Stefan VogtJan 21, 2023
This is my first toot on Mastodon, so why not making this meaningful? I am Stefan and I write games for classic home computers from the 80s (almost 30 systems), mostly interactive fiction in the style of the old #Infocom games. A few of the former Infocom peeps even played my games... how cool is that? Here's some of the hardware I use to test my releases. More to come, stay tuned 🫵
Show threadRandy Noseworthy 😼 Jan 22, 2023

@8bitgames

Welcome!

Are most of your games to text adventure style games?

Show threadStefan VogtJan 22, 2023
@randynose Yes. Well my game Rabenstein comes with graphics as well and I recently released a point and click version of it. But my future focus is most on Infocom style games that are more accessible and contemporary.
Show threadRandy Noseworthy 😼 

@8bitgames

There's something to be said for the text adventure games. I think they invoke more imaginative thoughts.

Also, perhaps for someone my age there's some nostalgia involved. First time I ever played around with a computer was playing hunt the wumpus on a mainframe back in the seventies...

A few kids, myself included, gained access to a college campus computer. We weren't supposed to be in there.
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Jan 22, 2023 at 2:30pmWeb
Show threadStefan VogtJan 22, 2023
@randynose Infocom, the inventors of what we call interactive fiction these days, once said that the mind draws the best pictures. So they intentionally did not put graphics into their games for a long time. And I totally agree with them (and you) :)