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/)

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