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corbal posted 06-10-2001 01:09 PM GMT
Well Do you / if so which one do you still play.
i myself am still stuck by the slime demon in magicians ball after 15 years
Andy1 posted 06-10-2001 01:28 PM GMT
Yeah, I've always loved, and STILL love the Infocom stuff. Lurking Horror is the one I'm working through at the moment.
CraigG posted 07-10-2001 12:59 AM GMT
HHGTTG -- I've still not finished it after 15 years, but then I'm crap at adventures...
corbal posted 07-10-2001 12:41 PM GMT
you know the thing about text adventures ,was that they were always so chuffing hard.
some of the puzzle were obscure in the extreme .and once you found a showstopper of a puzzle it was effectivly gameover
still play'em though
corbs
stevebr posted 08-10-2001 04:13 PM GMT
One of the first games I ever played was Dennis through the looking glass on the Select 12 compilation!! Got it at the same time as my C64 in 1984. It was all about the Thatchers in10 Downing Street!! I could never get out of the initial few rooms and still can't now!!
genrex posted 08-10-2001 08:41 PM GMT
hmm... never was a big fan of text adventures. Mostly coz they were so chuffing hard!!! anyway... the only text adventure i ever finished was this porno one called sweet sixteen, in which u have to score with some chic named nova; or was it denise??? errr... anyway, no points for pointing out WHY that was the only text adventure i ever played :P
Gordon posted 09-10-2001 01:33 AM GMT
>you know the thing about text adventures ,was that they were always so chuffing hard. some of the puzzle were obscure in the extreme<
Tell me about it. I play (Rebel Planet? Red Moon? I don't remember the damned thing's name now), and there was this ring device which transported you through some giant sphincter, and I typed in all kinds of commands -- use ring, get on ring, operate ring, and whatever the f**k else -- and the solution was RIDE RING. Sorry to sound so insane about it, but it drove me nuts at the time.
As for still playing adventures, I do occasionally get Colossal Cave out, and Kayleth, and a few other favourites; but the parsers are so weak I give up pretty soon.
Kati was always the big adventure player though, being Chuck Vomit and all...
G
Mort posted 09-10-2001 11:46 AM GMT
I still play the Infocom games and just finished Infidel. My favourites on the 64 were the disk games the Pawn & Guild of Thieves, they had good parcers and amazing graphics even now for the 64. I also had a soft spot for Terrormolinos, Seabase Delta,Heroes of Karn and Subsunk.

corbal posted 13-10-2001 08:52 AM GMT
so what we're saying in the majority is, Yes! we enjoyed/enjoy text adventures as they appealed to our masochistic tendencies ,but we would have enjoyed them a whole lot more if.
1.the parsers worked

2.no obscure puzzles (ie feed bat to the clock to open the cheese grater)
3 graphics (i know ,i know we didn't talk about them but didn't you just hate the way you had to pull them down in the pawn.
although they were very pretty.
4 i can't think of any more somebody help me here
corbs
genrex posted 13-10-2001 09:09 AM GMT
yes all that and maybe an option to save and load game will help a lot! always hated putting in the scribbled down notes from my scrap book each time i had to start from the beginning.
corbal posted 17-10-2001 03:01 PM GMT
anything else
anyone anyone anyone
DavidK posted 18-10-2001 02:50 PM GMT
Yeah, I still play them. Only modern ones though, or the Infocom or Level9 ones through an interpreter - they're way too slow on an emulator :)
David
1054462 posted 18-10-2001 03:05 PM GMT
Rebel planet..ah memories! I can't believe I wasted the precious moments of my youth playing that turkey. The funny thing was, you could solve the last puzzle without playing most of the game.
Favourite text adventure was Rigels revenge, excellent game with a great story. Never managed to finish it though...anyone know how it ended?
raz
jumhed posted 23-10-2001 11:12 PM GMT
Text games rule. A cottage industry of texter games sprung up towards 'the end' and Zzap and Commodore Force were always putting a couple on the covertape. Anyone know where I can get some for my PC?
DavidK posted 24-10-2001 12:22 PM GMT
For text games for PC, look at www.ifarchive.org, especially in games/zcode/ and games/tads/
To get these to run you'll need the appropriate engine, see the faqs in info/ for details, or ask on the usenet group rec.games.int-fiction
David

