Mail From Potato
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
A very simple console-based text game about a doomed astronaut made for Trijam #370. This game was coded on a teletypewriter and plays best at 300 baud on whatever terminal you can find.
There are two source files and a number of executables available on this page. The potato-original.py file is the one created within the 3 hour constraint of the game jam. It has one notable bug that will occur with one set of choices made by the player, and will not print the text at the correct speed unless you use a very slow terminal (e.g. a teletype or other 300 baud terminal).
The potato-adjustedaftertime.py file has the bug fixed and will adjust the printing of the text to match the experience of using a teletype for the game. The executables were made with this source file.
| Published | 2 days ago |
| Status | Prototype |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Author | coneypylon |
| Genre | Visual Novel |
| Tags | Atmospheric, No AI, Short, Singleplayer, Text based |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
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Install instructions
To run the source code, only a base install of Python 3.7 or newer is needed.
The executables should open a console window for you when run, but the best experience will be had through a pre-opened terminal window (e.g. Windows Terminal with Retro Effects enabled).
Development log
- Coding a game in 3 hours on a teletype1 day ago



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