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Those old text based adventure games...

r8sso (Elite) posted this on Monday, 14th February 2005, 14:06

Can anyone recommend some and does anyone know where you can download these for free?

I`m bored at work and think I could get away with playing one of these at my desk as they`ll look like my UNIX session! :D

"Life is like oral sex, one slip of the tongue and you`re in the 5hit" - Roy Chubby Brown

RE: Those old text based adventure games...

calexw (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 14th February 2005, 14:25

Zork

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

Theres Zork I,II,III for free download. I never really played them much, but i think they`re the sort of thing you`re after.

I think theres also one called Ultima? Google around.

calex

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RE: Those old text based adventure games...

TheSurething (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 14th February 2005, 14:31

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Rassilon (Elite) posted this on Monday, 14th February 2005, 14:37

The Infocom game of HHG is available online here.

Don`t forget your towel. ;)

If we don`t take care of the customer, maybe they will stop bugging us.

RE: Those old text based adventure games...

Corrach (Competent) posted this on Monday, 14th February 2005, 15:29

Remember my son, the words of the wize old sage, "if you are on a long dark & dangerous journey and you go..LEFT, then LEFT. followed by LEFT , then finally LEFT"

You end up back where you started :(

Thats life :D

RE: Those old text based adventure games...

BigmanInc (Elite) posted this on Monday, 14th February 2005, 16:17

You can download an acorn electron emulator, and then get sphinx adventure to play - look on google, i can`t remember the site but the game is as good as when i was a young kid.

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...look into my eyes

RE: Those old text based adventure games...

rob445 (Competent) posted this on Monday, 14th February 2005, 18:59

Have a look at www.stairwaytohell.com for the Acorn emulator, I think the games including Sphinx adventure are on there too.

RE: Those old text based adventure games...

elaurens (Competent) posted this on Monday, 14th February 2005, 21:00

This one`s got the old Sprectrum Hobbit game on it:
http://zxspectrum.cjb.net/

RE: Those old text based adventure games...

Choagy (Elite) posted this on Monday, 14th February 2005, 21:23

Have a wee swatch at http://www.msadams.com/downloads.htm for downloads of Scott Adams games. Voodoo Castle, Adventure Land and many others. Great games when released on the old Vic20 and still as playable and enjoyable now even after all these years.

HTH

Choagy FFCUK the SPL :)

RE: Those old text based adventure games...

r8sso (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 15th February 2005, 08:04

Cheers guys! :D

"Life is like oral sex, one slip of the tongue and you`re in the 5hit" - Roy Chubby Brown

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