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On Mainframe Computers
Years enrolled come people where a game is believed to keep close at hand originally appeared. Typically these games were high-pressure modified & played as a succession of versions for years when their initial posting.

Baseball (1971) by Don Daglow Star Trek (Text Game) (1971) by Mike Mayfield Hunt the Wumpus (1972) by Gregory Yob Star Trek (Script Game) (1972) by Don Daglow dnd (1975) by Gary Whisenhunt and Ray Wood Dungeon (1975) by Don Daglow Adventure by Will Crowther (1976) Zork (1977) by Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels and Dave Lebling Rogue (1980) by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman (followed by many Roguelikes)

On Personal Computers

Zork series (1979-) by Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels and Dave Lebling The Hobbit by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler of Beam Software (1982) ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky of Infocom (1984) A Mind Forever Voyaging, by Steve Meretzky of Infocom (1985) Amnesia, by Thomas M. Disch (1987), the only text adventure ever published by Electronic Arts Jacaranda Jim (1987) by Graham Cluley [http://www.avalon-rpg.com/ Avalon, Legend Lives] (1989-) Humbug (1990) Curses (1993) by Graham Nelson So Far (1996) by Andrew Plotkin Photopia(1998) by Adam Cadre Galatea (2000) by Emily Short Spider and Web (1998) PAEE (1999) Babel (2000) Fail Safe (2000) All Roads (2001) Ultimate Dominion (http://www.u-dominion.com/?r=2904)'' ([[2002-???)

The [http://www.ifarchive.org/ Interactive Fiction Archive] currently contains a far more comprehensive list of text adventure games and related materials.

IFiction
The site itself is laid out like an adventure game. Find your way to over 200 zplet based adventures.

Hamlet
Online text adventure based around the Prince of Denmark. Includes help and hints. Requires JavaScript.

True Hero
Features exploration, puzzles and combat.
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