- Dummied Out: The 550- and 580- point versions contain functions to support running on a shared computer such as a mainframe, allowing time limited games or restricting play to between certain hours. On PC-hosted versions, all the code's still there, but the "is this a shared computer?" check is a dummy and so the rest of the code is never used.
- Permanent Placeholder: The 'Under Construction' sign hovering in midair. In Crowther's original, it indicated which part of the game was still being coded, so rooms beyond it might be incomplete or buggy. In Woods's version and its numerous descendants, the cave is completely implemented; but the sign remains.
- Referenced by...: A portion of the game is reinterpreted in Kentucky Route Zero.
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