The most popular text-based games
In the past, lots of games used ASCII characters (text) to represent the game world. These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.
A few genres traditionally linked to the beautiful world of ascii characters still survives: roguelikes (nethack, angband, etc.) and interactive fiction, for example.
A few genres traditionally linked to the beautiful world of ascii characters still survives: roguelikes (nethack, angband, etc.) and interactive fiction, for example.
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Time and Magik: The Trilogy
DOS19884.1/5 Level 9 Computing
President Elect
DOS1987protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
DOS19884.1/5 Challenge
Acheton
DOS19873.7/5
Pac Gal
DOS19823/5
Hockey League Simulator
DOS19903.3/5 Bethesda Softworks
Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos
DOS19864/5 Magicom Multimedia
Baseball Mogul 2006
Windows20054.1/5
2112
DOS19943/5
Wishbringer
DOS19853.7/5 Infocom
Monopoly (Adam Stevens)
DOS19983.9/5
The Shadows of Mordor
DOS19883.7/5 Beam Software
Bible Builder
DOS19923.5/5
Super ZZT
DOS19923.3/5 Epic MegaGames
The Final Crusade of Kroz
DOS1990freeware3.7/5 Apogee Software
Myth
DOS19894.1/5 Magnetic Scrolls
Beyond the Titanic
DOS19863.8/5 Apogee Software
Mickey's Space Adventure
DOS19853.1/5 Sierra On-Line
Golden Oldies: Volume 1 - Computer Software Classics
DOS19853.5/5 The Software Toolworks
Ballyhoo
DOS19863.5/5 Infocom
Acquire
DOS19893.9/5 IBM
Brimstone
DOS19853.4/5 Synapse Software
The Three Musketeers
DOS19873/5 Greve Graphics
Moonmist
DOS19863.8/5 Infocom
Legend of the Red Dragon
DOS19893.5/5 Robinson Technologies
Amazon
DOS19843.8/5 Telarium
Monopoly
DOS19853.8/5
At the Carnival
DOS1990freeware3/5
Bank Streek Writer Plus
DOS19863/5
Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex
DOS19863.6/5 Avalon Hill