Mergath Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Dh and I have a bet. Have you heard of Zork? What do you think it is? Does the word "grue" mean anything to you? Thank you for your assistance. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Despicable Me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Dh and I have a bet. Have you heard of Zork? Nope. What do you think it is? Not a clue! Does the word "grue" mean anything to you? Nope again. Thank you for your assistance. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 No on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyMcGillicuddy Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Have you heard of Zork? Yes What do you think it is? Text based game Does the word "grue" mean anything to you? Don't go into the dark cave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 *sigh* I am not winning this bet. ;) Someone help me out here. Think adventure games in the 80s. (And yes, I was born in '83. I started early.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 A really old-school computer game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Ah!!! Finally!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 oooooooooh...I think I had this game for Commodore 64. Hated it. My mom threw out the instructions, and I couldn't even get out of a flipping cave... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 I love the old school text adventure games. I think I lost a year of my teens in Croft Castle. If you like books and gaming and have no idea what I'm talking about, look into it. They rock. ETA: Also, dh says I have much geekier friends than he does. You can all take that as a compliment. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I loved Zork!! But I didn't discover it until after the first one. But, I don't remember what grue is. haven't peeked at the other answers yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Nope, but I can ask dh. We were both born in the 80's, but he's a computer geek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Any of you checked out the interactive fiction archive? http://www.ifarchive.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I completed Zork 2. Learned the definition of "menhir" because of that game. I hated the carousel room. Drew a LOT of maps for it. I liked the old Infocom games. I can't read Hitchhiker's anymore without thinking of how in the game you had to really maneuver to get the Babel fish in your ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I can't read Hitchhiker's anymore without thinking of how in the game you had to really maneuver to get the Babel fish in your ear. I loved that game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 I'm browsing the IFArchives, and I'm really tempted to download Yak Shaving for Kicks and Giggles! A Philosophical Odyssey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Dh and I have a bet. Have you heard of Zork? What do you think it is? Does the word "grue" mean anything to you? Thank you for your assistance. :D No. Some kind of a zombie. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 No. I'm guessing a role-playing game or online game of some sort. No. (I have no idea & haven't read any of the other responses yet.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Yes, but only because my brother was one of the original computer geeks... right behind my grandfather who was a research scientist driving an electric car and working on the space shuttle project. Northern CA in the late 70's and 80's. LOL I remember walking down the street and eating cherries off the trees. My brother remembers computers and electric cars. (however, I do remember playing D&D with my brother.) Also, there is an episode of Big Bang Theory where Sheldon is playing a text based game and I think it is supposed to be Zork. Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Dh and I have a bet. Have you heard of Zork? What do you think it is? Does the word "grue" mean anything to you? Thank you for your assistance. :D I have a version of Zork on my iPad. I've taught my kids to play (meaning: I taught them how to make maps). You can play THHGTTG game online. I love that game too. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktkcb Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hi, I am mktkcb's daughter. Zork is a genius adventure puzzle game series. Nobody knows what a grue looks like because it devours you in completely dark rooms. Started a few of the text interactive games, but got really annoyed with the "tunnel" mapping system. Favorite one is probably Zork Grand Inquisitor. Love the humor and wit of these games, wish they would make more like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktkcb Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hi, I am mktkcb's daughter. Zork is a genius adventure puzzle game series. Nobody knows what a grue looks like because it devours you in completely dark rooms. Started a few of the text interactive games, but got really annoyed with the "tunnel" mapping system. Favorite one is probably Zork Grand Inquisitor. Love the humor and wit of these games, wish they would make more like them. **note from mktkcb: My dd is 21, and an adventure puzzle game fanatic. Most of the Zorks and Mysts are ones my dh had, but she has loved all of them. It would seem that Grues are creatures of some sort that you never see, as she said. Zork was among the first games to make the great leap from text interactive to video interactive. Lately she's been trying out the older text int. games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 No on both. same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I would have guessed gaming (before reading this thread), since I've seen your posts on gaming threads. But, no, I have not heard either word before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I think a Zork is either a planet or alien in Calvin & Hobbes. Grue is the main character in