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Lost mainframe games

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Some games I’ve investigated for the All the Adventures project simply don’t seem to exist any more. I have cataloged them here for reference and especially if someone has a lead. ̶…

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Wander (1974) — a lost mainframe game is found!

Wander was possibly the first program for creating text-adventure games. Once thought lost, it has now been found.

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Wander (1974) — a lost mainframe game is found!

Wander was possibly the first program for creating text-adventure games. Once thought lost, it has now been found.

6 inbound links article en Uncategorized gamehistoryinteractive fictionmainframemainframe computernon-deterministic fantasy storiesPeter Langstontext adventuretext adventure gameWander
Wander follow-up

Previously I wrote about Wander, the 1974 mainframe text adventure game-creation system by Peter Langston, which was recently rediscovered. You can now play Wander online. This em-dosbox repackagin…

0 inbound links article en Uncategorized gamehistoryinteractive fictionmainframemainframe computernon-deterministic fantasy storiesPeter Langstonretrotext adventuretext adventure gameWander