Has the text-based world died? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Poyzun_Ivy · 11-15-2004, 08:39 AM

Does anybody actually play text-based games anymore? Either online or otherwise, like MU*'s... Zork, Hitchhiker's Guide, that type of thing? Sometimes it's like me and people from Sweden are the only ones who MUD anymore...

-+ Ivy +-

Stug · 11-15-2004, 08:48 AM

Well, I still love them... Especially, pretty much ALL of the original Sierra games!

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Bought up-to-date by the BBC

Hamlet - Text only adventure

Peasant's Quest - A short questing spoof

Poyzun_Ivy · 11-15-2004, 12:05 PM

*purrrr* Peasant's Quest makes me smile down there.

Slavakion · 11-15-2004, 03:18 PM

Zork rox my sox... If you can, check out the tb games by Level 9. I remember playing them years ago. Oh, the memories. ^_^

Jimellow · 11-15-2004, 03:41 PM

I MUD to this day, but my MUD is currently down.

I've been playing Achea during the down time, but I miss my MUD.

I don't play graphical games on my PC. I use it for music, Internet, chatting, and MUDding..

MUDding rocks, and I still get addicted to it for stretches. It's also something I always end up coming back to, even after month long breaks.

jonjon42 · 11-15-2004, 03:53 PM

text back games are great.. you are not alone!
Hitchhiker's guide rocks..

FngKestrel · 11-15-2004, 04:21 PM

In case you're jonesing for some old school, BBC Radio 4 made this little app.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml

shadowalker · 11-15-2004, 04:41 PM

L.O.R.D - Legend of the Red Dragon, back on the bbs days. its still running on a bbs i ran back in the early 90's, and still gets about 400 hits a week from people that want to stick to the old school games.

Poyzun_Ivy · 11-15-2004, 05:53 PM

It's definitely good to know that I'm not the only one.

DJMala · 11-15-2004, 10:48 PM

Fire up a newsreader and check out rec.arts.int-fiction and rec.games.int-fiction. Also, check out http://www.brasslantern.org/, http://www.xyzzynews.com/, http://www.ifcomp.org/, and http://www.ifarchive.org/.

Text-based gaming is very much alive and well.

DasMarklar · 11-25-2004, 09:48 PM

How has anyone not mentioned Nethack?

One of the original is still the best. It's available for every computer ever made - even your grandma's.

And it's still a blast to work through, because it's never the same twice.

newMaster · 12-04-2004, 12:00 AM

I love to MUD too, but the community is getting smaller and smaller... All moving to MMORPGS like WoW, KO, RO and FFO... All the good times.. MUD servers go down too due to low P-base...

I also enjoy good ASCII games like DasMarklar said. My personal favourite is <a href="http://www.adom.de" target="_blank">Adom</a> but alas, it too seems to be dead too... Guess the world is moving on... Its sad.

DJMala · 12-04-2004, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DasMarklar

How has anyone not mentioned Nethack?

I think the original question was about text games, as in text you actually read. Nethack uses ASCII characters for graphics, but I wouldn't called it a text-based game per se.

But you're right, Nethack is a brilliant game. I've seen several attempts to add fancier graphics to the (incredibly deep) underlying engine, but somehow none of them have the charm of driving a @ around.

ziadel · 12-04-2004, 01:29 PM

I miss ChaosMud

those were soem dun times, I still havent found a MUD quite like it, its all powerlevelling and ridiculously small amounts of EXP to level, theres no sense of accomplishment anymore....

NeverBorn · 12-05-2004, 02:42 AM

I still roleplay over mirc.

Atomic Pinkie · 12-05-2004, 12:16 PM

Wheel of Times MUDs have stolen many hours from me

Gemstone III by Simutronics successfully ended my childhood.

:\

That game was worse than crack.

VitaminH · 12-05-2004, 07:56 PM

Zork was the coolest game ever. I had it for my first IBM PC...ahh the memories. I was totally unaware of a Hitchhikers game on the BBC...i believe I will begin an addiction to this now...just what I need during finals week...

Edit: I remembered once stumbling across zork for free download on the internets. I quick google provided this website if anyone is interested.

http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html

Happy adventuring!

FngKestrel · 12-05-2004, 09:07 PM

Best. 404. Error. Ever.

https://www.thcnet.net/zork/index.php

Bodhi · 12-05-2004, 09:25 PM

I just play Hitchhiker last week for the first time. Fun!

