search for “text adventure,” then open the Javascript console by hitting CMD + OPT + J on a Mac or CTRL + SHIFT + J in Windows. You should get a prompt asking “Would you like to play a game?” ...

Reed published 50 Years of Text Games ... though many of the games it covers are—seeing a map of the sci-fi complex you explore in Planetfall or a flowchart of paths through Nine Princes ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Text Adventure: Dungeon Empire Harken back to the days of high adventure when a hero went forth with nothing but a keyboard and a clunky green dusty old ...

Enterprising gamers are formatting vintage text-based adventure games such as Zork I, II and III for the Kindle and other dedicated e-readers. "Many people cut their teeth on the imagination ...

And its latest pays tribute to a classic type of game played only with text. Hidden inside Google's search results is a text adventure game, where players complete tasks by typing basic commands.

Yet even Colossal Cave Adventure has recently got a refresh in the form of a 3D graphical version, which has led [Bryan Lunduke] to take a look at how to best revisit the original text adventure.

Many of these products are also accessible through a web browser. Text-based adventure games are particularly popular with millions of online gamers, with some top products standing out at the moment.

However, once upon a time there were many great adventure games that you interacted with through a text parser, typing in specifically what you wanted your character to do. The Crimson Diamond ...

Remember Zork? In 1977, a trio of MIT researchers created the first text-based adventure game for a DEC mainframe and eventually ported it to the earliest PCs. I discovered the minimalist game in ...

Will you open the mailbox, or head for the house? The choice was yours in the opening scenario of Zork, a 1977 text-based adventure game that's one of the most famous examples of the genre.

Yet even Colossal Cave Adventure has recently got a refresh in the form of a 3D graphical version, which has led [Bryan Lunduke] to take a look at how to best revisit the original text adventure.