Action Castle and other Parsely Games! (from The Incomparable Game Show)

Sep 14 2022 12 ep. 67 mins 418
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Parsely games, including ACTION CASTLE, are like classic text adventures of old, but played with a human acting as parser and players issuing commands in order. Parsely is the brainchild of Jared A. Sorensen.

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A Beatdown in Dangertown (Game Show 187)

Sep 14 2022 88 mins  
Action Castle returns! This time, the contestants take a trip to the Land of Violence when they play Dangertown Beatdown, another amusing and entertaining text adventure game from Parsley Games! Host Tony Sindelar with Shelly Brisbin, James Thomson, Aleen Simms, Steve Lutz, Jess Viator, Monty Ashley and Annette Wierstra.

Pixie Duck Is My Roller Derby Name (Game Show 164)

Oct 06 2021 79 mins  
It’s SHOCKTOBER here at the Incomparable Game Show, and it’s time for another great Parsely Adventure—Pumpkin Town! Will our players find all the halloween candy, or be thwarted by the nefarious parser? Host Tony Sindelar with Steve Lutz, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, James Thomson and Will Wagner.

This Belt Bucky is Trickle (Game Show 146)

Dec 23 2020 61 mins  
Howdy pardner! It’s time for tumbleweeds and cactuses, as we head to the Old West for a text adventure. You’re sleeping one off, but there’s trouble afoot! Can our players avoid getting shot or being victimized by the many dangers of the desert? Probably not. Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Dan Moren, James Thomson, Monty Ashley and Will Wagner.

Bring Your Own Backstory (Game Show 139)

Sep 02 2020 59 mins  
The Parsely Action Castle trilogy continues with ACTION CASTLE IV. All your favorite nerds are here to pepper Tony with commands as they seek to discover the meaning of Actions and Castles! Go north and ride west to find daggers, rope, crossbows, and haircuts! Host Tony Sindelar with Glenn Fleishman, Monty Ashley, Shelly Brisbin, Kathy Campbell, James Thomson, Brian Hamilton, Allis

That Seems Naughty (Game Show 122)

Dec 17 2019 46 mins  
A new Parsely adventure? It’s a Christmas miracle! We take a tour of the North Pole and try to save Christmas by entering basic commands into a human parser. What secrets lie in the Candy Cane Forest? Who lives atop Yeti Mountain? What is Mary Claus’s marital status? Tis the season! Host Tony Sindelar with Jason Snell, Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Monty Ashley, Annette Wierstra

Luxuriating with Lord Spooky (Game Show 117)

Sep 17 2019 67 mins  
You stop your bicycle by a forbidding wrought-iron gate. A cobblestone path winds its way to the north. To the east and west stretches a dark and lonely road. It is raining. Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, Monty Ashley and Brian Hamilton.

Take a Bow (Game Show 95)

Sep 18 2018 93 mins  
You stand among the ruins of the once-glorious Action Castle (castle castle castle). All that’s left is this courtyard, a lonely tower, and a few crumbling walls. A rickety wooden stairway leads up to the tower. A dark stairwell descends to the dungeon. Exits are: UP, DOWN, and WEST. Host Tony Sindelar with Dan Moren, Jason Snell, Aleen Simms, Kathy Campbell, Steve Lutz and Monty

It's Meatloaf Day! (Game Show 82)

Mar 07 2018 87 mins  
It’s a text-adventure journey into horror, as our human players enter the mental hospital in search of the truth about their sister. They’d better tell the computer to SAVE GAME every now and then. You never know what might happen… Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Justin Michael, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz, Brian Hamilton and Dan Moren.

Welcome to Engineering (Game Show 67)

Aug 02 2017 73 mins  
It’s time to play another Parsely game, in which a group of humans try to confuse a computer parser (played by a human). This time, it’s time to investigate a space station! Will it be an Action Castle success, or a Jungle Adventure disaster? Host Tony Sindelar with Glenn Fleishman, Steve Lutz, Dan Moren, Brian Hamilton and Monty Ashley.

There Is a Sign Here (Game Show 55)

Feb 15 2017 53 mins  
It’s time for another journey into the realm of classic text adventures mixed with painful human dynamics, as we return to the world of… Action Castle! (castle, castle, castle). Yes, that’s right, we’re playing “Action Castle 2.” Can the sequel live up to the original? Host Tony Sindelar with Jason Snell, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz, Aleen Simms and Glenn Fleishman.