Quote from the actual site:"The Atari 2600 classic lives on, in Flash, on the web!"I guess the "In Flash" part means it's in Flash, not in Java. But, to make sure, I tried it out. And, lo and behold, it actually is in Flash! So, I've taken the liberty to name the story after this fact, but I guess I'll suffer eternal damnation for not trying out all the other games to see if they're Flash or Java.
Keep in mind the parser is limited. Why try to go overboard when a simple "lie down" will do or even a much more rational "stop bulldozer"?
frant1cFeb 9, 2007Submitter
Quote from the actual site:"The Atari 2600 classic lives on, in Flash, on the web!"I guess the "In Flash" part means it's in Flash, not in Java. But, to make sure, I tried it out. And, lo and behold, it actually is in Flash! So, I've taken the liberty to name the story after this fact, but I guess I'll suffer eternal damnation for not trying out all the other games to see if they're Flash or Java.
robkohrFeb 9, 2007
If you like choose your own adventure games, there is always this one:<a class="user" href="http://editthis.info/choose_your_own_adventure/Main_Page">http://editthis.info/choose_your_own_adventure/Main_Page</a>
jpbroFeb 9, 2007
If you like text adventures/interactive fiction check out these links:<a class="user" href="http://ifarchive.org/">http://ifarchive.org/</a><a class="user" href="http://www.ifcomp.org/">http://www.ifcomp.org/</a>
caleb83Feb 9, 2007
Try lie down, maybe? You lie down, but if it's an object and not you, then you lay down.
bluemansteeleFeb 9, 2007
The game site has many flash games, the zplet pointed to is in Java.
sellotapeguyFeb 10, 2007
By Flash you mean Java?
aldreneanFeb 11, 2007
@jguerryQuick! Get Firefox! How are you on digg and still using IE? OMGWTFBBQ??!
namekuseijinFeb 24, 2009
Keep in mind the parser is limited. Why try to go overboard when a simple "lie down" will do or even a much more rational "stop bulldozer"?
namekuseijinFeb 24, 2009
Atari's Adventure is a simple graphical game which has nothing to do with mainframe ADVENT from 1975.
namekuseijinFeb 24, 2009
He's right. In fact, someone developed an excellent zcode interpreter in javascript:<a class="user" href="http://parchment.toolness.com/">http://parchment.toolness.com/</a>A port of ADVENT to zcode is thus available here:<a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://www.speakeasy.org/~russotto/zplet/advent.z5">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a>And the mainframe Zork ported to zcode as well:<a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/zdungeon.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a>Besides those oldies, here are some of my favorites:<a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/curses.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/905.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/Balances.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/Tangle.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/AllRoads.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/shade.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/photopia.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/weather.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/FailSafe.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/anchor.z8.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/Galatea.zblorb.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/I-0.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/Jigsaw.z8.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/metamorp.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/Savoir-Faire.zblorb.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/sherbet.z5.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a><a class="user" href="http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://parchment.toolness.com/if-archive/games/zcode/SoFar.z8.js">http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchmen ...</a>