Thursday, July 22, 2004
A twisty maze of passageways, all alike
Remember the days when computer games were text only? Okay, probably not. But there were some great games back then, mostly from Infocom. Here's an archive of their classics in Applet form. I particularly liked Planetfall, though it's damn near impossible to finish.
A warning: these aren't your forgiving Nintendo style games. One false move and *splat*. Game over, start again at the beginning. Forget to pick up the Golden Widget in Room 3, and you can't get back there because a killer troll is guarding the door? Tough luck. Start over. But the narration is great; usually of a Douglas Adams style.
NB: I'm not *that* old; I just was fortunate to have a computer around when I was little.
A warning: these aren't your forgiving Nintendo style games. One false move and *splat*. Game over, start again at the beginning. Forget to pick up the Golden Widget in Room 3, and you can't get back there because a killer troll is guarding the door? Tough luck. Start over. But the narration is great; usually of a Douglas Adams style.
NB: I'm not *that* old; I just was fortunate to have a computer around when I was little.
