PLATFORMS

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

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

Death Ship is a text adventure for multiple systems. A bomb has been planted on a luxury yacht, set to explode at 9’o’clock. The rest of the crew has fled, leaving you alone. The player must explore the yacht, navigate numerous dangers, and try to find and disarm the bomb before it explodes. All commands are … Continue reading “Deathship”

Galactic Hitchhiker is one of the earliest examples of a British-authored text adventure for home computers. It was first advertised in October 1980. The game parodies or mirrors several elements of A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. You can read about my experience with the game HERE

Vampire Castle is a text adventure for multiple systems. The player must explore Dracula’s castle, and kill the infamous vampire before midnight comes. The player is armed with a timepiece that allows tracking of time. All commands are via VERB NOUN entry, and there is no save or restore feature. You can read about my experience … Continue reading “Vampire Castle”

Trek Adventure is a text-adventure game inspired by the Star Trek TV series and subsequent movies. In the game the player starts at the wrecked bridge of the Enterprise after a freak ion storm. It is up to the player to fix the ship again and prevent it from crashing into a planet. The game plays … Continue reading “Trek Adventure”