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Line 1: {{~~trope~~Useful Notes}} Describe [['''Text Parser]]''' here. ''I don't know the word "Describe"'' Ask ~~[[TV~~All The Tropes]] about [['''Text Parser]]''' ''A text parser is a form of input that takes commands from the player and simplifies this to commands that the game engine can understand. It is commonly found in [[Adventure Game~~\|Adventure Games~~]]s and [[Interactive Fiction]], where it is used to control the actions of characters and influence the in-game environment. Using the parser to control an in-game story is one of the main elements that blurs the line between the story as narrative and as game.''▼ ▲''A text parser is a form of input that takes commands from the player and simplifies this to commands that the game engine can understand. It is commonly found in [[Adventure Game\|Adventure Games]] and [[Interactive Fiction]], where it is used to control the actions of characters and influence the in-game environment. Using the parser to control an in-game story is one of the main elements that blurs the line between the story as narrative and as game.'' ~~----~~ List Examples Line 22: Get Fucking Examples ''[[Zork ~~(Video Game)~~\|Such language!]]'' ---- Line 39: Perhaps you should ask a Troper. >ASK TVALL THE TROPES ABOUT EXAMPLES "You're reading one right now. More examples aren't really necessary, because the point has been made. How well a text parser responds to your input depends on [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything\|how well it's designed]], and what commands the author of the game has anticipated. Clever enough authors will code in all sorts of [[Easter Egg\|clever responses to strange things you might try]], and will make sure every reasonable synonym is included so you won't have too much trouble [[Guess the Verb\|guessing the verb]]." >ASK TVALL THE TROPES ABOUT TEXT PARSER HISTORY "The text parser really got started with Crowther and Wood's ''[[Colossal Cave Adventure]]'', but it was not until ''[[~~Zork (Video Game)\|~~Zork]]'' came along that more advanced forms of the parser came along. The parser used in the classic [[Infocom]] games was called ZIL ([[~~Zork (Video Game)\|~~Zork]] Interactive Language). The text parser gradually disappeared from commercial computer gaming in the early 1990s (replaced by [[Action Bar]] and [[Point and Click Game\|Point and Click]] interfaces) as game designers wished to reach a different demographic. Fortunately for text fans, a large number of hobbyists have continued to design text parser based [[Interactive Fiction]]. If you'd like to know more, check out the [[Interactive Fiction]] article here on ~~[[TV~~All The Tropes]]." {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Text Parser~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Older Than the NES]] [[Category:Describe Topic Here]] [[Category:Video Game Interface Elements]] [[Category:Self -Demonstrating Article]] ▲[[Category:Text Parser]]