I love what I do.

I love technology and education. Maybe you like knitting. Cool. My thing is educational technology.

Please feel free to leave a comment...

Original fortran code for Adventure - part 2

Friday, February 01, 2008

Cross posting this to reduce possibility of link rot and preserve important part of our heritage:

Source: http://jerz.setonhill.edu/if/crowther/
Original news story: http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=460192

If you are the owner of this code, and would like me to remove it, please let me know. kthxbai.
1
1 YOU ARE STANDING AT THE END OF A ROAD BEFORE A SMALL BRICK
1 BUILDING . AROUND YOU IS A FOREST. A SMALL
1 STREAM FLOWS OUT OF THE BUILDING AND DOWN A GULLY.
2 YOU HAVE WALKED UP A HILL, STILL IN THE FOREST
2 THE ROAD NOW SLOPES BACK DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL.
2 THERE IS A BUILDING IN THE DISTANCE.
3 YOU ARE INSIDE A BUILDING, A WELL HOUSE FOR A LARGE SPRING.
4 YOU ARE IN A VALLEY IN THE FOREST BESIDE A STREAM TUMBLING
4 ALONG A ROCKY BED.
5 YOU ARE IN OPEN FOREST, WITH A DEEP VALLEY TO ONE SIDE.
6 YOU ARE IN OPEN FOREST NEAR BOTH A VALLEY AND A ROAD.
7 AT YOUR FEET ALL THE WATER OF THE STREAM SPLASHES INTO A
7 2 INCH SLIT IN THE ROCK. DOWNSTREAM THE STREAMBED IS BARE ROCK.
8 YOU ARE IN A 20 FOOT DEPRESSION FLOORED WITH BARE DIRT. SET INTO
8 THE DIRT IS A STRONG STEEL GRATE MOUNTED IN CONCRETE. A DRY
8 STREAMBED LEADS INTO THE DEPRESSION.
9 YOU ARE IN A SMALL CHAMBER BENEATH A 3X3 STEEL GRATE TO THE
9 SURFACE. A LOW CRAWL OVER COBBLES LEADS INWARD TO THE WEST.
10 YOU ARE CRAWLING OVER COBBLES IN A LOW PASSAGE. THERE IS A
10 DIM LIGHT AT THE EAST END OF THE PASSAGE.
11 YOU ARE IN A DEBRIS ROOM, FILLED WITH STUFF WASHED IN FROM
11 THE SURFACE. A LOW WIDE PASSAGE WITH COBBLES BECOMES
11 PLUGGED WITH MUD AND DEBRIS HERE,BUT AN AWKWARD CANYON
11 LEADS UPWARD AND WEST.
11 A NOTE ON THE WALL SAYS ‘MAGIC WORD XYZZY’.
12 YOU ARE IN AN AWKWARD SLOPING EAST/WEST CANYON.
13 YOU ARE IN A SPLENDID CHAMBER THIRTY FEET HIGH. THE WALLS
13 ARE FROZEN RIVERS OF ORANGE STONE. AN AWKWARD CANYON AND A
13 GOOD PASSAGE EXIT FROM EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE CHAMBER.
14 AT YOUR FEET IS A SMALL PIT BREATHING TRACES OF WHITE MIST. AN
14 EAST PASSAGE ENDS HERE EXCEPT FOR A SMALL CRACK LEADING ON.
15 YOU ARE AT ONE END OF A VAST HALL STRETCHING FORWARD OUT OF
15 SIGHT TO THE WEST. THERE ARE OPENINGS TO EITHER SIDE. NEARBY, A WIDE
15 STONE STAIRCASE LEADS DOWNWARD. THE HALL IS FILLED WITH
15 WISPS OF WHITE MIST SWAYING TO AND FRO ALMOST AS IF ALIVE.
15 A COLD WIND BLOWS UP THE STAIRCASE. THERE IS A PASSAGE
15 AT THE TOP OF A DOME BEHIND YOU.
16 THE CRACK IS FAR TOO SMALL FOR YOU TO FOLLOW.
17 YOU ARE ON THE EAST BANK OF A FISSURE SLICING CLEAR ACROSS
17 THE HALL. THE MIST IS QUITE THICK HERE, AND THE FISSURE IS
17 TOO WIDE TO JUMP.
18 THIS IS A LOW ROOM WITH A CRUDE NOTE ON THE WALL.
18 IT SAYS ‘YOU WON’T GET IT UP THE STEPS’.
19 YOU ARE IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING, WITH PASSAGES
19 OFF IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
20 YOU ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT WITH A BROKEN NECK.
21 YOU DIDN’T MAKE IT
22 THE DOME IS UNCLIMBABLE
23 YOU CAN’T GO IN THROUGH A LOCKED STEEL GRATE!
24 YOU DON’T FIT DOWN A TWO INCH HOLE!
25 YOU CAN’T GO THROUGH A LOCKED STEEL GRATE.
27 YOU ARE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FISSURE IN THE HALL OF MISTS.
28 YOU ARE IN A LOW N/S PASSAGE AT A HOLE IN THE FLOOR.
28 THE HOLE GOES DOWN TO AN E/W PASSAGE.
29 YOU ARE IN THE SOUTH SIDE CHAMBER.
30 YOU ARE IN THE WEST SIDE CHAMBER OF HALL OF MT KING.
30 A PASSAGE CONTINUES WEST AND UP HERE.

