#colossalcave — Public Fediverse posts

The Wander System is a fantastic bit of #Unix #InteractiveFiction history, as well as originating in Washington State (where I grew up). I had no idea until listening to this episode that it pre-dated #ColossalCave by a couple years, because the version we all tried to play and gave up on early came from 1978.

Also it was easy enough to just read the game files for hints, as they were all in plain ASCII. I found from reading the sources that Tim Gilberts tried to build that it was installed to obscure these files via the setuid bit, which was a feature of even the original First Edition Unix on the PDP-7!

I wonder if anyone has any source backups of a pre-78 version, and how it might have looked before the boom in text adventures.

Do you #GenX'ers remember the text adventure "Colossal Cave" by Will Crowther, a.k.a. the original "Adventure"?

You can play that too using #Microsoft #Copilot as your text adventure parser... click below!
https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/ahQ9t9FLf6rsBHgWSEyfE

#ColossalCave #Adventure

I ported #ColossalCave to #Gopher

Start a new session: gopher://gopher.someodd.zip:70/1/gateway/mksession/random/7/gateway/games/zcode/advent.z8/

I've had an idea about why I hate the chat-based interface for LLMs so much.

It's like trying to figure out how to do something in a classic text adventure, where you're not sure which words will work, and using the wrong ones will do something bad/stupid/annoying.

Of course, with those, the results were deterministic, which is strictly *better* even if you get eaten by a Grue.

#ai #llm #zork #adventure #colossalcave #infocom

"Historically, surrealist stop motion animation engages its audience in exploring concepts dealing with perception and reality using a bizarre, dream-like aesthetic by manipulating physical objects one frame at a time."

I worked with Amber on #ColossalCave in VR and this is... very far out of my area of expertise but very very cool. #gamedev #animation #3D

https://lief3d.dev/2024/09/10/first-post/

D#23 (2024-09-25) #ColossalCave #demo

An adventure game discussion not too long ago reminded me that this remake of #ColossalCaveAdventure exists, so I gave the demo a try.

Not much demo in that 2.6 GB download, to be honest, but enough to get a feel for the controls, which were functional enough. You look through a well house for items, unlock a grate at the end of a stream, climb down, and then the game ends as you try to proceed further.

#VideoGames #AdventureGame #RobertaWilliams

D#23 (2024-09-25) #ColossalCave #demo

An adventure game discussion not too long ago reminded me that this remake of #ColossalCaveAdventure exists, so I gave the demo a try.

Not much demo in that 2.6 GB download, to be honest, but enough to get a feel for the controls, which were functional enough. You look through a well house for items, unlock a grate at the end of a stream, climb down, and then the game ends as you try to proceed further.

#VideoGames #AdventureGame #RobertaWilliams

D#23 (2024-09-25) #ColossalCave #demo

An adventure game discussion not too long ago reminded me that this remake of #ColossalCaveAdventure exists, so I gave the demo a try.

Not much demo in that 2.6 GB download, to be honest, but enough to get a feel for the controls, which were functional enough. You look through a well house for items, unlock a grate at the end of a stream, climb down, and then the game ends as you try to proceed further.

#VideoGames #AdventureGame #RobertaWilliams

D#23 (2024-09-25) #ColossalCave #demo

An adventure game discussion not too long ago reminded me that this remake of #ColossalCaveAdventure exists, so I gave the demo a try.

Not much demo in that 2.6 GB download, to be honest, but enough to get a feel for the controls, which were functional enough. You look through a well house for items, unlock a grate at the end of a stream, climb down, and then the game ends as you try to proceed further.

#VideoGames #AdventureGame #RobertaWilliams

D#23 (2024-09-25) #ColossalCave #demo

An adventure game discussion not too long ago reminded me that this remake of #ColossalCaveAdventure exists, so I gave the demo a try.

Not much demo in that 2.6 GB download, to be honest, but enough to get a feel for the controls, which were functional enough. You look through a well house for items, unlock a grate at the end of a stream, climb down, and then the game ends as you try to proceed further.

