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Thomas Disch: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the Tale of the Evil Doctor, the killer businessman and the witch teacher
Disch: all here in spooky minneapolis
Stephen King: hey thomas in amnesia can you escape the dungeon w/o the wizard's key?
Disch: all here in spooky minneapolis
Stephen King: hey thomas in amnesia can you escape the dungeon w/o the wizard's key?
King: so I’m in the room with the door and a key, how do I get out
Disch: well you have to open the door
Barker: what is this
King: I’m playing thomas’ text game
King: OPEN DOOR
King: “the door is locked”
King:
King: do you have a walkthrough
Disch: well you have to open the door
Barker: what is this
King: I’m playing thomas’ text game
King: OPEN DOOR
King: “the door is locked”
King:
King: do you have a walkthrough
Barker: what's this game about
Disch: you wake up in hotel with no memory
Barker: oh an amnesiac protag? kind of cliched premise of a text game don't you think
Disch: yeah
Disch: i invented it
Disch: you wake up in hotel with no memory
Barker: oh an amnesiac protag? kind of cliched premise of a text game don't you think
Disch: yeah
Disch: i invented it
King: "OPEN DOOR"
King: hm that didn't work
King: what about
King: "ACCESS DOOR"
King:
King: hm
King:
King: "ENTER DOOR"
King: hm that didn't work
King: what about
King: "ACCESS DOOR"
King:
King: hm
King:
King: "ENTER DOOR"
Kafka: hey guys i'm just so depressed
Kafka: [momentary flicker of joy] whoa is that bad mojo? I love that game!
King: no this is Thomas' game, amnesia
Kafka:
Kafka: oh
Kafka: [momentary flicker of joy] whoa is that bad mojo? I love that game!
King: no this is Thomas' game, amnesia
Kafka:
Kafka: oh
Poe: what is this
Barker: steve is playing Thomas’ text game
King: yeah but I can’t get out of this room
Poe: h-have you tried “OPEN DOOR”
King: yeah it didn’t work
Poe: hm
Poe: what if you tried it again?
King: oh that’s a good idea, hang on
King:
King: no it still doesn’t work
Barker: steve is playing Thomas’ text game
King: yeah but I can’t get out of this room
Poe: h-have you tried “OPEN DOOR”
King: yeah it didn’t work
Poe: hm
Poe: what if you tried it again?
King: oh that’s a good idea, hang on
King:
King: no it still doesn’t work
Poe: what’s in your inventory
King: I have a key, a stack of pancakes and a rubber chicken with a pulley in it
Poe: and the door is locked?
King: yeah
Poe: hm
Poe: try “PULL DOOR”
King: no that didn’t work
Poe: “PUSH DOOR”
King: no it’s still locked
Poe: hm
Poe: try "PULL DOOR"
King: I have a key, a stack of pancakes and a rubber chicken with a pulley in it
Poe: and the door is locked?
King: yeah
Poe: hm
Poe: try “PULL DOOR”
King: no that didn’t work
Poe: “PUSH DOOR”
King: no it’s still locked
Poe: hm
Poe: try "PULL DOOR"
Poe: whats the room description
King: “You are in a sparse apartment, the rough walls grey and mottled, a key hangs on a hook by the door. The key is labeled “KEY TO DOOR.” Sunlight streams through the glass window.”
Poe:
Poe: try “GET SUNLIGHT”
King: “You are in a sparse apartment, the rough walls grey and mottled, a key hangs on a hook by the door. The key is labeled “KEY TO DOOR.” Sunlight streams through the glass window.”
Poe:
Poe: try “GET SUNLIGHT”
Disch: what
King: “You don’t see any sunlight here”
Barker: wow thom I can’t believe you didn’t implement the sun
Barker: kind of a rookie mistake
King: hard to believe this got such high ratings on IFDB
Poe: we could ask john carpenter to help, he's a gamer you know
King: “You don’t see any sunlight here”
Barker: wow thom I can’t believe you didn’t implement the sun
Barker: kind of a rookie mistake
King: hard to believe this got such high ratings on IFDB
Poe: we could ask john carpenter to help, he's a gamer you know