31 THERE IS NO WAY ACROSS THE FISSURE.
32 YOU CAN’T GET BY THE SNAKE
33 YOU ARE IN A LARGE ROOM, WITH A PASSAGE TO THE SOUTH,
33 A PASSAGE TO THE WEST, AND A WALL OF BROKEN ROCK TO
33 THE EAST. THERE IS A LARGE ‘Y2’ ON A ROCK IN ROOMS CENTER.
34 YOU ARE IN A JUMBLE OF ROCK, WITH CRACKS EVERYWHERE.
35 YOU ARE AT A WINDOW ON A HUGE PIT, WHICH GOES UP AND
35 DOWN OUT OF SIGHT. A FLOOR IS INDISTINCTLY VISIBLE
35 OVER 50 FEET BELOW. DIRECTLY OPPOSITE YOU AND 25 FEET AWAY
35 THERE IS A SIMILAR WINDOW.
36 YOU ARE IN A DIRTY BROKEN PASSAGE. TO THE EAST IS A CRAWL.
36 TO THE WEST IS A LARGE PASSAGE. ABOVE YOU IS A HOLE TO
36 ANOTHER PASSAGE.
37 YOU ARE ON THE BRINK OF A SMALL CLEAN CLIMBABLE PIT.
37 A CRAWL LEADS WEST.
38 YOU ARE IN THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL PIT WITH A LITTLE
38 STREAM, WHICH ENTERS AND EXITS THROUGH TINY SLITS.
39 YOU ARE IN A LARGE ROOM FULL OF DUSTY ROCKS. THERE IS A
39 BIG HOLE IN THE FLOOR. THERE ARE CRACKS EVERYWHERE, AND
39 A PASSAGE LEADING EAST.
40 YOU HAVE CRAWLED THROUGH A VERY LOW WIDE PASSAGE PARALLEL
40 TO AND NORTH OF THE HALL OF MISTS.
41 YOU ARE AT THE WEST END OF HALL OF MISTS. A LOW WIDE CRAWL
41 CONTINUES WEST AND ANOTHER GOES NORTH. TO THE SOUTH IS A
41 LITTLE PASSAGE 6 FEET OFF THE FLOOR.
42 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
43 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
44 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
45 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
46 DEAD END
47 DEAD END
48 DEAD END
49 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
50 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
51 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
52 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
53 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
54 DEAD END
55 YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
56 DEAD END
57 YOU ARE ON THE BRINK OF A THIRTY FOOT PIT WITH A MASSIVE
57 ORANGE COLUMN DOWN ONE WALL. YOU COULD CLIMB DOWN HERE
57 BUT YOU COULD NOT GET BACK UP. THE MAZE CONTINUES AT THIS
57 LEVEL.
58 DEAD END
59 YOU HAVE CRAWLED THROUGH A VERY LOW WIDE PASSAGE PARALLEL
59 TO AND NORTH OF THE HALL OF MISTS.
60 YOU ARE AT THE EAST END OF A VERY LONG HALL APPARENTLY
60 WITHOUT SIDE CHAMBERS. TO THE EAST A LOW WIDE CRAWL SLANTS
60 UP. TO THE NORTH A ROUND TWO FOOT HOLE SLANTS DOWN.
61 YOU ARE AT THE WEST END OF A VERY LONG FEATURELESS HALL.
