> LOOK
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@brian I think that's pretty much it. You can probably code it yourself.
(When I was at school we had a new computer room equipped with LINK 480Z machines. I wrote a fake text adventure game—it basically responded to prompts for a few actions and vaguely hinted that some actions could not be performed at the current time, or location, or without a particular item—which I was delighted to later learn remained semi-hidden on the network for several years, frustrating anyone who found it immensely
Called it Ultramulch, for reasons I cannot recall)Wonderful! Curious to think how many of these decades-old programs are lurking on networks all over the country.
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Wonderful! Curious to think how many of these decades-old programs are lurking on networks all over the country.
@brian Probably a lot, judging by some of the hidden Easter eggs that have turned up in programs like Excel over the years. The main limiting factor in a situation like mine would be that the computer network was closed (machines in a single room) and I don't imagine it lasted terribly long before they were forced to replace the hardware with something actually functional, eliminating anything left behind by people like me.
The only other useful thing we did with that network was play Lost Worlds combat books on it without the teachers noticing.
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
@BigJackBrass is there a lantern?
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@BigJackBrass is there a lantern?
@emily_rugburn Not within arm's reach.
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
@BigJackBrass
> SAY “JÄ JÄ! CTHULHU FTAGN!”
The cat continues to purr> ASK IS THIS A LOVECRAFT REFERENCE?
A feeble breeze travers the room, shaking slightly the flame of the candle letting all the shadows dance
> THINK
Comes to your mind about that idea of an interactive fiction about a journalist friend trapped in a village where a billionaire lives> SAY “PERHAPS I SHOULD START IT”
The cat looks at you -
@BigJackBrass
> MAKE A NOISE LIKE A TIN-OPENER IN THE NEXT ROOMI don't know how to do that.
@RogerBW @alicemcalicepants @BigJackBrass Maybe be like… “Ch-UNK. Roll, roll, roll…”
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
@BigJackBrass > INVENTORY
You are not carrying anything.
Lying on your lap is a cat.> LOOK
Living Room (sitting in the armchair)You are in a room. There are exits to the north and the west.
Lying on your lap is a cat.
Suddenly, the lights go out!
> LOOK
It it pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
You feel a warm weight in your lap, but cannot tell what it is. The weight is purring softly.
> FEEL WEIGHT
There is a sudden squirm, a growling sound, and some flailing, but it is not directed at you. A strange, vaguely animal (but definitely not catlike) sound is audible briefly, then all is silent again.
> LOOK
It is pitch black. You are no longer likely to be eaten by a grue.
> WAIT
The lights come back on.
Living Room (sitting in the armchair)
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and the west.
There is a cat in your lap.The cat has:
A partially eaten grue(Your score has gone up 10 points.)
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@BigJackBrass > INVENTORY
You are not carrying anything.
Lying on your lap is a cat.> LOOK
Living Room (sitting in the armchair)You are in a room. There are exits to the north and the west.
Lying on your lap is a cat.
Suddenly, the lights go out!
> LOOK
It it pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
You feel a warm weight in your lap, but cannot tell what it is. The weight is purring softly.
> FEEL WEIGHT
There is a sudden squirm, a growling sound, and some flailing, but it is not directed at you. A strange, vaguely animal (but definitely not catlike) sound is audible briefly, then all is silent again.
> LOOK
It is pitch black. You are no longer likely to be eaten by a grue.
> WAIT
The lights come back on.
Living Room (sitting in the armchair)
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and the west.
There is a cat in your lap.The cat has:
A partially eaten grue(Your score has gone up 10 points.)
@dpnash @BigJackBrass
PET GRUE -
> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
@BigJackBrass > LOOK
You are in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. And rats make me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room-
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@dpnash @BigJackBrass
PET GRUE@FritzAdalis @BigJackBrass > PET GRUE
It is partially eaten. You withdraw your hand before touching it and reconsider your life choices.
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
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@brian Probably a lot, judging by some of the hidden Easter eggs that have turned up in programs like Excel over the years. The main limiting factor in a situation like mine would be that the computer network was closed (machines in a single room) and I don't imagine it lasted terribly long before they were forced to replace the hardware with something actually functional, eliminating anything left behind by people like me.
The only other useful thing we did with that network was play Lost Worlds combat books on it without the teachers noticing.
Oh, they very likely noticed that.
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
@BigJackBrass > SHINE DOT
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
@BigJackBrass Ahh, it's as good as any a way to die.
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
Cats make the most effective jailers…
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
All those hours wasted on Zork when I was 25 is why I don't play computer games anymore.
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All those hours wasted on Zork when I was 25 is why I don't play computer games anymore.
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
@BigJackBrass Reminds me of the first and only time I played a text MUD. Hungry cat showed up and I typed "FEED CAT". Little did I know the FEED verb was for vampire type attacks. Cat rightfully killed me.
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
@BigJackBrass@social.vivaldi.net hell yeah
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> LOOK
You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.
> SIT
You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.
> TAKE CAT
You cannot take the cat.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It starts to purr.
> PET CAT
You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.
> N
You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.
> STAND UP
You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.
> W
You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.
> PET CAT
The cat purrs.
@BigJackBrass One of my GURPS books, "Alphabet Arcane," features an esoteric magic beast, the Immobilizing Kitty.
