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Especially confusing since "get" to my knowledge has been the conventional keyword used for this action in the vast majority of parser games and MUDs (maybe "ta

• galonk 7y ago
  Since "pick up" should not be hyphenated, as a native English speaker I don't think I would have ever guessed it!
  • soneca 7y ago
    That's probably on me though, not the original game. Let's keep in mind that this is a memory from ~30 years ago, so not that reliable in general
• the_af 7y ago
  Back then, when there was no internet (or it wasn't widespread), Sierra On-Line games were vicious. Not only the wrong action meant instea-death, hope-you-have-a-savegame, but they were also sometimes impenetrable in an age where there weren't internet forums to ask for help. (There were hint books you had to buy, which in my mind were a scam). For example, in Space Quest 2 there was a puzzle where some strange creatures tell you that in order for them to open a passage, you just had to "say the word". Keep in mind I was just learning English back then. The answer was you had to literally type "the word".
  • swiftcoder 7y ago
    Ah, the old "Speak, friend, and enter" of Tolkien fame.