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General => Council of Cobra => Topic started by: Kralik on June 22, 2008, 10:14:22 PM

Title: Text-based Games
Post by: Kralik on June 22, 2008, 10:14:22 PM

I noticed in the TPBM game that a couple of people mentioned playing Roguelikes such as Moria and Angband. I myself used to play NetHack for a while, but then !discovered ADOM (http://www.adom.de) and played it for many years. Has anyone else played this awesome game? Perhaps the quintessential mark of geekiness to enjoy text-based games. :mrgreen: I also used to be quite addicted to MUDs, the best one being Carrion Fields (http://www.carrionfields.org). I find that text-based games free the imagination to do the creative work, comparative to the difference between reading and watching a video. How about the rest of y'all?

Title: Re: Text-based Games
Post by: sickofpalantirs on June 23, 2008, 05:53:57 AM

I play Ogame

Title: Re: Text-based Games
Post by: SomeRandomDude on June 23, 2008, 07:29:49 AM

Used to play OGame. Not anymore. 'Twas good while it lasted.

Title: Re: Text-based Games
Post by: leokula on June 23, 2008, 12:39:44 PM

By text-based, thought you meant something like Zork (http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html).

You ever tried this one?

Title: Re: Text-based Games
Post by: Kralik on June 23, 2008, 02:15:22 PM

Ah, yes. You can't beat the classics. ;) I have played Zork.

MUD's are like Zork, but multiplayer. Or, another way of looking at it, like WoW, but text-based. Usually with fantasy themes.

Title: Re: Text-based Games
Post by: AgentDrake on June 23, 2008, 05:11:03 PM

I found a really awesome rouguelike for my PalmPilot (before it crashed) called "ULarn." Anyone know if there's a way to get ahold of ULarn for regular computers?

Title: Re: Text-based Games
Post by: Ulmo on June 23, 2008, 05:35:35 PM

http://www.users.bigpond.com/jolds/ularn.htm

Down the bottom are some executables.

Title: Re: Text-based Games
Post by: Kralik on June 23, 2008, 07:43:15 PM

You roguelike fans, AD and Ulmo, ought to give ADOM a shot. It's great. :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Text-based Games
Post by: Ulmo on June 24, 2008, 02:30:39 PM

I did hear good things about ADOM. Another good game was Omega. It had a sense of humour that I liked.