Text-based games?

Chazzie · March 03, 2008, 09:49:58 AM

I've always been a big fan of text-based games. However, the problem is that they seem to be extremely elusive. Phoenix Wright was most excellent, and fed the craving for a long time. Though I haven't gotten the fourth game yet. Radical Dreamers for SNES was... okay, but not great.

However, as much as I like those, I'm also looking for the kinds of text-based games where you type your actions. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game on BBC's webpage is a good example- but that game also happens to be far too complex, so not many people can get far.

My frustration with a lack of text based games causes me to try and design my own, but I'm not good at storytelling, at least when it comes to plot.

So now I wonder if anyone in these forums knows a few text-based games I could try? I'd be extremely grateful. c:

NejinOniwa · March 03, 2008, 03:30:08 PM

THY DUNGEONMAN!?

Smokey · March 03, 2008, 04:05:12 PM

you can try Bella's posts about RSTS/E, there's a text based game in there wich sounds like fun

Bella · March 03, 2008, 05:14:28 PM

^ That's if you want to play a text game with an OS that's thirty-some years old, thought

msnid · March 03, 2008, 05:58:17 PM

there's many but not in english :/

Chazzie · March 04, 2008, 07:31:14 AM

Oh, I don't mind how old they are. Bella's post was actually what gave me the idea to ask. =P

Smokey · March 04, 2008, 09:34:36 AM

Too bad bloody WinXPx64 won't open the rsts/e emulator....

(in the immortal words of James May: oh cock...)

Bella · March 08, 2008, 05:33:03 PM

QuoteToo bad bloody WinXPx64 won't open the rsts/e emulator....

That's odd...any computer with a telnet client (HyperTerminal) should be able to access it...

Smokey · March 08, 2008, 06:11:59 PM

XP-64 does not run 16-bit app's or 32-bit ones with a 16-bit installer...

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BTW, Nice new Avvi...

Bella · March 10, 2008, 05:23:43 PM

I didn't know that XP64 didn't run normal XP apps...

And my avatar is actually taken from a birthday picture C-Chan made of OpenVMS-sama. Now that I have the VMS rank, it seemed a perfect fit

Smokey · March 10, 2008, 05:53:46 PM

Well I've solved it by downloading a .zip with emu's for the...let's see...:

Altair 8800 microcomputer (and the Z80 version of it)
Hewlett Packard 2100 Minicomputer
Data General Eclipse minicomputer
IBM 1130 Computing System
PDP-1, -4, -7, -8, -9, -10, -11 and -15
VAX and a VAX780
among others...

so now im on the hunt for the respective software for those machines

Kami-Tux · March 20, 2008, 02:31:01 PM

Want about nethack and the 700 point adventure?

Smokey · March 20, 2008, 05:27:55 PM

what system do they run on?

Kami-Tux · March 21, 2008, 10:34:38 AM

They both run on anything which can distinguish between ones and zeroes and is somewhat POSIX-compliant. Nethack should run on Windows, no idea about adventure.

Smokey · March 21, 2008, 10:58:39 AM

Well, there's always my trusty DOS-Box... ;010
Or if i could compile them on a roll or disk some of my mini's could run them....