Retro-game (OT)

[Talisman]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, silmariel <silmariel at t...> 
wrote:
> I have the feeling that for anyone liking text adventures a trip 
to some MUDs 
> is worth a try. <snip of MUD info> as with books, you get the 
> reward of being inmersed in the words.

> Silmariel

Talisman:
For many of his teen years one of my now grown sons was immersed in 
a MUD called Return of the Shadow.

He would beat it and then create a new player and beat it again.  I 
recall one of his auxillary characters who was very strong but had a 
pea-brain--impervious to psychic attack!

Along with the imaginative pleasures of the text, there was the 
additional social interaction--established local friends and new 
online pals--girls included. Lots of fun teaming up to defeat the 
Pale Lady or share the spoils of war, etc. 

One of the other practical benefits of playing a text only game was 
that he learned to type like a deamon--no grumbling or nagging 
involved.


Ewe2 writes:

It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a penguin.

Talisman:
Well, Happy New Year! <veg>