<
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/sep/28/we-can-continue-pratchetts-efforts-the-gamers-keeping-discworld-alive>
"Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld has a long association with video games. Not
only was the author himself a fan of
Doom,
Thief, and
The Elder Scrolls,
but the relationship between his satirical fantasy world and video games goes
all the way back to 1986’s
The Colour of Magic – a text-adventure adaptation
of Pratchett’s first Discworld novel. Later games based on Pratchett’s work
include 1995’s
Discworld, a notoriously difficult adventure game voiced by
actors including Eric Idle and Tony Robinson, and 1999’s
Discworld Noir, a 3D
detective game where you play as the universe’s first private investigator.
But the most ambitious Discworld game in existence is not officially associated
with Terry Pratchett at all. The
Discworld MUD is a text-based
“multi-user-dungeon” – an early form of online role-playing game where
everything from places to in-game actions are described in words. Created in
1991 by David “Pinkfish” Bennett, the MUD has been in consistent service for
over 30 years, and today offers the most detailed depiction of the Discworld
outside of Pratchett’s books. Not only does it feature most of the key
locations, from the city of Ankh-Morpork to areas such as Klatch and the
Ramtops, it has seven guilds, player-run shops, and countless quests and
adventures featuring many of the Discworld’s most notable characters. It even
has its own newspaper."
Via Esther Schindler.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics