From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction (arstechnica.com)

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it would be if you could see it which you can't.

It is pitch black.

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[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 3 months ago

Holy hell I haven't played this in decades!

There goes my productivity for the day...

[-] EveryoneDiesAlone@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Turn on the light.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Good start to the day.
Pity it's going to be the worst one of your life. The light is now on.

Bedroom, in the bed

The bedroom is a mess. It is a small bedroom with a faded carpet and old wallpaper. There is a washbasin, a chair with a tatty dressing gown slung over it, and a window with the curtains drawn. Near the exit leading south is a phone. There is a flathead screwdriver here. (outside the bed) There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)