#VideoGames #AdventureGame #RobertaWilliams

@drfootleg "XYZZY" RTABmap for now but somewhere deep in "twisty little passages all different" I hope to find:

https://labhorizons.co.uk/2024/07/can-we-learn-from-insect-navigation-to-make-better-autonomous-robots/

#GoPiGo3 #Robots #ros2humble on #RaspberryPi5 in #Docker #ColossalCave

Back to #ColossalCave aka #Adventure, a text adventure game. Perhaps *the* text adventure game, given that it spawned the rest.

ADVENT: Colossal Cave 3D

Having spent the past several days mapping and exploring the text version, it's finally time to replay Colossal Cave Adventure in glorious 3D.

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/12/advent-colossal-cave-3d/

#Adventure #EverQuest #RPG #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #sierra

ADVENT: Colossal Cave 3D

Having spent the past several days mapping and exploring the text version, it's finally time to replay Colossal Cave Adventure in glorious 3D.

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/12/advent-colossal-cave-3d/

#Adventure #EverQuest #RPG #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #sierra

ADVENT: Colossal Cave 3D

Having spent the past several days mapping and exploring the text version, it's finally time to replay Colossal Cave Adventure in glorious 3D.

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/12/advent-colossal-cave-3d/

#Adventure #EverQuest #RPG #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #sierra

ADVENT: Colossal Cave 3D

Having spent the past several days mapping and exploring the text version, it's finally time to replay Colossal Cave Adventure in glorious 3D.

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/12/advent-colossal-cave-3d/

#Adventure #EverQuest #RPG #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #sierra

ADVENT: Colossal Cave 3D

Having spent the past several days mapping and exploring the text version, it's finally time to replay Colossal Cave Adventure in glorious 3D.

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/12/advent-colossal-cave-3d/

#Adventure #EverQuest #RPG #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #sierra

ADVENT: Twisty Passages, All Alike

A pirate stole our treasure! Time to steal it BACK. But first, we have to find our way through one of the most notorious mazes of all time...

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/09/advent-twisty-passages-all-alike/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #pygame

ADVENT: Twisty Passages, All Alike

A pirate stole our treasure! Time to steal it BACK. But first, we have to find our way through one of the most notorious mazes of all time...

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/09/advent-twisty-passages-all-alike/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #pygame

ADVENT: Twisty Passages, All Alike

A pirate stole our treasure! Time to steal it BACK. But first, we have to find our way through one of the most notorious mazes of all time...

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/09/advent-twisty-passages-all-alike/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #pygame

ADVENT: Twisty Passages, All Alike

A pirate stole our treasure! Time to steal it BACK. But first, we have to find our way through one of the most notorious mazes of all time...

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/09/advent-twisty-passages-all-alike/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #pygame

ADVENT: Twisty Passages, All Alike

A pirate stole our treasure! Time to steal it BACK. But first, we have to find our way through one of the most notorious mazes of all time...

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/09/advent-twisty-passages-all-alike/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #pygame

ADVENT: The Secrets of Adventure

What you need to know before you begin to play Crowther and Woods' "Colossal Cave Adventure".

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/08/advent-the-secrets-of-adventure/

#Adventure #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #rpg

ADVENT: The Secrets of Adventure

What you need to know before you begin to play Crowther and Woods' "Colossal Cave Adventure".

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/08/advent-the-secrets-of-adventure/

#Adventure #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #rpg

ADVENT: The Secrets of Adventure

What you need to know before you begin to play Crowther and Woods' "Colossal Cave Adventure".

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/08/advent-the-secrets-of-adventure/

#Adventure #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #rpg

ADVENT: The Secrets of Adventure

What you need to know before you begin to play Crowther and Woods' "Colossal Cave Adventure".

