ASCII and the Argonauts

ASCII and the Argonauts
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Mythological, Satire
2003

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

An all caps, minimal Speed-IF homage to Adventureland., February 4, 2016

by MathBrush
Related reviews: 15-30 minutes

Adventureland was the first commercial adventure game, written by Scott Adams. It was all caps, with short, simple sentences and basic verbs.

This game is a homage to that, a Speed-IF with 7 treasures, an interesting map, and several enemies.

The game is actually very appealing; people haven't changed in the last 40 years, and there is a reason that adventureland was appealing back then. Pure minimalism really stokes the imagination. I got the same sort of feel I have talking to characters in the original Zelda game.

It's short, but difficult. With the small number of combinations possible, however, it should be possible to beat it. Pretty fun!

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

A nice take on a old classic., October 16, 2013

by theqbasicwizard (Leduc, Alberta)

A game that has a nice mixture of mythology and humor. This game is a wonderful take on the story that a lot of us already know. The detail is so wonderfully described that this is a must play for anyone. I enjoyed the character description, the amount of detail put into each room, and the dialogue was quite funny.