I bought it in the end.
It is a fascinating dive into all sorts of text games from the 50s up until the last couple of years. Proper deep dive: interviews, reviews, maps, how things were programmed and why.
Currently reading about “A Mind Forever Voyaging” by Steve Meretzky published by Infocom in 1985 for the delightful price of $44.95
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