Same here. I loved books before I got into Sierra adventure games, but I do think that text adventures (especially those in pure console mode, no graphics) are

Same here. I loved books before I got into Sierra adventure games, but I do think that text adventures (especially those in pure console mode, no graphics) are really good for developing language comprehension and vocabulary as a child. I'd say Al Lowe's work with Leisure Suit Larry and and Police Quest did play a significant role in how I sense a "good sentence", and, also, how I sense humor. At the language level, those Sierra games were incredibly good. I've been thinking about writing a text adventure for/with my son (in our native language, not English) for this exact purpose: fair enough, he's a gamer, but let's also deepen his understanding of the structures of written word.