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Author	Topic: Does anyone still play txt adventures
corbal	posted 06-10-2001 01:09 PM GMT Well Do you / if so which one do you still play. i myself am still stuck by the slime demon in magicians ball after 15 years
Andy1	posted 06-10-2001 01:28 PM GMT Yeah, I've always loved, and STILL love the Infocom stuff. Lurking Horror is the one I'm working through at the moment.
CraigG	posted 07-10-2001 12:59 AM GMT HHGTTG -- I've still not finished it after 15 years, but then I'm crap at adventures...
corbal	posted 07-10-2001 12:41 PM GMT you know the thing about text adventures ,was that they were always so chuffing hard. some of the puzzle were obscure in the extreme .and once you found a showstopper of a puzzle it was effectivly gameover still play'em though corbs
stevebr	posted 08-10-2001 04:13 PM GMT One of the first games I ever played was Dennis through the looking glass on the Select 12 compilation!! Got it at the same time as my C64 in 1984. It was all about the Thatchers in10 Downing Street!! I could never get out of the initial few rooms and still can't now!!
genrex	posted 08-10-2001 08:41 PM GMT hmm... never was a big fan of text adventures. Mostly coz they were so chuffing hard!!! anyway... the only text adventure i ever finished was this porno one called sweet sixteen, in which u have to score with some chic named nova; or was it denise??? errr... anyway, no points for pointing out WHY that was the only text adventure i ever played :P
Gordon	posted 09-10-2001 01:33 AM GMT >you know the thing about text adventures ,was that they were always so chuffing hard. some of the puzzle were obscure in the extreme< Tell me about it. I play (Rebel Planet? Red Moon? I don't remember the damned thing's name now), and there was this ring device which transported you through some giant sphincter, and I typed in all kinds of commands -- use ring, get on ring, operate ring, and whatever the f**k else -- and the solution was RIDE RING. Sorry to sound so insane about it, but it drove me nuts at the time. As for still playing adventures, I do occasionally get Colossal Cave out, and Kayleth, and a few other favourites; but the parsers are so weak I give up pretty soon. Kati was always the big adventure player though, being Chuck Vomit and all... G
Mort	posted 09-10-2001 11:46 AM GMT I still play the Infocom games and just finished Infidel. My favourites on the 64 were the disk games the Pawn & Guild of Thieves, they had good parcers and amazing graphics even now for the 64. I also had a soft spot for Terrormolinos, Seabase Delta,Heroes of Karn and Subsunk.
corbal	posted 13-10-2001 08:52 AM GMT so what we're saying in the majority is, Yes! we enjoyed/enjoy text adventures as they appealed to our masochistic tendencies ,but we would have enjoyed them a whole lot more if. 1.the parsers worked 2.no obscure puzzles (ie feed bat to the clock to open the cheese grater) 3 graphics (i know ,i know we didn't talk about them but didn't you just hate the way you had to pull them down in the pawn. although they were very pretty. 4 i can't think of any more somebody help me here corbs
genrex	posted 13-10-2001 09:09 AM GMT yes all that and maybe an option to save and load game will help a lot! always hated putting in the scribbled down notes from my scrap book each time i had to start from the beginning.
corbal	posted 17-10-2001 03:01 PM GMT anything else anyone anyone anyone
DavidK	posted 18-10-2001 02:50 PM GMT Yeah, I still play them. Only modern ones though, or the Infocom or Level9 ones through an interpreter - they're way too slow on an emulator :) David
1054462	posted 18-10-2001 03:05 PM GMT Rebel planet..ah memories! I can't believe I wasted the precious moments of my youth playing that turkey. The funny thing was, you could solve the last puzzle without playing most of the game. Favourite text adventure was Rigels revenge, excellent game with a great story. Never managed to finish it though...anyone know how it ended? raz
jumhed	posted 23-10-2001 11:12 PM GMT Text games rule. A cottage industry of texter games sprung up towards 'the end' and Zzap and Commodore Force were always putting a couple on the covertape. Anyone know where I can get some for my PC?
DavidK	posted 24-10-2001 12:22 PM GMT For text games for PC, look at www.ifarchive.org, especially in games/zcode/ and games/tads/ To get these to run you'll need the appropriate engine, see the faqs in info/ for details, or ask on the usenet group rec.games.int-fiction David