C64 Basic Tutorial: Using String Manipulation to Write a Text Adventure
(retrogamecoders.com)
C64 BASIC was unusual for the time as it allowed you to create and manipulate text string variables without having to reserve space or define them before using them.
C64 BASIC was unusual for the time as it allowed you to create and manipulate text string variables without having to reserve space or define them before using them.
Retro No More: Interactive Fiction of the Early Comp Era
(filfre.net)
In 2002, Paul O’Brian, a prolific author, reviewer, and commentator on the contemporary interactive-fiction scene, attempted to compile a list of those people who had done the most to help text adventures live on beyond the death of Infocom.
In 2002, Paul O’Brian, a prolific author, reviewer, and commentator on the contemporary interactive-fiction scene, attempted to compile a list of those people who had done the most to help text adventures live on beyond the death of Infocom.