03-29-2012, 01:34 AM | #1 |
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Hamlet - the Text Adventure
Every now and again, something reminds me of this cute pure-text RPG I played back when I was a freshman in college and I feel like sharing it with you guys. I know most of the old guard have seen this before, but for the newest and youngest generation of UPNetworkers, here you go: Hamlet - the Text Adventure!
If you've never read Hamlet before, the game might be a bit boring at first and a tad bit confusing. On the flipside, if you've at the very least read Hamlet and Macbeth, you'll get good mileage out of this; add to that King Lear, Richard III, and any other number of Shakespeare's plays, and you should really find yourself enjoying this. That stated, even if you haven't read the plays in question before, this may still be worth your while to investigate. Have fun with it. Play around. Go crazy with the commands. Just to give you an example, here's my first four commands following the game's first room description text: Code:
Bedroom You are in your luxurious palatial boudoir, all of ten feet square. There is a four-poster bed, and not much else. A portrait hangs on the wall. An exit leads north. > look portrait It is a painting of your late father - who, rather confusingly, was also called Hamlet - in the usual cheesy royal portrait pose. > take portrait Sorry, you can't get that. > look bed A four poster bed, draped in black, and unmade. > make bed Nope. You can't be bothered to make the bed. Some more samples from the early game: Spoiler: show Last but not least, you can save your progress in this game: Code:
> save Please name your cookie - type SAVE (NAME). Code:
save <hamlet01> Code:
load <hamlet01> For the most part, just use common sense with a dash of humor when playing this game and you're sure to have a blast.
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03-29-2012, 01:25 PM | #2 |
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On this topic, who here plays other forms of IF (Interactive Fiction)? Disregarding the Zork series, I have a few excellent indie titles I'd recommend, ranging from the wildly funny to extraordinarily imaginative.
Here is a good source for downloads. Emily Short is one of my favorite IF authors - I'd suggest first checking out some of her shorter works such as Galatea and her "fractured fairytale" series, which includes Glass and Bronze. The latest installment, Alabaster, doesn't seem to be listed since it's for a different platorm, but is available off her website. Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle is also great for a laugh. See here for instructions on downloading interpreters to play the games.
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03-29-2012, 03:14 PM | #3 |
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I'm sure I will enjoy this. I certainly enjoyed Zork, so I'll probably like this one, too.
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03-29-2012, 03:42 PM | #4 |
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>take bat
>give ophelia bat >give horatio bat >hit curtain >talk curtain
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03-29-2012, 08:16 PM | #5 |
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For fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams once worked with Infocom to create a text adventure game based off the book. A web version is available at douglasadams.com.
Be warned, it is notoriously difficult. At least, it probably only makes sense if you've read the book (which I haven't >>; ).
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03-29-2012, 08:29 PM | #6 |
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>Yuki
*squee* Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy is my favorite book series ever. Never knew that they did Zork-esque stuff with other things. And the only reason I know about Zork is because my friend showed me it on Call of Duty: Black Ops. (Yes, there is a code that allows you to play the full version of Zork in that game. Why? I have no clue.)
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03-29-2012, 08:42 PM | #7 |
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Infocom produced several other games aside from Zork. I've tried a few, didn't get far in most of them. (Never finished Zork either.) I did complete and enjoy Plundered Hearts. Leather Goddesses of Phobos is also quite amusing. *wink wink nudge nudge*
The games I'm more familiar with tend to be written by independent authors. I've attempted to write my own using Inform software in the past but quit before making much progress.
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