E03: Counterfeit Monkey - Interactive Fiction: Learning from the Best

In the 3rd episode of the series, we take a look at Emily Short's “Counterfeit Monkey,” a text game that allows the player to alter its objects by altering their names. Besides being a great idea, why is it also a great game?

You can find the game on its IFDB page (ifdb.org/viewgame?id=aearuuxv83plclpl) Play it online or better download its .gblorb file and open it with an IF interpreter.

The IF interpreter used in the video is Lectrote by Andrew Plotkin. You can download it here: www.electronjs.org/apps/lectrote

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VIDEO CREDITS

Script, Presentation & Editing:
GIANNIS G. GEORGIOU

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8Bit Video Games Gunshot02 by jeremysykes on freesound.org
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