Infocom Text Adventures A time before graphics were popular (especially given you had low resolution and limited colour choice :-), instead relying on "interative fiction" text adventures, using natural language input (or at least verb-noun) to interact with descriptive environments. My personal favourites are the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (on which Douglas Adams collaborated) and the Leather Goddess of Phobos. WinFrotz Z-Code Interpreter Collection of Z-code adventures Infocom Documentation Project Wild Bills Text Adventure Collection