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Magic Words - Interactive Fiction in the 21st Century

Posted by simoniker on from the zorkmid-exchange-rate-on-the-rise dept.

An anonymous reader writes "1UP has just published a nine-part article on Interactive Fiction, the politically correct name for what used to be called text adventure games (e.g. Zork, Stationfall, etc.). The feature includes an overview of the genre and its history, lengthy interviews with the genre's leading current creators, and resources for aspiring IF writers. Anyone who has fond memories of typing their way through dank caverns or outsmarting leather goddesses and ravenous bugblatter beasts with nothing but a keyboard should read this -- not just for the nostalgia, but to see what's become of the format."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  3. OK. by big_groo · · Score: 0, Troll
    You lost me on 'nine-part article'.

    This *is* the gaming section, no?

  4. MOD PARENT DOWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    parent is a troll. check his posting history

  5. MOD PARENT DOWN -1 TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    parent is a known troll. check his posting history

  6. MOD THIS SHIT DOWN -1 TROLL - GOATSEX LINK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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    how the fuck did this get +5 informative?