Story Machine is a strategy developed by Spinnaker Software, released 1 February 1983 on Texas Instruments TI-99.
What Story Machine is
Story Machine is a strategy game developed by Spinnaker Software and released in 1983. It is available on Texas Instruments TI-99 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Story Machine is a product aimed at children for teaching language skills. The product contains animations assigned to key nouns, and verbs. By typing phrases such as "The Girl Jumps Over the Flower" will show the player an animation of a girl jumping over a flower. Through this method, players are able to create short "stories" of about 40 words long and have the computer animate them. These stories are also limited to having 4 "actors" (animated noun objects) in each.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Story Machine — frequently asked questions
When did Story Machine come out?
Story Machine was released on 1 February 1983 for Texas Instruments TI-99.
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