The 1-Upper: Sierra Adventure Games

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The 1-Upper: Sierra Adventure Games

POSTED: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 3:33 AM

This edition of the 1-Upper really only applies if you're 25 and over and you had a Tandy computer in your basement. Otherwise, you'll probably have no idea what I'm talking about.

Finally, someone made one of my dreams come true and put a bunch of the old Sierra text-based adventure games online to play for free. Sarien.net hosts Flash-based versions of the first Space Quest, Police Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry games, but they've done something a bit strange ... As you play, you'll see what other people - who are playing at the same time - are doing, resulting in a whole bunch of Roger Wilcos and Larry Laffers appearing on screen along with yours. You'll see the weird commands they input ("look around," "talk to bum," "take a crap") and they'll see yours, creating this weird multiplayer hint system.

It's a great bit of nostalgia, and it reminds me of when my dad used to take the Oldsmobile up to Radio Shack to get the newest game. But that daydream was totally shattered when another player kept running around and typing in all caps "OMG IT BURNS!!!! IT BURNS!!!" for no reason.

Go play here.

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