Impressive work for your first dynamic code. The four color graphics are especially well done, and the door is a game mechanic!

PS If you are looking for additional modern interactive fiction games, then check out twine.

@PicoBeast that smacked suspiciously of SPAM. What does Twine have to do with Pico-8 ?

Twine is a tool that can be used to make games like this. So if the programmer made this game, then they may also be interested in checking out twine, and games that were made in twine.