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Galactic Hitchhiker (1980): inspo a-go-go
TL/DR: Play Galactic Hitchhiker online Fit the First I’ve always said that if this blog had a slogan it would probably be something like “Retroactive Fiction: Very tentatively recommended.” So imagine my surprise when I read Jason Dyer’s blogpost about … Continue reading
BeebScott: the Scott Adams interpreter nobody asked for
BeebScott: a tool for converting and playing Scott Adams text adventure games on the BBC Micro Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 8-bit, bbc, BBC Micro, interactive fiction, retro, Scott Adams, text adventure, text adventure game, trs-80
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LAND (1989) — a lost MUD recreated
I’ll admit it: I don’t know very much about MUDs. (Nor am I familiar with the various spinoffs — the MUCKs, MOOs and MUSHes — that proliferated in the early days of the Net.) Many years ago, I would occasionally … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, bbc, BBC Micro, DEC, interactive fiction, LAND, mainframe computer, MUD, MUDDL, PDP-10
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One Room (1983) — the first one-room game?
One Room is a text adventure game written by Jorge Mir for the TRS-80 Color Computer. It was published as a program-listing in the first Rainbow Book of Adventures in 1983. One Room is set in a single room (duh), … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 8-bit, bbc, BBC Micro, interactive fiction, one-room game, puzzle, room-escape, text adventure, trs-80
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Maze of Madness (2018) — a torment
Maze of Madness is a modern game for an ancient computer (namely the 8-bit BBC Micro, which this blog seems to endlessly bang on about). Well, I say “game”, but it’s more of a demo – a demo of a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 8-bit, bbc, BBC Micro, cruel, game, interactive fiction, puzzle, retro, text adventure, text adventure game
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Skill, Stamina and Luck
In February 2016, the BBC broadcast a radio documentary about interactive fiction called Skill, Stamina and Luck. It focused largely on gamebooks like Fighting Fantasy, Choose Your Own Adventure, and some interesting historical examples — but it also took in parser … Continue reading
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Tagged bbc, history, infocom, interactive fiction, radio, text adventure, text adventure game
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