Meaning of hintline | Babel Free

Definitions

A telephone service that provides, usually for a fee, hints on how to proceed if one is stuck in a specific online game.

Examples

“Virgin Interactive hosts this Lands of Lore cache. Download⟳ a playable demo that promises challenges that will take⟳ more than a day to get⟳ through. Check out the hint file⟳ for game tips not available on the company’s call-in hintline.”

“So reads the instruction to one of the greatest of the CD-ROM adventure games, 9, from Tribeca Interactive. If you call⟳ the 9 hotline-hintline, you will hear⟳ that it was your late uncle Thurston’s muse machine that provided art and inspiration for all the inhabitants of the Last⟳ Resort.”

“Stumped?!?! Frustrated?? Stuck?? Or do you just want⟳ to know⟳ the latest codes and tricks for this and many other Interplay titles?? Well, look⟳ no further because the solution for all these problems is just a phone call⟳ away. Pick⟳ up the phone and call⟳ the Interplay Hintline at[…]. Remember⟳, you must be over 18 or have⟳ your parent’s permission to call⟳ the hintline.”

“Ubi Soft Hintline: […]”

“You have⟳ to solve⟳ all the clues and let⟳ Henry take⟳ the credit, or the world’s doomed. Good luck. PS: The hintline is open⟳ 24 hours a day at a rate of $29.95 for the first minute and $30.00 for each additional minute.”

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