tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post5215484588920289184..comments2024-03-22T01:44:16.042-07:00Comments on CRPG Adventures: Game 14: Castle (designed using Wander) (1974)Nathan P. Mahneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01184246437497081701noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-1575010283408873622021-12-12T20:33:21.201-08:002021-12-12T20:33:21.201-08:00This was a fair while ago so my memory is faded, b...This was a fair while ago so my memory is faded, but I thnk you either need to rewrite the executable, or just rename the Castle file so that it has the same name as a3 (a much easier option).Nathan P. Mahneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184246437497081701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-46313003296268868732021-12-12T20:14:03.072-08:002021-12-12T20:14:03.072-08:00I am confused on how to play this. My Wander execu...I am confused on how to play this. My Wander executable just leads to the space themes text adventure instead, I believe it's called a3instazomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727836397835977771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-48629528945222751762021-03-03T04:35:13.432-08:002021-03-03T04:35:13.432-08:00Thanks for the correction, as I'm a dumb Austr...Thanks for the correction, as I'm a dumb Australian who didn't know back then that Washington the state is not Washington the capital city. After last year's election, I'm a lot more knowledgeable on US geography than I was before.Nathan P. Mahneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184246437497081701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-67533463950663535142021-01-15T22:44:21.043-08:002021-01-15T22:44:21.043-08:00"... a teacher at Evergreen State College in ..."... a teacher at Evergreen State College in Washington DC." - Evergreen State College is in the *state* of Washington, in the city of Olympia.Colin Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260291960921882366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-56247334432053871732017-03-17T06:11:16.022-07:002017-03-17T06:11:16.022-07:00I'm completely agree with your point of view. ...I'm completely agree with your point of view. Thks for your reply.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840064923712196158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-57624249736669473152017-03-17T03:39:32.299-07:002017-03-17T03:39:32.299-07:00I suppose you could, but I've never considered...I suppose you could, but I've never considered The Oregon Trail to be an adventure game as such. To me it feels more like a simulation/logistics game. If I was going to count it I'd have to look at things like Hamurabi as well. i can see the case for it, but the lack of puzzles and a proper text parser rules it out for me (and my list is large enough as is).Nathan P. Mahneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184246437497081701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-50191789431774906122017-03-17T01:58:04.939-07:002017-03-17T01:58:04.939-07:00Hi Nathan. Considering that versions of The Oregon...Hi Nathan. Considering that versions of The Oregon Trail were distributed in 1971 (7 years before the commercial release), shouldn't we consider TOT as the first txt adventure game instead of Castle ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840064923712196158noreply@blogger.com