You are in a maze of little twisting passages, all different

[Jon Blake]

How about a CP/M version for the ever so quick 2.4 mhz Kaypro II? In that
case it was called "Adventure".

Required audi content: will be replacing radiator thermo switch this
weekend.

	:-)  jon



On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Todd Phenneger wrote:

> Does anyone have an MS-Dos version of this game.  I'd love to
> play it again.  
>  thanks
>    Todd
> 
> --- isham-research.freeserve.co.uk at pop.pol.net.uk,
> quk at isham-research.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > it was the '70s and i played a dungeon game on a Digital PDP
> > 8(later on a
> > > PDP 11). the game interface was verbal only. sentences
> > describing where you
> > > were and what was happening came up as you navigated the
> > maze. left right up
> > > down forward and backward were the directional
> > possibilities, and you would
> > > be prompted to pick up an item, or kill a dwarf, etc. i
> > really don't
> > > remember
> > > much but the email signature on your Q list email: "You are
> > in a maze of
> > > little twisting passages, all different" was the first
> > prompt at the
> > > beginning of the game...
> > 
> > It started life as 'Adventure' and was at one time extremely
> > popular on
> > IBM VM timesharing systems - CP/67 and VM/370.  You actually
> > started in
> > a small valley outside a building.
> > 
> > There were two mazes:  "You are in a maze of twisty little
> > passages,
> > all different" and "You are in a maze of twisty little
> > passages, all
> > the same".  Somewhere in my packed rubbish I have a map of the
> > cave.
> > 
> > "PLUGH" comes to mind, and something like "XTXXY"?
> > 
> > It could be a whacky game:
> > 
> > "THERE IS A DWARF HERE"
> > 
> > "kill the dwarf"
> > 
> > "WHAT - WITH YOUR BARE HANDS?"
> > 
> > "yes"
> > 
> > "AMAZINGLY, YOU MANAGE SOMEHOW TO STRANGLE THE DWARF"
> > 
> > It was famous for its devious tricks.  The treasure you found
> > contained
> > coins - many people left them behind, only to find the lamp
> > batteries
> > would start to die and the battery vending machine needed
> > coins ...
> > 
> > If you met the snake, you had to release the parrot.  Well, it
> > made
> > sense to somebody.
> > 
> > It was also a very interesting programme.  Originally written
> > in
> > Fortran, it was one of the first 'table driven' programmes.
> > 
> > It's available in MS-DOS form.
> > 
> > --
> >  Phil Payne
> >  UK Audi quattro Owners Club
> >  Phone +44 7785 302803   Fax: +44 7785 309674
> 
> 
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