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- From: neilg@fraser.sfu.ca (Neil K. Guy)
- Subject: Classic Infocom Mumblings
- Message-ID: <neilg.725753122@sfu.ca>
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- Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:05:22 GMT
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- Well, after years of neglect, I've dug my creaky old Apple // up and
- booted up some old Infocom classics. Boy, it's a real nostalgia trip
- to see those again... Somehow playing an Infocom game doesn't seem
- right on a nice shiny Macintosh with readable fonts. There's something
- basic and primeval about reading:
-
- YOU ARE STANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD WEST
- OF A WHITE HOUSE, WITH A BOARDED FRONT
- DOOR.
- THERE IS A SMALL MAILBOX HERE.
- >
-
- on an old 40-column upper-case only display. (most of the early games
- I have don't support the 80 column card.)
-
- Anyway, any votes for faves? Personally I still think "Suspended" is
- one of the most brilliant games. The Zorks are pretty good, I don't
- care much for the Enchanter trilogy, but Suspended's 6 robots are
- amazing. I really like games like that where you get to see things
- from different points of view...
-
- Too bad the parser's so limited, though.
-
- - Neil K.
-