Text Based Games

[jb143]

I've started playing the C64 Sherlock Holmes: Crown Jewels game the other day and after figuring out the basics I've really been getting into it. And I must say...that my imagination has better graphics than the best of todays systems

Anyways...does anyone else have any they might recomend to me once I finish this one? I've also always wanted to play "The Pawn" since seeing it in a computer magazine about 100 years ago. I'm guessing the screenshots were from an Amiga but does anyone know if the C64 version is any good?

[tom]

more Infocom
http://videogamecollectors.com/gallery/album301

Broderbound/Synapse
(Mindwheel, Essex, Breakers etc, they are all excellent)
(Mask of the Sun, Serpents Star)

Rainbird titles are very good:
The Pawn, Guild of Thieves, Fish, Corruption, Jinxter, Knight Orc, Silicon Dreams

Mindscape:
James Bond and Indiana Jones games

Datasoft:
Dallas Quest, Gunslinger, Dark Lord

UKs Level 9 had very good text games, Snowball, Return to Eden, The Worm in Paradise

and don't forget:
Activisions PORTAL

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[Rob2600]

does anyone else have any they might recomend to me once I finish this one?

There's Transylvania (1984) and The Crimson Crown (1985) by Polarware / Penguin Software, Inc.:

http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/transylvania

http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/crimson-crown


I vaguely remember playing Transylvania on my friend's monochrome Apple IIc in the mid 1980s.

[Sniderman]

Infocom's The Lurking Horror.

Lovecraftinan horror text adventure. Whoa.

[jb143]

Thanks for the sugestions. Does anyone know the average time it takes to complete these the first time throuh? I've been playing this one a couple hours not counting the times I started over and it doesn't seem like I've acomplished a whole lot yet(although my score is about 30 out of 100)

[Sweater Fish Deluxe]

If you have a DS with a flash cart, you should check these out:

http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures.html

The DS really provides a nice platform for text adventure games, I think, and PapaFuji's interface is well done.


...word is bondage...

[Flack]

Those of you interested in text adventures should keep an eye out for Get Lamp, Jason Scott's upcoming documentary about text adventures. If it's even half as good as his BBS Documentary, it should be awesome. Check out this link to see a list of everyone who's been interviewed so far.

I'd say any of the Infocom and Scott Adams adventures would be worth your time.

Also, The Pawn for C64 was okay, but if you're playing on real hardware expect lengthy loading times.

[Gapporin]

If you have a DS with a flash cart, you should check these out:

http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures.html

The DS really provides a nice platform for text adventure games, I think, and PapaFuji's interface is well done.

Whoa. That is awesome. Thanks for the link!

/me dusts off his flash cart

[jb143]

If you have a DS with a flash cart, you should check these out:

http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures.html

The DS really provides a nice platform for text adventure games, I think, and PapaFuji's interface is well done.


...word is bondage...

That is pretty cool. I kinda wish I had a DS now