gaming like it's 1979

So I played, or rather I am playing my first ever Interactive Fiction game. Calling them 'text adventures' is so 1980s. But anyway, I downloaded a parser and the game Floatpoint, authored by Emily Short. I gotta say, it's pretty good. I wasn't expecting a text-only game to be as compelling as this. It started off pretty slow, but now that I'm getting the hang of things it's pretty immersive. Floatpoint is about human genetic modification, xenophobic politicians, and brittle diplomacy between an almost-human race and a post-plauge Earth. Plus, who can't love a game with files that end in *.zblorb? Get Floatpoint here.

To play Floatpoint (and any other IF games) you're gonna need a player. Get 'em here:
OS X: I recommend Spatterlight. Solid, but still in beta.
Linux and Windows: I've heard Gargoyle is pretty good.

Baf's Guide to the IF Archive is a great place to get other IF games, if you so disire.