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Text Based Games

Postby Shao Feng-Li » Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:38 am

I found some text based games here: http://www.ingold.fsnet.co.uk/text.htm

They are pretty cool but hard...
Can anyone direct me to some easy text games, because I'm still figuring out how to play.

And please I need some help when it just comes to playing. Since most of you guys are older than me, maybe you might be able to give me a few tips/ hints/ pointers, whatever.
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Postby inkhana » Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:37 pm

Wow...o.o I didn't know anyone on here had ever played interactive fiction games! XD I can't really recommend any easy ones (I seemed to have trouble with them all...I always forgot the kinds of commands I could use and my ability to miss the obvious was at least amusing at times) I had one mostly written a long time ago but unfortunately my new computer won't even try to compile the code...;__;


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Postby Photosoph » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:02 pm

Hmm.... I seem to remember things like 'north' 'east' etc, 'open' +door, window, etc, 'look' +noun... eg up, down, east, north, pencil, door, or just plain 'look'. Also 'look self' etc. I can't remember too much though. Oh, and you'd probably have to type 'kill' or 'stab' or 'attack' or 'kick' etc to attack. That's all I really remember. I played one or two quite a long time ago -a couple of years.
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:31 pm

Wow...o.o I didn't know anyone on here had ever played interactive fiction games!


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Postby Kanrad » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:43 pm

Basically, the point is to write a simple sentence indicating what you want to do. If the game recognizes the command, it will attempt to execute it. Some really strange things can be effectual, like eating the garlic before you try fighting the orc(Infocom's Zork). Sorry, as for easy ones, I really don't know.
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