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Thursday, April 13, 2006
DISADVENTURE!
[By popular demand, x-posted from Acephalous.]
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You are standing in an open field west of a white apartment complex, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
> e
The door is locked. There is evidently no key.
> take key
I don’t understand that.
> kick down door
I don’t understand that.
> w
You are in a dimly lit forest, with large trees all around. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands here.
> climb tree
You are about ten feet above the ground nestled among some large branches. The nearest branch above you is beyond your reach. On the branch is a small birds nest. The birds nest contains: A jewel-encrusted egg.
> take egg
Taken.
> throw egg
You must supply an indirect object.
> throw egg at grammar nazi
I don’t understand that.
> throw egg at tree
The jewel-encrusted egg falls to the ground.
> climb down
You are in a dimly lit forest, with large trees all around. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands here.
> e
You are standing in an open field west of a white apartment complex, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
> s
You are behind the white house. In one corner of the house there is a window which is slightly ajar.
> open window
With great effort, you open the window far enough to allow passage.
> climb in window
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west, and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. To the east is a small window which is open. On the table is an elongated brown sack, smelling of hot peppers. A clear glass bottle is here. The glass bottle contains: A quantity of water.
> open sack
Opening the brown sack reveals:
A clove of garlic.
A lunch.
> eat lunch
Taken. Thank you very much. It really hits the spot.
> w
You are in the study of the apartment. A desk has recently been used to write a dissertation. A door leads to a closet. To the east is a litter box which needs to be cleaned. There is a day old brownie on the desk which smells of cat urine. A book is open on the desk.
> read book
Read. There is a book underneath it that concerns a related topic.
> read book
Read. There is a book underneath it that concerns a related topic.
> read book
Read. There is a book underneath it that concerns a related topic.
> verbose
There are seventy four books on the desk about evolutionary theory. A laptop is open on the desk.
> look laptop
There seems to be a dissertation chapter on the laptop.
> read chapter
It is long-winded and boring. You do not want to read it.
> read chapter
It is obnoxious. You hate it.
> read book
Read. There is a book underneath it that concerns a related topic.
> read book
Read. There is a book underneath it that concerns a related topic.
> work on dissertation
You spend two hours searching the OED for the usage history of the word devolve.
> work on dissertation
You spend three hours reading five articles which have nothing to do with the dissertation.
> work on dissertation
You spend twenty minutes online reading about baseball.
> tear out hair
Taken. You find the Elvish sword.
> in my hair?
I don’t understand that.
> work on dissertation
You spend five minutes playing online poker.
> work on dissertation
You pick your nose.
> work on dissertation
You go to the kitchen and eat cheese.
> work on dissertation
The Mets are on. It should be a good game.
> work on dissertation
You watch the first three innings of the Mets game.
> work on dissertation
The Mets are ahead by three runs in the fifth.
> WORK ON DISSERTATION
The Mets win. You are in a study with a laptop. It is dark out. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
> WHAT?
Nothing.
> WORK ON DISSERTATION
You research the history of Zork I: Great Underground Empire.
> WORK ON DISSERTATION
You write three sentences about S. W. Mitchell.
> work on dissertation
You pick your nose.
> WORK ON DISSERTATION
YOU PICK YOUR NOSE.
> WORK ON DISSERTATION
YOU WRITE SOMETHING FOR YOUR BLOG.
> WORK ON DISSERTATION
YOU PICK YOUR NOSE WITH THE ELVISH SWORD. BLOOD POURS FORTH FROM YOUR HEAD BECAUSE YOU ARE STUPID.
> STAUNCH BLEEDING
I don’t understand that.
> CALL 911
I don’t understand that.
> SAVE ME
I don’t understand that.
> ...
You are dead and are lucky. You would not have gotten a job anyway.
Comments
This brings back fond memories of getting lost in underground caves. W! No, E! No, NE!
First Slate, now BoingBoing? (But to Scott’s site, not here.)
Ah, Zork. Though better on an Apple IIe, circa 1980 imho.