Game 2 in our 9-game, 100th episode special in late July will look at pedit5, aka The Dungeon from the PLATO system in 1975!

The first ever computer RPG game translating D&D mechanics to the digital world, it also introduced random encounters in its fixed environs.

A direct inspiration for 1980's Rogue, the comforting orange glow was a foundational pillar for the late 70s gaming ecosystem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedit5

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I'm kinda obsessed with Rogue and roguelike games in general (and weird monsters). I was reading this great article from 2016 about their history that I boosted yesterday (thanks to @WoodooProd for alerting me to it).

As I read and poked around the web to check out these early roguelikes, I loved these two screens from a SUPER early roguelike (Pedit5, from 1975).

Monsters loading! 🤣

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