Early MiniLD #25 entry
I couldn’t help but do this early as I was struck by the inspiration and couldn’t let the idea get away from me before the contest “officially” started. I made a few decisions early: worst language i could use to make a game = javascript. Worst interface = buttons only. Worst genre = zork type games, with random results only, meaning nothing you pick matters. I added even more frustration by making the actions you can pick totally arbitrary, generic, and meaningless, reducing it to just “do something”. This game incorporates just about everything I hate about the games that I hate into one, with the exception of the game that has a lousy ending following a massive amount of gameplay.
Then, I did something but it didn’t work. I tried again and I won.