Has anyone read this? It exclusively covers text games, but goes a lot into the development of graphics in parallel, including when Infocom was a major competitor in the adventure gaming marketing.
I got an advance copy from Aaron to review and was expecting it to be a fluffy/coffee table book, but it turned out to be really good. My reaction is here.
Curious what other people's thoughts are.
3 Comments
FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
I'm anxiously awaiting my copy. I'm glad to hear people are finding it interesting. I grew up playing a lot of text adventures, even after graphics were a thing. As a kid who had a loose grasp of programming, making my own text adventures was fairly easy and was a big hobby for me.
Michael4000@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
My copy should be arriving soon but I loved the articles as they were coming out on his blog.
cognitivegears@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 3y
Wow I wish I would have known about this in time to order the hardcover, that looks like a beautiful book. I've grabbed the electronic version, but I really hope there will be a reprint as well.