 <p>You probably want to redirect your <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#out" rel="nofollow">System.out</a> to another place.<br> If you want to work with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_(Java)" rel="nofollow">Swing</a> then you can look <a href="http://unserializableone.blogspot.de/2009/01/redirecting-systemout-and-systemerr-to.html" rel="nofollow">here</a></p> <p>Then it's the duty of the other place where you redirect it.<br> But right now it's only a thing of your IDE (<strong>Eclipse</strong>). It is independent from your <strong>Java</strong> logic.</p> <p>If your think serious about it. You don't want to play your text adventure in your <strong>Eclipse</strong> IDE. So if you are using <strong>Windows</strong> the next question is if you want to use the <strong>Window command line</strong>. This may already be enough for you. But I still would recommend to make first thoughts about in which kind of window you want to have your text output</p>