Not Normal · 12-06-2004, 07:54 AM

www.mutantbattles.com

I am addicted to this simple game...

TexanAvenger · 12-07-2004, 08:01 PM

To you, Poyzun_Ivy, for bringing this up, thank you thank you thank you. I've been jonesin' for some text-based games lately and really appreciate all the interest in them. (By the way, the Hitchhiker's guide game is pretty damn cool if you ask me... Though I had to beat it forever and a day ago without the graphic interface.)

VitaminH · 12-07-2004, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FngKestrel

Best. 404. Error. Ever.[/url]

If you are referring to the link I posted it seems to be working fine for me? Yours, however does not really seem to be a secure site, as the https would imply...

hulk · 12-08-2004, 07:52 AM

Look at the title of the page, my friend

losthellhound · 12-08-2004, 08:07 PM

I still play Shadowgate every once and awhile

www.firedragon.com/shadowgate

yes Im a geek

VitaminH · 12-08-2004, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hulk

Look at the title of the page, my friend

WHOOPS i get it now

My apologies.

Plaid13 · 12-10-2004, 07:47 AM

i would play text based games but i can't read

Esen · 12-12-2004, 07:13 AM

NARMIR
very very good game

CinnamonGirl · 12-12-2004, 07:40 AM

Ever played Leather Goddess of Phobos? That was a fun one...

I learned to type from playing King's Quest & Space Quest...not all-text games, but all the commands are text..ed.

I'm saving up to buy the KQ collection...all seven games, plus some extras. The SQ collection would be nice, too. hmmm...Christmas presents, maybe.

Slavakion · 12-15-2004, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by losthellhound

I still play Shadowgate every once and awhile

I just started playing Shadowgate. Would you happen to remember if there's an NPC around Offestry that can train in riding? Or do I have to trek to another, more dangerous area?

11-15-2004, 08:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Poyzun_Ivy Crazy Location: I'm standing right behind you...	Has the text-based world died? Does anybody actually play text-based games anymore? Either online or otherwise, like MU*'s... Zork, Hitchhiker's Guide, that type of thing? Sometimes it's like me and people from Sweden are the only ones who MUD anymore... -+ Ivy +- __________________ She's pretty as a daisy But look out man she's crazy She'll really do you in If you let her get under your skin

11-15-2004, 08:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Stug Crazy Location: UK	Well, I still love them... Especially, pretty much ALL of the original Sierra games! Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Bought up-to-date by the BBC Hamlet - Text only adventure Peasant's Quest - A short questing spoof __________________ and so ends the thought process for another day...

11-15-2004, 12:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Poyzun_Ivy Crazy Location: I'm standing right behind you...	purrrr Peasant's Quest makes me smile down there. __________________ She's pretty as a daisy But look out man she's crazy She'll really do you in If you let her get under your skin

11-15-2004, 03:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
jonjon42 Psycho Location: inside my own mind	text back games are great.. you are not alone! Hitchhiker's guide rocks.. __________________ A damn dirty hippie without the dirty part....

11-15-2004, 04:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
shadowalker Psycho Location: Firefox yourself and change the world!	L.O.R.D - Legend of the Red Dragon, back on the bbs days. its still running on a bbs i ran back in the early 90's, and still gets about 400 hits a week from people that want to stick to the old school games. __________________ I'll make ya famous!

11-15-2004, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Slavakion Mjollnir Incarnate Location: Lost in thought	Zork rox my sox... If you can, check out the tb games by Level 9. I remember playing them years ago. Oh, the memories. ^_^

11-15-2004, 03:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jimellow Junkie	I MUD to this day, but my MUD is currently down. I've been playing Achea during the down time, but I miss my MUD. I don't play graphical games on my PC. I use it for music, Internet, chatting, and MUDding.. MUDding rocks, and I still get addicted to it for stretches. It's also something I always end up coming back to, even after month long breaks.

11-15-2004, 04:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
FngKestrel Junkie	In case you're jonesing for some old school, BBC Radio 4 made this little app. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml

11-15-2004, 05:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Poyzun_Ivy Crazy Location: I'm standing right behind you...	It's definitely good to know that I'm not the only one. __________________ She's pretty as a daisy But look out man she's crazy She'll really do you in If you let her get under your skin

11-15-2004, 10:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
DJMala Crazy Location: MA	Fire up a newsreader and check out rec.arts.int-fiction and rec.games.int-fiction. Also, check out http://www.brasslantern.org/, http://www.xyzzynews.com/, http://www.ifcomp.org/, and http://www.ifarchive.org/. Text-based gaming is very much alive and well.