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/08/advent-the-secrets-of-adventure/

#Adventure #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #rpg

ADVENT: The Secrets of Adventure

What you need to know before you begin to play Crowther and Woods' "Colossal Cave Adventure".

https://chasingdings.com/2024/05/08/advent-the-secrets-of-adventure/

#Adventure #ColossalCave #ColossalCaveAdventure #rpg

This map is going to take awhile........... . . . . .. . #advent #colossalcave

Next game I'm playing is Colossal Cave Adventure, the new graphical remake. But first... I am playing the original.

It was NOT EASY getting this compiled and working, but I got it compiled and working.

I have to make a map.

#ColossalCave

Retro Game Haul: March 30, 2024

I have way too many games to ever play, but still I can't help it. Today's haul: Othello (NES), Spinball (Vectrex), Colossal Cave Adventure (PS5), Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (GBA). Read on for more details

https://chasingdings.com/2024/03/30/retro-game-haul-march-30-2024/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #Vectrex #VideoGame #VideoGameConsole #atari #basic #BrokenSword #ColossalCave #GameboyAdvance #nintendo #othello #pinball #ps5 #spinball

Retro Game Haul: March 30, 2024

I have way too many games to ever play, but still I can't help it. Today's haul: Othello (NES), Spinball (Vectrex), Colossal Cave Adventure (PS5), Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (GBA). Read on for more details

https://chasingdings.com/2024/03/30/retro-game-haul-march-30-2024/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #Vectrex #VideoGame #VideoGameConsole #atari #basic #BrokenSword #ColossalCave #GameboyAdvance #nintendo #othello #pinball #ps5 #spinball

Retro Game Haul: March 30, 2024

I have way too many games to ever play, but still I can't help it. Today's haul: Othello (NES), Spinball (Vectrex), Colossal Cave Adventure (PS5), Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (GBA). Read on for more details

https://chasingdings.com/2024/03/30/retro-game-haul-march-30-2024/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #Vectrex #VideoGame #VideoGameConsole #atari #basic #BrokenSword #ColossalCave #GameboyAdvance #nintendo #othello #pinball #ps5 #spinball

Retro Game Haul: March 30, 2024

I have way too many games to ever play, but still I can't help it. Today's haul: Othello (NES), Spinball (Vectrex), Colossal Cave Adventure (PS5), Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (GBA). Read on for more details

https://chasingdings.com/2024/03/30/retro-game-haul-march-30-2024/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #Vectrex #VideoGame #VideoGameConsole #atari #basic #BrokenSword #ColossalCave #GameboyAdvance #nintendo #othello #pinball #ps5 #spinball

Retro Game Haul: March 30, 2024

I have way too many games to ever play, but still I can't help it. Today's haul: Othello (NES), Spinball (Vectrex), Colossal Cave Adventure (PS5), Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (GBA). Read on for more details

https://chasingdings.com/2024/03/30/retro-game-haul-march-30-2024/

#Adventure #TextAdventureGame #Vectrex #VideoGame #VideoGameConsole #atari #basic #BrokenSword #ColossalCave #GameboyAdvance #nintendo #othello #pinball #ps5 #spinball

I spent the afternoon playing @JJFlash's hack of my take on Colossal Cave. Lots of fun! https://troypress.com/advent-101-streamlined-randomized-colossal-cave-adventure/ Thanks, J.J.! #InteractiveFiction #ColossalCave

And now onto this video, where computer science lecturers briefly recall their first computer game experiences. My first computer games were played in December 1980 on a borrowed to home Apple II. I can’t remember if I played Colossal Cave first or Lemonade Stand, but those were my first two. The YouTube video’s comments are full of more reminiscences. https://youtu.be/GdzZFV8jfjg #ComputerGames #RetroComputing #InteractiveFiction #ColossalCave #AppleII #VintageComputing #LemonadeStand

Soluciones: Colossal Cave @tranqui69 #aventuragráfica #ColossalCave #MetaQuest #RobertaWilliams #VR #Xyzzy https://caad.club/colossal-cave

