Some code.

user = System.getUsername()
pad = Controls.read()
console = Console.new(TOP_SCREEN)
response = ""
print("Hello " .. user .. "!")
print("You are in a house. What do you do?")
print("1: Eat food. PRESS UP")
print("2: Watch TV. PRESS DOWN")
print("3: Run away. PRESS LEFT")
print("4: Call a friend. PRESS RIGHT")
while true do

    if (Controls.check(pad, KEY_DUP)) then

        response = "eat"
        break

    end

    if (Controls.check(pad, KEY_DDOWN)) then

        response = "tv"
        break

    end

    if (Controls.check(pad, KEY_DLEFT)) then

        response = "run"
        break

    end

    if (Controls.check(pad, KEY_DRIGHT)) then

        response = "call"
        break

    end

end

if (response == "eat") then

    print("You ate a hearty meal. Now what do you do?")
    print("1: Exit the game. PRESS UP")
    print("2: Exit the game. PRESS DOWN")
    print("3: Exit the game. PRESS LEFT")
    print("4: Exit the game. PRESS RIGHT")

end

if (response == "tv") then

    print("You watched TV. Now what do you do?")
    print("1: Exit the game. PRESS UP")
    print("2: Exit the game. PRESS DOWN")
    print("3: Exit the game. PRESS LEFT")
    print("4: Exit the game. PRESS RIGHT")

end

if (response == "run") then

    print("You ran away. Now what do you do?")
    print("1: Exit the game. PRESS UP")
    print("2: Exit the game. PRESS DOWN")
    print("3: Exit the game. PRESS LEFT")
    print("4: Exit the game. PRESS RIGHT")

end

if(response == "call") then

    print("You called a friend. Now what do you do?")
    print("1: Exit the game. PRESS UP")
    print("2: Exit the game. PRESS DOWN")
    print("3: Exit the game. PRESS LEFT")
    print("4: Exit the game. PRESS RIGHT")

end

function print(text)

    Console.append(console, text)

end