I've been playing around with Grok recently and decided I'd try creating a "Choose Your Own Adventure"-style game from a Plaza story. For the test case, I chose Abbacor's "The Tomb Explorer." The results were better than I expected. For those who would like to give it a try, the zipped folder linked to below contains a pdf copy of the story and a text file with the instructions and prompt. You can try it with other AIs, though I don't recommend Chatgpt as its general prudishness is likely to spoil the fun. Give it a try, have fun, and if you have suggestions for improving the prompt, post them here and I'll be happy to try them out.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nt2VOcnIjswkGWsz-SU6HA23XvXY623K/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nt2VOcnIjswkGWsz-SU6HA23XvXY623K/view?usp=sharing)
[Edit: I'm just going to provide a Google Drive link since there was an issue with attaching the zip file to the post.]
[Update March 12, 2026: Expanded the Prompt to include achievements with some special rewards...]
Thanks. Have fun with it. ;)
The linked file is a log of a test playthrough I recently did:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MUfAfAfheUnSo0LvNH8pVHXjjZtY4UXamBJomj9IqvM/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MUfAfAfheUnSo0LvNH8pVHXjjZtY4UXamBJomj9IqvM/edit?usp=sharing)
Note: The log needed to be redacted in some spots to avoid spoiling certain... surprises.
Quote from: PapaPalpatine on March 08, 2026, 07:00:39 PMI've been playing around with Grok recently and decided I'd try creating a "Choose Your Own Adventure"-style game from a Plaza story. For the test case, I chose Abbacor's "The Tomb Explorer." The results were better than I expected. For those who would like to give it a try, the zipped folder linked to below contains a pdf copy of the story and a text file with the instructions and prompt. You can try it with other AIs, though I don't recommend Chatgpt as its general prudishness is likely to spoil the fun. Give it a try, have fun, and if you have suggestions for improving the prompt, post them here and I'll be happy to try them out.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nt2VOcnIjswkGWsz-SU6HA23XvXY623K/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nt2VOcnIjswkGWsz-SU6HA23XvXY623K/view?usp=sharing)dinosaur game (https://dinosaur-game.io)
[Edit: I'm just going to provide a Google Drive link since there was an issue with attaching the zip file to the post.]
[Update March 12, 2026: Expanded the Prompt to include achievements with some special rewards...]
I'd suggest maybe adding branching checkpoints or clearer decision tracking to make replaying different paths easier. I'll give it a try and share feedback if I notice anything that could improve the experience.