About this episode
gary butterfield and kole ross, interactive fiction_ Two men speak into microphones about interactive fiction, also known as text adventures. They cover the basics of the medium, a brief history and discuss four games in-depth: "Planetfall", "A Mind Forever Voyaging", "Slouching Towards Bedlam", and "The King of Shreds and Patches." LINKS OF NOTE: [The Special Special Special]( www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb5E1vx961o ) [Get Lamp]( www.youtube.com/watch?v=o15itQ_EhRo ) [11/22/63](112263book.com/) [The Descent]( www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhZj0Q9rq9E ) [Parsley]( www.memento-mori.com/parsely/ ) [Cruelty Scale]( www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Cruelty_scale ) [Yeats Second Coming]( www.potw.org/archive/potw351.html ) [Zork]( www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToEllOW2r1Y ) [Gateway](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_(video_game)) [80 Days]( www.inklestudios.com/80days/ ) [Planetfall](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetfall) [A Mind Forever Voyaging](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mind_Forever_Voyaging) [Slouching Towards Bedlam](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slouching_Towards_Bedlam) [King of Shreds of Patches](maher.filfre.net/King/) [Device 6](simogo.com/work/device-6/) Support Watch Out for Fireballs!