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by Eric S. Raymond by Eric S. Raymond
Adventure is the fons et origo of all later dungeon-crawling games, Adventure is the fons et origo of all later dungeon-crawling games,
the gandaddy of interacive fiction, and one of the hallowed artifacts the grandaddy of interactive fiction, and one of the hallowed artifacts
of hacker folklore. of hacker folklore.
The very first version was released by Crowther in 1976, in FORTRAN on The very first version was released by Crowther in 1976, in FORTRAN on
the PDP-10 at Bolt, Beranek, and Newman. (Crowther was at the time the PDP-10 at Bolt, Beranek, and Newman. (Crowther was at the time
writing what we could now call firmware for the earliest ARPANET writing what we could now call firmware for the earliest ARPANET
routers.) It was a maze game based on the Colossal Cave complex in routers.) It was a maze game based on the Colossal Cave complex in
Kentucy, lacking the D&D-like elements now associated with the game. Kentucky, lacking the D&D-like elements now associated with the game.
Adventure as we now know it, the ancestor of all later versions, was Adventure as we now know it, the ancestor of all later versions, was
was released on a PDP-10 at the Stanford AI Lab by Don Woods in 1977 was released on a PDP-10 at the Stanford AI Lab by Don Woods in 1977
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game. There is an in-depth study of its origins at <<SN>>. game. There is an in-depth study of its origins at <<SN>>.
Many versions are collected at The Interactive Fiction Archive Many versions are collected at The Interactive Fiction Archive
<<IFA>>; note however that its dates for the earliest releases <<IFA>>; note however that its dates for the earliest releases
don't match eother comments in the code or the careful reconstruction don't match other comments in the code or the careful reconstruction
in <<SN>>. in <<SN>>.
Future versions of this document may attempt to untangle some of the Future versions of this document may attempt to untangle some of the