Text Adventures (Zork, Hitchhikers guide, Lost Pig, etc.)

[guygombaa]

So I have this thing called Frotz on my IPad that lets me play some sweet text adventures, (although I don't know how to download new stories).

At the moment I really enjoy Lost Pig, in which you play as an orc, Grunk, and must find pig or boss fire Grunk. It involves a really smart gnome and an even smarter pig. It's pretty funny, typing in >Think< gets the response:
Ow. Grunk head hurt.

And I just finished Child's Play, where you are a baby who must get your favourite toy before the evil Zoe.
The baby thinks in an evil genius, scheming sort of way, and despite being a baby is very aware of the world. Interacting with other babies is fun, and, like Lost Pig, you can get some funny responses.

I am now trying Heroes, in which you play as a Dragon, Adventurer, Enchanter, Royalty AND Thief. It's awesome.

Colours is also good.


So, yeah. Talk about your favs and stuff.x

 

[Alan]

I remember playing Zork as a wee lad, once upon a time.

I still have the floppies around here somewhere for them.

 

[guygombaa]

I managed to get into the basement.

I was an adventurer like you once, but then I took a grue to the knee.

 

[Astaroth]

I don't want this topic to be eaten by a grue.

This is weird. I was JUST thinking about Zork the other day.

 

[Shokkou]

Hitchhiker's Guide is hilariously frustrating, but I used to play the old Lord of the Rings text adventures on the old Apple IIs in my middle school. Fun times.

 

[ThousandSwords]

Ironically, I own a Commodore 64, and own Zork 1, 2, and 3, in addition to a few other games.

Got a fair chunk through Zork before I just got stumped.

Also got painfully annoyed by the fact that the cables that I got for the Commodore won't display color, but that's a small detail.

 

[Scrap Iron]

The very best text adventure is Pick Up the Phonebooth and Die.