Episode 123: Interactive Fiction

gary butterfield and kole ross, interactive fiction_ Two men speak into microphones about interactive fiction, also known as text adventures. They cover the basics of the medium, a brief history and discuss four games in-depth: "Planetfall", "A Mind Forever Voyaging", "Slouching Towards Bedlam", and "The King of Shreds and Patches." LINKS OF NOTE: The Special Special Special (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb5E1vx961o) Get Lamp (www.youtube.com/watch?v=o15itQ_EhRo) 11/22/63 (112263book.com/) The Descent (www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhZj0Q9rq9E) Parsley (www.memento-mori.com/parsely/) Cruelty Scale (www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Cruelty_scale) Yeats Second Coming (www.potw.org/archive/potw351.html) Zork (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToEllOW2r1Y) Gateway (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_(video_game)) 80 Days (www.inklestudios.com/80days/) Planetfall (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetfall) A Mind Forever Voyaging (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mind_Forever_Voyaging) Slouching Towards Bedlam (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slouching_Towards_Bedlam) King of Shreds of Patches (maher.filfre.net/King/) Device 6 (simogo.com/work/device-6/)