Text based games.

Unread post by **Moore** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:31 pm

I was just watching the Big Bang Theory and Sheldon was playing a text based game, it made me remember all the fun times I had playing them when I was a kid.

Anyone know of any text based games that are pretty large these days?

Unread post by **Azunara** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:48 pm

You just watched Big Band Theory too?

Sorry, it was just on. I don't even know the plot. I just recognize the title and went, "NEAT!"

As for text-based games, fraid not.

Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:30 am

Zork! That's a fun one. Kinnda confusing puzzle kind of game.

Unread post by **Tudyk** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:41 am

I used to (and prob'ly will again) play a game called DragonRealms. It's pay-to-play (which can be a pain), but was a heck of a lot of fun. =D Not a huge playerbase, but it's been around since the inception of AOL, and some of the players have been along for most of the ride.

Unread post by **amrasillias** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:20 am

Seen the episode from BBT as well, the one with Raj his sister if i recall correctly.
I played a few textbase games on my uncle's ZX Spectrum but don't remember the titles anymore. Too long ago xD

Unread post by **heyitskat** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:28 pm

Wow, I use to call em MUDS back in the day... i haven't played a all text game since 03 maybe. ill have to look it up but my mom played all text. its actually how she met my new step dad.... they have been married for 12 years now.

i remember besides Diablo my first one that resembled what world of warcraft has done. would have to be The 4th Coming. its still up and running and people still pay to play it. but wow that was long time ago.. im starting to feel old now...

Unread post by **Rawr** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:06 am

I saw the title and thought MUDs!!!

Unread post by **Saturo** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:27 am

I liked the MUD in Emacs... :P Used to play some nethack too. Waay back before I got a computer able to play games with more settings than Bad and Worse. ^^

Unread post by **Azunara** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:18 am

MUD....

I vaguely remember that. My parents were avid MUD players, it's how they met a lot of our current guildies, or kept in touch with them. Something like that. I never got a shot at it, though, so I can't form an opinion.

Unread post by **Moore** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:42 am

Yeah basically what I was talking about is MUDS, I used to play this one called RWK back in middleschool o.o

Unread post by **GormanGhaste** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:50 am

There's always You Awaken in Razor Hill

Unread post by **heyitskat** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:54 am

Moore wrote:Yeah basically what I was talking about is MUDS, I used to play this one called RWK back in middleschool o.o

oh you wanna bring back middle school?? I know everyone here remembers Oregon Trails???

"Timmy has a fever!!!"

rofl, I use to play that game.. i remember when it was out it was on one of the huge floppy's lol..

Unread post by **Azunara** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:34 pm

OMG.

Oregon Trail!

We would name all the characters after our family members and see who survived and who died. It was actually kind of awesome in the end when you were the only survivor. "HA! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT AZU! I LIIIIIIVE!"

Unread post by **Vephriel** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:16 pm

Lol! Oh wow, Oregon Trail brings back memories. xD When I was in elementary school we would always go to the library and hope one of the computers was free so we could play it for the duration of the lunch hour.

Unread post by **cowmuflage** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:34 pm

My people allways died in that game >.>

Unread post by **heyitskat** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:28 pm

BUHAHAHAH I always lost my cattle alot... and damn that timmy.

YouTube Edition · Unread post by **Kalliope** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:34 pm

Oregon Trail was AMAZING.

I also liked the Yukon Trail followup. Amazon Trail was okay - the highlight was the pet photo safari! ....did I say pets? I meant animals. Endangered species. Not pets. No. I have not been playing WoW too much....

I actually remember when DragonRealms was new, but stopped playing when it became pay to play. T_T

Unread post by **heyitskat** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:39 am

Kalliope wrote:Oregon Trail was AMAZING.

I also liked the Yukon Trail followup. Amazon Trail was okay - the highlight was the pet photo safari! ....did I say pets? I meant animals. Endangered species. Not pets. No. I have not been playing WoW too much....

I actually remember when DragonRealms was new, but stopped playing when it became pay to play. T_T

thas ok i actually sometimes can be caught speaking in wow talk w/ people i know that dont play wow

Unread post by **Azunara** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:08 pm

Hahaha! Funny story, about talking WoW to people who don't play...

Here I am with my friend, we're about to watch Harry Potter. Sadly, friend doesn't play WoW. (She teases me all the time though for playing. :p) So a trailer comes on, playing some song called, "Light You Up". I turn to my friend, put on a squeaky voice, and jokingly, say, "I'm gonna light you up, sweetcheeks!" She stares at me blankly, and I'm thinking, "What? No Milhouse Mana-hell. She doesn't play."

So I had to quickly explain to her it was a WoW reference. >.<

Unread post by **Moore** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:02 pm

Lol'd

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