Re: Help! I want to like IF but.....

["kristi autry" <autry@wf.net>]

Shabber <nospam@none.net> wrote in article
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> I am finding it VERY hard to struggle through a story. i read alot of
> non-fiction books and play a variety of computer games but even Zork I
> boggles me and I get stumped. I want to get into all this especially
since i
> can play on my Plam Pilot now with Frotz but I am getting bogged down.,
Will
> it get easier? Should I cheat? Are there some easy ones to ease me into
this
> stuff.
>
> 
>  
 Zork is antiquated and in my opinion monstrously unfair. That's not to say
you shouldn't play the game though. It and other Infocom games are commonly
referred to by contemporary IF authors. You could consider Infocom games (
and other text adventures from the 80's) to be the "classic literature" of
our genre.  
 You might wish to start with more recent titles such as, "The one that got
away", "Johns fire witch"' , "Photopia",and "Ditch day drifter". Their all
easy and available at the GMD.
 Once you have finished those, read an IF ezine. I suggest SPAG or xyzzy
news. Both contain reviews of many games and it shouldn't take long to
figure out which ones are for you.