50 Years of Text Games

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Christopher Strachey and the Dawn of Interactive Text
Twenty-five years before "Adventure," the godfather of interactive text was experimenting with computer text that could tease, advise, and be playful.
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The Gostak
The interactive fiction game that made its players learn a whole new language to play.
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Funded!
Over half a million raised on Kickstarter!!
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48 hours left...
The "50 Years" Kickstarter is almost over! Your last chance to get in on one of the most successful crowdfunded books on gaming... ever.
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Mystery Item #5!!
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Mystery Item #4 Revealed
Would you like a hint?
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Bonus Article: Amnesia
The doomed text game from a lauded sci-fi writer with ambitions too big for its disks...
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50 Years of Text Games
50 Years of Text Games
A deep dive into text game history, from The Oregon Trail to A.I. Dungeon, now in book form! Click "Let me read it first" below and the top story to find out how to get your own copy.

50 Years of Text Games

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