Re: Genre Study. Did anyone notice that post? Comments?


2 May 1995 00:18:18 -0400

Hitting several nails squarely on their heads,
adam@flagstaff.princeton.edu (Adam J. Thornton) wrote:
>REAL LIFE: can differ greatly, of course, depending on who you are.
>But since you're the sort of person who plays text adventures, we have
>a pretty good guess.
>[various amusing, but sadly accurate, examples snipped]

One more:

Real Life, version 4: Mr./Ms. Retro. Life was so much better when you were
a kid with no responsibilities. Latch on to remnants of the early 80's in
a sad attempt to recapture this lost youth. Wear your Hong Kong Phooey
T-Shirt, listen to Haircut 100, Kajagoogoo, and Men Without Hats. Play
Infocom games from their original 5.25 floppies. Object of the game could
be to complete your collection of "Wacky Packages". Cons: might trigger a
resurgence in the popularity of parachute pants.

- Jeff (who actually *does* still listen to Men Without Hats)