Scott, who you may know from his BBS documentary, has been slaving away on this thing since 2005, interviewing adventure game luminaries and lovers of interactive fiction from Steve Meretzky to John Romero to others that only the most hardcore text adventure fan will know. I highly doubt you’ll see a more interesting documentary about the meeting of computer games and literature this year, or maybe even ever.
Get Lamp: A Documentary About Adventures in Text spans two DVDs worth of “second person thinker” game history. It comes with a fancy commemorative coin and is 100% spoiler-free.
Get Lamp [Official Site]
WTHfor
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 12:32 PMCool. But I think he should have called it “Examine All”.
Joshy206
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 2:36 PMThe blurb should also be:
Look CASE
Open CASE
Pick up DVD
Use DVD on PLAYER
Pick up REMOTE
Use REMOTE on TV
Look TV
Gordon Pedersen
Monday, August 2, 2010 at 11:29 AMNah. “Get Lamp” before all else. You don’t want to get eaten by a grue do you?
Matthew McCay
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 7:41 PMPlayer Not Open
TV Not Switched On
WTHfor
Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 2:00 PMLOL.. You are sitting on a comfy couch. To the North is the TV showing “Get Lamp”. To the East is your girlfriend wearing a frown. The word ‘bulldozer’ wanders through your mind for a moment in search of something to connect with…
Peter Richards
Monday, August 2, 2010 at 10:40 AMFantastic!