Forum Overview :: Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
 
it sounds like the concept would be boring but it's not BECAUSE by Sword of Justice 08/06/2010, 9:46pm PDT
delicious chicken sandwich and a fountain dreenk

anyway they really do a great job covering every imaginable aspect of text adventures, altho they didn't go over MUDs as much which is what I have the most experience with. then again they basically say anyone who has the internet is spending most of their time reading in the first place so yea maybe I do have more xp with texty texts.

the whole thing begins with the guy who invented the first computer based text adventure (simply called "adventure") which he based off his real life explorations of an extremely complex series of caves which he would chart and crawl around in having fun with his family.

they do also go into a few reasons why text adventures sucked, like the mazes and how the puzzles got tiresome and etc but they also do explain the strengths of text adventures and why people still find them fun today.

my only question for these people who want to make a living writing text stories and creating puzzles for gamers to solve, they could do that in most video games being developed nowadays, especially a lot of indie games or maybe even some half life 2 mods.
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Arrived August 6. by Jhoh Cause..... 2 08/06/2010, 12:03pm PDT NEW
    Do you ever play text adventures? NT by Bananadine 08/06/2010, 12:55pm PDT NEW
        we did play the final fantasy mud NT by Sword of Justice 08/06/2010, 2:19pm PDT NEW
            oh and I did actually play zork for a couple minutes by Sword of Justice 08/06/2010, 2:21pm PDT NEW
                I looked in a mailbox and a grue ate me. :( by Jhoh Cause..... 2 08/07/2010, 2:10am PDT NEW
    FUCKING AWESOME. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/06/2010, 3:25pm PDT NEW
    Love the font NT by Vested Id 08/06/2010, 3:57pm PDT NEW
    the movie is actually better than I thought it would be by Sword of Justice 08/06/2010, 9:04pm PDT NEW
        it sounds like the concept would be boring but it's not BECAUSE by Sword of Justice 08/06/2010, 9:46pm PDT NEW
            Probably the same reason some people choose to write books rather than make movi by Mysterio Gestalt 08/06/2010, 9:51pm PDT NEW
                people who write books can sell their books for money by Sword of Justice 08/06/2010, 9:53pm PDT NEW
                    I don't blame you for not understanding what i am talking about by Mysterio Gestalt 08/06/2010, 10:59pm PDT NEW
                        Hey a clueless person who hasn't seen Get Lamp, hello. ^_^ by Jhoh Cause..... 2 08/07/2010, 2:16am PDT NEW
            my question would be why not do that? so ok definitely positive however the bbs by Sword of Justice 08/06/2010, 9:52pm PDT NEW
                Re: my question would be why not do that? so ok definitely positive however the by Jhoh Cause..... 2 08/07/2010, 2:15am PDT NEW
            Re: it sounds like the concept would be boring but it's not BECAUSE by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/07/2010, 12:15am PDT NEW
 
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