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Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Sep 01, 1982
Typically naval (ocean or space) in nature, a vessel is considered derelict if it is abandoned, damaged, drifting, or otherwise inoperable. While often scavenged through, very rarely are they completely empty.
Physical props, clues, or trinkets included within game boxes by Infocom in the 1980s. They were often used to convey in-game information, add value, or as early copy protection.
The grues are an adventurer-consuming monster from the Zork series and other Infocom games. They appear in the dark areas of the game and are a major threat to adventurers.
A three dimensional image or transmission commonly used in science fiction. May or may not be interacted with.
What is the fifth word of the third paragraph on page 17?
Interactive fiction is a format that uses text to describe characters and objects within a setting, and the use of a parser to interpret text typed by the player, allowing the player to interact with the characters and objects within the setting.
A mouse is a small rodent with a tail and whiskers.
In second person point of view, the action is shot from the perspective of a character that is not the protagonist. It can also refer to second-person in the narrative sense, where the protagonist is the person playing the game.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
In text based games, most, if not all the game play, or graphics is created with words.
A weasel is a smallish and long carnivorous mammal that can be anywhere in the world except Australia and Antarctica. They are thought to be devious and not good characters.
The Z-Machine is a virtual machine, created by Infocom, for running text adventures. Variants are used today to run classic and modern interactive fiction.
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