62 YOU ARE AT A CROSSOVER OF A HIGH N/S PASSAGE AND A LOW E/W ONE.
63 DEAD END
64 YOU ARE AT A COMPLEX JUNCTION. A LOW HANDS AND KNEES
64 PASSAGE FROM THE NORTH JOINS A HIGHER CRAWL
64 FROM THE EAST TO MAKE A WALKING PASSAGE GOING WEST
64 THERE IS ALSO A LARGE ROOM ABOVE. THE AIR IS DAMP HERE.
64 A SIGN IN MIDAIR HERE SAYS ‘CAVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION BEYOND
64 THIS POINT. PROCEED AT OWN RISK.’
65 YOU ARE IN BEDQUILT, A LONG EAST/WEST PASSAGE WITH HOLES EVERYWHERE.
65 TO EXPLORE AT RANDOM SELECT NORTH, SOUTH, UP, OR DOWN.
66 YOU ARE IN A ROOM WHOSE WALLS RESEMBLE SWISS CHEESE.
66 OBVIOUS PASSAGES GO WEST,EAST,NE, AND
66 NW. PART OF THE ROOM IS OCCUPIED BY A LARGE BEDROCK BLOCK.
67 YOU ARE IN THE TWOPIT ROOM. THE FLOOR
67 HERE IS LITTERED WITH THIN ROCK SLABS, WHICH MAKE IT
67 EASY TO DESCEND THE PITS. THERE IS A PATH HERE BYPASSING
67 THE PITS TO CONNECT PASSAGES FROM EAST AND WEST.THERE
67 ARE HOLES ALL OVER, BUT THE ONLY BIG ONE IS ON THE WALL
67 DIRECTLY OVER THE EAST PIT WHERE YOU CAN’T GET TO IT.
68 YOU ARE IN A LARGE LOW CIRCULAR CHAMBER WHOSE FLOOR IS AN
68 IMMENSE SLAB FALLEN FROM THE CEILING(SLAB ROOM). EAST AND
68 WEST THERE ONCE WERE LARGE PASSAGES, BUT THEY ARE NOW FILLED
68 WITH BOULDERS. LOW SMALL PASSAGES GO NORTH AND SOUTH, AND THE
68 SOUTH ONE QUICKLY BENDS WEST AROUND THE BOULDERS.
69 YOU ARE IN A SECRET NS CANYON ABOVE A LARGE ROOM.
70 YOU ARE IN A SECRET N/S CANYON ABOVE A SIZABLE PASSAGE.
71 YOU ARE IN SECRET CANYON AT A JUNCTION OF THREE CANYONS,
71 BEARING NORTH, SOUTH, AND SE. THE NORTH ONE IS AS TALL
71 AS THE OTHER TWO COMBINED.
72 YOU ARE IN A LARGE LOW ROOM. CRAWLS LEAD N, SE, AND SW.
73 DEAD END CRAWL.
74 YOU ARE IN SECRET CANYON WHICH HERE RUNS E/W. IT CROSSES OVER
74 A VERY TIGHT CANYON 15 FEET BELOW. IF YOU GO DOWN YOU MAY
74 NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK UP
75 YOU ARE AT A WIDE PLACE IN A VERY TIGHT N/S CANYON.
76 THE CANYON HERE BECOMES TO TIGHT TO GO FURTHER SOUTH.
77 YOU ARE IN A TALL E/W CANYON. A LOW TIGHT CRAWL GOES 3 FEET
77 NORTH AND SEEMS TO OPEN UP.
78 THE CANYON RUNS INTO A MASS OF BOULDERS - DEAD END.
79 THE STREAM FLOWS OUT THROUGH A PAIR OF 1 FOOT DIAMETER SEWER
79 PIPES. IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE TO USE THE DOOR.
-1 END
2
1 YOU’RE AT END OF ROAD AGAIN.
2 YOU’RE AT HILL IN ROAD.
3 YOU’RE INSIDE BUILDING.
4 YOU’RE IN VALLEY
5 YOU’RE IN FOREST
6 YOU’RE IN FOREST
7 YOU’RE AT SLIT IN STREAMBED
8 YOU’RE OUTSIDE GRATE
