Planetfall
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·May 22, 2025bernds74
glimshe
I was also here for Infocom! Will the knowledge of the old classics die with us?
bernds74
For interactive fiction at least there are still people interested in it, and people are preserving Infocom history in particular. Other games might get forgotten over time unfortunately, especially on more obscure systems. Nobody ever brings up Turrican anymore when discussing game soundtracks...
zoky
Not just the classics, there is actually a thriving interactive fiction community producing new games regularly. The annual Interactive Fiction Competition usually gets 60-70 entries each year.
glimshe
Turrican will be preserved like Infocom. But I fear they will all be forgotten in the depths of a digital computer history museum. I'd love with LLMs could really bring the excitement of text adventures back. It has been tried but so far it's still in the text version of the uncanny valley.
em-bee
they asked if I mapped real or fictional places
yes he does
bn-l
The sound design of this game was so good. Such a superb game.
liamwire
Seconding the sentiment, this was a brilliant read that gave me a newfound appreciation for the art of cartography, but also for giving oneself over to a pursuit fully. Truly excellent.
johngossman
I had to give the disk for that game away in order to stop playing it. It was seriously interfering with work and sleep.
kaonwarb
Remarkable work of love. Thank you for sharing.
Well, clicked on it thinking it might be about an old favourite Infocom game, but apparently it appears to be about an old favourite Firaxis game...
Are you the author of the web site? Please make sure the PgDn key works for scrolling through the page. At the moment it switches images which are just barely on the screen.