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The Wanderer
Learned Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 21 Jul 2004 : 21:16:41
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Aye, that is how I got mine as well. There is also a Linux version, but mastering the eldritch magiks that would allow me to play proved to be more than what I could cope with.
I have to say that I really enjoyed games of that type. I especially appreciated the "controller scheme", since it allowed great flexibilty (and quite a few laughs  ). |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 21 Jul 2004 : 21:27:22
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OK, you're all dating me. There was ONE original game, not 3.
The ORIGINAL "Adventure" was written for Unix and ran on AT&T Unix systems at least by 1973. I used to play it on my parents' line printer (that was before people had screens, at least in the home) when I was 5 years old.
And for the curious, my high score was 349 / 350 (which I could probably still get today once I mapped the maze again). I could never figure out how to get the damn last point, but I think it had something to do with the magazine you found at Wit's End.
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The Wanderer
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 21 Jul 2004 : 22:49:20
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
There was ONE original game, not 3.
That is true. I guess I confused it with "Dungeon" (They do share some similarity), which was later divided into the Zork series. I think I have a copy of the original "Adventure" (or Advent) as well somewhere around here. I believe there was a dwarf and a wand? 
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
And for the curious, my high score was 349 / 350 ...
You must have really liked it  . That game required quite a bit of patience. |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 22 Jul 2004 : 01:57:03
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You must have really liked it . That game required quite a bit of patience.
Remember, it was the ONLY computer game in existence.
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Unknown Undermoutain level in FR Atlas CDROM
