I generally don't think all that much about Zork or other text adventure games on a regular basis unless something comes along to remind me about them. This usually happens about once a year. This time, my reminder comes via MC Frontalot - a nerdcore rapper who's compiled a wonderful tome of text adventure lingo into "It's Pitch Dark". Words that brought horror to many a Zork player. With the opening words (and chorus) "You are likely to be eaten by a grue" I was sucked into a style of music I'm not generally partial to.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
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