The Floppy Disk of Forbidden Creatures by Cole Cecil

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made by Cole Cecil for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

What awaits you when you explore the contents of the Floppy Disk of Forbidden Creatures? A summoning, to be sure, but what will you summon? And what consequences will it bring?

(Disclaimer: This game connects to the internet to enhance the gameplay experience. While no personal information is required or intentionally collected during the game, any information you enter may be transmitted over the internet and could be used as AI training data. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not enter any personal information.)

Instructions

This is a game you run and play on the command line. After downloading the zip file that matches your operating system and CPU architecture, unzip it. Then, on the command line, navigate to the unzipped directory and run the "summon" program.

Here are more specific command line instructions for each operating system:

  • Windows:
    1. Open a terminal using either the "Command Prompt" app or "PowerShell" app.
    2. Copy the path to the directory the game was unzipped to. In the terminal, type cd, then a space, then paste the path to the directory and press enter. For example, if the game was unzipped to C:\games\summon, the command would be cd C:\games\summon.
    3. To run the game, type .\summon.exe and press enter.
  • macOS and Linux:
    1. Open a terminal using the "Terminal" app.
    2. Copy the path to the directory the game was unzipped to. In the terminal, type cd, then a space, then paste the path to the directory and press enter. For example, if the game was unzipped to /home/summon, the command would be cd /home/summon.
    3. To run the game, type ./summon and press enter. (If you get a permission error, make sure the summon file has executable permissions. You can add this by running the command chmod +x summon.)

Technology Notes

This game was written in Go, using the Bubble Tea framework. It also uses the go-openai library to call the OpenAI API.

Ratings

Overall 1090th 3⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1132th 2.722⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 478th 3.472⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 744th 3.472⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 622th 2.972⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 600th 3.528⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

YoruVII
16. Apr 2024 · 04:55 UTC
My fellow game dev friend has spent the last 2 hours downloading a virtual machine and learning how to play this game. Watching him play it it seems like a really cool game.
🎤 Cole Cecil
16. Apr 2024 · 14:57 UTC
@yoruvii That's amazing to hear - thank you. I appreciate his perseverance! 🙏
helviett
16. Apr 2024 · 17:05 UTC
Congrats on your submission! Love your instructions, CLI > GUI.
Bowen
17. Apr 2024 · 03:45 UTC
Does this game have different ends in different os? Acutaully I dont know what I summon. But it's really good try.
🎤 Cole Cecil
17. Apr 2024 · 04:21 UTC
@bowen It has different endings every time! But the game is the same on each OS. Thanks for playing!
James Greenleaf
17. Apr 2024 · 04:38 UTC
Great concept, and kudos for making a terminal game! Reminds me of a horror version of AI Dungeon.
Cshep99
17. Apr 2024 · 04:41 UTC
interesting little text-based adventure game! and so tiny! most of the games I've downloaded so far has been HUGE!
🎤 Cole Cecil
17. Apr 2024 · 14:39 UTC
@cshep99 I suppose that's one benefit of having no graphics, audio, or game engine! 😅
epb9000
18. Apr 2024 · 04:06 UTC
That's an amusing use for a GenAI. Was fun seeing what it would spit out at me when I did things like answer "pancakes" for every question :laughing:
🎤 Cole Cecil
18. Apr 2024 · 04:17 UTC
@epb9000 Now I must try "pancakes" for every answer. 😂
Ryrumeli
18. Apr 2024 · 04:35 UTC
Definitely would never think of using GenAI like this. Innovation at it's finest! Kind of makes me feel like I am playing a really smart version of one of those classic adventures from yore!

I spent like 15 minutes just giving random answers, I particularly loved how it reacted when I replied with the first verse of "Never gonna give you up"!
🎤 Cole Cecil
18. Apr 2024 · 04:41 UTC
@ryrumeli Thanks so much! It's great to hear that you got so much enjoyment out of it.
vivid-hallucination
20. Apr 2024 · 16:50 UTC
Spooky AI Madlibs.

I have to say that the Readme and EULA made me very wary of running this program, so mood accomplished. I hope my laptop is not haunted by this summoning I performed.
🎤 Cole Cecil
20. Apr 2024 · 18:25 UTC
@vivid-hallucination Best of luck to you!
kaliuresis
21. Apr 2024 · 23:42 UTC
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Oh no, what horrific monster have I summoned? I had a lot of fun figuring out how to prompt jailbreak this :joy:. It's a pretty simple application of an LLM, but still very fun to play around with.
🎤 Cole Cecil
22. Apr 2024 · 01:55 UTC
@kaliuresis I guess you unlocked the "good" ending? 😂 Congratulations! Enjoy your new companion.
Custodi
23. Apr 2024 · 16:07 UTC
Intresting concept, but i did not get it, how to play and what am i doing wrong.
zimny11
23. Apr 2024 · 20:51 UTC
Really interesting idea. Kind of wish there was more story after the summoning. Also, I was able to just run the exe without using any cmd or anything else. Good job with the game.
milq
25. Apr 2024 · 09:59 UTC
Such a lot of innovation and perfectly aligned with the theme! I'm also thrilled by the bold choice to use a console application in the classic DOS style, which I absolutely loved. I appreciate that you indicate the use of the internet without collecting any information. It would be fantastic to have old-style speaker music; I think it would add a great touch. Great game!
Joshua Miller-Pio
25. Apr 2024 · 14:02 UTC
Really had a ton of fun you should be proud! Game play was really enjoyable, with a few polishes here and there it would be steam ready!
Linus Lindberg
25. Apr 2024 · 14:34 UTC
Very fun game. It's a really compelling idea and it's a nice way for the player to show some of their own creativity. I wish the game was longer, with a way to interact with the monster once it's summoned. But overall a great game, I played it quite a few times to see the different kinds of monsters I could summon.
🎤 Cole Cecil
26. Apr 2024 · 04:10 UTC
@custodi Thanks for giving it a try! It's kind of a twist on Mad Libs. The answers you give to the questions are fed into ChatGPT (along with a prompt I wrote) to generate the creature description at the end. The creature that gets summoned is supposed to have characteristics that relate to your responses.
🎤 Cole Cecil
26. Apr 2024 · 04:13 UTC
@milq Thanks so much! As for the disclaimer, my AI lawyers told me to say that, so I'll pass on the thanks! 😂
🎤 Cole Cecil
26. Apr 2024 · 04:15 UTC
@joshua-miller-pio Thank you very much - I AM proud! 😎 Also, I'm currently working on some post-jam updates with enhanced "graphics"...
🎤 Cole Cecil
26. Apr 2024 · 04:16 UTC
@linus-lindberg Thanks a lot! I'm glad you enjoyed the creativity aspect, and it's nice to hear you got several playthroughs out of it.