Comments on: A 2-For-1 Inspiration Day http://inventory.getlamp.com/2008/12/17/a-2-for-1-inspiration-day/ GET LAMP and Interactive Fiction Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:57:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Taking Inventory » Blog Archive » Another Map of Adventure http://inventory.getlamp.com/2008/12/17/a-2-for-1-inspiration-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7353 Taking Inventory » Blog Archive » Another Map of Adventure Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:55:20 +0000 http://inventory.getlamp.com/?p=67#comment-7353 [...] out to me by James L. Dean that this weblog entry has another pen and ink drawing like the one I previously mentioned, but for this expanded [...] [...] out to me by James L. Dean that this weblog entry has another pen and ink drawing like the one I previously mentioned, but for this expanded [...]

]]> By: An Adventure Tournament - Taking Inventory http://inventory.getlamp.com/2008/12/17/a-2-for-1-inspiration-day/comment-page-1/#comment-479 An Adventure Tournament - Taking Inventory Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:41:10 +0000 http://inventory.getlamp.com/?p=67#comment-479 [...] mentioned in a previous entry, the original adventure game, “Adventure” (or “Colossal Cave” depending on [...] [...] mentioned in a previous entry, the original adventure game, “Adventure” (or “Colossal Cave” depending on [...]

]]> By: Jon M http://inventory.getlamp.com/2008/12/17/a-2-for-1-inspiration-day/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Jon M Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:06:47 +0000 http://inventory.getlamp.com/?p=67#comment-50 We all have those fabled holy grails of our childhood and it is always great when someone finds them. Congratulations on getting to see the real thing up close. We all have those fabled holy grails of our childhood and it is always great when someone finds them. Congratulations on getting to see the real thing up close.

]]> By: Jason Scott http://inventory.getlamp.com/2008/12/17/a-2-for-1-inspiration-day/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Jason Scott Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:16:48 +0000 http://inventory.getlamp.com/?p=67#comment-43 For my own bit, Vince, I liked it, but probably because of the artistry than anything else. I even kept a brochure and now have it up, digitized: http://digitize.textfiles.com/items/1984-compuserve-megawars/ For my own bit, Vince, I liked it, but probably because of the artistry than anything else. I even kept a brochure and now have it up, digitized:

http://digitize.textfiles.com/items/1984-compuserve-megawars/

]]> By: Vince http://inventory.getlamp.com/2008/12/17/a-2-for-1-inspiration-day/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Vince Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:15:21 +0000 http://inventory.getlamp.com/?p=67#comment-42 I remember the megawars poster being a little controversial back in its day, it was advertised in one or the other of the magazines and resulted in some politically correct emails to the editor generally revolving around the lack of young ladies going into computer science, vs the attire of the young lady on the left side of the megawars poster. I liked that poster although it seemed to have nothing to do with the game. I remember the megawars poster being a little controversial back in its day, it was advertised in one or the other of the magazines and resulted in some politically correct emails to the editor generally revolving around the lack of young ladies going into computer science, vs the attire of the young lady on the left side of the megawars poster. I liked that poster although it seemed to have nothing to do with the game.

]]> By: Johan Herrenberg http://inventory.getlamp.com/2008/12/17/a-2-for-1-inspiration-day/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Johan Herrenberg Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:37:25 +0000 http://inventory.getlamp.com/?p=67#comment-41 Beautiful. Beautiful.

]]> By: Dennis G. Jerz http://inventory.getlamp.com/2008/12/17/a-2-for-1-inspiration-day/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Dennis G. Jerz Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:29:17 +0000 http://inventory.getlamp.com/?p=67#comment-40 Beautiful! Note the very literal depiction of the "Window on Pit." The painting is very interesting... I don't remember a half-naked babe anywhere in the game, but the painting is interesting if only to remind us all how much more powerful our own imaginations are when we've lived with a textual world for years. If you had to work to build the map as a jigsaw puzzle, then using the map to help navigate the game would seem less like cheating. Beautiful! Note the very literal depiction of the “Window on Pit.”

The painting is very interesting… I don’t remember a half-naked babe anywhere in the game, but the painting is interesting if only to remind us all how much more powerful our own imaginations are when we’ve lived with a textual world for years.

If you had to work to build the map as a jigsaw puzzle, then using the map to help navigate the game would seem less like cheating.

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