9 YOU’RE BELOW THE GRATE
10 YOU’RE IN COBBLE CRAWL
11 YOU’RE IN DEBRIS ROOM.
13 YOU’RE IN BIRD CHAMBER.
14 YOU’RE AT TOP OF SMALL PIT.
15 YOU’RE IN HALL OF MISTS.
17 YOU’RE ON EAST BANK OF FISSURE.
18 YOU’RE IN NUGGET OF GOLD ROOM.
19 YOU’RE IN HALL OF MT KING.
33 YOU’RE AT Y2
35 YOU’RE AT WINDOW ON PIT
36 YOU’RE IN DIRTY PASSAGE
39 YOU’RE N DUSTY ROCK ROOM.
41 YOU’RE AT WEST END OF HALL OF MISTS.
57 YOU’RE AT BRINK OF PIT.
60 YOU’RE AT EAST END OF LONG HALL.
66 YOU’RE IN SWISS CHEESE ROOM
67 YOU’RE IN TWOPIT ROOM
68 YOU’RE IN SLAB ROOM
-1
3
1 2 2 44
1 3 3 12 19 43
1 4 4 5 13 14 46 30
1 5 6 45 43
1 8 49
2 1 8 2 12 7 43 45 30
2 5 6 45 46
3 1 3 11 32 44
3 11 48
3 33 65
3 79 5 14
4 1 4 45
4 5 6 43 44 29
4 7 5 46 30
4 8 49
5 4 9 43 30
5 300 6 7 8 45
5 5 44 46
6 1 2 45
6 4 9 43 44 30
6 5 6 46
7 1 12
7 4 4 45
7 5 6 43 44
7 8 5 15 16 46 30
7 24 47 14 30
8 5 6 43 44 46
8 1 12
8 7 4 13 45
8 301 3 5 19 30
9 302 11 12
9 10 17 18 19 44
9 14 31
9 11 51
10 9 11 20 21 43
10 11 19 22 44 51
10 14 31
11 310 49
11 10 17 18 23 24 43
11 12 25 305 19 29 44
11 3 48
11 14 31
12 310 49
12 11 30 43 51
12 13 19 29 44
12 14 31
13 310 49
13 11 51
13 12 25 305 43
13 14 23 31 44
14 310 49
14 11 51
14 13 23 43
14 303 30 31 34
14 16 33 44
15 18 36 46
15 17 7 38 44
15 19 10 30 45
15 304 29 31 34 35 23 43
15 34 55
15 62 69
16 14 1
17 15 8 38 43
17 305 7
17 306 40 41 42 44 19 39
18 15 38 11 8 45
19 15 10 29 43
19 307 45 36
19 308 46 37
19 309 44 7
19 74 66
20 26 1
21 26 1
22 15 1
23 8 1
24 7 1
25 9 1
27 17 8 11 38
27 40 45
27 41 44
28 19 38 11 46
28 33 45
28 36 30 52
29 19 38 11 45
30 19 38 11 43
30 62 44 29
31 17 1
32 19 1
33 3 65
33 28 46
33 34 43 53 54
33 35 44
34 33 30
34 15 29
35 33 43 55
36 37 43 17
36 28 29 52
36 39 44
37 36 44 17
37 38 30 31 56
38 37 56 29
39 36 43
39 64 30 52 58
39 65 70
40 41 1
41 42 46 29 23 56
41 27 43
41 59 45
41 60 44 17
42 41 44
42 43 43
42 44 46
43 42 44
43 44 46
43 45 43
44 42 45
44 43 43
44 48 30
44 50 46
45 43 45
45 46 43
45 47 46
46 45 44 11
47 45 45 11
48 44 29 11
49 50 30 43
49 51 44
50 44 43
50 49 44 29
50 52 46
51 49 44
51 52 43
51 53 46
52 50 45
52 51 44
52 53 29
52 55 43
53 51 44
53 52 45
53 54 46
54 53 43 11
55 52 44
55 56 30
55 57 43
56 55 29 11
57 55 44
57 58 46
57 13 30 56
58 57 44 11
59 27 1
60 41 43 29
60 61 44
60 62 45 30
61 60 43 11
62 60 44
62 63 45
62 30 43
62 15 46
63 62 46 11
64 39 29 56 59
64 65 44
65 64 43
65 66 44
65 68 61
65 311 46
65 312 29
66 313 45
66 65 60
66 67 44
66 77 25
66 314 46
67 66 43
