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Previous | << 1 2 3 4 >> | Next | Show All - eu, December 25, 2009 - sneJ (San Jose, California), November 15, 2009 - lupusrex (Seattle, WA), October 4, 2009 - ReddestDream (Nowhere Land), September 4, 2009 - E.K.Virtanen (Finland), August 16, 2009 - Stephen Gilbert (Canada), July 11, 2009 - GDL (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), July 2, 2009 - Mark V. (Madrid, Spain), June 2, 2009 - Fredrik (Nässjö, Sweden), January 4, 2009 - Audiart (Davis, CA), January 3, 2009 - Nathan (Utah), October 25, 2008 - burtcolk, September 3, 2008 - Nathaniel Kirby (Pennsylvania), June 29, 2008 - Rose (New Zealand), June 25, 2008 - Hans Möller (Sweden), April 5, 2008 - jfpbookworm (Hamburg, New York), February 28, 2008 - Matt Kimmel (Cambridge, MA), November 29, 2007 - David Schweinsberg (Pasadena, California), November 21, 2007 - Benjamin Sokal (Elysium pod planting enclosure on Mars), November 19, 2007 - Pseudo_Intellectual (Vancouver, Canada), October 25, 2007 Baf's GuideThe original. What more can be said? This was the first adventure game; the whole genre is named after it. Without it, Infocom would have been just another maker of business software, Sierra On-line would be primarily known for adaptations of coin-op videogames, and Volker Blasius would have a life. A detailed description of this game's history and significance can be found in Graham Nelson's "The Craft of Adventure". Ignoring the profound historical significance for a moment, it's a treasure hunt in a cave, like most of the early adventures (including Zork). It has a verb-noun parser, minimal detail, two big annoying mazes, magic words, nonsense puzzles, and occasional death without warning. None of this matters. Download it anyway. You cannot consider yourself a true adventurer until you've played this game. There are many different versions of this game, some of which include additions by later authors. The original gave a total of 350 points. Later additions usually award a higher final score. -- Carl Muckenhoupt
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