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Re: Zork
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 8 Nov 2002 05:37:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Erik Olson writes:
> I first played Colossal Cave adventure in 1981 on a VAX, rather late. An
> Apple ][ version was going around by then.
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> read this:
> http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/halloffame/zork_a.shtm
What an egomaniac - I went there and immediately started looking to see if
any of the games I worked on made it into the hall of fame. :-)
There was the Scott Adams abbreviated version around that time.
Bruce
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| (...) xyzzy doesn't work, fool! Before there was Zork, there was Colossal Cave. 'xyzzy' only works in Colossal Cave. Both programs were named 'adventure' at one time, though Zork also went by the name 'dungeon'. There were family resemblances: you (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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