67 72 60
68 66 46
68 69 29
69 68 30
69 74 46
70 71 45
71 39 29
71 65 62
71 70 46
72 67 63
72 73 45
73 72 46
74 19 43
74 69 44
74 75 30
75 76 46
75 77 45
76 75 45
77 75 43
77 78 44
77 66 45
78 77 46
79 3 1
-1
4
2 ROAD
3 ENTER
3 DOOR
3 GATE
4 UPSTR
5 DOWNS
6 FORES
7 FORWA
7 CONTI
7 ONWAR
8 BACK
8 RETUR
8 RETRE
9 VALLE
10 STAIR
11 OUT
11 OUTSI
11 EXIT
11 LEAVE
12 BUILD
12 BLD
12 HOUSE
13 GULLY
14 STREA
15 ROCK
16 BED
17 CRAWL
18 COBBL
19 INWAR
19 INSID
19 IN
20 SURFA
21 NULL
21 NOWHE
22 DARK
23 PASSA
24 LOW
25 CANYO
26 AWKWA
29 UPWAR
29 UP
29 U
29 ABOVE
30 D
30 DOWNW
30 DOWN
31 PIT
32 OUTDO
33 CRACK
34 STEPS
35 DOME
36 LEFT
37 RIGHT
38 HALL
39 JUMP
40 MAGIC
41 OVER
42 ACROS
43 EAST
43 E
44 WEST
44 W
45 NORTH
45 N
46 SOUTH
46 S
47 SLIT
48 XYZZY
49 DEPRE
50 ENTRA
51 DEBRI
52 HOLE
53 WALL
54 BROKE
55 Y2
56 CLIMB
57 LOOK
57 EXAMI
57 TOUCH
57 LOOKA
58 FLOOR
59 ROOM
60 NE
61 SLAB
61 SLABR
62 SE
63 SW
64 NW
65 PLUGH
66 SECRE
67 CAVE
68 TURN
69 CROSS
70 BEDQU
1001 KEYS
1001 KEY
1002 LAMP
1002 HEADL
1003 GRATE
1004 CAGE
1005 ROD
1006 STEPS
1007 BIRD
1010 NUGGE
1010 GOLD
1011 SNAKE
1012 FISSU
1013 DIAMO
1014 SILVE
1014 BARS
1015 JEWEL
1016 COINS
1017 DWARV
1017 DWARF
1018 KNIFE
1018 KNIVE
1018 ROCK
1018 WEAPO
1018 BOULD
1019 FOOD
1019 RATIO
1020 WATER
1020 BOTTL
1021 AXE
1022 KNIFE
1023 CHEST
1023 BOX
1023 TREAS
2001 TAKE
2001 CARRY
2001 KEEP
2001 PICKU
2001 PICK
2001 WEAR
2001 CATCH
2001 STEAL
2001 CAPTU
2001 FIND
2001 WHERE
2001 GET
2002 RELEA
2002 FREE
2002 DISCA
2002 DROP
2002 DUMP
2003 DUMMY
2004 UNLOC
2004 OPEN
2004 LIFT
2005 NOTHI
2005 HOLD
2006 LOCK
2006 CLOSE
2007 LIGHT
2007 ON
2008 EXTIN
2008 OFF
2009 STRIK
2010 CALM
2010 WAVE
2010 SHAKE
2010 SING
2010 CLEAV
2011 WALK
2011 RUN
2011 TRAVE
2011 GO
2011 PROCE
2011 CONTI
2011 EXPLO
2011 GOTO
2011 FOLLO
2012 ATTAC
2012 KILL
2012 STAB
2012 FIGHT
2012 HIT
2013 POUR
2014 EAT
2015 DRINK
2016 RUB
3001 OPENS
3002 HELP
3002 ?
3002 WHAT
3003 TREE
3004 DIG
3004 EXCIV
3005 BLAST
3006 LOST
3007 MIST
3008 THROW
3009 FUCK
-1
5
201 THERE ARE SOME KEYS ON THE GROUND HERE.
202 THERE IS A SHINY BRASS LAMP NEARBY.
3 THE GRATE IS LOCKED
103 THE GRATE IS OPEN.
204 THERE IS A SMALL WICKER CAGE DISCARDED NEARBY.
205 A THREE FOOT BLACK ROD WITH A RUSTY STAR ON AN END LIES NEARBY
206 ROUGH STONE STEPS LEAD DOWN THE PIT.
7 A CHEERFUL LITTLE BIRD IS SITTING HERE SINGING.
107 THERE IS A LITTLE BIRD IN THE CAGE.
8 THE GRATE IS LOCKED
108 THE GRATE IS OPEN.
209 ROUGH STONE STEPS LEAD UP THE DOME.
