The Synacor Challenge is about implementing a virtual machine and completing algorithmic puzzles in a text adventure setting.
My implementation is written in TypeScript. It's a console application with the standard tricks one would expect. I added a simple line break routine so that words don't wrap in the middle. With the extraction of actions and items from the scene descriptions I could add tab completion and text highlight. ANSI colors are used to make the game more colorful etc.
The repo doesn't have many external dependecies, but you need to have node and npm installed.
- Clone the repo.
- Run
npm install. - Start with
npm start.
Although the challenge is completed now, the game is still playable. It's more like an interactive
walkthrough. I've added a special solve command so that when you encounter a puzzle, you just need
to collect the necessary items and ask for a hint to continue.
