The best 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 These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.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.

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Borland Turbo C v2

DOS19883.7/5 Borland Software Corporation

Starcross

DOS19823.7/5 Infocom

B-1 Nuclear Bomber

DOS19813.6/5 Avalon Hill

Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software

Rules of Engagement

DOS19913.6/5 Omnitrend Software

Star Saga: One - Beyond the Boundary

DOS19873.6/5 Masterplay Publishing Corporation

AlphaMan

DOS19953.6/5

Caverns of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software

Silicon Dreams

DOS19863.6/5 Level 9 Computing

Silicon Dreams by Level 9 Computing is a trilogy of interactive fiction (text adventure) games released in the mid-1980s. The trilogy includes three separate games: Snowball, Return to Eden, and The Worm in Paradise. Each game combines elements of science fiction with puzzle-solving and exploration. All three games are text-based, relying on d...