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'''Adventure''' is the first fantasy software game, consisting of vivid textual descriptions of the exploration of a cave, dealings with elves and dwarves, and the finding of hidden treasure. | '''Adventure''' is the first fantasy software game, consisting of vivid textual descriptions of the exploration of a cave, dealings with elves and dwarves, and the finding of hidden treasure. | ||
| − | The game was originally created by pioneer created by [[ARPAnet]] pioneer [[Will Crowther]]<ref>He wrote a computer simulation based on the maps, for a Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-10 computer, in FORTRAN. | + | The game was originally created by pioneer created by [[ARPAnet]] pioneer [[Will Crowther]]<ref>He wrote a computer simulation based on the maps, for a Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-10 computer, in FORTRAN. [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/a_history.html A History of 'Adventure']</ref> and later expanded by Stanford researcher [[Don Woods]] in 1980 and ran on the DEC System 10. |
'''Xyzzy''' is a [[magic word]] used in Adventure to teleport the player between two rooms in the cave. | '''Xyzzy''' is a [[magic word]] used in Adventure to teleport the player between two rooms in the cave. | ||
Revision as of 00:01, April 1, 2008
Adventure is the first fantasy software game, consisting of vivid textual descriptions of the exploration of a cave, dealings with elves and dwarves, and the finding of hidden treasure. The game was originally created by pioneer created by ARPAnet pioneer Will Crowther[1] and later expanded by Stanford researcher Don Woods in 1980 and ran on the DEC System 10.
Xyzzy is a magic word used in Adventure to teleport the player between two rooms in the cave.
References
- ↑ He wrote a computer simulation based on the maps, for a Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-10 computer, in FORTRAN. A History of 'Adventure'