Corr

Help finding an old text based game

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Help finding an old text based game - lemm.ee

There was a post on lemmy a couple of weeks ago about an old, hard, I think text based game. I wanted to look it up but forgot the name and I can’t seem to find it anymore. Any help with this would be really appreciated.

Jul 27, 2023 at 6:25pmWeb
Show threadCorrJul 27, 2023

Okay definitely valid about the lack of details… The only thing I can really remember about it was it being very punishing, and near impossible without a guide of some sort.

I feel like there maybe have been mention of crafting and/or colony management. I’ll see if I can find more details than this

Show threadtoothpaste_sandwichJul 27, 2023
Oh, that sounds like that game with dwarves. Dwarf Fortress or something?
Show threadCorrJul 27, 2023
No, it’s called nethack! There isn’t any colony management as far as I know tho. I was mistaken in that
Show threadLegionEliteJul 27, 2023
It would help if you were a little more descriptive. Like is it something similar to knights of pen and paper? A dungeon and dragons kinda game?
Show threadorhtej3Jul 27, 2023
Sure, but give us something to work with ;)
Show threadikiddJul 27, 2023
en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_text-based_computer_ga…
List of text-based computer games - Wikipedia

Show threadrotkehlchenJul 27, 2023
Zork?
Show threadDarraignTheSaneJul 27, 2023
You realize there was a good decade between the first home PC games and the time when computer mice became ubiquitous, right? You’re going to have to say something about the game other than “text based”, because that’s no more descriptive than “mouse based” or “gamepad based”.
Show threadDr. WeskerJul 27, 2023
The one where you could do the thing, and it’d do some stuff?
Show threadFurimbusJul 27, 2023

MAXIMUM VERBOSITY

Okay, now try asking again.