Craig Grannell on Nostr: Not even close. In that game alone, there were harder puzzles. But elsewhere in ...
Not even close. In that game alone, there were harder puzzles. But elsewhere in Infocom’s catalogue – and more widely in text adventures – there were tougher tests.
Where the Babel Fish puzzle got things right was through being clever, funny and absurd, and in also deviating radically from expectations. It’s as far as possible from other media, where the fish is simply put into Arthur’s ear. And so that makes it *memorable*. #retrogaming
From: Space Quest Historian (npub1ltv…pax6)
https://dosgame.club/@sqhistorian/112464455745407129
Where the Babel Fish puzzle got things right was through being clever, funny and absurd, and in also deviating radically from expectations. It’s as far as possible from other media, where the fish is simply put into Arthur’s ear. And so that makes it *memorable*. #retrogaming
From: Space Quest Historian (npub1ltv…pax6)
https://dosgame.club/@sqhistorian/112464455745407129