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You have just inherited your evil uncle Starbuck’s regal mansion, but unfortunately your uncle had been an eccentric sort with a long fascination with the occult. Uncle Starbuck had made a personal deal with Lucifer, and had been summoning denizens of the underworld to do his bidding. Your uncle possessed a magic lamp to help … Continue reading “Creature Venture”

Pyramid is a single player text adventure. The player takes the role of an archaeologist. The game starts in a tent on the site of an excavation. The object of the game is to explore the site and to recover four treasures and bring them back to the tent.Progress through the game is measured by the … Continue reading “Pyramid”

Nuclear Sub is an interactive text adventure written by Bob Retelle. You’re trapped on a nuclear powered sub. You’ve got to shut down the nuclear reactor to prevent an explosion and escape. You can read about my experience with the game HERE

Quest 1 is an early role-playing game for multiple systems. Players can be randomly assigned a character, or can create them by defining their strength, dexterity, health, experience, starting gold, and whether they are an elf, dwarf, or human. The goal is to explore a series of 58 interconnecting dungeon rooms which are graphically displayed on … Continue reading “Quest 1”

Explore is a simple text-based exploration game. It uses a simple text parser with which the player can move around. The game world is divided into multiple levels of a cavern complex. The goal for the player is to find coins and to escape unharmed. From time to time the player will encounter enemies that will … Continue reading “Explore (1980)”

City Adventure is a text adventure game for the TRS-80. The goal is for the player to meet up with their girlfriend Suzy in the city, and take her home with you. The player must figure out how to deactivate their security system, exit the house, and take a bus to the city. The player must … Continue reading “City Adventure (1980)”

Kidnapped! is an early text adventure for multiple systems. The player has been kidnapped and placed on the 9th floor of an office building, with the goal to descend all 9 levels to win their freedom. The player must solve numerous text-based puzzles to open the way to the next level down, but multiple dangers await … Continue reading “Kidnapped! (1980)”

You have decided to venture into Dracula’s castle in search of treasure. The halls are infested with vampires, werewolves and monsters, and your aim is to survive the beasties and accumulate as much gold as possible in this text based dungeon crawler. The game begins in a shop in Room 1 of the castle, which … Continue reading “Drac Is Back! (1981)”

The House of Thirty Gables is an interactive text adventure written by Bill Miller and published by Instant Software. Enter the House of Thirty Gables but come prepared! Inside you will encounter all sorts of weird goings on. Serpents, dragons, wild bears, and sulking trolls are just a few of the strange creatures you’ll encounter … Continue reading “House of Thirty Gables (1980)”

Mars…Your ship has crashed on the Red Planet and you have to get home. You will have to explore a Martian City, repair your ship, and possibly deal with hostile aliens to get home again. An interactive text adventure by Rodger Olsen. You can read about my experience with the game HERE