Text Adventures

[Heather74]

I loved playing the "text" adventures, most starting off in a room, with no key,I'd spend hours searching the rooms,finally getting out side to find monsters, mazes, towers, rivers and caves blocking my way,getting so far then putting in a command only to be told you are dead!Well frustrating,I'd love to be able tp play again, I loved typing in all those orders and directions.

Is there anywhere on line to play these games, I ve been searching but the only ones I can find, are multiple choice where you just tick one of three or four options,I want to get typing!
Thanks for any help

[jason h]

Re: Text Adventures

http://www.ifiction.org/games/
These are classic text adventures that run within your browser.

[Heather74]

Re: Text Adventures

Thank you.

[Sculpher]

Re: Text Adventures

If anyone has a Windows Mobile handheld (PocketPC) and has an urge for some palm-mounted Text-adventure nostalgia - PM me

[Morcar]

Re: Text Adventures

I remember spending ages play the text game of 'The Hobbit'. Good fun but never finished used to get trapped down holes and stuff.

[Sculpher]

Re: Text Adventures

Yeah - that was annoying - but the game as a whole was great. 'Sherlock' by the same company was brilliant - except for the 'Leatherhead' bug!

[LULU2000]

Re: Text Adventures

You should be able to buy a retro game machine off the net,I still use my old spectrum 48k,wouldnt part with it for a million pound,has lots of adventure games with it

[sixtyten]

Re: Text Adventures

emulators are so much better

[joybee]

Re: Text Adventures

Not so sure Daz - remember three weeks ago you downloaded Mickey's Speedway, tried to find emulators but after three attempts you had to give up

Surely if you can get the real machine at the right price......

[sixtyten]

Re: Text Adventures

I can only assume I was using an emulator that didn't run on XP.
I have no problem running Master System,NES, MAME, etc.

[joybee]

Re: Text Adventures

You're the expert !!

[Wil]

Re: Text Adventures

I must admit that I can't stand emulators. It may sound nerdy (in fact it does!) but playing old tv console stuff on pixel perfect monitors makes it look all wrong (although that obviously doesn't matter with text adventures ).

I'd much rather have the original machine and games.

[Heather74]

Re: Text Adventures

Nothing beats a good old fashioned joystick, when playing you need something to grab on too (again not text adventures)

[LULU2000]

Re: Text Adventures

Much prefer the old games unit myself,is what I grew up with,so far in my collection I have the old atari,spectrum 48k and 128k and tons of games to go with them,keeps me occupied for hours

[LULU2000]

Re: Text Adventures

pacman is my favourite heather,all the best from lulu2000