Games People Play
December 5, 2006
or, file this under stuff I wish I had written:
In the season of Playstation 3′s and Nintendo Wii’s, one can harken back to a simpler time, a time when you had to imagine what was going on in your game, when text commands were the only way you navigated to get where you needed to go. No silly controllers, no jumping around. No graphics either, unless you count the text-y graphics in the beginning of the game, which we won’t if that’s okay. It definitely didn’t run every electronic in your home; but sadly, it did cost as much to own as the new game systems do today, by yesterday’s standards.
It was called the computer, and these text games ruled. I remember living in a house with four (4)* Navy guys, and we’d fight at midnight who would get on the computer to play our “turns”. When it was a competing game, it could get bloody. I’m sure those guys still have scars, because not much stood between me and my “turn”.
MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Now, this brings me to the reason for this post. Thanks to Dooce and her daily links, I found this site (and this post). When I laughed until I cried, I did more investigating. First I stumbled upon this, which as a gamer, I really enjoyed.
But then….
I found this, and I had a flashback of a simpler time and place, but filled with beer cans, take-out containers, and toilets with the seats up. Not so happy.
BUT! Once I started reading, I found it was brilliant. And funny. And then I was happy.
Then I got jealous because I found it to be a brilliant piece of work. I hope you enjoy it too.
I present to you, in a happy-jealous sort-of way, a work by the brilliant Defective Yeti:
Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure
Revision 88 / Serial number 54892
Oval Office
You are standing inside a White House, having just been elected to the presidency of the United States. You knew Scalia would pull through for you.
There is a large desk here, along with a few chairs and couches. The presidential seal is in the middle of the room and there is a full-length mirror upon the wall.
What do you want to do now?
*Nope, not a typo. There were four of them. With only two bathrooms. Ugh.
December 6th, 2006 at 10:56 am
Ha! I needed a laugh first thing in the morning.
Thanks!
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December 6th, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Hi Shash,
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Sincerely,
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rtang@passportm.com
passportM
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December 13th, 2006 at 2:22 am
Hey Sis!
That does bring back memories. I remember some of the ones we use to play together.
Steve
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