11-25-2004, 09:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
DasMarklar Upright	How has anyone not mentioned Nethack? One of the original is still the best. It's available for every computer ever made - even your grandma's. And it's still a blast to work through, because it's never the same twice.

12-04-2004, 12:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
newMaster Upright Location: Online	I love to MUD too, but the community is getting smaller and smaller... All moving to MMORPGS like WoW, KO, RO and FFO... All the good times.. MUD servers go down too due to low P-base... I also enjoy good ASCII games like DasMarklar said. My personal favourite is <a href="http://www.adom.de" target="_blank">Adom</a> but alas, it too seems to be dead too... Guess the world is moving on... Its sad.

12-04-2004, 01:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
ziadel Myrmidon Location: In the twilight and mist.	I miss ChaosMud those were soem dun times, I still havent found a MUD quite like it, its all powerlevelling and ridiculously small amounts of EXP to level, theres no sense of accomplishment anymore.... __________________ Ron Paul '08 Vote for Freedom Go ahead and google Dr. Ron Paul. You'll like what you read.

12-05-2004, 02:42 AM	#15 (permalink)
NeverBorn I'm a pepper bitch..	I still roleplay over mirc.

12-05-2004, 12:16 PM	#16 (permalink)
Atomic Pinkie Addict Location: Chicago	Wheel of Times MUDs have stolen many hours from me Gemstone III by Simutronics successfully ended my childhood. :\ That game was worse than crack. __________________ Where dem bitches at?

12-08-2004, 07:52 AM	#23 (permalink)
hulk C'mon, just blow it. Location: Perth, Australia	Look at the title of the page, my friend __________________ "'There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person,' says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex." -- From an IGN game review.

12-08-2004, 08:07 PM	#24 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	I still play Shadowgate every once and awhile www.firedragon.com/shadowgate yes Im a geek __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

12-12-2004, 07:13 AM	#27 (permalink)
Esen TFPer formaly known as Chauncey Location: North East	NARMIR very very good game __________________ ~Esen What is everyone doing in my room?

12-05-2004, 07:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
VitaminH An embarrassment to myself and those around me... Location: Pants	Zork was the coolest game ever. I had it for my first IBM PC...ahh the memories. I was totally unaware of a Hitchhikers game on the BBC...i believe I will begin an addiction to this now...just what I need during finals week... Edit: I remembered once stumbling across zork for free download on the internets. I quick google provided this website if anyone is interested. http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html Happy adventuring! __________________ "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte Last edited by VitaminH; 12-05-2004 at 08:11 PM..

12-05-2004, 09:07 PM	#18 (permalink)
FngKestrel Junkie	Best. 404. Error. Ever. https://www.thcnet.net/zork/index.php

12-05-2004, 09:25 PM	#19 (permalink)
Bodhi Upright Location: Lexington, Kentucky	I just play Hitchhiker last week for the first time. Fun!

12-06-2004, 07:54 AM	#20 (permalink)
Not Normal Psycho Location: NY, USA	www.mutantbattles.com I am addicted to this simple game...

12-07-2004, 08:01 PM	#21 (permalink)
TexanAvenger Born-Again New Guy Location: Unfound.	To you, Poyzun_Ivy, for bringing this up, thank you thank you thank you. I've been jonesin' for some text-based games lately and really appreciate all the interest in them. (By the way, the Hitchhiker's guide game is pretty damn cool if you ask me... Though I had to beat it forever and a day ago without the graphic interface.)

12-10-2004, 07:47 AM	#26 (permalink)
Plaid13 I want a Plaid crayon	i would play text based games but i can't read

12-12-2004, 07:40 AM	#28 (permalink)
CinnamonGirl She's Actual Size Location: Central Republic of Where-in-the-Hell	Ever played Leather Goddess of Phobos? That was a fun one... I learned to type from playing King's Quest & Space Quest...not all-text games, but all the commands are text..ed. I'm saving up to buy the KQ collection...all seven games, plus some extras. The SQ collection would be nice, too. hmmm...Christmas presents, maybe. __________________ "...for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, charm, and cheerfulness. But because she was not beautiful, no one ever seemed to notice these other qualities, which is so often the way of the world." "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"