Despicable Me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljenn Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Was this the game that the Tom Hanks character played in Big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I asked Ds15 and he quoted. "You are in an open field west of a big white house with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox there. . ." I figured that if anyone knew, he would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 ZORK YES!! And yes I know about grues. And I always make sure my lamps stays lit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Zork! Yes. Know all about it. The white house, the grues that get you in the dark. Classic and wondrous game. Love that game. Feel sorry for those who don't know the joy of playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 "You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike." Drove me crazy! LOL. I remember playing an Infocom game that was Sherlock Homes or something. That one was really cool. Did anyone else play an Infocom game set to "lewd"? Oh, my middle school self. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Did anyone else play an Infocom game set to "lewd"? Oh, my middle school self. :glare: Leather Goddesses of Phobos :) Here's a list of Infocom games :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I have not heard of Zork. I immediately envisioned a big bearded alien who looked quite human (weird, I know). But I'm guessing that's wrong since you didn't say, "Have you heard of a Zork?" So my next guess is that it's an alien planet and grue is something they eat there :tongue_smilie: . ETA: Just read the other replies. Guess I was way off, but I kinda figured that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Have you heard of Zork? What do you think it is? Does the word "grue" mean anything to you? Yes, and yes. It's later in the sequence, but I also have a vivid recollection of Boos Miller: "Want some rye? Of course you do." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I have no idea what you're talking about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 sorry, double Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abeille Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Yes to the first, though I didn't play it myself. DH did though, and I played other text-based adventures. I'm quite familiar with grue as it's been part of our family lexicon since dh and I got married. Our kids don't know where it originated but have always known that they don't want to be gotten by a grue. :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thanks for the help everyone! Seems to be split about fifty-fifty, so I guess dh and I tied. :p A few nights back he asked what I was doing, and I said, "Playing Zork." He was all O.o and so, of course, I teased him for being a gamer and not even knowing what Zork is. So we made a bet that if he asked his WoW guild and I asked you guys, that most of you all would know what Zork is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hi, I am mktkcb's daughter. Zork is a genius adventure puzzle game series. Nobody knows what a grue looks like because it devours you in completely dark rooms. Started a few of the text interactive games, but got really annoyed with the "tunnel" mapping system. Favorite one is probably Zork Grand Inquisitor. Love the humor and wit of these games, wish they would make more like them. I tried Grand Inquisitor, and totally failed. I could not figure out what to do in the village, and couldn't bring myself to look at a walkthrough five seconds in, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I tried Grand Inquisitor, and totally failed. I could not figure out what to do in the village, and couldn't bring myself to look at a walkthrough five seconds in, lol. I loved Grand Inquistor! "You will be Totemized!" (a very bad thing). and "I am the boss of you!" :) We still use those lines on our kids sometimes. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I may have heard of Zork, but I have no idea what it is (although I am thinking something dealing with science fiction). I have never heard of the word grue before. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I may have heard of Zork, but I have no idea what it is (although I am thinking something dealing with science fiction). I have never heard of the word grue before. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupOCoffee Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 YES! "you are in dark cave...." (now off to read the thread) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 No and nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I asked Ds15 and he quoted. "You are in an open field west of a big white house with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox there. . ." I figured that if anyone knew, he would. I used to play that! I didn't remember the name of the game though. I loved those game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 "You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike." Drove me crazy! LOL. Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Dh and I have a bet. Have you heard of Zork? What do you think it is? Does the word "grue" mean anything to you? Thank you for your assistance. :D I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azucena Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Remember Zork, don't remember grues (I was never very good at those games!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 So am I the only one here who ever played Croft Castle? That was a good one. No idea who made it or anything, but man was it weird. And the game where the talking shark got really mad at you if you tried to eat its marzipan without washing your hands... What was that one called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I haven't heard of these either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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