James Hendershott

Case study

1980 Style Adventure Game

A retro text adventure built in Python with a simple command parser and state management.

PythonText Adventure

Overview

A nostalgic text adventure inspired by classic 1980s titles, implemented in Python as a console/terminal experience.

Role & stack

Solo project using Python. Focus areas: command parsing, world state, inventory, and save/load.

What I learned

  • Designing a robust yet simple parser for text commands
  • Modeling rooms, items, and inventory in plain Python
  • Iterative design through playtesting and feedback