Weekly Poll 2/18/07

[Cobra]

Yeah, I would describe them as text, as the main focus of the game is still left up to the players imagination, it's simply assisted slightly by graphics.

So we would also consider Snatcher and The Space Adventure on the Mega-CD also as text? (They are more graphic heavy than most so figured I should ask). If they are, I'm changing my vote up to I love them because these two games are THE games if you ask me.

[TurboGrafxer AKA DCer]

Hugo's House of Horrors is a game I played but that had graphics, but the input was text based.

i loved that game. i think i still have a floppy of it somewhere around. wouldnt these text games be just precursors to the rpgs that we have today? or just an adventure game?

[phoenix1967]

They are definitely the precursers to RPGs!

You always had to either get a certain item, or communicate in a certain way, etc. in order to advance in the game. RPGs today still require elements of these concepts.

Good call. 

[Ando]

I tried playing The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy text game but couldn't work out how to get out of the first room. It went something like

"You are in a room. There is a door to the north"

:Open door to North

"The door is locked"

:Look West

"A bulldozer has flattened your house with you in it. Start again?"

Took me AGES to figure it out. You have to snag your robe and assorted items first, use the hangover-depletion tablet in the robe, THEN try leaving. I got out of the house and the earth exploded.

So... do Thy Dungeonman I, II and III count?

[shaggy]

I tried playing The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy text game but couldn't work out how to get out of the first room. It went something like

"You are in a room. There is a door to the north"

:Open door to North

"The door is locked"

:Look West

"A bulldozer has flattened your house with you in it. Start again?"

Took me AGES to figure it out. You have to snag your robe and assorted items first, use the hangover-depletion tablet in the robe, THEN try leaving. I got out of the house and the earth exploded.

So... do Thy Dungeonman I, II and III count?

I couldn't tell ya.  I never heard of them games.