Interactive Fiction

[Keltena]

If you're not familiar with the concept of interactive fiction, a.k.a. text adventures, this Wikipedia article explains what it is. Basically: an old form of computer game, where instead of having graphics you are given a description of where you are and do things by typing commands into a parser. These games aren't sold anymore, but people still write them for (usually free) download.

(If you don't know how to play IF games, the IF Archive has links to several sites that explain how.)

So, does anyone else play/read these? I played the original, Adventure, when I was younger, and I recently got back into them. It's an interesting medium, and there's just something inexplicably fun about playing a game this way.

 

[Icalasari]

Oh, I have one or two books like that. I find them pretty fun, and often way more involving than a book or, even sometimes, a modern video game!

 

[octobr]

asdfj;lwfe I love this stuff. So very much. I'm just really bad at 'em.

 

[Blastoise Fortooate]

God, this is really weird. I found out about these like two days ago. And now you start a thread. Simply amazing.

It's pretty cool. Interesting, for sure.

 

[Keltena]

Oh, I have one or two books like that. I find them pretty fun, and often way more involving than a book or, even sometimes, a modern video game!

Ohhh, you mean Choose Your Own Adventure? I love those -- they're a little different from IF, because they list specific choices rather than letting you type what comes to mind, but still awesome~

 

[Jetx]

I'm awful at these things. They can be fun, I suppose, but I wouldn't want to spend money on one anyway to be honest. :/