210 THERE IS A LARGE SPARKLING NUGGET OF GOLD HERE!
11 A HUGE GREEN FIERCE SNAKE BARS THE WAY!
112 A CRYSTAL BRIDGE NOW SPANS THE FISSURE.
213 THERE ARE DIAMONDS HERE!
214 THERE ARE BARS OF SILVER HERE!
215 THERE IS PRECIOUS JEWELRY HERE!
216 THERE ARE MANY COINS HERE!
19 THERE IS FOOD HERE.
20 THERE IS A BOTTLE OF WATER HERE.
120 THERE IS AN EMPTY BOTTLE HERE.
221 THERE IS A LITTLE AXE HERE
-1
6
1 SOMEWHERE NEARBY IS COLOSSAL CAVE, WHERE OTHERS HAVE FOUND
1 FORTUNES IN TREASURE AND GOLD, THOUGH IT IS RUMORED
1 THAT SOME WHO ENTER ARE NEVER SEEN AGAIN. MAGIC IS SAID
1 TO WORK IN THE CAVE.  I WILL BE YOUR EYES AND HANDS. DIRECT
1 ME WITH COMMANDS OF 1 OR 2 WORDS.
1 (ERRORS, SUGGESTIONS, COMPLAINTS TO CROWTHER)
1 (IF STUCK TYPE HELP FOR SOME HINTS)
2 A LITTLE DWARF WITH A BIG KNIFE BLOCKS YOUR WAY.
3 A LITTLE DWARF JUST WALKED AROUND A CORNER,SAW YOU, THREW
3 A LITTLE AXE AT YOU WHICH MISSED, CURSED, AND RAN AWAY.
4 THERE IS A THREATENING LITTLE DWARF IN THE ROOM WITH YOU!
5 ONE SHARP NASTY KNIFE IS THROWN AT YOU!
6 HE GETS YOU!
7 NONE OF THEM HIT YOU!
8 A HOLLOW VOICE SAYS ‘PLUGH’
9 THERE IS NO WAY TO GO THAT DIRECTION.
10 I AM UNSURE HOW YOU ARE FACING. USE COMPASS POINTS OR
10 NEARBY OBJECTS.
11 I DON’T KNOW IN FROM OUT HERE. USE COMPASS POINTS OR NAME
11 SOMETHING IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO.
12 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO APPLY THAT WORD HERE.
13 I DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT!
14 I ALWAYS UNDERSTAND COMPASS DIRECTIONS, OR YOU CAN NAME
14 A NEARBY THING TO HEAD THAT WAY.
15 SORRY, BUT I AM NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE MORE DETAIL. I WILL
15 REPEAT THE LONG DESCRIPTION OF YOUR LOCATION.
16 IT IS NOW PITCH BLACK. IF YOU PROCEED YOU WILL LIKELY
16 FALL INTO A PIT.
17 IF YOU PREFER, SIMPLY TYPE W RATHER THAN WEST.
18 ARE YOU TRYING TO CATCH THE BIRD?
19 THE BIRD IS FRIGHTENED RIGHT NOW AND YOU CANNOT CATCH IT
19 NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY. PERHAPS YOU MIGHT TRY LATER.
20 ARE YOU TRYING TO ATTACK OR AVOID THE SNAKE?
21 YOU CAN’T KILL THE SNAKE, OR DRIVE IT AWAY, OR AVOID IT,
21 OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THERE IS A WAY TO GET BY, BUT YOU
21 DON’T HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES RIGHT NOW.
22 MY WORD FOR HITTING SOMETHING WITH THE ROD IS ‘STRIKE’.
23 YOU FELL INTO A PIT AND BROKE EVERY BONE IN YOUR BODY!
24 YOU ARE ALREADY CARRYING IT!