Noticias: El CAAD 62 en físico ya está listo https://caad.club/el-caad-62-en-fisico-ya-esta-listo @Dwalin15 #CAAD62 #ColossalCave #MortadeloyFilemón

Noticias: El CAAD 62 en físico ya está listo https://caad.club/el-caad-62-en-fisico-ya-esta-listo @Dwalin15 #CAAD62 #ColossalCave #MortadeloyFilemón

Noticias: El CAAD 62 en físico ya está listo https://caad.club/el-caad-62-en-fisico-ya-esta-listo @Dwalin15 #CAAD62 #ColossalCave #MortadeloyFilemón

Noticias: El CAAD 62 en físico ya está listo https://caad.club/el-caad-62-en-fisico-ya-esta-listo @Dwalin15 #CAAD62 #ColossalCave #MortadeloyFilemón

Noticias: El CAAD 62 en físico ya está listo https://caad.club/el-caad-62-en-fisico-ya-esta-listo @Dwalin15 #CAAD62 #ColossalCave #MortadeloyFilemón

Microsoft ported "Colossal Cave" to the TRS-80 under the title, "Microsoft Adventure"... with some unique differences.

Then we did an Apple II port & an IBM PC port that was OEM'd by IBM & I had copies of every port. At the age of 11, I even had a legit copy of the TRS-80 & IBM PC versions! (I owned a 5150)

Spent so many hours playing that game. Should've known I'd go to work for them one day. 😜
#xyzzy #Microsoft #textadventures #interactivefiction #ColossalCave
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Adventure

Noticias: Colossal Cave tendrá una edición física limitada https://caad.club/colossal-cave-tendra-una-edicion-fisica-limitada @thecolossalcave @caboken @LimitedRunGames #ColossalCave #CygnusEntertainment #ForeverPhysical #KenWilliams #LimitedRunGames #LRG3 #RobertaWilliams #CAAD #ficcioninteractiva

Aw, yeah, thank you Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/item/2006626050/

#ColossalCave

This is a great diagram. It says "growth in length of Mammoth Cave", but that really means the growth of the *surveyed region* of the cave. The diameter of each branch shows the total surveyed passage length at that point in time.

Branches merge where a connection was made, thus merging two (surveyed) cave systems into one. The orange-blue merge is the famous expedition of 1972.

From the Cave Research Foundation newsletter, Feb 2023.

#ColossalCave

Now, what I'm really looking for is *high-resolution* scans of the old Colossal Cave maps described in this paper:

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1024&context=mc_reserch_symp

The 1845 Stephen Bishop map is here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Bishop_1842_Map_of_Mammoth_Cave,_Kentucky_-_Hi-Res.jpg

(I realize that modern maps are super-high-density and may not be available for download! But the historic ones must be somewhere.)

#InteractiveFiction #ColossalCave #Maps

Recent IF viewing:

Roberta Williams does a history squib on Colossal Cave, the cave and the text game and their graphical game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJhxVTvyxIA

...which led me to a National Park Service video on the cave system: Hidden Wonder: Mapping Mammoth Cave

https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm%3Fid%3DAEE5DD73-BABF-4F9C-947F-37EE77F2D784

Has some excellent underground footage.

The full history of the Mammoth / Colossal / Crystal / Flint Ridge cave system hookup is told in _The Longest Cave_ (Brucker and Watson).

#InteractiveFiction #ColossalCave

Got pointed to this dev not-exactly-post-mortem on Roberta+Ken Williams's Colossal Cave.

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/deep-dive-the-making-of-colossal-cave

It's interesting, even if it's just Ken's POV and doesn't dig into the most harrowing parts of what was clearly a rather fraught development cycle.

#InteractiveFiction #ColossalCave

Colossal Cave review
Spelunking is bad for your health
https://www.sidequesting.com/2023/02/colossal-cave-review/
#Reviews #ColossalCave #KenWilliams #Review #RobertaWilliams