spreadsheet, and she only fixes the system damage if it's in her way. [[spoiler:She even turns down going to stop the misfit vowel characters attacking the word processor, at least at first.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: The drone has the objective to delete the rogue 3. [[spoiler:At the end of the game, the 3 making up the pi symbol is deleted, causing the remaining numbers to HeelFaceTurn]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:The ending has the three happily working on a quarterly report, just like she wanted]].

* FacelessEye: The creature seen in "Mind's Eye".

* TalkingTypography: Most of the characters.
* ThisCannotBe: In the picture above.

''3 in Three'' is a classic puzzle game for the UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh, designed by Cliff Johnson and published by Creator/{{Cinemaware}} (and by Inline Design after Cinemaware went bankrupt); the protagonist is an instance of the number 3 in a computer. The game starts with the 3 being rounded off from a spreadsheet, just as the computer crashes. As a result, she is sent deep into the innards of the computer, where she has to solve a number of puzzles in order to get it working again, all the while dealing with a plethora of letters, most of whom have never heard of numbers and think that she's a damaged B.

* GravityIsAHarshMistress (of the "gravitational cognizance" variety)
* InsideAComputerSystem

* SpeakFriendAndEnter: Required to open the metapuzzle.

* FacelessEye: The creature seen in "Mind's Eye"

* OneLetterName: Most of the characters the 3 encounters are letters, and [[spoiler:the main villain is a pi symbol]].

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The website casually reveals the existence of [[spoiler:the pi symbol]]. Thankfully you don't have to see it to get to the download link.

* EarnYouHappyEnding: [[spoiler:The ending has the three happily working on a quarterly report, just like she wanted]].

* ChekhovsGunman: The drone has the objective to delete the rogue 3. At the end of the game, the rogue is deleted.

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: The 3 spends most of the game trying to get back to the spreadsheet, (only to discover in the end that [[spoiler:[[StrangerInAFamiliarLand she's not happy there any more]]]]).
** [[spoiler:She mentioned she wished to go to a nice quarterly report from the start.]]

* BystanderSyndrome: The 3 doesn't care about the damage caused to the system by the power surge - she just wants to get back to her spreadsheet, and she only fixes the system damage if it's in her way. [[spoiler:She even turns down going to stop the mutated vowel characters attacking the hard disk.]]

''3 in Three'' is a classic puzzle game for the AppleMacintosh, designed by Cliff Johnson and published by Creator/{{Cinemaware}} (and by Inline Design after Cinemaware went bankrupt); the protagonist is an instance of the number 3 in a computer. The game starts with the 3 being rounded off from a spreadsheet, just as the computer crashes. As a result, she is sent deep into the innards of the computer, where she has to solve a number of puzzles in order to get it working again, all the while dealing with a plethora of letters, most of whom have never heard of numbers and think that she's a damaged B.

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: The 3 spends most of the game trying to get back to the spreadsheet, (only to discover in the end that [[spoiler:[[StrangerInAFamiliarLand she's not happy there anymore]]]]).
** [[spoiler:She mentioned she wished to go to a nice quarterly report from the start]]

''3 in Three'' is a classic puzzle game for the Macintosh, designed by Cliff Johnson; the protagonist is an instance of the number 3 in a computer. The game starts with the 3 being rounded off from a spreadsheet, just as the computer crashes. As a result, she is sent deep into the innards of the computer, where she has to solve a number of puzzles in order to get it working again, all the while dealing with a plethora of letters, most of whom have never heard of numbers and think that she's a damaged B.

[[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big3.jpg http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3inthree.jpg]]
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