RetroGaming

21979 readers

260 users here now

Vintage gaming community.

Rules:

Be kind.
No spam or soliciting for money.
No racism or other bigotry allowed.
Obviously nothing illegal.

If you see these please report them.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Xylinna@lemmy.world

Tenthrow@lemmy.world

gts@lemmy.world

From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

7 comments fedilink hide all child comments

all 11 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 8 points 9 months ago

MUDs were fun and underappreciated. As a bonus, not realizing that there were keyboard shortcuts led me to becoming the fastest typist I knew.

[–] Toes@ani.social 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Text adventure games are awesome.

Always remember to bring your towel.

[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Did a unit on interactive fiction for a grad seminar once, and sent a link to the Infocom Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game as an optional primer. No one in the room except the prof and one guy who was experimenting with MUDs at the time had ever played a text adventure.

I mean, that was fun for me...

[–] dankeck@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark

https://youtu.be/4nigRT2KmCE

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Never even played Zork once yet I will always think of this track when it comes up.