25 YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS!
26 THE BIRD WAS UNAFRAID WHEN YOU ENTERED, BUT AS YOU APPROACH
26 IT BECOMES DISTURBED AND YOU CANNOT CATCH IT.
27 YOU CAN CATCH THE BIRD, BUT YOU CANNOT CARRY IT.
28 THERE IS NOTHING HERE WITH A LOCK!
29 YOU AREN’T CARRYING IT!
30 THE LITTLE BIRD ATTACKS THE GREEN SNAKE, AND IN AN
30 ASTOUNDING FLURRY DRIVES THE SNAKE AWAY.
31 YOU HAVE NO KEYS!
32 IT HAS NO LOCK.
33 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOCK OR UNLOCK SUCH A THING.
34 THE GRATE WAS ALREADY LOCKED.
35 THE GRATE IS NOW LOCKED.
36 THE GRATE WAS ALREADY UNLOCKED.
37 THE GRATE IS NOW UNLOCKED.
38 YOU HAVE NO SOURCE OF LIGHT.
39 YOUR LAMP IS NOW ON.
40 YOUR LAMP IS NOW OFF.
41 STRIKE WHAT?
42 NOTHING HAPPENS.
43 WHERE?
44 THERE IS NOTHING HERE TO ATTACK.
45 THE LITTLE BIRD IS NOW DEAD. ITS BODY DISAPPEARS.
46 ATTACKING THE SNAKE BOTH DOESN’T WORK AND IS VERY DANGEROUS.
47 YOU KILLED A LITTLE DWARF.
48 YOU ATTACK A LITTLE DWARF, BUT HE DODGES OUT OF THE WAY.
49 I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE WORD ‘THROW’ BECAUSE YOU CAN THROW
49 A THING OR THROW AT A THING. PLEASE USE DROP OR ATTACK INSTEAD.
50 GOOD TRY, BUT THAT IS AN OLD WORN-OUT MAGIC WORD.
51 I KNOW OF PLACES, ACTIONS, AND THINGS. MOST OF MY VOCABULARY
51 DESCRIBES PLACES AND IS USED TO MOVE YOU THERE. TO MOVE TRY
51 WORDS LIKE FOREST, BUILDING, DOWNSTREAM, ENTER, EAST, WEST
51 NORTH, SOUTH, UP, OR DOWN.  I KNOW ABOUT A FEW SPECIAL OBJECTS,
51 LIKE A BLACK ROD HIDDEN IN THE CAVE. THESE OBJECTS CAN BE
51 MANIPULATED USING ONE OF THE ACTION WORDS THAT I KNOW. USUALLY
51 YOU WILL NEED TO GIVE BOTH THE OBJECT AND ACTION WORDS
51 (IN EITHER ORDER), BUT SOMETIMES I CAN INFER THE OBJECT FROM
51 THE VERB ALONE. THE OBJECTS HAVE SIDE EFFECTS - FOR
51 INSTANCE, THE ROD SCARES THE BIRD.
51 USUALLY PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE MOVING JUST NEED TO TRY A FEW
51 MORE WORDS. USUALLY PEOPLE TRYING TO MANIPULATE AN
51 OBJECT ARE ATTEMPTING SOMETHING BEYOND THEIR (OR MY!)
51 CAPABILITIES AND SHOULD TRY A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TACK.
51 TO SPEED THE GAME YOU CAN SOMETIMES MOVE LONG DISTANCES
51 WITH A SINGLE WORD. FOR EXAMPLE, ‘BUILDING’ USUALLY GETS
51 YOU TO THE BUILDING FROM ANYWHERE ABOVE GROUND EXCEPT WHEN
51 LOST IN THE FOREST. ALSO, NOTE THAT CAVE PASSAGES TURN A
51 LOT, AND THAT LEAVING A ROOM TO THE NORTH DOES NOT GUARANTEE
51 ENTERING THE NEXT FROM THE SOUTH. GOOD LUCK!
