Jon HancockFeb 20

> LOOK

You are in a room. There are exits to the north and west. There is an armchair.

> SIT

You are sitting in an armchair in a room. There are exits to the north and west. A small black cat enters the room.

> TAKE CAT

You cannot take the cat.

> PET CAT

You pet the cat. It starts to purr.

> PET CAT

You pet the cat. It jumps onto the chair, purrs, and settles on your lap.

> N

You cannot go north. You are immobilised by a cat.

> STAND UP

You cannot stand up. You are immobilised by a cat.

> W

You cannot go west. You are immobilised by a cat.

> PET CAT

The cat purrs.

#Cats

Show threadBrian LavelleFeb 20

@BigJackBrass

When is this text adventure going to be available? I’ll take two copies please.

Show threadJon HancockFeb 20

@brian I think that's pretty much it. You can probably code it yourself.

(When I was at school we had a new computer room equipped with LINK 480Z machines. I wrote a fake text adventure game—it basically responded to prompts for a few actions and vaguely hinted that some actions could not be performed at the current time, or location, or without a particular item—which I was delighted to later learn remained semi-hidden on the network for several years, frustrating anyone who found it immensely 😁 Called it Ultramulch, for reasons I cannot recall)

Show threaddrweissbrotFeb 26
@BigJackBrass @brian ended up coding it myself, ty for inspo :D https://drweissbrot.net/curios/text-catventure
text catventure · drweissbrot

Show threadBrian LavelleFeb 27

@drweissbrot @BigJackBrass

This is brilliant - thank you!

I really enjoyed that, although both doors are locked, “A small black cat enters the room.” Could not be more cat.

Show threaddrweissbrot
@brian @BigJackBrass > ASK THE CAT HOW IT ENTERED THE ROOM EVEN THOUGH BOTH DOORS ARE LOCKED

The cat meows as if to say, "The laws of physics and logic don't apply to cats."

> PET CAT

The cat purrs.
Feb 27 at 11:00amWeb