Jimbo
Member since August 23, 2009
Last visited February 2, 2010
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I started out playing Colossal Cave, and then playing Scott Adams adventures hosted at The Source over an 110 baud acoustically coupled modem. Which doesn't make me quite as old as it sounds - I did that at my dad's radio stations as a little kid! Later, I spent way, way too long finishing Zork I with a perfect score and no walkthrough. I've been hooked ever since.
I really, really approve the new way of looking at what I always thought of as "adventure games" as "interactive fiction" - it sounds hokey and pretentious at first blush, but actually playing through some proves the truth of it. True IF beats a cave crawl every time.
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Glowgrass, by Nate Cull August 25, 2009
"The best thing about Glowgrass is the setting. It's an interesting premise, though sparsely implemented, that does a pretty good job of..." - See the full review
Narcolepsy, by Adam Cadre August 23, 2009
"I'm a big fan of Adam Cadre's work, and Narcolepsy is one of my favorites. The game is advanced basically by just wandering around - it's..." - See the full review
Little Blue Men, by Michael S. Gentry August 23, 2009
"I liked Little Blue Men a lot. I normally can't stand Cruel (on the Zarfian scale) games, but LBM requires so few moves to complete..." - See the full review
The Edifice, by Lucian P. Smith August 23, 2009
"The Edifice has you participate/spectate a few events occurring along the timeline of evolution of an anthropoid species (presumably,..." - See the full review
"The best thing about Glowgrass is the setting. It's an interesting premise, though sparsely implemented, that does a pretty good job of..." - See the full reviewNarcolepsy, by Adam Cadre August 23, 2009
"I'm a big fan of Adam Cadre's work, and Narcolepsy is one of my favorites. The game is advanced basically by just wandering around - it's..." - See the full reviewLittle Blue Men, by Michael S. Gentry August 23, 2009
"I liked Little Blue Men a lot. I normally can't stand Cruel (on the Zarfian scale) games, but LBM requires so few moves to complete..." - See the full reviewThe Edifice, by Lucian P. Smith August 23, 2009
"The Edifice has you participate/spectate a few events occurring along the timeline of evolution of an anthropoid species (presumably,..." - See the full reviewJimbo's Played Games List
Gourmet, by Aaron A. Reed and Chad Barb
Glowgrass, by Nate Cull
Tales of the Traveling Swordsman, by Mike Snyder
Photopia, by Adam Cadre
Narcolepsy, by Adam Cadre
Glowgrass, by Nate Cull
Tales of the Traveling Swordsman, by Mike Snyder
Photopia, by Adam Cadre
Narcolepsy, by Adam Cadre