52 IT MISSES!
53 IT GETS YOU!
54 OK
55 YOU CAN’T UNLOCK THE KEYS.
56 YOU HAVE CRAWLED AROUND IN SOME LITTLE HOLES AND WOUND UP
56 BACK IN THE MAIN PASSAGE.
57 I DON’T KNOW WHERE THE CAVE IS, BUT HEREABOUTS NO STREAM
57 CAN RUN ON THE SURFACE FOR LONG. I WOULD TRY THE STREAM.
58 I NEED MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS TO DO THAT.
59 I CAN ONLY TELL YOU WHAT YOU SEE AS YOU MOVE ABOUT
59 AND MANIPULATE THINGS. I CANNOT TELL YOU WHERE REMOTE THINGS
59 ARE.
60 I DON’T KNOW THAT WORD.
61 WHAT?
62 ARE YOU TRYING TO GET INTO THE CAVE?
63 THE GRATE IS VERY SOLID AND HAS A HARDENED STEEL LOCK. YOU
63 CANNOT ENTER WITHOUT A KEY, AND THERE ARE NO KEYS NEARBY.
63 I WOULD RECOMMEND LOOKING ELSEWHERE FOR THE KEYS.
64 THE TREES OF THE FOREST ARE LARGE HARDWOOD OAK AND MAPLE,
64 WITH AN OCCASIONAL GROVE OF PINE OR SPRUCE. THERE IS QUITE
64 A BIT OF UNDERGROWTH, LARGELY BIRCH AND ASH SAPLINGS PLUS
64 NONDESCRITPT BUSHES OF VARIOUS SORTS. THIS TIME OF YEAR
64 VISIBILITY IS QUITE RESTRICTED BY ALL THE LEAVES, BUT TRAVEL
64 IS QUITE EASY IF YOU DETOUR AROUND THE SPRUCE AND BERRY BUSHES.
65 WELCOME TO ADVENTURE!!  WOULD YOU LIKE INSTRUCTIONS?
66 DIGGING WITHOUT A SHOVEL IS QUITE IMPRACTICAL: EVEN WITH A
66 SHOVEL PROGRESS IS UNLIKELY.
67 BLASTING REQUIRES DYNAMITE.
68 I’M AS CONFUSED AS YOU ARE.
69 MIST IS A WHITE VAPOR, USUALLY WATER, SEEN FROM TIME TO TIME
69 IN CAVERNS. IT CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE BUT IS FREQUENTLY A SIGN
69 OF A DEEP PIT LEADING DOWN TO WATER.
70 YOUR FEET ARE NOW WET.
71 THERE IS NOTHING HERE TO EAT.
72 EATEN!
73 THERE IS NO DRINKABLE WATER HERE.
74 THE BOTTLE OF WATER IS NOW EMPTY.
75 RUBBING THE ELECTRIC LAMP IS NOT PARTICULARLY REWARDING.
75 ANYWAY, NOTHING EXCITING HAPPENS.
76 PECULIAR.  NOTHING UNEXPECTED HAPPENS.
77 YOUR BOTTLE IS EMPTY AND THE GROUND IS WET.
78 YOU CAN’T POUR THAT.
79 WATCH IT!
80 WHICH WAY?
-1
0



Commenting is not available in this channel entry.

Avatar

Bill MacKenty, Chief Zuccini

I make a difference in the life of kids. You want to tell me what's more rewarding?

Avatar

Resume

This is my full resume. It has all my work experience since I graduated from college in 1992, including certifications, professional memberships, and descriptions of my work.

Avatar

Polish Resume

This is my full resume translated into Polish. My wife tells me it is a literal translation, and as such might convey a slightly different meaning to Polish speakers.