#adventure

An incomplete chronicle of Crowther and Woods' Colossal Cave Adventure, the "fons et origo of interactive fiction, and one of the hallowed artifacts" of computer gaming history.

These linear novels are occasionally interrupted by simple BASIC computer programs designed to be typed in and played. The idea is to simulate key moments in the story, though the programs are generally of the extremely simplistic "type in a word or number and hit ENTER" variety. The series was followed by the Magic Micro Adventure books for younger readers.

"Last night while I was preparing dinner, I asked my 8-year old daughter if she wanted to play a game that I played when I was her age."

"So the three of us made a pact: We will walk to California one day. Maybe not this summer, maybe not next summer; but by the gods and all that is holy, we are going to walk across this country."

"Unbelievable !!! a true Relic of the history of gaming ! "

"Adventure II is the much-anticipated, unofficial sequel to Atari's classic Adventure on the 2600. Taking advantage of the Atari 5200's improved capabilities over the 2600, Adventure II is much larger and more detailed than the original, while still remai

"I literally spent days playing this one, which is pretty amazing to think of, considering how basic it seems now."

"genius adventure gamers abandon the hobby in droves and resort to their backup source of entertainment: various combinations of Babylon 5 novels and masturbating."

"Forum member Jer decided to dig deep into the collective fetid imaginations of the forum goons this week to find out just what, in their minds, should have made it to the bookshelves."