Digital Deaths

A fascinating essay on LawMeme considering death in old-school adventure games and in multiplayer communities. If, like me, you spent a good number of hours hunched over Sierra's "Quest" games, there's an added nostalgia kick here.

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[Anonymous]

What, a whole day with no California recall posts? Don't tell me a little needling in the comments scared off Welch..

[Julian Sanchez]

Welch is out /covering/ the recall today...

[Franklin Harris]

My college roommate and I often played "The Colonel's Bequest." Never solved it, but we only played when drunk.

[Jeff Smith]

Very cool, and very thought provoking.

Jeff - who only ever finished Leisure
Suit Larry I and II.

[Madog]

I loved Sierra's "Quest" style games. Did anyone ever play The Realm? It was an early online RPG with the same style interface. It's still running, though not by Sierra any more.

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